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This is the first 1,000 characters of 2320 words (9.28 pages) in the essay titled Hate Crimes Tragedy befell the Vietnamese community on Jan 29, 1996, when Thien Minh Ly, a 24-year old Vietnamese man and former graduate of UCLA, was murdered while rollerblading in his Tustin hometown high school tennis court. Ly was found lying in a pool of blood the following morning by a janitor, maimed by an excessive number of stabbing wounds to various parts of his body, as well as slashing wounds to his throat.In the immediate aftermath of his death, friends, family, and acquaintances could not fathom the senselessness of the crime that ended Ly s life. All who knew him remembered him with love, respect, and admiration. A man of exemplary integrity, intelligence, confidence and spirit, Ly embodied the model Vietnamese American. He was a dutiful and loving son to his parents, a beloved older brother to his younger siblings, and a friend that one could always count on in times of need. He was an academic in endless pursuit of knowledge: at UCLA, he obtained both an English and a Biology degree in four years, had just completed a Master s in Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown, and was contemplating the study of Law just before his death. While at UCLA, Thien was a leader. He wholeheartedly dedicated himself to the UCLA Vietnamese Students Association (VSA) as VSA s Culture Night Director, VSA s newsletter editor, and finally, at the height of his VSA involvement, as VSA President 92- 93. Hundreds attended the candlelight vigil held for him the same week he was murdered. A... |
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Keywords: thien minh ly, vietnamese students association, vsa, vietnamese man, vietnamese community, ucla, lindberg, wounds, maimed, wholeheartedly, dutiful, contemplating, fathom, exemplary integrity, pool of blood, candlelight vigil, biology degree, school tennis, endless pursuit, younger siblings