Peter Vang Incarcerated Youth Program Academic and Career Counselor

First Job: Selling boxes of candies door to door for a commission of $1.75.



Birthplace: Fresno, CA



Years at EOC: 2 years in August



Best advice ever received: Don't ever strive to be content



Favorite advice I give: Success is outside your comfort



Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Thai House on First and Shaw….Spicy Tofu



Proudest moment: The birth of my daughter, London Vang!!



Greatest personal accomplishment: Graduating from UC Davis in 3 years with a double major in Business Economics and Psychology.



Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Working and living in London, UK



Favorite weekend activity: Spending time with family



Last good movie I saw: The Descendants



Scariest experience: The birth of my daughter! Made me appreciate and love my wife even more!!



If I had a million dollars I would … Pay off all of my siblings debt and mine. Cash out a couple foreclosure homes and rent them out…. Monopoly money.



Favorite place to shop: Ebay



Favorite childhood memory: Playing hide-and-seek with my siblings.



Words that describe me best: Humble



I like to watch: SportsCenter, First 48, Everybody Hates Chris



In my spare time … I enjoy playing sports and jamming on the guitar



If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is… to continue to be kind no matter what is thrown your way, because if you’re kind and honest, though you may struggle now, good things will eventually come.