Vu. Madison Nguye^~n - Oan hay u+ng?
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VVV, 4.9.08
Kie^m A'i
Vo+'i 5181 chu+~ ky' cu?a cu+? tri khu vu+.c 7, San Jose ma` U?y Ban
Ba~i Nhie^.m (UBBN) dda~ dde^. tri`nh ba` Lee Price, Cha'nh Thu+ Ky'
Tha`nh Pho^' San Jose lu'c 1:52 PM nga`y 29.8.2008, va` ddu+o+.c ba`
na`y xa'c nha^.n dda^`y ddu? lu'c 6:57 PM cu`ng nga`y, nhu+ va^.y
tie^'n tri`nh ddi va`o"RECALL - BA~I NHIE^.M MADISON NGUYE^~N" dda~
bu+o+'c ddu+o+.c mo^.t bu+o+'c da`i. Mo^.t bu+o+'c ca(n ba?n quan
tro.ng, mo^.t bu+o+'c tha('ng lo+.i cho co^.ng ddo^`ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t
ti. na.n ta.i Ba('c California no'i rie^ng va` co^.ng ddo^`ng ti. na.n
CS the^' gio+'i no'i chung. Nhu+ng:
Trong nhu+~ng nga`y qua, tua^`n ba'o Tie^'ng Da^n dda~ nha^.n ddu+o+.c
kho^ng bie^'t bao nhie^u"tha('c ma('c" , ddu'ng ho+n la` lo a^u cu?a
ddo^.c gia? ddo^`ng hu+o+ng, tu+.u trung thi` chi? co' ma^'y tha('c
ma('c sau dda^y la` quan tro.ng: - Co' the^? co' su+."phi' mie^u hoa'n
chu'a" hay kho^ng, nghi~a la` ca'c phong bi` ma` UBBN dde^. tri`nh co'
the^? bi. ddo^?i mo^.t va`i phong bi` dde^? so^' phie^'u ho+.p le^.
kho^ng ddu? so^' ho+n 3 nga`n nhu+ lua^.t ddi.nh kho^ng? - Kho^ng
bie^'t UBBN co' la`m"copy" dde^? lu+u kho^ng? Ru?i ma^'t ma't hay bi.
nhu+~ng"tai na.n" thi` co' co`n dde^?"tri`nh la.i" hay kho^ng? v.v. .
. Theo nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i hie^?u chuye^.n thi` nhu+~ng tha('c ma('c
tre^n dda~ ddu+o+.c UBBN du+. pho`ng tu+` tru+o+'c. Do ddo', con so^'
chu+~ ky' dda~ ddu+o+.c dde^'m tu+`ng to+` va` chi'nh ba` Lee Price
xa'c nha^.n ddu?, kho^ng the^? co' su+. ru?i ro ddo^?i tra'o ddu+o+.c.
UBBN cu~ng ra^'t ca^?n tro.ng trong vie^.c la`m, sau mo^~i nga`y, ho.
dde^`u copy ra nhie^`u ba?n, va` ba?n chi'nh ddu+o+.c ho^. to^'ng
to+'i nha` ba(ng, no+i ddo' dda~ co' ho^.p an toa`n dde^? ca^'t giu+~.
UBBN dda~ bie^'t dde^` pho`ng nhu+~ng ru?i ro nhu+ bo.n a(n cu+o+'p
tu+o+?ng tie^`n ba.c ma`"cho+'p ma^'t", hoa(.c ho?a hoa.n hay nhu+~ng
ru?i ro kha'c. Qua vie^.c la`m na`y, chu'ng ta mo+'i tha^'y UBBN dda~
pha?i ga'nh va'c mo^.t nhie^.m vu. tuy chi? la` vie^.c"ca^'p tha`nh
pho^'" nhu+ng ra^'t kho' kha(n, phu+'c ta.p, ddo`i ho?i cha(?ng
nhu+~ng sa'ng kie^'n, hy sinh thi` gio+` ma` co`n pha?i ca^?n ma^.t,
ba?o ve^. chu+~ ky' cu?a ddo^`ng hu+o+ng co`n ho+n ba?o ve^. va`ng
ba.c, kim cu+o+ng dda' quy', lo la('ng nhu+ ca'c chie^'n si~ ddang
o+? ngoa`i ma(.t tra^.n pha?i ddo^'i die^.n vo+'i qua^n thu` nguy
hie^?m.
Ngoa`i nhu+~ng vie^.c no'i tre^n, UBBN co`n ca^`n pha?i co'"sa'ng
kie^'n chie^'n thua^.t", ma(.c du` chu+~ ky' thu tha^.p ddu+o+.c
dda~"du+ a(n du+ dde^?", nhu+ng UBBN la`m ra ve? chu+a co' bao nhie^u
cho ddo^'i phu+o+ng tu+o+?ng"kho' kie^'m ddu+o+.c so^' phie^'u to^'i
thie^?u". DDu`ng mo^.t ca'i, ho. ddem tri`nh la`ng ho+n 5 nga`n chu+~
ky', chu+a ke^? UBBN dda~ tu+. y' loa.i bo? 2 nga`n chu+~ ky' bi. nghi
ngo+`! Xem the^' UBBN dda~ he^'t su+'c tra^n tro.ng chu+~ ky' cu?a
ddo^`ng hu+o+ng, va` ho. la`m vie^.c ra^'t khoa ho.c, ti'nh toa'n ky~
ca`ng, va` ddie^`u quan tro.ng nha^'t, ha^`u he^'t ho. la` nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i tre?! Tha('ng lo+.i sau cu`ng dda~ tha^'y tru+o+'c ma('t.
Nhu+ng. Ca'i nhu+ng ra^'t quan tro.ng, nha^'t la` ddo^'i vo+'i
truye^`n tho^'ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t chu'ng ta. Oan hay U+ng cho Madison ?
