From: aria@hardy.u.washington.edu ()
Subject: [misc]
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:29:35 GMT

From: cvp47601@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Oh Dang Oh Dang )
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: Misc thoughts concerning student death


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I am saddened by the news. Yet, I am even ANGRIER at myself and
the majority of the vietnamese communities in the US. Racism against
Asians is very real..yet we (Vietnameses collectively as a group) have never
really "touch" the subject! We go about aimlessly in our everyday lives trying
to fit in. And all for what?? The general impression of us is still a
dog-eating, "rice paddies" gook! Stand up against racism!!
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Cha`o ba.n.

Xin ba.n ddu+`ng vo^.i cho ra(`ng:

we (Vietnameses collectively as a group) have never
really "touch" the subject! We go about aimlessly in our everyday lives trying
to fit in.

tru+o+'c he^'t, theo thie^?n y' thi` mo^~i
khi co' nhu+~ng chuye^.n sensitive sa?y ra., scv kho^ng pha?i la` mo^.t no+i
to^'t dde^? "ddo'ng cu+?a nha` ba?o nhau" la`m ddie^`u na`y ddie^`u no., ne^n
nho+' ra(`ng cu~ng co' ngu+o+`i kha'c "ddo.c" scv, kho^ng pha?i chi? co'.
ngu+o+`i Vie^.t kho^ng tho^i.   Chuye^.n sensitive thi` ha~y ga(.p ma(.t nhau
ro^`i no'i...cho no' an toa`n ho+n!  work it out at comunities level first.

To^i cu~ng nhu+ bao ngu+o+`i kha'c, ca?m tha^'y co' ca'i gi` vu+o+'ng ma('c
o+? co^? mi`nh, khi ddo.c nhu+~ng do`ng chu+~ ta? chu'ng dda'nh anh Luye^.n nhu+
the^' na`o cho to+'i khi anh che^'t.  Mo^.t ba.n vu+`a qua thua^.t la.i
chuye^.n bi. chu'ng dda'nh tre^n xe bus, vu+a` la^'y tay che ma(.t vu+`a ca^`u
xin vo+'i DDa^'ng Tu+` Bi` cu+'u giu'p, che cho+?.  To^i cu~ng dda~ tu+`ng
tra?i qua nhu+~ng la^`n gio^'ng nhu+ ba.n va^.y va` to^i dda~ bo? ddi xe bus
to+'i tru+o+`ng ho.c, du` mu`a ddo^ng la.nh buo^'t, ddu+o+`ng ddo'ng dda' tro+n
tru+o+.t, to^i va^~n cu+' la^`m lu~i ddi bo^. to+'i tru+o+`ng.  To^i tu+.
su+o+?i a^'m lo`ng mi`nh ba(`ng nhu+~ng hi`nh a?nh the^ lu+o+ng cu`ng cu+.c:
nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i vie^.t bi. da`y vo` tu+` the^? xa'c cho dde^'n tinh tha^`n cho
to+'i lu'c nga~ qu.y trong tu` ca?i ta.o, pho`ng tra ta^'n cu?a co^ng an,
tre^n no^ng tru+o+`ng, vu`ng kinh te^'
mo+'i, giu+~a cho^'n tha`nh thi. tho^n que^, giu+~a bie^?n ddo^ng, trong nu'i
ru+`ng tu+` Cao Mie^n dde^'n Tha'i, trong tra.i ty. na.n, va` ha?i ngoa.i, to^i
nhu? lo`ng to^i, to^i se~ co^' ga('ng hi sinh, co^' ga('ng chi.u nhi.n, cho du`
chu'ng to lo+'n ho+n to^i ga^'p hai, to^i va^~n dda'nh gu.c chu'ng ddu+o+.c, i't
nha^'t cu~ng mo^.t hai ddu+'a bi. ta`n phe^' vi~nh vie^~n, nhu+ng kho^ng, to^i
nghi~ to+'i ca'i kha'c dde.p ho+n, hay ho+n, to^i kho^ng muo^'n nhu+~ng ddu+'a
tre? tho+ lo+'n le^n thie^'u su+. hu+o+'ng da^~n ve^` nguo^`n go^'c Vie^.t,
buo^ng tha? vao` xa~ ho^.i  cu?a ba?n xu+', tro^i xuo^i la.c lo~ng cho dde^'n
khi...cho+.t tha^'y mi`nh la` ngu+o+`i Vie^.t, muo^'n ddo^?i ca'i ba'nh twinkie
cu?a mi`nh la^'y ca'i ba'nh da^`y, ba'nh chu+ng xanh.  To^i nhu? tha^`m, se~
cu+' chi.u nhu.c, ho.c cho ne^n ngu+o+`i, du`ng tri', su+'c lu+.c mi`nh giu'p
nhu+~ng ai ca^`n giu'p, tho^ng di.ch ddo+n tu+`, da.y ke`m ma^'y mo^n ho.c cho
ma^'y ddu+'a tre?, khuye^n chu'ng bo+'i ddi ba('n video, coi tivi, hu't thuo^'c
lai va~ng o+? ma^'y tie^.m bi da, shopping malls, ne^'u cha me ddi la`m
thi` o+? nha` na^'u co+m na^'u nu+o+'c cho cha me. v.v...Co' ra^'t
nhie^`u chuye^.n ba'c ai' ddo^'i vo+'i ngu+o+`i cu`ng que^ hu+o+ng xu+' so+?
cu?a to^i ma` tu+. ba?n tha^n to^i la`m ddu+o+.c, to^i cu+' la`m tu+` tu+`,
thong tha?, la`m vo^.i va~ thi` se~ kie^.t lu+.c ro^`i dda^m ra cha'n na?n.
Ne^'u to^i dda'nh gu.c nhu+~ng ke? ky` thi. ddo', ngu+o+`i da^n ho. se~ ddu+a
ra toa`, tu+` toa` va`o tu`, i'ch lo+.i chi, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i vie^.t, gia`, co^
ddo+n na(`m trong nha` du+o+~ng la~o, be^.nh vie^.n ra(ng co? ru.ng he^'t chi?
co`n ca'i lo+.i tho^i, kho^ng denture, la`m sao nhai ddu+o+.c hamberger,
chicken fried??? thay vi` doing time to^i dde^? da`nh tho+`i gian mang cha'o
cho ca'c cu. a(n, ngo^`i ha^`u chuye^.n ca'c cu. co' pha?i la` hu+'ng thu' ho+n.

