Hoàng Tứ Duy (also known as Duy "Dan" Hoang) is a

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

ese-born American democracy activist. He is currently the executive director for

Viet Tan The Vietnamese people ( vi, người Việt, lit=Viet people) or Kinh people ( vi, người Kinh) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to modern-day Northern Vietnam and Southern China (Jing Islands, Dongxing, Guangxi). The native lan ...

, an unsanctioned pro-democracy political movement in

. Before becoming a full-time democracy activist, he worked as an investment banker for over 10 years. He has testified before US Congressional committees on human rights issues and written for the Wall Street Journal, Asia Times Online and leading Vietnamese-language publications. He currently lives in Washington, D.C.

Early life and career

Born in Saigon, he left Vietnam in April 1975 at the age of three. He holds a B.A. from the

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The inst ...

and an MBA from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

. He was a principal financial officer at the

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, the private-sector arm of the

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, where he was responsible for IFC's local currency financing programs in Asia and Eastern Europe. He was hired to head

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's investment banking activities in Vietnam in 2007. However, he was reportedly denied entry by government authorities. He has a long history of organizing for the Vietnamese community, actively serving as board member and organizer. He is a co-founder and former National Co-chair for the Vietnamese American National Gala
VANG
, a national annual celebration of Vietnamese heritage and pride. He is a co-founder o
VOICE
a non-profit organization that focuses on advocacy for the protection of Vietnamese refugees, as well as addressing other issues confronting the conscience of our community. He also served on the board of Vietnamese-American Public Affairs Committee, a grassroots organization aiming to empower Vietnamese Americans through civic engagement. As a VPAC member, he testified before the House

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about US-Vietnam trade relations.

Pro-democracy activism

Duy quit his career as an investment banker to join

full-time in 2007. He has been a member of the leadership since 2001, currently serving as the spokesperson. He is active on raising awareness about the dangers of bauxite mining in the Central Highlands in

. He has testified before US Congressional committees on human rights issues, calling on the international community to support democratic reforms in Vietnam. As the number of Internet users reached critical mass in Vietnam and the government ramps up its crackdown on bloggers and digital activists, Viet Tan launched the Internet Freedom Campaign, with Duy being an outspoken advocate for Vietnamese netizens to access the net. He testified before a Congressional Briefing on Internet Freedom in Vietnam and spoken to conferences on strategies to promote access.

Publications

May Vietnam Follow South Africa
Chicago Tribune, May 20, 1994.
A Damaged Brand
Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2007.
South China Seizure
Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2008.

Asia Times Online, September 10, 2008.
Mr. Obama, Set Vietnam Free
Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2009.

Asia Times Online, March 17, 2009.

Asia Times Online, January 14, 2009.

Asia Times Online, September 22, 2009.
Hanoi’s Problems Run Deeper Than The Dong
Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2010.
A Rights Agenda for Vietnam
Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2010.

Asia Times Online, April 6, 2012.
Vietnam to target social media
The Diplomat, April 25, 2012.

Asia Times Online, August 20, 2014.

Notes

External links

;Papers *Duy Hoang, Angelina Huynh, and Cuong Nguyen
Vietnam’s blogger movement: A virtual civil society in the midst of government repression
Viet Tan, April 1, 2009. *Michel Tran Duc and Duy Hoang
Denial of Service: Cyberattacks by the Vietnamese Government
Viet Tan, April 27, 2010. *Duy Hoang and Angelina Huynh
Rule by Law: How Communist Vietnam Suppresses Political Opposition
Viet Tan, November 18, 2010. *Duy Hoang and Trinh Nguyen
Facebook and Civil Disobedience in Vietnam
Viet Tan, March 4, 2011. ;Presentations
Speech at The 2006 Rafto Symposium
– Bergen, Norway. November 3, 2006.
Congressional Briefing on Internet Freedom in Vietnam
- Washington, D.C.. October 14, 2009.
USIP/ICNC 2010 Course, Democracy Promoters, Diasporas, and Diplomats
- Washington, D.C.. November 23, 2010.
Wired for Change: Hacking Our Way Back to Democracy
- New York City, February 16, 2011.
Keynote at the 6th International Vietnamese Youth Conference
- Manila, Philippines. August 16, 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoang, Tu Duy 1971 births Living people American bankers University of California, Davis alumni University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni Vietnamese anti-communists Vietnamese democracy activists Vietnamese emigrants to the United States World Bank Group people

Early life and career

Pro-democracy activism

Publications

See also

Notes

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