Tua^`n tru+o+'c, chu'ng to^i dda~ tri`nh ba`y va` chu+'ng minh la^.p
lua^.n"BA~I NHIE^.M TO^'N TIE^`N THA`NH PHO^' LA` LA^.P LUA^.N RE?
TIE^`N CU?A O^NG CHUCK REED" va` nhu+~ng ke? u?ng ho^. Madison. Nay
xin so+ lu+o+.c la.i dde^? ddo^`ng hu+o+ng na('m vu+~ng va^'n dde^`
ho+n:
Tu+` khi Madison ngo^`i va`o ghe^' nghi. vie^n dde^'n nay, chu+a bao
gio+` Madison nghi~ dde^'n ddo^`ng tie^`n cu?a tha`nh pho^' la`
ddo^`ng tie^`n thue^' ma` ngu+o+`i da^n pha?i ca^.t lu+.c la`m vie^.c
mo+'i co' dde^? ddo'ng cho tha`nh pho^' va` Madison pha?i tha^.n
tro.ng trong vie^.c chi tie^u. Madison dda~ cho ba'c si~ Nguye^~n
Xua^n Nga~i mo^.t ca'ch kho+i kho+i nu+?a trie^.u ba.c, khi vu+`a
mo+'i cha^n u+o+'t, cha^n ra'o bu+o+'c va`o Ho^.i DDo^`ng Tha`nh
Pho^'. Khi nha^n danh Co^.ng DDo^`ng VN xin tha`nh pho^' ddu+o+.c 2.8
trie^.u My~ kim, Madison dda~ da^'u die^'m co^.ng ddo^`ng, trao tro.n
co^ng vie^.c"tie^u xa`i" so^' ba.c na`y cho ba'c si~ Nguye^~n Xua^n
Nga~i va` ba.n be` cu?a Madison. Ne^'u co^.ng ddo^`ng VN kho^ng"mo'c
ra" thu+? ho?i so^' tie^`n na`y ddi ve^` dda^u? Ne^'u kho^ng co' lo+.i
cho phe nho'm, ta.i sao kho^ng cho co^.ng ddo^`ng bie^'t ma` chi? le'n
trao cho ba'c si~ Nga~i co^ng vie^.c cu?a"Trung Ta^m Sinh Hoa.t Co^.ng
DDo^`ng"? Khi ddu+o+.c tha`nh pho^' cha^'p nha^.n khu vu+.c thu+o+ng
ma.i ddu+o+`ng Story dde^? vinh danh ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ti. na.n CS,
Madison cu~ng kho^ng cho Co^.ng DDo^`ng VN bie^'t ma` chi? tha^.m
thu.t vo+'i Ta(ng La^.p"hoa`n tha`nh ke^' hoa.ch" ro^`i ddu+a ra mo^.t
va'n ba`i tha'u ca'y Ho^.i DDo^`ng Tha`nh Pho^':"Ta(ng La^.p dda~
chi.u ha^`u he^'t phi' to^?n thi` ca^`n gi` pha?i ddu+a ra public?".
Khi tha^'y va'n ba`i tha'u ca'y kho^ng co' hie^.u qua?, Madison buo^.c
pha?i ddu+a ra HDDTP, y thi. cu~ng da^'u nhe.m, chi? co' 3 ngu+o+`i
Vie^.t tham du+. la` Ta(ng La^.p, Vu~ Va(n Lo^.c va` Pha.m Phu' Nam,
Ta(ng La^.p la` chu? du+. a'n, Vu~ Va(n Lo^.c va` Pha.m Phu' Nam pha't
bie^?u ddo^`ng y' hoa`n toa`n nhu+~ng gi` Ta(ng La^.p ne^u le^n. Vi`
du+. a'n ddu+o+.c cha^'p thua^.n theo dde^` nghi. cu?a Ta(ng La^.p va`
vi` dda~ ddu+a ra tru+o+'c public, kho^ng co`n ly' do dde^? Ta(ng
La^.p"chi.u phi' to^?n" ne^n Chuck Reed va` Madison"provide" 100 nga`n
My~ kim cho Ta(ng La^.p thu+.c hie^.n du+. a'n. So^' tie^`n na`y chi?
la` so+ kho+?i, khi thu+.c ha`nh, chi tie^'t du+. a'n se~ bo^? tu'c
thi` tie^`n cu~ng bo^? tu'c theo. Ta(ng La^.p vu+`a thu+.c hie^.n du+.
a'n theo y' chi? cu?a ha('n ta, vu+`a ddu+o+.c"tha^`u" du+. a'n, vu+`a
la`m dde.p lo`ng ca'c dda.i gia ddo?, cu+'u nguy co^ng tri`nh xa^y
ca^'t cu?a rie^ng ha('n ta. Ly' do gi` ma` Madison ra(m ra('p la`m
theo nhu+~ng ta`i phie^.t, nhu+~ng ke? gia`u co'? Khi dde^` nghi.
dda(.t te^n cho khu vu+.c ddu+o+`ng Story la`"Saigon Business
District" bi. vi pha.m lua^.t Brown Act, Madison Nguye^~n va` Chuck
Reed nghe theo lo+`i khuye^n cu?a lua^.t su+ tha`nh pho^', ba~i bo?
quye^'t ddi.nh cu?a tha`nh pho^' dde^m 20.11.2007, nhu+ng la.i ddu+a
ra mo^.t dde^` nghi. tha^m ddo^.c kha'c la`"tru+ng ca^`u da^n y' toa`n
tha`nh pho^'" ve^` te^n Little Saigon, to^'n ca? trie^.u ba.c. Chuck
Reed va` Madison dda~ kho^ng coi tro.ng ddo^`ng tie^`n thue^' cu?a
da^n ma` tie^u pha, hay ddi.nh tie^u pha' phung phi', co' pha?i lua^.n
ddie^.u"Recall" to^'n tie^`n la` mo^.t lua^.n ddie^.u"re? tie^`n" hay
kho^ng? DDa^y la` mo^.t trong nhu+~ng nguye^n nha^n ma` ngu+o+`i
Vie^.t Ti. Na.n CS pha?i loa.i bo? mo^.t nghi. vie^n phung phi'
ddo^`ng tie^`n cu?a da^n cho phe nho'm. DDa^y la` mo^.t ma^`m mo^'ng
tham nhu~ng, ca^`n pha?i trie^.t ta^.n go^'c: ba~i nhie^.m ke? phung
phi' ddo^`ng tie^`n cu?a da^n.
