▁Din h ▁is ▁Professor ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁Center . ▁His ▁expert ise ▁lies ▁in ▁constitution al ▁law , ▁corpor ations ▁law , ▁and ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁econom ics ▁of ▁development . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁currently ▁Co - Direct or ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁Law ▁& ▁Policy ▁Studies ▁Program . ▁He ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁Co - Direct or ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Program ▁in ▁Law ▁and ▁Business ▁Administration , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁His ▁family ▁was ▁separated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁when ▁his ▁father , ▁Ph ong ▁Din h , ▁was ▁being ▁held ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁prisoner ▁in ▁the ▁family ' s ▁war - rav aged ▁hom eland ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Sa ig on . ▁He ▁escaped ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁remained ▁a ▁fug itive ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁when ▁his ▁mother , ▁N ga ▁Th u ▁N gu y ễ n , ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁sib lings ▁got ▁on ▁a ▁boat ▁with ▁ 8 5 ▁other ▁people ▁and ▁set ▁out . ▁For ▁ 1 2 ▁days ▁Din h ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁broken ▁ 1 5 - foot - long ▁boat , ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁with ▁no ▁food ▁or ▁water . ▁They ▁encountered ▁a ▁Th ai ▁fish ing ▁crew ▁that ▁gave ▁them ▁food ▁and ▁gas , ▁and ▁helped ▁fix ▁the ▁boat ▁and ▁pointed ▁them ▁toward ▁land . ▁When ▁they ▁reached ▁Malays ia ▁they ▁were ▁met ▁by ▁gun sh ots ▁from ▁a ▁pat rol ▁boat