From 1976 to 1998, in consultation with Chicago Board of Education liaison, Dr. Stephen Shiu, Dr. Nguyen-Trung Hieu of NghiaSinh initiated and led the Asian American Education Bilingual Program at Clemente Community Academy of Chicago. For 22 years, from 1976 to 1996, this program has assisted hundreds of Asian students to become technicians, nurses, engineers, lawyers, and doctors.