![]() Parents, however, are receptive of the different approach taken by charters, especially those who have engaged a learning skills tutor for their Elk Grove student.Īccording to Lynn Lysko, charter development director for Tri-Valley, more parental support from the community and a campus site are two criteria that will have to be met before Golden State’s petition will be resubmitted. This often puts them at odds with regular public schools. Charter schools are public schools that do not have to operate under all of the constraints of traditional public schools. Mayor Davis expressed his agreement with the charter school organization’s decision and indicated it will provide more time to engage the local community.Ĭharter schools are popular due to their ability to utilize innovative teaching techniques. responded to a 30 notice from Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) to resubmit their petition by choosing to put their plans on hold for a while. I understand that I represented your hopes and dreams.” So we made it across the Mekong, we made it to refugee camps.Mayor Gary Davis’ expectation of opening an Elk Grove preK-8 charter school late this summer have been put on hold so that more time can be spent planning by the charter organization for Golden State Charter School. When I look at that, I’m like, “I understand, dad. So he said, “I’ll rescue you, and your sisters-I’ll have mom rescue the rest of them.” But the truth is, if that really was to happen, there’s no way my mom would be able to rescue all three of the sisters. This was very touching because he saw me as his opportunity to make it in the world I was the only son during that time. And so he would tell me this, that he had a pen gun that was issued by the CIA-“What in the world is that, dad, a pen gun? Sounds like James Bond.” He explained it was a pen that had a bullet in it and was used for military purposes, but he said, “I have one bullet.” So I knew that if they were going to rob us, this one bullet was going to kill the river pirate, and then his second job was to rescue me. There were stories about crossing the Mekong and the river pilots would rob the clients and then just dump the boat, and refugees would be drowning. I remember he explained to me that the one thing that he was worried about was these river pilots. As a result of that we sneaked through the jungle and crossed the Mekong River. My father wasn’t high enough on the totem pole to be air-lifted out of Laos. Of course that was after the United States pulled out of Southeast Asia, and the Hmong army was then disassembled, and that’s what prompted the mass exodus out of Laos. After doing that we kind of earned our opportunity to apply for amnesty to the United States. ![]() His primary role was to rescue American pilots and he did that for a solid 15 years. This was the mission for every Hmong soldier. Part of his job was to protect the radar installation in northern Laos that guided the bombing runs in Hanoi, and another part was to rescue American pilots, and the third part was to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail. He joined the military, specifically the CIA army in Laos. ![]() ![]() I’m Hmong ethnically, but I was born in Laos and my father was a Laotian citizen. I’m a product of the Laotian theater of the Vietnam War. I work in juvenile hall on a day-to-day basis. And if I can do it, I believe that these young people can do it as well. So based on what you said, I should be a drug addict and I should be in prison.” Yet I truly believe that young people need a chance, and this is an opportunity for young people. I said, “I lived in Section 8 housing, I lived in government housing. But some of their language and the tone that they were taking was more of, “You know, this Section 8 housing”-they don’t even call it that anymore-“and the type of people that you’ll be bringing into our city are riff raff, and they’re going to cause problems and their kids are juvenile delinquents.” And I was just really affected by that, and I shared something that I hadn’t before. I understand and appreciate and respect that. And we had these community members come in and they were upset because it’s in their neighborhood. We wanted to buy a house and have one additional transitional house in Elk Grove. Just the other day there was a debate in our city council about transitional housing. It’s good you say that-I’ll share a story with you.
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