Tu+` me. dde^'n mo? ba.c, mo? va`ng.
Ba` DDoan Trang va` ba` Kim A^n la^.p lua^.n tre^n dda`i Que^ Hu+o+ng
ra(`ng ne^'u ba~i nhie^.m Madison thi` ngu+o+`i My~ go^'c Vie^.t ta.i
San Jose se~ mo^` co^i. Tu+` nga`y Madison Nguye^~n"dda^.u" nghi.
vie^n thi` dda`i Que^ Hu+o+ng tu+` cho^~ cha.y tie^`n dda`i ha`ng
tha'ng dde^'n"sa'ng cho'i" dda~"pha^'t" ghe^ go+'m. Nhie^`u ngu+o+`i,
trong ddo' co' Kie^m A'i cho ra(`ng 2 ba` qua' lu+'a so^`n so^`n na`y
coi Madison nhu+ me. mi`nh ne^n mo+'i du`ng chu+~ mo^` co^i. Nhu+ng
ne^'u hie^?u mo^` co^i la`"ddo'i co+m kha't nu+o+'c" hay"...mo^` co^i
ma. lo't la' ma` na(`m"* thi` hai"dda^'ng lie^`n ba`" na`y tu+. coi
mi`nh chi? la`"nho+n chi so+" cu~ng pha?i. Kho^ng bie^'t ca'i tha^n
mi`nh"ma?nh mai ye^'u dduo^'i" cu?a Madison nhu+ lo+`i mie^u ta? cu?a
Nguye^n Kho^i co' kham no^?i 2 con so^`n so^`n na`y kho^ng? To^.i
nghie^.p! To^.i nghie^.p. Co`n ba'c si~ Nguye^~n Xua^n Nga~i thi` cho
ra(`ng ca'i ghe^' nghi. vie^n khu vu+.c 7 la` cu?a VN pha?i ba?o ve^.
cho ba(`ng ddu+o+.c vi` o^ng ta chi? no'i co' mo^.t tie^'ng ma` du`
Madison chu+a do.n xong va(n pho`ng cu~ng la^.p tu+'c ky' ca'i check
nu+?a trie^.u ba.c cho o^ng, kho^ng ca^`n ho?i ly' do, co`n o^ng
Kansen Chu (ngu+o+`i go^'c Hoa) lu'c tranh cu+? thi` co' hu+'a, nhu+ng
sau ddo' thi`"dde^? xem dda~". Khi ddu+o+.c 2.8 trie^.u My~ kim tu+`
tha`nh pho^', Madison la^.p tu+'c giao tro.n go'i dde^? ba'c si~ Nga~i
la^.p Board Directors mo^~i ngu+o+`i muo^'n va`o ca'i board na`y pha?i
na.p NHIE^`U TIE^`N cho ba'c si~ Nga~i. Madison qua? tha^.t la` mo?
va`ng cu?a ba'c si~ Nga~i, kho^ng bie^'t ngoa`i danh hie^.u mo? va`ng,
Madison co`n giu'p gi` cho ba'c si~ Nga~i nu+~a kho^ng? Va` kho^ng
bie^'t dda.i gia Ta(ng La^.p coi Madison la` gi`? Chi? tha^'y Madison
phu.c vu. dda.i gia na`y"to+'i be^'n" luo^n! Madison Nguye^~n chi?
dda.i die^.n cho 3 ddo^'i tu+o+.ng Nguye^~n Xua^n Nga~i (cho nu+?a
trie^.u va` dda?m tra'ch vie^.c xa^y xa`i 2.8 trie^.u My~ kim), dda`i
Que^ Hu+o+ng (vu+`a ddu+o+.c coi la` me. va` co`n la`m cho dda`i le^n
nhu+ die^`u ga(.p gio') va` dda.i gia Ta(ng La^.p (hoa(.c
ddu+o+.c"provide" 100 nga`n, hoa(.c o^m tro.n go'i co^ng tri`nh"vinh
danh ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ti. na.n CS tre^n ddu+o+`ng Story, cha('c la` co'
nhie^`u lo+.i nhua^.n ho+n 100 nga`n). Madison chi? phu.c vu. cho 3
ddo^'i tu+o+.ng na`y chu+' cha(?ng dda.i die^.n cho ai.
Pha?i ba?o ve^. nghi. vie^n go^'c Vie^.t to+'i cu`ng.
Co`n co^.ng ddo^`ng VN thi` sao? Mo^.t ngu+o+`i chi? cho Kie^m A'i
tha^'y hi`nh a?nh o+? San Francisco vo+'i ma^'y chu+~ LITTLE SAIGON
ro^`i no'i:"Nho+` San Francisco kho^ng co' (gia'm sa't vie^n) nghi.
vie^n ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ne^n co^.ng ddo^`ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t tre^n ddo'
dda~ co' ma^'y chu+~ Little Saigon de^~ da`ng, co`n San Jose vi` co'
nghi. vie^n Madison Nguye^~n ne^n ddo^`ng hu+o+ng ti. na.n CS pha?i
xa^'t ba^'t xang bang vi` hai chu+~ Little Saigon ma` cho dde^'n nay
va^~n chu+a tha`nh". Quan nie^.m pha?i co' nghi. vie^n ngu+o+`i
Vie^.t, pha?i giu+~ nghi. vie^n ngu+o+`i Vie^.t thi` cu~ng ddu'ng,
nhu+ng nghi. vie^n loa.i na`o chu+' ca'i loa.i a(n cha'o dda'i ba't,
loa.i chi? phu.c vu. cho phe nho'm hay ca' nha^n tha^n ye^u cu?a mi`nh
nhu+ Madison Nguye^~n thi` tha` kho^ng co' co`n ho+n. Cu~ng nhu+ khi
co' ngu+o+`i cho ra(`ng trong Ha. Vie^.n Lie^n Bang Hoa Ky`, kho^ng
co' ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ma` ma^'y la^`n du+. lua^.t ve^` nha^n quye^`n
ddu+o+.c ddu+a ra tha?o lua^.n, dda.i dda so^' da^n bie^?u dda~ tho^ng
qua ca'ch de^~ da`ng. Vi' du. cu. the^? na`y dda~ khie^'n nhu+~ng te^n
u?ng ho^. Madison Nguye^~n be^? ma'nh, nhu+ng ddo' la` su+. tha^.t.
