Nam Loc

Nam Loc Nguyen fled Saigon on April 27, 1975, eventually resettling in Los Angeles. As a song writer and musician, his music has reflected the refugee experience, including movement from North to South Vietnam, the difficult conditions that civilians experienced during the war, and the subsequent flight of Vietnamese from their homeland. His music is well known among Vietnamese communities worldwide, including the song “Farewell, Saigon,” which is an anthem to those who were forced to flee and is still widely popular today. When Mr. Nguyen resettled in Los Angeles, December 1975, he began working for Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Los Angeles (CCLA). During his time with CCLA, as Director of Immigration & Refugee Department, and a Full Board of Immigration Appeals Accredited Representative,he was heavily involved with resettling hundreds of thousands of refugees from Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Central America, and the Middle East. Mr. Nguyen also oversaw the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) office in Los Angeles and has served as a member of the Naturalization Advisory Committee for USCIS Los Angeles district office for many years. Mr. Nguyen has had a very successful career in music and public speaking and as a TV and radio personality for national and worldwide Vietnamese audiences. The movie “Green Dragon” (2001) is loosely based on his life. In 2022, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services / Department of Homeland Security appointed Mr. Nguyen as US Citizenship Ambassador.

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He is married and is the father of two daughters who are graduates from Brown and Yale universities.

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