An Hoang was born and raised in Saigon, Vietnam until his family moved to the United States in 2010. He graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Educational Sciences. For the five years prior to entering the Society he taught catechism at his local parish. Completed his first studies at Fordham University, Bronx, NY and performed his regency working in the office of Campus Ministry at Bellarmine College Preparatory School in San Jose, California. He is currently studying theology at Centre Sèvres in Paris, France.