La^`n na`y, o+? ta.i San Francisco, sa't na'ch San Jose, va` cu~ng hai
chu+~ Little Saigon, San Francisco kho^ng co' gia'm sa't vie^n
(gio^'ng nghi. vie^n ca'c tha`nh pho^' kha'c) ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ma`
Little Saigon ddu+o+.c tho^ng qua de^~ da`ng dda~ la` ca'i ta't nhu+
tro+`i gia'ng va`o ma(.t nhu+~ng te^n na`y. DDa'ng le~ chu'ng pha?i
ho^? the.n ma` ru't lui mo+'i pha?i, dda(`ng na`y chu'ng cu~ng tro+
ma(.t dde^? binh vu+.c Madison ! Vi` sao va^.y? Vi` kho^ng
muo^'n"cho'i sa'ng" vi` cha.y tie^`n? Tu+` khi Madison dda('c cu+?
nghi. vie^n cho dde^'n nay, kho^ng la`m ba^'t cu+' mo^.t vie^.c gi`
chu+'ng to? co^ ta phu.c vu. ngu+o+`i Vie^.t, su+?a chu+~a ddu+o+`ng
Senter, nhu+~ng"ha`ng nga`n vie^.c la`m", ta.o"nhie^`u nha` re?
tie^`n cho da^n nghe`o" la` nhu+~ng lo+`i no'i la'o tra('ng tro+.n!
Vi` nhu+~ng buildings na`o co' nhu+~ng ca(n da`nh cho ngu+o+`i"Low
income", thi` chu? building ddo' dde^`u co' nhu+~ng quye^`n lo+.i.
Ho+n nu+~a, nhu+~ng buildings ma` Madison Nguye^~n cho la`"nho+` co^"
da^n nghe`o mo+'i ddu+o+.c hu+o+?ng nha` low income la` nhu+~ng
buildings dda~ ddu+o+.c du+. tru` tu+` la^u, khi Madison chu+a le^n
San Jose. Chi? co' Madison Nguye^~n, ngu+o+`i no'i la'o nhu+ ma'y
mo+'i ke^?"co^ng o+n" na`y y nhu+ tha^.t ma` tho^i.
Cho^'ng ngu+o+`i cho^'ng Co^.ng.
Trong cuo^.c pho?ng va^'n cu?a ky' gia? Joshua Molina, nghi. vie^n
Madison Nguye^~n cho ra(`ng "nhu+~ng cu+ da^n va` thu+o+ng gia cu~ng
nhu+ nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i kha'c tre^n ddu+o+`ng Story kho^ng thi'ch ca'i
te^n Little Saigon chi? vi` no' co' a^m hu+o+?ng cho^'ng Co^.ng". Co'
tha^.t the^' kho^ng? Sau khi vie^'t ca^u na`y cu?a Madison Nguye^~n,
ky' gia? Molina co`n the^m"nhu+ng co^ ta kho^ng ddu+o+.c lo`ng da^n".
Da^n na`o no'i cho Madison y' tu+o+?ng kho^ng thi'ch a^m hu+o+?ng
cho^'ng Co^.ng na`y? Sau khi Madison Nguye^~n tuye^n bo^' mo^.t ca'ch
nga.o ma.n vo+'i ddo^`ng hu+o+ng ta.i thu+ vie^.n Tully, nga`y
15.8.2007 ra(`ng chi? co' y' kie^'n cu?a da^n chu'ng cu+ ngu. tre^n
ddu+o+`ng Story, gio+'i ha.n trong 1 nga`n feet mo+'i co' gia' tri.,
tha`nh pho^' San Jose dda~ mo+? ngay mo^.t cuo^.c tha(m do`, ke^'t
qua? la` dda so^' cu+ da^n va` thu+o+ng gia trong vu`ng na`y dda~
cho.n te^n Little Saigon, co`n ca'i te^n New Saigon do Madison cho.n
thi` xe^'p ha.ng cho't! Kho^ng pha?i chi? co' co+ quan ta'i thie^'t
cu?a tha`nh pho^' la`m vie^.c na`y, nha^.t ba'o San Jose Mercury News
cu~ng mo+? cuo^.c tha(m do` online va` ke^'t qua? cu~ng tre^n 90%
cho.n te^n Little Saigon, o^ng Minh Du+o+ng, u+'ng cu+? vie^n ddo+n
vi. 8 lu'c a^'y cu~ng mo+? cuo^.c tha(m do` da^n chu'ng va` ke^'t qua?
cu~ng tu+o+ng tu+. nhu+ 2 cuo^.c tha(m do` tre^n. Nhu+ va^.y, Madison
Nguye^~n ca(n cu+' va`o dda^u dde^? cho ra(`ng dda so^' da^n tre^n
ddu+o+`ng Story kho^ng thi'ch Little Saigon chi? vi` no' co' nghi~a
cho^'ng Co^.ng? DDa^y la` ca'ch no'i la'o tra('ng tro+.n dde^? ma.t
sa't ngu+o+`i cho^'ng Co^.ng mo^.t ca'ch vo^ lie^m si? cu?a Madison
Nguye^~n.
