Their departure occurred amid chaotic conditions, including explosions and Viet Cong artillery fire directed at evacuation vessels.
[1] As refugees, the Vu family was processed through centers in the Philippines and Guam before arriving at Eglin Air Force Base in northern Florida.
Vu began attending college and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Central Florida at the end of 1980.
Vu's investment theory involved finding what he characterized as "distressed" properties, such as homes mired in foreclosures, bankruptcies, divorces or tax liens, and selling them at a profit.
[1] In the early 1990s, Vu was sued by former students and investigated by government officials in Florida for alleged violations of securities laws, fraud and false advertising.
[3] Formerly of Longwood, Florida[1] and later a California resident, Vu has retired from real estate and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
[6] Vu was also one of the subjects of Renee Tajima-Peña's documentary series about Asian Americans, MY AMERICA... (or Honk if You Love Buddha).