Ánh Minh (1985- ) is a popular overseas Vietnamese singer. Born as Lê Đoàn Ánh Minh on May 16, 1985 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, she is the third eldest in a family of six children. At the age of two, Ánh Minh and her family fled Vietnam by boat. The family endured several harsh months living in refugee camps before their arrival in Southern California. They first resettled in San Bernardino where her father found work as a cashier at a local donut shop. Several years later, the family relocated to Redlands where her parents would own and operate their own business, a manicure salon. In 2003, Ánh Minh signed with Asia Entertainment as a duo act, known as Puriti , paired together with singer/songwriter Thùy Hương . That same year, Puriti was featured on two consecutive volumes of Asia Entertainment's popular live show music video series. On volume 40, which was filmed in Toronto, Canada, the duo made their debut appearance on video performing the song, Tình Đầu (writte