TET Qui-Mui celebration in San Jose - Saratoga:
Last Saturday night (2/15/03), we all had a good time at our annual Tet Get-Together at the Saratoga Community Center near
San Jose. The turnout this year was great. A total of 69 people attended; some came as far as New York City,
Washington state, Southern California and Sacramento Area. There were 13 first-time
participants this year. Again, Nguyen Ngoc Hai, Pham Ngoc Khoan, myself and our families would like to
thank all of you for coming. Thanks also to those of you who could not come but sent
wishes to the group.
For your information, Trinh Quang Binh (group 1), Hua Tu Cuong (group 1) and Ly Truong Hung (group 0) have
volunteered to be the organizers for the next year's event. Hope that many more of you will
be able to come next year...
Excerpt from Ly Gia Tin's email. Congratulations to the Organizing Team! We
also had a great time. Thank you from That and Qui.
PHOTOS: Click
on each picture for a larger image... More are forthcoming.
2002 LeadeshipStudents Reunion Report - Brief
More than 100 former USAID participants and families gathered in Las Vegas the weekend of December 20-22 to celebrate their special friendship. The event has created another memorable occasion for friends who have not seen one another for more than 30 years. It included pictures, presentations, singing, laughing, and of course, lots of reminiscing.
More reports are expected to arrive soon... Here are some preliminary highlights:
Honoring the mother of T.N. T-Anh and the mother of Le-Bich-Ngoc.
More to come... Also please see "Letters" and "Photos" from our friends.
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Dr. Chinh's Christmas Greetings from Hanoi...And a glimpse of his observation...
"My work at the US Embassy, for the Centers for Disease Control/Global AIDS Program (GAP) has been very
rewarding... I had a unique chance to understand the complex health care system of Viet Nam and its challenges in a way that would
not have been possible without being part of this GAP program.
...Well, that’s all that’s happening in this district of Hoan Kiem Lake...and where the children could be above average, if given a little more chance in life.
Jeri joins me in wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Holiday Season".
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New page added...
Those nice letters our friends write to us are being posted on a new page: "Letters".
Ngo Kim Bang (Group I, Fullerton, Cal Poly, San Jose) is back from Vietnam, he writes:
"Thank you for creating this website.
I just returned from VN. It is an emotional trip, after 26 years of absence. I visited a few Charity Places. All of them are badly in need of support. If anyone wants to help, I suggest to contact the following addresses:
Chua Ky Quang
c/o Rev. Thich Quang Hanh
154/4A Le Hoang Phai
Quan Go Vap - TP HCM
DT 894 1442
This pagoda is nursing about 100 orphans, blind and cripple.
Chua Dieu Giac
6/10 Tran Nao
Phuong An Khanh- Quan 2-TP HCM
DT 897 6418
This place is feeding about 120 orphans, ranging from a few months old to 16 years old.
It is hard to help every one, every place in VN, but any small contribution would help to heal the misery."
- Bang also suggested that if we send donations, write to them in advance, so
they know who the giver is. We appreciate Bang & Nga's charity work
for Vietnam.
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