Read this terrific story about a Vietnamese refugee who worked hard and is now involved in politics, giving back to his community. - - Donna Poisl
BY CINDY CARCAMO, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
At 17 years old, Michael Vo knew his life had taken a turn when he caught sight of a woman in the driver's seat of a bus he'd just stepped onto in Hawaii.
"I was shocked," said Vo, who is now 48. "I said to myself, 'Wow, in this country if people put their mind to things and they want something, everyone has the same opportunity.'"
While a female bus driver might not have seemed like much of a novelty to most Americans, the young Vo had never seen such a thing back home in Vietnam in the 1980s.
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