Lâm
Hoàng Phúc was designated an outstanding student for his academic achievements
in grade 10. He also received the gold medal in the Grade 10 literature
competition of the academic Olympics for the southern half of Vietnam. In
2014-15, Phúc is ranked first in the literature competition among high school
students for a spot on the Hồ Chí Minh City team for the national high school
academic contest. In the academic year 2014-15, although he was only in the 11th grade and had to compete mostly with 12th graders, Phúc won the third prize. (He received the second prize in this national contest in 2015-16.)
Lâm
Hoàng Phú was born in An Giang province. When his mother passed away 13 years
ago, he and his younger brother (1 month old at the time) were ra ised by their
paternal grandparents in Định Quán District, Đồng Nai Province. He attended Tây
Sơn junior high school in Định Quán. In 2013, Phúc succeeded in the strong
competition to enter Lê Hồng Phong high school, a competition in which only
students with excellent academic records could participate, and less than 600
students were admitted out of a few thousand candidates. Phúc is currently
living with his junior uncle, father, and aunt in a small house which his uncle
has rented both for the living quarter of the family and for
manufacturing motorcycle parts. His father assists his uncle in this
business.
In
addition to literature, Phúc loves to study mathematics. He aspires to become a
university lecturer in literature.
