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We asked Vietnamese American candidates in selected races on Tuesday’s ballot to respond to our questions to give our readers a snapshot of their candidacy.
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WESTMINSTER
CITY COUNCIL

TRUONG DI?P
Occupation: Director,
Midway City Sanitary District.
Family: Parents and sister.
Change: '"I want to make politicians and City Hall accountable to the public and end the finger pointing. I want (to) give our law enforcement officials the advanced tools they need to combat gangs and keep criminals and sex offenders off our streets to protect our families. I want to preserve our open spaces and better maintain our parks. I want to keep taxes low and provide incentives to attract more businesses to West-minster to create local jobs."'
Quotable: '"Lower ta-xes, fight gangs, more parks for all of Westmins-ter."'

STANTON
CITY COUNCIL
ALEX LÂM
Occupation: Small-business owner
Age: 34
Family: Ninth of a family of 10 siblings
Statements: Will never vote for a tax increase. Utilize 21st century technology. Promote environmentally friendly building practices.
Change: '"The mentality of the council. Just like (John) McCain’s slogan, ‘Country First,’ mine would be something like ‘Residents and Businesses First.’ By adopting this mentality, I hope the city would be more business friendly, thus be more supportive of their needs and empathetic of their struggles. The first thing on my agenda is to improve the relationship between the city and the businesses. Secondly, if the residents of Stanton also come first, then their concerns, safety and security will be a priority."'
Quotable: '"Approachable leader for sensible change."'

WESTMINSTER
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRANK TRÂN
Occupation: Civil engineer
Age: 38
Family: Wife and three children
Change: '"Ensure (the) citizen’s voice is heard and listened to in all budget decisions. Take the district in the right direction with a comprehensive budget plan that is conservative and accountable."'
Quotable: '"Integrity, honesty and responsibility. Current board members don’t have these characteristics when trying to promote Measure ‘O’."'

GARDEN GROVE
CITY COUNCIL
LINH H?
Occupation: Public law attorney
Age: 30
Family: Parents; the oldest of seven siblings
Statements: Fight for safe neighborhoods and ensure that police officers and fire fighters have enough resources to keep the city safe. Invest in good jobs, streets and sidewalks and public schools. Protect open space.
Change: '"I would like to be a responsive and responsible bridge between our diverse communities in Garden Grove and our local government. In order to change the way City Hall serves Garden Grove residents, I am interested in: investing in Garden Grove’s future through smart city planning and listening to community concerns; promoting safe and healthy neighborhoods for seniors, youth and all Garden Grove residents; and improving the quality of life."'
Quotable: '"Together we can create a brighter future and improve the quality of life in our city. With my education, experience and community involvement, I am well-qualified to be Garden Grove’s next city council-member."'

RANCHO SANTIAGO
COMMUNITY COL
LEGE DISTRICT;
TRUSTEE AREA 1
NAM PH?M
Occupation: Businessman
Family: Married
Statement: Analyze all available resources and apply '"best use"' technique to maximize profits and minimize the costs.
Change: '"More people invest in education beyond high school, which means more choice for everyone since better planning (of) educations will definitely benefit everyone involved."'
Quotable: '"Together, we can achieve above and beyond whatever you can imagine!"'

GARDEN GROVE
UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT

JOHN CHUONG
NGUY?N
Occupation: Telecommunication engineer, Garden Grove’s Neighborhood Commissioner
Age: 40
Family: Wife, two children
Change: "'Put the children first and take the politics out of the school board."'
Quotable: '"I’m the only candidate who has two children currently attending schools in Garden Grove Unified School District, both in general and special education. I care about what is not only best for our children, but I will also be the voice of all children and parents."

KIM-OANH
NGUY?N-LÂM
Occupation: Governing Board Member, Garden Grove Unified School District; Executive
Family: Two children
Director, Strategic Language Initiative Consortium, California State University System; and Project Director/Research Associate, Center for Language Minority Education and Research, CSU Long Beach.
Statements: Encourage more civic engagement through community service projects. Prepare more students for higher education meeting UC/CSU admission eligibility. Have more technical education courses.
Quotable: I’m proud to report that Garden Grove Unified School District is in a better place than it was four years ago when I was first elected. Not only are our students achieving at a higher rate, the academic gap between the subgroups within the student population are smaller.  Additionally, more students are prepared to enter a four-year university upon graduating from our high schools, because many of our core courses have been revised and strengthened…"'

COAST COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT,
TRUSTEE AREA 2
JOSEPH  ÐÔVINH
Occupation: Business owner and language consultant
Statements: Develop alternative sources of funding. Live within the dis-trict’s means to meet the needs of continued student population growth and academic expansion.
Quotable: '"Sometimes, the interests of administrators, staff and faculty are placed ahead of the students’. I am here to change that."'

MIDWAY CITY
SANITARY DISTRICT
JOSEPH  ÐÔVINH
Occupation: Business owner and language consultant
Statements: Advocate for translation of literature into key languages so residents would be informed. Provide interpreters for those of limited English who would like to speak at meetings to encourage involvement.
Quotable: '"The idea is to make our cities greener and cleaner to people of all backgrounds, and to accommodate a growing population that continue to make more demands on our capacity to serve and challenge our leaders to work even harder for the benefit of our community."'

 

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