To^i dda~ tha^'y nhie^`u ngu+o+`i Vie^.t chung quanh to^i, thu+.c thi ddu+'c
ba'c ai' cho  ngu+o+`i cu`ng que^ hu+o+ng xu+' so+?, va` cho ca? nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i ba?n xu+'...Tha^'y ma` the`m, phu.c ho. sa't dda^'t.

ba.n tha^n, ba.n no'i ra^'t ddu'ng, chu'ng ta pha?i "Stand up against racism!!"
to^i xin go'p mo^.t va`i y' kie^'n:

Tham gia va`o he^. tho^'ng ha`nh cha'nh no+i ba.n tru' ngu.  to^? chu+'c ca'c
voter league.  Khi ba.n no'i chuye^.n vo+'i co+ quan tra'ch nhie^.m ba(`ng
gio.ng no'i cu?a voter league thi` ho. se~ nghe ba.n no'i ro~ ho+n.  Ta.o mo^.t
ca'i ddi'ch dde^? ddi to+'i: thi' du. ba na(m nu+~a co^.ng ddo^`ng ngu+o+`i
vie^.t chu'ng ta se~ co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i vie^.t la`m city council, chi'n na(m
nu+~a chu'ng ta se~ co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i vie^.t la`m thi. tru+o+?ng tha`nh pho^'.
Ta^'t ca? ca'c ba.n tre?, ha~y ho+.p lu+.c la.i vo+'i nhau, la`m vie^.c chung,
chuye^.n gi` kho^ng ho+p thi` negotiate, anh bao tui a(n pho+? thi` bu+~a sau
to^i bao anh cha^`u hu? tie^'u.  muo^'n cho^'ng la.i ky` thi. thi` pha?i na(`m
va`o ca'i tu+ the^' co' quye^`n ha`nh dde^? thay ddo^?i.   Ti`m hie^?u the^m
ve^` polictical process, tap in polictical system, be apart in it, trong co^.ng
ddo^`ng tu. ho.p la.i tha`nh voter league, tuye^?n cu+? ngu+o+`i ra tranh cu+?
ca'c chu+'c vu. ha`nh cha'nh, be it a judge, a DA, mayor, governor,
congressman/woman, senators, etc... xin Ddu+`ng no'i la` it impossible to unite
everybody to do thing like that.  To^i kho^ng no'i la` ddoa`n ke^'t la.i dde^?
la`m vie^.c, la`m ddu+o+.c chuye^.n ddoa`n ke^'t nhu+ the^' cu~ng kho' nhu+
"la`m mu+a o+? du+o+'i dda^'t mu+a ngu+o+.c le^n tro+`i" to^i khuye^n ne^n
negotiate va` be reasonable in the negotiation dde^? la`m vie^.c chung...

la.i vie^'t la'ch lam nham, kho^ng kho?i co' ddie^`u la^`m la^~n mong ba.n thu+'
lo^~i

 tha^n

 ....bie^?n xanh.........






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