Thịnh was born in 1938. Thịnh's father was Cần and his mother was Cần Ngô. His paternal grandparents were Gị and Khương Phạm. He has three brothers and three sisters, named Ngọc, Bội, Dzinh, Phụng, Qui and Doanh. He is the youngest of the seven children.
General Notes
Cao-học Canh-nông. 1970 làm giáo-sư Trung-tâm Nông-nghiệp tại Saigon. 1973 du-học Úc, học Tiến-sĩ. 1980 định-cư tại Hoa-kỳ.