Duong Hong Duc
Duong Hong Duc was born in South Vietnam and is a Vietnamese-American.
Biography
During the invasion of South Vietnam by the Communist North Vietnamese Army and their Viet Cong agents, Duc and his family left their beloved nation, while the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) were defending the capital city of Saigon.
In 1975, he received political asylum in the United States. Upon his arrival, he became the Director of the Refugee Resettlement Program in eastern Washington state, where he was responsible for developing refugee resettlement assistance programs as well as housing, employment and training services.
From 1977-1998, he served as Assistant Director of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Department Of Economic Development, where he was responsible for developing and executing business and industrial development aimed at generating jobs and expanding The County tax base.
In 1979, he founded the Suburban Maryland International Trade Association and the Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association, as Chairman and President for three terms. The organization was able to secure funding from local governments and private foundations to operate community outreach, tutorial and resettlement assistance to Vietnamese refugees and immigrants.
He founded the Industry Networks and Maryland Bioscience Alliance of the Technology Council of Maryland, a membership organization of the technology industry in Maryland and served as the Director.
In 2001, he founded DDI Associates Inc., a technology business and economic development-consulting firm and serves as the President. He also serves as Director of the Maryland Technology Development Center, a technology business incubator for IT and Bio businesses that he helped establish for Montgomery County, Maryland.
He served as Chairman of the Board of the National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA), a non-profit national organization. He has been elected in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002.
He serves as a Board member of a number of community organizations such as the National Asian Pacific Center in Aging (NAPCA), the Regional Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children, and the Monte Jade Science & Technology Association.
He has been appointed to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation by the Governor of Maryland and served on the Asian Advisory Committee of the Bureau of the Census by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
He received a B.A. in Education, History and Geography at the University of Saigon, South Vietnam. He also attended the University of Oklahoma, American Economic Development Institute and the University of Maryland, College Park’s Government Executive Institute.
External links
- National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies Official Site
- Biography Duong Hong Duc from Who's Who of Asian Americans