Lie^`u che^'t dde^? loa.i cho ddu+o+.c te^n Little Saigon .
Xin mo+? mo^.t da^'u ngoa(.c o+? dda^y dde^? no'i ro~ ve^`
chu+~"che^'t". Ky' gia? La^m Va(n Sang trong ba`i ddie^?m sa'ch The^'
Lu+.c DDen cu?a chi. Nguye^~n hi. Ngo.c Ha.nh, co' ne^u ca^u no'i cu?a
o^ng Nguye^n Kho^i mi?a mai ra(`ng ne^'u dda`i Que^ Hu+o+ng ddu+o+.c
VC ye^?m tro+. tie^`n ba.c thi` la`m sao"che^'t" ddu+o+.c. Tre^n
thu+.c te^', tu+` nga`y dda`i Que^ Hu+o+ng binh vu+.c Madison, vu. va.
bo^i ba^?n cho Co^.ng ddo^`ng va` tua^`n ba'o Tie^'ng Da^n thi` dda~
su't ha(?n ve^` ma(.t qua?ng ca'o, ca'c chu+o+ng tri` pha't thanh cu?a
ca'c ho^.i doa`n dda~ nha^'t loa.t ru't lui, the^' ma` dda`i la.i co`n
co' the^m 2 chu+o+ng tri`nh truye^`n hi`nh, nhu+ng va^~n"che^'t".
Che^'t vi` co^.ng ddo^`ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ti. na.n CS kho^ng ai u+a
nu+~a. Ca'c chu+o+ng tri`nh pha't thanh so+. va(ng mie^?ng ne^n ru't
lui. DDo' la` ba(`ng chu+'ng"che^'t" cu?a dda`i Que^ Hu+o+ng. Xin
tro+? la.i vo+'i tie^?u dde^` lie^`u che^'t dde^? loa.i cho ba(`ng
ddu+o+.c te^n Little Saigon.
Ban dda^`u, nhu+~ng sa('c da^n kha'c cu~ng nga.c nhie^n, ta.i sao chi?
vi` mo^.t ca'i te^n Little Saigon ma` ngu+o+`i My~ go^'c Vie^.t la.i
la`m to chuye^.n dde^'n nhu+ the^'? Nhu+ng khi co' ngu+o+`i ho?i la.i,
ta.i sao chi? co' ca'i te^n Little Saigon ma` nghi. vie^n Madison
Nguye^~n cu+' nha^'t quye^'t loa.i no' cho ba(`ng ddu+o+.c du` co'
pha?i tha^'t cu+? trong nhie^.m ky` to+'i, thi` ngu+o+`i ddo' la.i
co`n nga.c nhie^n ho+n? Ta.i sao? Ta.i vi` Madison Nguye^~n la` dda.i
die^.n cho da^n, da^n muo^'n ca'i te^n ddo' ta.i sao co^ ta (lu'c ddo'
co`n co^!) cho^'ng ddo^'i, loa.i tru+` cho ba(`ng ddu+o+.c? Ta.i vi`
te^n Little Saigon ddo^'i nghi.ch la.i vo+'i te^n VN Town . Ban
dda^`u, khi khu thu+o+ng ma~i ddu+o+`ng Story ddu+o+.c dda(.t te^n la`
VN Town thi` ddu+o+.c VC chu'c mu+`ng, ngu+o+`i ta chi? nghi ngo+`
ca'i te^n na`y do VC dde^` nghi. hay Ta(ng La^.p va` Madison Nguye^~n
tha^'y VC thi'ch ca'i te^n na`y thi` dda(.t. Nhu+ng ca`ng ve^` sau,
khi tha^'y Madison Nguye^~n nha^'t quye^'t loa.i cho ba(`ng ddu+o+.c
ca'i te^n Little Saigon ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng tin cu~ng kho^ng ddu+o+.c,
vi` chi? co' ca'ch ddo' mo+'i gia?i thi'ch ddu+o+.c ta.i sao Madison
cu+' le'n lu't vo+'i Ta(ng La^.p trong du+. a'n na`y ma` kho^ng cho
ddo^`ng hu+o+ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t bie^'t.
Loa.i tru+` te^n Little Saigon ba(`ng ca'ch na`o?
Khi tha^'y te^n VN Town bi. ddo^`ng hu+o+ng pha?n ddo^'i quye^'t
lie^.t va` ye^u ca^`u dda(.t te^n khu vu+.c na`y la` Little Saigon,
Madison Nguye^~n dda~ va^.n ddo^.ng phe nho'm ky' mo^.t ba?n thi?nh
nguye^.n xin HDDTP dda75t te^n la` New Saigon. Khi New Saigon dda~ bi.
chu+'ng minh ddo' la` chu? tru+o+ng cu?a VC, muo^'n bo? Little Saigon,
Madison la.i ddo^?i tha`nh Saigon Business District. Khi Saigon
Business District bi. to^' ca'o la` vi pha.m lua^.t Brown Act thi`
Madison va` Chuck Reed la.i dde^` nghi."ddem chu+~ Little Saigon ra
tru+ng ca^`u da^n y' tru+o+'c toa`n the^? cu+? tri tha`nh pho^' San
Jose". DDe^'n khi ca? Ho^.i DDo^`ng Tha`nh Pho^' pha?i co^ng nha^.n
Little Saigon la` te^n ddu+o+.c dda.i dda so^' ngu+o+`i Vie^.t muo^'n
thi` phe nho'm Madison la.i du`ng Henry Le tu+'c Le^ Va(n Hu+o+'ng
ddu+a no^.p danh sa'ch 92 chu+~ ky' lu+o+`ng ga.t dde^? ye^u ca^`u
ddi`nh chi? vie^.c cho.n te^. Khi ha`nh ddo^.ng gian la^.n cu?a Henry
Hu+o+'ng bi. pha't gia'c, va` Ly' To^'ng tuye^.t thu+.c, tuye^.t a^~m,
lu'c ddo', Madison va` Chuck Reed mo+'i cha^'p nha^.n te^n Little
Saigon vo+'i ha.n che^' ddu? thu+', na`o la` gio+'i ha.n 3 na(m, na`o
la` chi? cha^'p nha^.n cho treo mo^.t so^' phu+o+'n ha.n che^', na`o
la` co^.ng ddo^`ng pha?i bo? tie^`n ra chu+' tha`nh pho^'
kho^ng"provide" 1 tra(m nga`n nhu+ khi du+. a'n na`y na(`m trong tay
Ta(ng La^.p.
