Onetime Vietnamese Refugee Returns Home to Aid Others

By Ian Wilhelm

In 1975, Le Nhan Phuong left Vietnam, one of about 2,000 child refugees spirited to America by international aid groups. Today, he has returned to his homeland, but now it is he who is helping others.

Dr. Phuong is the newly appointed director of health programs for Atlantic Philanthropies, a $3.5-billion foundation with headquarters in Bermuda and New York.

At his new post, he will oversee the grant maker's efforts to improve health inequities in South Africa, Vietnam, and