Stephan Kieu

Director
Stephan Longthe Kieu was born in Saigon. His mother was a pharmacist and owned a pharmacy; his father was a math teacher and doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Stephan was enrolled in the National Music Conservatory from 1972-1979. He is the oldest of 5 siblings. In 1979, at the age of 16, he escaped succesfully from the communist regime and fled for freedom with 45 other people on a small fishing boat. Out of water, food, and fuel, the boat was rescued by a World Vision ship and resettled in the USA as refugees. Stephan joined his aunt and uncle's family in Fridley, MN, finished high school, and put himself through the U of MN studying computer science. He has been working in the informational technology field since 1986. Eleven years after resettling in MN, Stephan brought his parents and surviving sister to MN. His parents live in St. Anthony and his sister lives in Rochester, with her husband. Stephan currently resides in Minneapolis and works as a Test Consultant / Performance Engineer for STAMP Technologies LLC. & also contracts with various companies, large and small, in the Twin Cities. When not working, Stephan enjoys competitive racquet sports, travel, cooking, and playing the piano. In 1989, Stephan and teammates won the United States Tennis Association 3.5 National Championship. From time to time he enjoys a good game of squash or attending performing arts events with wife, Julie.