Mo^.t ke? kho^ng co' gia'o du.c gia ddi`nh.
Tha^.t va^.y, Madison Nguye^~n kho^ng co' gia'o du.c cu?a gia ddi`nh,
no'i no^m na la` ma^'t da.y. No'i the^', co' nhie^`u ngu+o+`i cho
ra(`ng Madison ddi da.y thi` la`m sao ma^'t da.y ddu+o+.c. Khi
ddu+o+.c ho?i ta.i sao la.i ddem du+. a'n"Trung Ta^m Sinh Hoa.t Co^.ng
DDo^`ng" vo+'i nga^n sa'ch 2.8 trie^.u My~ kim cho ba'c si~ Nga~i ma`
kho^ng cho co^.ng ddo^`ng bie^'t, Madison Nguye^~n dda~ no'i ti?nh bo+
ra(`ng vi` na(m ngoa'i, khi Madison ra tranh cu+?, ba'c si~ Nga~i dda~
giu'p co^ ra^'t nhie^`u. Ai giu'p co^ ta dda('c cu+? nhie^`u cho
ba(`ng co^.ng ddo^`ng? Vi` chi? co' la' phie^'u mo+'i ddu+a co^ le^n
ngo^`i o+? ghe^' nghi. vie^n. Ba'c si~ Nga~i co' giu'p cu~ng chi?
giu'p tie^`n ba.c va` nhu+~ng gi` ca^`n thie^'t cho co^, tuye^.t
nhie^n, ba'c si~ Nga~i kho^ng va^.n ddo^.ng To^?ng Tho^'ng hay mo^.t
ai co' the^? ddu+a co^ ta le^n chu+'c nghi. vie^n ma` kho^ng co'
phie^'u cu?a cu+? tri. Chi? co' VC mo+'i hu+'a lie^`u ma.ng ra(`ng se~
cho Vie^.t Kie^`u to^i to+' cu?a chu'ng ve^` ngo^`i o+? quo^'c ho^.i
cu?a chu'ng ma` kho^ng ca^`n ba^`u cu+?. Ma` chuye^.n na`y cu~ng chi?
la` chuye^.n hu+'a ha~o chu+' VC kho^ng thu+.c hie^.n, the^' ma` co'
ke? cha.y theo la`m to^i VC vi` ca'i chu+'c A?O na`y. La^'y co^ng vi
tu+, la.i no'i ddie^`u ddo' tru+o+'c ma(.t co^.ng ddo^`ng, nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i dda~ ddu+a co^ le^n ghe^' nghi. vie^n co' pha?i la` thie^'u
gia'o du.c kho^ng? Khi Madison ddu+'ng o+? tre^n ta^`ng thu+' 18 cu?a
to`a thi. chi'nh tro^ng xuo^'ng tha^'y ddo^`ng hu+o+ng bie^?u ti`nh
o+? du+o+'i giu+~a tro+`i mu+a la.nh, Madison dda~ cho la` co^ ta
ddang xem mo^.t ma`n xie^.c! Chu'ng to^i se~ tro+? la.i va^'n dde^`
na`y.
Nhu+ tre^n dda~ no'i, vo+'i 5,181 chu+~ ky' trong khi lua^.t chi?
ddo`i ho?i 3,126 chu+~ ky', chu'ng ta tha^'y vie^.c ba~i nhie^.m
Madison Nguye^~n chi? la` tho+`i gian. Do ddo', vo+'i con ma('t cu?a
ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Ti. Na.n CS, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i quo^'c gia cho^'ng
Co^.ng, chu'ng ta ca^`n xem la.i va^'n dde^` ba~i nhie^.m Madison
Nguye^~n OAN HAY U+NG. va` qua nhu+~ng chu+'ng minh tre^n, Madison
Nguye^~n qua? thu+.c kho^ng oan chu't na`o. (Co`n tie^'p mo^.t ky`)
Kie^m A'i
*Ca dao mie^`n Trung:
Mo^` co^i cha a(n co+m vo+'i ca',
Mo^` co^i ma. lo't la' ma` na(`m"
Mo^` co^i cha ddu+o+.c me. cha(m so'c dda^`y ddu?, me. co' ddi la^'y
cho^`ng thi` cung lo la('ng cho con, cha ghe? kho^ng ddo^'i xu+? te^.
vo+'i con ghe?, co`n mo^` co^i me. thi` cha i't cha(m so'c con, nha^'t
la` khi co' me. ghe? thi` thu+o+`ng bi. dduo^?i ra kho?i nha`, pha?i
la^'y la' lo't tre^n dda^'t ma` ngu?. .
* Phe'p xa~ giao 101 da`nh cho mo^.t Nu+~ nghi. vie^n
VVV, 4.9.08
Ho^` Va^n
(Chu' thi'ch cu?a ngu+o+`i vie^'t: tho^ng thu+o+`ng trong chu+o+ng
tri`nh gia?ng da.y, mo^.t lo+'p ca(n ba?n thu+o+`ng ba('t dda^`u
ba(`ng so^' 101, cha(?ng ha.n nhu+ Psychology 101 la` lo+'p ca(n ba?n
nha^'t trong nhu+~ng lo+'p ve^` ta^m ly' ho.c)
"Va`o lu'c na`y to^i kho^ng lo nga.i la('m bo+?i vi` chu'ng to^i pha?i
cho+` xem nhu+~ng chu+~ ky' ddo' co' la` [chu+~ ky'] thu+.c kho^ng",
ddo' la` lo+`i pha't bie^?u cu?a nghi. vie^n Nguye^~n vo+'i pho'ng
vie^n cu?a ba'o San Jose Mercury News.
