Peter Le is a Vietnamese Catholic who is executive director and founder—with his wife, Dr. ThuHuong Trinh—of St. Joseph Primary Care, a nonprofit medical clinic that provides health care services in line with Church teaching.
Born during the Vietnam War, Le came to the United States as a thirteen-year-old polio survivor among the “boat people” of the 1980s. Diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2018, Le has dedicated his life to sharing his story with those overwhelmed by suffering and hardship.
Le earned a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Houston in 1995. He previously worked as a software developer and IT analyst for Duke Cancer Institute and as a medical education specialist for Harvard Medical School.
Le lives with his family in Raleigh, North Carolina.
