Truc Anh
Please meet Truc Anh, a high achieving fourth grader at an ACE school where her family moved her “because it’s safe.” We hear this often, but in this case “safe” means more than escaping playground bullies.A few years ago, Truc Anh’s family left everything to flee Vietnam because their Catholic religion had created real conflict with the communist government. Lacking party membership, they would forever be denied benefits, such as education.
Desperate to gain freedom for her children, Truc Anh’s mother immigrated to Denver where she heard about ACE. Now we appreciate why Truc Anh repeats that her school “is peaceful and feels safe and they are nice and pay a lot of attention to you.”
It’s an especially great place for Truc Anh who tells us that “someday I’ll either be a doctor, or maybe a lawyer.” Sounds like a great return on our investment.