Ba?n danh sa'ch"ma" vo+'i chu+~ ky' cu?a 92 co+ so+? thu+o+ng ma.i
ddu+o+.c dde^. tri`nh le^n Ho^.i ddo^`ng tha`nh pho^' San Jose dde^m
4308
Nhu+~ng lo+`i no'i cu?a ba` la`m ngu+o+`i ta nho+' la.i"ti'nh xa'c
thu+.c" cu?a ba?n danh sa'ch 92 doanh gia cho^'ng la.i vie^.c dda(.t
te^n Little Saigon, ddu+o+.c no^.p le^n cho Ho^.i ddo^`ng tha`nh pho^'
va`o dde^m 4 tha'ng 03, 2008 bo+?i mo^.t trong nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i u?ng
ho^. ba` ta ma.nh me~ nha^'t la` o^ng Henry Lee cu?a tie^.m ba'nh
Lee’s Sandwich, ma` ve^` sau bi. Lua^.t su+ Tha`nh pho^' xem la` chu+~
ky' ma (gia? ma.o) sau khi ha`ng chu.c trong so^' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co'
te^n trong danh sa'ch, co^ng khai tuye^n bo^' la` ho. kho^ng bao gio+`
ky' te^n va`o va(n kie^.n ddo'.
Su+. kha'c bie^.t o+? dda^y la` phi'a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i u?ng ho^. te^n
Little Saigon i't nha^'t dda~ cho+` dde^'n khi ho. co' ddu+o+.c trong
tay nhu+~ng ba(`ng chu+'ng kho^ng the^? cho^'i ca~i ddu+o+.c, thi`
mo+'i ddem pho+i ba`y ra a'nh sa'ng su+. gian tra' na`y vo+'i Ho^.i
ddo^`ng tha`nh pho^' va` lua^.t su+ tha`nh pho^'. Tha^.t la` dda'ng
tie^'c, ba` Nguye^~n, pha't bie^?u vo+'i tu+ ca'ch mo^.t nghi. vie^n
da^n cu+? cu?a Ho^.i ddo^`ng tha`nh pho^', dda~ kho^ng cho tha^'y
ddu+o+.c mo^.t phe'p ha`nh xu+? li.ch su+. to^'i thie^?u tu+o+ng tu+.
ddo^'i vo+'i phe ddo^'i la^.p, ma` ho+n 5,000 trong so^' ho. la` cu+
da^n trong khu vu+.c ba` dda.i die^.n.
Theo nghi~a tho^ng thu+o+`ng, [chu+~ ky'] ddu+o+.c xem la`"xa'c
thu+.c" co' nghi~a la`"kho^ng la`m gia?, kho^ng sao che'p", hoa(.c
kho^ng"ngu.y ta.o." Ta.i sao ba` nghi. vie^n la.i to^' gia'c mo^.t
ca'ch ho^` ddo^` nhu+ va^.y? Lo+`i gia?i thi'ch duy nha^'t co' the^?
co' va` ddu+o+.c mo^ ta? ddu'ng nha^'t bo+?i mo^.t ca^u tu.c ngu+~
VN"suy bu.ng ta, ra bu.ng ngu+o+`i", co' nghi~a la`, du+.a va`o
nhu+~ng gi` nghi~ trong bu.ng mi`nh (ma` mi`nh se~ la`m trong mo^.t
ti`nh huo^'ng na`o ddo'), ba.n du+. pho'ng ra(`ng ddie^`u ddo' phi'a
be^n kia cu~ng se~ la`m nhu+ va^.y.
Kho^ng ai co' the^? ddoa'n cha('c ba` nghi. vie^n suy ti'nh nhu+~ng
gi` khi ba` ddu+a ra mo^.t lo+`i to^' ca'o nhu+ va^.y; co' the^? ba`
lo+~ lo+`i cha(ng? Ngay ca? khi ba` tha`nh tha^.t nghi~ ra(`ng ho.
dda~ gia? ma.o ho+n 5,000 chu+~ ky' tre^n [theo kie^?u"suy bu.ng ta ra
bu.ng mi`nh"] va` ba` ra^'t muo^'n ca'o buo^.c to^.i gia? ma.o cho
nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i muo^'n ba~i nhie^.m ba`, thi` mo^.t ngu+o+`i trong
cu+o+ng vi. cu?a ba`, va`o tho+`i ddie^?m na`y, chi? ne^n pha't bie^?u
mo^.t ca'ch li.ch su+., ddu'ng phe'p xa~ giao la`:"Va`o lu'c na`y to^i
kho^ng qua' ba^.n ta^m bo+?i vi` chu'ng to^i pha?i cho+` xem nhu+~ng
chu+~ ky' ddo' ho+.p le^. (valid) kho^ng" thay vi` ho^` ddo^`, ha^'p
ta^'p to^' ca'o nhu+~ng cu+? tri cu?a ba` ngu.y ta.o chu+~ ky' tre^n
thi?nh nguye^.n thu+ ba~i nhie^.m.
Tuy nhie^n, dda^y kho^ng pha?i la` la^`n dda^`u tie^n ba` nghi. vie^n
ca^`n mo^.t"phe'p xa~ giao 101 da`nh cho mo^.t nu+~ nghi. vie^n".
