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Hung Quoc Nguyen, CLJ (Vietnamese Language: ''Nguyễn Quốc Hùng''), born December 1971 in Da Nang, Vietnam, is an American politician and community activist. He fled Vietnam with his family in 1975 after the Fall of Saigon and resettled in the United States as refugees via Camp Pendelton.〔("Being Vietnamese in America" ), ''NPR Talk of the Nation'', April 28, 2005.〕〔The Bob Edward Show. ("The Fall of Saigon" ), ''XM Radio'', April 29, 2005.〕 In 2005, Nguyen was appointed by Governor Mark Warner to serve on the ''Virginia Asian Advisory Board''. He was appointed by Governor Timothy Kaine as a Commissioner on the ''Governor's Commission for National and Community Service''〔("AmeriCorp Grants" ), ''Asian Fortune News'', March 2010.〕 in 2006 and elected to the Board of Directors of the ''America's Service Commissions'' in 2009. In 2004, he was appointed by Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Gerry Connolly to the ''Fairfax County Consumer Protection Commission'', where he is responsible for protecting citizens from illegal, fraudulent or deceptive consumer practices. ==Biography== Nguyen attended the Los Angeles Unified School District until high school. In 1989, he graduated class valedictorian from Our Lady Queen of Angels Seminary in the San Fernando Valley. He attended Saint John's Seminary College in Camarillo, California and graduated with a liberal arts degree, minoring in philosophy and psychology, in 1993. He completed three years of theological studies at St. John's Seminary (California) prior to leaving his priestly formation for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1996. He currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia with his family. Nguyen, a Project Management Institute (PMI) certified ''Project Management Professional'', has been an active Vietnamese American community organizer and leader for over 25 years.〔Ilustre, Jennie L. (Hung Quoc Nguyen, Community Activist ), ''Asian Fortune News'', September 2007.〕 Throughout his career, he has been associated with various nonprofit organizations. From 2002 to 2007, he served as the President/CEO of the ''National Congress of Vietnamese Americans''. During his tenure, he: * Developed the ''Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference (VAYLC)'' to train young leaders to be more actively engaged in their local communities across the U.S.〔("Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference" ), ''Zzine News'', June 3, 2005.〕〔Abdullah, Khalil. ("Dinner Celebrates Vietnamese Youth Visit to D.C." ), ''New America Media'', June 29, 2006.〕 * Initiated the Vietnamese American Heritage Project ''Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon'' at the Smithsonian Institution.〔(''Vietnamese American Heritage Project'' ), Smithsonian Institution Website.〕 * Produced a TV program entitled (APA on the Hill ) that examines issues and policies affecting Asian Pacific Americans across the U.S. * Hosted a forum educating legislators on issues impacting Asian Pacific Americans in the Commonwealth of Virginia.〔National Congress of Vietnamese Americans. ("Second Asian Pacific American Legislative Briefing and Reception in Richmond, Virginia" ), January 27, 2006.〕 * Partnered with Freddie Mac to develop (CreditSmart Asian ), a financial literacy program targeting Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese language speakers. * Sounded the alarm bells on human trafficking in 2004 when three Vietnamese women were listed for sale on eBay.〔Conrad, Rachel. "eBay Halts Auction of Vietnamese Girls", ''Associated Press'', March 13, 2004.〕〔Bong-Wright, Jackie. "Vietnamese Girls Auctioned on eBay", ''Nguoi Viet'', April 29, 2004.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hung Quoc Nguyen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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