31 Viet-Ams graduated as Valedictorian or Salutorian in Houston Options

[supernovasp]

Out of 61 high schools in Houston and outer suburban areas, 31 Vietnamese americans graduated as either Valedictorian or Salutorian

Here's the biography of all of them (scroll down to the middle of the pdf file)

http://www.vhkhvn.org/vhkh/youth/images/VV...rogram_Book.pdf



Pictures
http://truongky.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=334


At least 2-3 of them will be attending harvard.

This post has been edited by supernovasp: Aug 15 2006, 11:29 AM

[blacklight]

Nice work. As usual, the best of our best are a match for anyone - Chinese, Indian, Koreans. We don't just beat the competition, we wipe it out.

On the other hand, let's not forget to lend a helping, tutoring hand to those of our students who are struggling, so that they in turn can shoot up like rockets.

When we get act our together and we get going, we are almost impossible to beat.

This post has been edited by blacklight: Aug 15 2006, 11:27 AM

[supernovasp]

^^ there are a lot of viet gangsters in Houston as well.. ahh Vietnamese people are full of contradictory

[blacklight]

^^ there are a lot of viet gangsters in Houston as well.. ahh Vietnamese people are full of contradictory

Yeah, either we do extraordinarily well or we screw up bad. There is no middle ground. I would rather that we do extremely well.


This post has been edited by blacklight: Aug 15 2006, 11:31 AM

[Byron]

^^ there are a lot of viet gangsters in Houston as well.. ahh Vietnamese people are full of contradictory

There are plenty of gangsters and criminals of any ethnicity. The only reason why there are lots of Vietnamese gangsters around is because Vietnam is like one of 3 countries that doesn't have a deportation agreement with the US.

Gangsters of other immigrants are pretty much deported.

This post has been edited by Byron: Aug 15 2006, 11:36 AM

[supernovasp]

Yeah, either we do extraordinarily well or we screw up bad. There is no middle ground. I would rather that we do extremely well.

I'm so impressed with these people, if you read their achievement lists

[Tav6]

they should go back to vn and help the mother land

[blacklight]

they should go back to vn and help the mother land

They have to be well trained professionals first, with solid connections in the United States. Then they should help the motherland as organized groups. If they do so, their effectivenesss will be out of all proportion to their numbers. And other countries will be green with envy.

[SoCal]

Very impressive

Congratulations, Vietnamese Americans

[blacklight]

We are a small minority in the US, but we are showing again the power of quality over quantity.

[SoCal]

We are a small minority in the US, but we are showing again the power of quality over quantity.

By 2010, Vietnamese Americans will be the second largest in the Asian American Group after Chinese Americans.

[blacklight]

By 2010, Vietnamese Americans will be the second largest in the Asian American Group after Chinese Americans.

Our numbers in 2010 will still be chicken-$hit percentage-wise compared to the rest of the US.

This post has been edited by blacklight: Aug 15 2006, 02:07 PM

[LaiSteve66]

Is anyone really surprised? The Valedictorian of my own graduating class eight years ago was Vietnamese.

Anyway, congrats to them.

[Byron]

Ok so Vietnamese are good at studying, but what about practical work? You saw the number of Vietnamese articles in journals. Just shows that book smarts doesn't necessarily translate to success.

[supernovasp]

Ok so Vietnamese are good at studying, but what about practical work? You saw the number of Vietnamese articles in journals. Just shows that book smarts doesn't necessarily translate to success.

Uhm if you have look at their biography, most of them are very well-rounded athletically (?), academically, and socially.

This post has been edited by supernovasp: Aug 15 2006, 02:18 PM

[blacklight]

Ok so Vietnamese are good at studying, but what about practical work? You saw the number of Vietnamese articles in journals. Just shows that book smarts doesn't necessarily translate to success.

Here is a small exercise for you: google these three terms at once - nguyen "high tech" founder. Then count the number of references (52700)

[Byron]

Uhm if you have look at their biography, most of them are very well-rounded athletically (?), academically, and socially.

Well until I see large numbers of Vietnamese making practical inventions and research, I'm not gonna go out and say Vietnamese are just as good as other ethnicities.

[LaiSteve66]

Well until I see large numbers of Vietnamese making practical inventions and research, I'm not gonna go out and say Vietnamese are just as good as other ethnicities.

What? You mean other ethnicities are better?

[Byron]

What? You mean other ethnicities are better?

better in terms of scientific and artistic accomplishment.

[LaiSteve66]

better in terms of scientific and artistic accomplishment.

At the University of Houston, there are many Vietnamese in science majors on the undergraduate, masters and PhD levels, so Vietnamese are involved in scientific research and they will accomplish something. Give it time.