Vo+'i tu+ ca'ch la` mo^.t nghi. vie^n, du` ba` kho^ng to^n tro.ng
hoa(.c kho^ng co' mo^.t ma?i may quan ta^m na`o dde^'n nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i co^ng da^n bi`nh thu+o+`ng co' nhu+~ng nguye^.n vo.ng, u+u
tu+ (lu+u y': ho. la` nhu+~ng co^ng da^n thu+o+`ng ha.ng 2, kho^ng
pha?i nhu+~ng nha` dda^`u tu+ gia`u co' dda^u nhe'!) chi.u da`nh thi`
gio+` dde^'n du+. ca'c phie^n ho.p cu?a ho^.i ddo^`ng tha`nh pho^',
thi` ba` nghi. vie^n cu~ng kho^ng bao gio+` ne^n nhu.c ma. ho. la`"co'
qua' nhie^`u thi` gio+` ra?nh ro^?i" hoa(.c ba` ta ca^`n"dda.i die^.n
cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i kha'c vi` co' 2-3 vie^.c la`m ma` ho. kho^ng
the^? dde^'n [tham du+. ddu+o+.c]." La^`n kha'c, tuye^n bo^' ve^`
nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i bie^?u ti`nh mo^~i thu+' Ba dden ta.i To`a Thi.
Chi'nh San Jose, ba` Nghi. vie^n dda~ ma. ly. ho. gio^'ng nhu+
mo^.t"ga'nh xie^.c". Tha^.t va^.y, si? nhu.c chi'nh nhu+~ng cu+? tri
cu?a mi`nh vo+'i tha'i ddo^. tri.ch thu+o+.ng, kie^u ca(ng hoa`n toa`n
kho^ng pha?i la` nhu+~ng gi` ngu+o+`i da^n mong ddo+.i khi ho. bo?
phie^'u u?ng ho^. ba` Nguye^~n va`o ghe^' nghi. vie^n khu vu+.c 7 va`o
na(m 2005.
Viperle
"Madison dda~ cho ba'c si~ Nguye^~n
Xua^n Nga~i mo^.t ca'ch kho+i kho+i nu+?a trie^.u ba.c, khi vu+`a
mo+'i cha^n u+o+'t, cha^n ra'o bu+o+'c va`o Ho^.i DDo^`ng Tha`nh
Pho^'. Khi nha^n danh Co^.ng DDo^`ng VN xin tha`nh pho^' ddu+o+.c 2.8
trie^.u My~ kim, Madison dda~ da^'u die^'m co^.ng ddo^`ng, trao tro.n
co^ng vie^.c"tie^u xa`i" so^' ba.c na`y cho ba'c si~ Nguye^~n Xua^n
Nga~i va` ba.n be` cu?a Madison. "
Nha^.n ddi.nh va vie^'t ra ' dda(.ng le^n ca'c ba'o ' la mo^.t vie^.c la`m
sai tra'i ! cu?a o^ng Kie^m A'i !
1) Ne^`n ta`i chi'nh cu?a Santa Clara County ,la co+ quan bie^.t la^.p ,va
chi tie^u theo le^.nh cua
Tie^?u Bang California ,ra^'t nghie^m minh ,co he^. tho^'ng kie^?m soa't
cu?a Hoa ky.
2) Ong Kie^m A'i kho^ng hie^?u bie^'t ve^` lo^'i chi tie^u cho ca'c chu+o+ng
tri`nh tro+. giu'p
co^ng co.ng ddie^?n hi`nh la "Nursing Home 's Nguyen Xuan Ngai " Ba`
Nghi Vie^n Madison Nguyen ,
chi? la` mo^.t nghi. vie^n ...thu+`o+ng !! chi? co' bie^?u quye^'t theo
he^. tho^'ng cu?a chi'nh phu? My !
Ta^'t ca? ca'c nghi. vie^n trong Ti?nh San Jose ,ho. pha?i la`m ro?
ra`ng va dde^? la.i chu+'ng ti'ch !
O^ng Kie^m A'i co' the^? dde^'n do`i xem ba?ng chi tie^u ,vo+'i The?
Nha` Ba`o voi Ho^.i DDo^`ng
Da^n Cu+? ddo' . O^ng chi? suy die^?n theo y' kie^'n cu?a dda'm ddo^ng
!! trong y' nghi? cu?a o^ng ,
ro^`i post le^n ca'c ba'o vo^ to^.i va. !! kho^ng tra'ch nhie^.m sao ?
3) O^ng Kie^m A'i kho^ng ddie^`u tra cho ro? ra`ng dda~ vo^.i ,dda~ vo^.i la
la`ng cho mo.i ngu+o+`i
chung quanh o^ng la theo !!! Chi? mo^.t ddoa.n nga('n cu?a o^ng vie^'t
..toi copy no' le^n dda^y ,dde^?
moi ngu+o+`i (SCVers) xem la.i ,va` cho to^i bie^'t , ta'c gia? ba`i
ba'o la o^ng Kie^'m A'i (Nha` Va(n ,nha` Ba'o)
vie^'t co' su+. hie^?u bie^'t hay kho^ng .
4) Mong Nha` Ba'o Kie^'m A'i , tra? lo+`i trong Soc.Culter.Vietnamese forum
na^`y .
ve^` ca'c mu.c trong y' kie^'n ca' nha^n na^`y.
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To^i kho^ng o+? SJ, khong biet ro vu. nay, khong hieu vi sao ddo^`ng hu
+o+ng ta phai ton bao nhieu la` cong suc, tien bac, thi gio de recall
Madison Nguyen? DDong huong khong tin' nhie^m nua thi` het nhiem ky,
minh khong bau lai la xong chuyen thoi. Chang le Nghi vienco the lam
hoai hoai duoc sao?
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> To^i kho^ngo+? SJ, khong biet rovu. nay, khong hieu vi sao ddo^`nghu+o+ngta phai ton bao nhieu la` cong suc, tien bac, thi gio de recallMadisonNguyen? DDong huong khong tin' nhie^m nua thi` het nhiem ky, minh khong bau lai la xong chuyen thoi. Chang le Nghi vienco the lam hoai hoai duoc sao?
Ngu*o*`i vn chi? gi?oi attack ngu*o*`i vn vo*'i nhau tho^i, chu*' ai
ma` question ngu*o*`i da tra('ng -da~ng CH thi` o/ -du*o*.c! :o)