My Journey to America

<p class=ql-align-center><strong>Biography</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><br></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(83 92 105 1)>Buu-Van was born March 1st 1950 in Luangprabang Laos as the youngest of four children to his Vietnamese immigrant parents.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(83 92 105 1)>In 1975 he received his undergraduate degree in irrigation engineering from Nonthabury College of Engineering in Thailand.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(83 92 105 1)>On January 29th 1977 he married his other half Vilaykhone Connie Simuong. They have three wonderful children: Bobby Amata George Joe and Valentina Cupid.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(83 92 105 1)>In 1984 he became a proud naturalized citizen of the United States of America.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(83 92 105 1)>In 1994 he felt the presence of the Holy Spirit and became an ordained Christian minister in Las Vegas Nevada. Soon after this experience he engulfed himself with literature and began writing new Modern American poetry.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(83 92 105 1)>In 2001 he decided to further his education and earned his graduate degree from California State University San Marcos in Business Administration and Leadership Studies.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(83 92 105 1)>He speaks five languages: Laotian Vietnamese Thai English and French.</span></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(83 92 105 1)>-He is a winner of both the Asian Heritage Award 2006 for Art Literature and Philosophy and the International Society of Poet for Editor's Choice Award in 2005 and 2006; and was selected by Marquis Who' Who in America in 2009 and 2010 Who' Who in the World.</span></li></ul>