The price of admission
- Paul Duong
- Aug 26, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 4, 2024
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I loveš what I do because I know what it feels like to be lost in a new country, unable to speak the language, understand the culture, or even find my place in a world so different from the one I grew up in. As a former boat š¶person, Iāve lived through the confusion and hardships of trying to build a new life in a foreign land. I know how it feels to be scared, to miss home, to face uncertainty. š±
Thatās why I am so passionate about helping Vietnamese š»š³immigrants find a better life in Canada. I donāt want my countrymen to go through the same struggles I did. I want to be the bridge that helps them cross from uncertainty to a new beginning. My journey hasnāt been easy eitherāIāve faced fraud, betrayal, and online attacks on my reputation. But those challenges only make me more determined because I believe people fear what they donāt know. I want to be a guide, a friend, and a resource for those seeking a fresh start. šµāš«
š No dream is ever smooth, but each hurdle Iāve faced has only strengthened my resolve to help others find their path. I hope all of you find what you love someday, and when you do, I hope it gives you the same sense of purpose and fulfillment that helping others has given me.āļø
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Äó lĆ lý do tįŗ”i sao chĆŗ rįŗ„t Äam mĆŖ giĆŗp Äį»” ngʰį»i Viį»t Nam š»š³ di cʰ tƬm kiįŗæm mį»t cuį»c sį»ng tį»t Äįŗ¹p hĘ”n į» Canada. ChĆŗ khĆ“ng muį»n Äį»ng bĆ o cį»§a mƬnh phįŗ£i trįŗ£i qua những khó khÄn mĆ chĆŗ ÄĆ£ từng trįŗ£i qua. ChĆŗ muį»n trį» thĆ nh cĆ¢y cįŗ§u giĆŗp hį» vượt qua từ sį»± bįŗ„t Äį»nh Äįŗæn mį»t khį»i Äįŗ§u mį»i. HĆ nh trƬnh cį»§a chĆŗ cÅ©ng khĆ“ng hį» dį» dĆ ngāchĆŗ ÄĆ£ phįŗ£i Äį»i mįŗ·t vį»i sį»± lừa Äįŗ£o, phįŗ£n bį»i vĆ những cuį»c tįŗ„n cĆ“ng trį»±c tuyįŗæn vĆ o danh tiįŗæng cį»§a mƬnh. Nhʰng những thĆ”ch thức Äó chį» khiįŗæn chĆŗ quyįŗæt tĆ¢m hĘ”n bį»i vƬ chĆŗ tin rįŗ±ng mį»i ngʰį»i sợ hĆ£i những Äiį»u hį» khĆ“ng biįŗæt. ChĆŗ muį»n trį» thĆ nh mį»t ngʰį»i hʰį»ng dįŗ«n, mį»t ngʰį»i bįŗ”n vĆ mį»t nguį»n tĆ i nguyĆŖn cho những ngʰį»i Äang tƬm kiįŗæm mį»t khį»i Äįŗ§u mį»i. šµāš«
š KhĆ“ng có giįŗ„c mĘ” nĆ o luĆ“n suĆ“n sįŗ», nhʰng mį»i trį» ngįŗ”i chĆŗ gįŗ·p phįŗ£i chį» cĆ ng cį»§ng cį» quyįŗæt tĆ¢m giĆŗp Äį»” ngʰį»i khĆ”c tƬm ra con Äʰį»ng cį»§a hį». ChĆŗ hy vį»ng tįŗ„t cįŗ£ cĆ”c bįŗ”n sįŗ½ tƬm thįŗ„y Äiį»u mƬnh yĆŖu thĆch mį»t ngĆ y nĆ o Äó, vĆ khi Äó, chĆŗ hy vį»ng nó sįŗ½ mang lįŗ”i cho cĆ”c bįŗ”n cùng cįŗ£m giĆ”c vį» mỄc ÄĆch vĆ sį»± hoĆ n thĆ nh mĆ viį»c giĆŗp Äį»” ngʰį»i khĆ”c ÄĆ£ mang lįŗ”i cho chĆŗ.āļø
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