Vinh Chung was just 3 years old when his family fled post-war Vietnam by boat in 1979. When they landed on a Malaysian beach, they were turned away by soldiers, towed back out to sea, and left to die on a leaky boat with no working motor. After nearly a week adrift with little food or drinkable water, a freighter called Seasweep came to their rescue.
Chung graduated Harvard College magna cum laude and attended Harvard Medical School for his MD. Dr. Chung studied at the University of Sydney as a Fulbright Scholar and completed a Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Chung also holds a Master of Theology from the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Chung currently serves on the board for World Vision U.S. Dr. Chung and his wife Leisle have three children and run a successful private medical practice. He and his family reside in Colorado Springs, CO. he is the author, with Tim Downs, of "Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption."