The Boston Globe
Saturday, February 22, 2003 · Metro/Region, page B1
From raft to halls of justice
Journey to freedom from Vietnam shaped new prosecutor’s life
What the article says
The Globe’s Metro section told how a 15-year-old refugee from Vietnam became a Suffolk County prosecutor.
It follows him from a raft on the South China Sea, where he and many others drifted for more than four days before reaching an island near Malaysia, to an uncle in Houston, and then to Boston. There he finished high school in three years and went on to Boston University and Northeastern University School of Law.
The article describes his swearing-in as an assistant district attorney at Dorchester’s new Vietnamese community center, the City Council’s declaration of “Vy Truong Day,” and the $16,000 pay cut he took to become a prosecutor. The Globe called him one of the state’s first Vietnamese-American prosecutors.
“Our job, and soon Vy’s job, is to give voice to the voiceless.”
“He stood out then, and he still stands out.”
Summary by the Law Offices of Vy H. Truong, P.C. The article is © 2003 Globe Newspaper Company.
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