Dr. Ha Tuong is a native of Saigon, South Vietnam. He was a second lieutenant in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the last 3 years of the Vietnam War. After having escaped from the communists in May 1975 and being incarcerated in a Malaysian refugee camp, he resettled in Minneapolis, MN and was hired by Minneapolis Public Schools as a program coordinator, teacher and finally assistant principal. He received his Bachelors Degree from Saigon, Vietnam, and his Masters and Doctorate Degrees from University of St Thomas, St Paul Minnesota.

Being a product of the French, Vietnamese and American education, and being exposed to many cultural and sociopolitical values during his education career, he, now a war researcher and author, has a unique view about the war, as reflected in his two books about Vietnam War. 

Two Minnows a memoir and The War a non-fiction research based novel. He will talk about his experience and take questions. 

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