Hoang Tu Duy

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 and an MBA from the University of Chicago.{{cite web|title=Geneva Summit 2010 Speakers Profile|url=http://www.genevasummit.org/speaker/57%7caccessdate=15|access-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401104657/https://genevasummit.org/speaker/57%7Caccessdate=15|archive-date=1 April 2012}}

He was a principal financial officer at the International Finance Corporation, the private-sector arm of the World Bank, where he was responsible for IFC's local currency financing programs in Asia and Eastern Europe. He was hired to head Deutsche Bank's investment banking activities in Vietnam in 2007. However, he was reportedly denied entry by government authorities.{{cite news|last=Shawn|first=Crispin|title=Democratic pebble in Vietnam's shoe|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/JA18Ae01.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509184354/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/JA18Ae01.html|url-status=unfit|archive-date=May 9, 2008|access-date=15 October 2011|newspaper=Asia Times|date=January 18, 2008}}

He has a long history of organizing for the Vietnamese community,{{cite web|title=Vietnamese Professionals Society North American Conference 2004|url=http://www.hcgvn.net/bm2004/en_speaker_dhoang.php|publisher=VPS|access-date=15 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813133555/http://www.hcgvn.net/bm2004/en_speaker_dhoang.php|archive-date=13 August 2011|url-status=dead}} actively serving as board member and organizer.

He is a co-founder and former National Co-chair for the Vietnamese American National Gala ([https://web.archive.org/web/20081120060631/http://www.vangusa.org/ VANG]),{{cite web|title=Vietnamese American National Gala Recognizes the Contributions of Vietnamese Americans; 'Celebrating Three Decades of Progress'.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Vietnamese+American+National+Gala+Recognizes+the+Contributions+of...-a0113656801|access-date=15 October 2011|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043806/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Vietnamese+American+National+Gala+Recognizes+the+Contributions+of...-a0113656801|url-status=dead}} a national annual celebration of Vietnamese heritage and pride.

He is a co-founder of [http://vietnamvoice.org/ 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.{{cite web|title=VOICE Summer 2009 Newsletter|url=http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/10353760/1198418633/name/voice+newsletter+summer+2009+-+email+version.pdf}}

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 Committee on Ways and Means about US-Vietnam trade relations.{{cite web|title=Hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, 106th Congress|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg71553/pdf/CHRG-106hhrg71553.pdf|publisher=Committee on Ways and Means|access-date=2 November 2011}}

Duy quit his career as an investment banker to join Viet Tan full-time in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iOtP7l62eNx7eGczXXzs8x0Eua7g |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027152627/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iOtP7l62eNx7eGczXXzs8x0Eua7g |archive-date=October 27, 2012 |title=Pro-reform party coddled in US, branded terrorists in Vietnam|publisher=AFP|access-date=2012-05-19|date=2007-06-16}} He has been a member of the leadership since 2001, currently serving as the spokesperson.{{cite web|title=Leadership of Viet Tan|url=http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article477|publisher=Viet Tan|access-date=15 October 2011}}

He is active on raising awareness about the dangers of bauxite mining in the Central Highlands in Vietnam.{{cite web|title=Vietnam mining project sparks protests|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgAS2k5N9Hc|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date= 11 October 2011}} He has testified before US Congressional committees on human rights issues, calling on the international community to support democratic reforms in Vietnam.{{cite web|title=Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight|url=http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/110/38819.pdf|access-date=1 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415105347/http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/110/38819.pdf|archive-date=15 April 2012|url-status=dead}}

As the number of Internet users reached critical mass in Vietnam and the government ramps up its crackdown on bloggers and digital activists,{{cite web|title=Country Spotlight: Vietnam|url=http://www.movements.org/blog/entry/spolighting-digital-activism-in-vietnam/|publisher=Alliance of Youth Movements|access-date=31 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109143918/http://www.movements.org/blog/entry/spolighting-digital-activism-in-vietnam/|archive-date=9 January 2011|url-status=usurped}} Viet Tan launched the Internet Freedom Campaign,{{cite web|title=Viet Tan's Internet Freedom Campaign|url=http://viettan.org/spip.php?rubrique507|publisher=Viet Tan|access-date=2 November 2011}} with Duy being an outspoken advocate for Vietnamese netizens to access the net. He testified before a Congressional Briefing on Internet Freedom in Vietnam{{cite web|title=Congressional Briefing on Internet Freedom in Vietnam|url=http://viettan.org/spip.php?article9089|publisher=Viet Tan|access-date=28 October 2011}} and spoken to conferences on strategies to promote access.{{cite web|title=Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy: Internet Security, Internet Freedom|url=http://citp.princeton.edu/event/internet-security-internet-freedom/|access-date=31 October 2011}}

• [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/05/20/may-vietnam-follow-south-africa/ May Vietnam Follow South Africa], Chicago Tribune, May 20, 1994.
• [http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article4510 A Damaged Brand], Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2007.
• [http://viettan.org/spip.php?article5206 South China Seizure], Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2008.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081211201201/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/JI10Ae01.html Uncomfortable anniversary in Vietnam], Asia Times Online, September 10, 2008.
• [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123325940583929853 Mr. Obama, Set Vietnam Free], Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2009.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120425113529/http://w.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/KC17Ae01.html Vietnam bauxite plan opens pit of concern], Asia Times Online, March 17, 2009.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090119230210/http://atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/KA14Ae01.html China rift opens in Vietnam], Asia Times Online, January 14, 2009.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090925002704/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/KI22Ae01.html Vietnam teeters towards a currency crisis], Asia Times Online, September 22, 2009.
• [http://viettan.org/spip.php?article9530 Hanoi’s Problems Run Deeper Than The Dong], Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2010.
• [http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article9998 A Rights Agenda for Vietnam], Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2010.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120406132252/http://atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/ND06Ae01.html A sinking ship in Vietnam], Asia Times Online, April 6, 2012.
• [https://thediplomat.com/asean-beat/2012/04/25/vietnam-to-target-social-media/ Vietnam to target social media], The Diplomat, April 25, 2012.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140821045209/http://atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/SEA-01-200814.html Rights before weapons for Vietnam], Asia Times Online, August 20, 2014.

• Đỗ Hoàng Điềm
• Việt Tân

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;Papers

• Duy Hoang, Angelina Huynh, and Cuong Nguyen. [http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article8421 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. [http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article9749 Denial of Service: Cyberattacks by the Vietnamese Government]. Viet Tan, April 27, 2010.
• Duy Hoang and Angelina Huynh. [http://viettan.org/spip.php?article10565 Rule by Law: How Communist Vietnam Suppresses Political Opposition]. Viet Tan, November 18, 2010.
• Duy Hoang and Trinh Nguyen. [http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article10862 Facebook and Civil Disobedience in Vietnam]. Viet Tan, March 4, 2011.

;Presentations

• [http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article7975 Speech at The 2006 Rafto Symposium] – Bergen, Norway. November 3, 2006.
• [http://viettan.org/spip.php?article9089 Congressional Briefing on Internet Freedom in Vietnam] - Washington, D.C.. October 14, 2009.
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SHuoHErmfU USIP/ICNC 2010 Course, Democracy Promoters, Diasporas, and Diplomats] - Washington, D.C.. November 23, 2010.
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBCJRZDJHuo Wired for Change: Hacking Our Way Back to Democracy] - New York City, February 16, 2011.
• [http://daryncambridge.com/2011/08/16/6th-international-vietnamese-youth-conference-daihoi6/#more-922 Keynote at the 6th International Vietnamese Youth Conference] - Manila, Philippines. August 16, 2011.

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