The Life of A Vietnamese Girl

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The Life of A Vietnamese Girl

• Compare my life to yours!!!

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What happened on my birthday? Tragedy or
Happiness?

• My birthday is December 25th 1984
• I was born in Vietnam
• My family came to the US in 1996
• On my birthday
• Christmas Day
• Controls on overseas borrowing removed.
• New motor vehicle industry allows for greater
  access for imported
• vehicles and components.
• Apple Macintosh introduced.
• Indian Prime Minister, Indira Ghandi is
  assassinated
• Cabbage Patch Kids dolls craze sweeps America
  and much of the
• Western world.

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Hobbies and Interests

• Playing Badminton
• Playing Pickle ball
• Cooking Pho
• Reading
• Singing
• Watching comedies and Chinese movies

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Favorites

• Favorite Music Traditional Music
• (especially about mothers)
• Favorite Vietnamese Singers Nhu Quynh, Manh
  Quynh
• Favorite American Singers Britney Spears, BSB,
• nsync, Christina Aguilera
• Favorite Outfit Vietnamese Long Dress (ao dai)
• Favorite Colors Baby Blue, Pink, and Light
  Purple
• Favorite Food Pho and spicy foods

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Love Poem

• From the moment I saw you,
• I knew I had to know you
• From the moment I saw you,
• I knew right then that I liked you
• From the moment I saw your eyes,
• I knew I had to give at least one try
• From the moment I looked into those eyes,
• I knew that one day Ill make you mine.

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Significant Family

• The most significant family to me are
• my parents, my two brothers, two sisters,
• and my two nieces.
• The one that keeps me up but also
• drives me crazy is my three year old niece.
• Her name is Sandy. She is also the one that
• gets me in trouble the most, because I always
• poke at her, and make her cry.

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Accomplishments Goals

• Accomplishments
• Received the Honor Roll Award throughout middle
  school from Eckstein Middle School, 1997-1999
• Received the Undergrad Award for Excellence in
  Language Arts, Introtechnology, and Health from
  Nathan Hale High School, 2000
• Received Certificates for Excellence in
  mathematics (Fermat), American EthnicStudies,
  Science, and Latin from Univeristy of
  Washington
• Goals
• Finish high school, and enter a 4 year college
• Learn more things every day
• Always get good grades throughout my educational
  years.

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Life Philosophy

• Nothing is impossible, all it takes is time
• Life is short, enjoy and have fun
• Only education is a permanent power
• Get what you give