Minh was born in Saigon, Vietnam and spent his early years in the Philippines. He attended Yale University where he majored in Geophysics and where, in his final year, he discovered the art department and took sculpture classes. Upon graduation, he found himself in Santa Barbara, California where he met The Great Bri’oni and was introduced to the art of glass. After two years of apprenticeship he returned east. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife and their four children.