Mr. Nguyen, born 1961 and lived in Saigon until 1978. Member of the Boy Scout at the age five until 1975. Former student of Petrus Ky. He left Vietnam in 1978, arrived at Pulau Bidong, Malaysia, and emmigrated to Canada in 1979. Graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1983 in Computer Science. Married with two children, Mr. Nguyen now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is the president and founder of a small software company specializing in Computer Telephony Integration. Mr. Nguyen has participated in many Vietnamese social and cultural projects both in Ottawa and Vancouver.

Personal thoughts:
"With more than half of the world's population live in poverty with little or no health care, and the gap between the rich and the poor in our society, within and between countries are growing - the core reason of many conflicts. Perhaps one of the most important challenges for rich countries is to share wealth, opportunities, and responsibilities between the rich and the poor.

I don't remember where I heard the phrase "you have true happiness when people around you have happiness," yet the older I am the more I feel that way. My mind is in the West, but my heart is attached to my beloved country and its people - their welfare is never far away from my thoughts. I believe many overseas Vietnamese also share my sentiment.

Even though Vietnam is far behind the West regarding Internet technology, however I strongly believe that the Internet can give Vietnam the leverage to adapt and catch up with developing countries quickly.

will help them greatly in their economic development they can benefit with project likes Tri' Viet.

Internet if Vietnamese use the and Comparing with Vietnam while it's way behind compaI believe the Internet technology could be harnessed all realized that the Internet provided significant benefits to the the West had great benefits from the Internet, I believe the West had great benefit the As you can envision, Tri' Viet has unprecedented power in jump-starting our countrymen's knowledge by the millions, at many levels and for many generations to come.

Individually, neither you nor I can build Tri' Viet ourselves, even as a small group we still cannot build Tri' Viet. However, there are brilliant and dedicated Vietnamese people around the world who share the same vision with us, all we need is a sense of sharing, courage, and the will to step forward and work together. Together, not only we can build Tri' Viet but also demonstrate that we, oversea Vietnamese people can put aside our differences and come together for humanitarian causes.

Together, our combined wisdom and effort will make a difference. Together, we make sure CRCTVN can keep its vision, mandate and integrity in the years to come, and together we can be forever proud of our participation and effort for the Tri' Viet project.

I hope you will join us in making the world a kinder place to live for all."