Touby Lyfoung was the son of Ly Xia Foung, a very well respected man among the Hmong community of Laos, and the grandson-in-law of Lo Bliayao, one of the first Hmong to gain leadership position in the Laotian government. Coming from a rich and well known family, Touby was able to attend schools in the lowlands of Laos and sent to study in Vietnam as well.
Touby Lyfoung was the son of Ly Xia Foung, a highly esteemed individual within the Hmong community of Laos, and the grandson-in-law of Lo Bliayao, one of the first Hmong to attain leadership roles in the Laotian government.  Coming from a prominent and well-known family, Touby had access to education in the lowlands of Laos and was sent to study in Vietnam as well.