{"id":11710,"date":"2025-07-23T17:43:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpmegrowwa.org\/?post_type=news&p=11710"},"modified":"2025-07-24T23:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:46:08","slug":"meet-minette-mason-a-new-voice-in-our-community","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/helpmegrowwa.org\/vi\/news\/meet-minette-mason-a-new-voice-in-our-community","title":{"rendered":"G\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 Minnette Mason: Ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i m\u1edbi trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta"},"content":{"rendered":"
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B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chia s\u1ebb \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat v\u1ec1 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vai tr\u00f2 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n ti\u1ec3u bang l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec9nh cao c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 trong qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i, k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p ch\u0103m s\u00f3c v\u00e0 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c tr\u1ebb em, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ph\u00f2ng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1m d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 b\u1ecf b\u00ea tr\u1ebb em. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u00e1n th\u1eddi gian trong L\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng D\u1ef1 b\u1ecb Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 h\u1ea1 s\u0129 quan cao c\u1ea5p (NCO) khi l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n xin vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m cho m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc. L\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c b\u00e1n th\u1eddi gian cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u00e1c con nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc to\u00e0n th\u1eddi gian. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 s\u1edf ch\u0103m s\u00f3c tr\u1ebb em, bao g\u1ed3m ECEAP v\u00e0 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c tr\u1ebb em, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh c\u00e1c kh\u00f3a h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng c\u1eed nh\u00e2n v\u1ec1 Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u Tr\u1ebb em. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tham gia\u00a0<\/span>Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1t th\u00e0nh t\u00edch s\u1edbm<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u0111\u1ed9i v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a Ti\u1ec3u bang Washington v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2015, sau khi\u00a0<\/span>\u0110\u1ea1o lu\u1eadt Kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u S\u1edbm<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng qua, v\u00e0 khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i Khoa Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c M\u1ea7m non tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Vai tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 Chuy\u00ean gia H\u1ed9i nh\u1eadp Tr\u1ebb em \u0110\u1ea1t th\u00e0nh t\u00edch S\u1edbm \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi kinh nghi\u1ec7m trong quan h\u1ec7 c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c v\u00e0 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c s\u1edbm. V\u00e0i n\u0103m sau, t\u00f4i chuy\u1ec3n sang\u00a0<\/span>T\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng gia \u0111\u00ecnh Washington<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u0111\u1ed9i (v\u1eabn \u1edf DEL c\u0169) v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0\u00a0<\/span>th\u0103m nh\u00e0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Chuy\u00ean gia ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh Cha m\u1eb9 l\u00e0 Gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean. Quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch th\u0103m nh\u00e0 tr\u1ebb t\u1eeb s\u1edbm c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 then ch\u1ed1t trong vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 cha m\u1eb9 - con c\u00e1i, nh\u1edd \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ea3m thi\u1ec3u nguy c\u01a1 b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e3i v\u00e0 b\u1ecf b\u00ea, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi gi\u00fap tr\u1ebb em chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n cho vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng. DEL cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh DCYF, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ed \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh n\u00e0y.\u00a0<\/span>\u0110i\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp s\u1edbm v\u1ec1 ph\u00fac l\u1ee3i tr\u1ebb em<\/span><\/a>, hay ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh CWELN. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng ch\u1ed1ng x\u00e2m h\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb em, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tham gia nh\u00f3m CWELN v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u ph\u1ed1i vi\u00ean d\u1ef1 \u00e1n. N\u0103m 2021, t\u00f4i ngh\u1ec9 h\u01b0u sau h\u01a1n 20 n\u0103m ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 trong qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i. Tuy nhi\u00ean, vi\u1ec7c chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1eeb ngh\u0129a v\u1ee5 qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1m ngh\u1ec9 DCYF m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho\u00a0<\/span>S\u1edf C\u1ef1u chi\u1ebfn binh Ti\u1ec3u bang Washington<\/span><\/a>. T\u00f4i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i DCYF khi bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean li\u00ean l\u1ea1c ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 cho Help Me Grow.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0110i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ban \u0111\u1ea7u thu h\u00fat b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y?<\/span><\/h4>\n

T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vinh d\u1ef1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ebd v\u1edbi c\u00e1c CWELN, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eadp trung n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh tham gia ph\u00fac l\u1ee3i tr\u1ebb em v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng vi\u00ean ngu\u1ed3n l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a HMG. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u00e1c d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf t\u1eeb g\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed9 tri\u1ec3n khai ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 tu\u1ed5i teen, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u00e1c d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 can thi\u1ec7p s\u1edbm v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a con 4 tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u tranh th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1eadc cha m\u1eb9, gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103m s\u00f3c, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng nhu c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a con nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1ee3i t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng vi\u00ean. T\u00f4i coi vai tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi n\u00e2ng cao c\u00e1c n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c ph\u00f2ng ng\u1eeba ban \u0111\u1ea7u li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn\u00a0<\/span>T\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1c y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 gia \u0111\u00ecnh<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u1edf b\u1ea1n?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i t\u1eebng l\u00e0m k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt vi\u00ean ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt t\u1ea1i b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1eadp ng\u0169 v\u00e0o Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n Ch\u00ednh quy (ho\u1eb7c t\u1ea1i ng\u0169). T\u00f4i c\u0169ng tham gia hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 5 th\u00e1ng 9 n\u0103m 2001 - ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ee5 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng kh\u1ee7ng b\u1ed1 11\/9. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 h\u01a1n 8 n\u0103m t\u1ea1i ng\u0169 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi chuy\u1ec3n sang L\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng D\u1ef1 b\u1ecb Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u1ee7a hai \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00e1u. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

B\u1ea1n n\u1ea1p n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ngo\u00e0i gi\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Con c\u00e1i gi\u00fap t\u00f4i n\u1ea1p l\u1ea1i n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng! T\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh, hai con trai v\u00e0 hai ch\u00e1u g\u00e1i. M\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch v\u00e0 s\u1edf th\u00edch ri\u00eang; v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u \u0111am m\u00ea c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 tham gia v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t th\u00edch \u0111i du l\u1ecbch - \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 chi ph\u00ed kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i du l\u1ecbch th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean nh\u01b0 mong mu\u1ed1n. Tuy nhi\u00ean, khi \u0111i du l\u1ecbch, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng t\u1ed1i \u0111a th\u1eddi gian, v\u00ec v\u1eady n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng \u0111i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi t\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u1eafng! <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

B\u1ea1n mong ch\u1edd \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec nh\u1ea5t trong n\u0103m t\u1edbi, v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n v\u00e0\/ho\u1eb7c ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t ph\u1ea5n kh\u1edfi khi th\u1ea5y Help Me Grow ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd t\u1ea1i ti\u1ec3u bang c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta! T\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111ang trong "ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9 h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi" v\u00e0 v\u1eeba tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 sau chuy\u1ebfn tham d\u1ef1 Di\u1ec5n \u0111\u00e0n Qu\u1ed1c gia HMG tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y; t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 phong ph\u00fa c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c m\u1ea1ng l\u01b0\u1edbi HMG v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng theo nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c nhau - xuy\u00ean su\u1ed1t c\u00e1c h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng ti\u1ec3u bang v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng - tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c\u00a0<\/span>chia s\u1ebb<\/span><\/i>\u00a0nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111ang h\u1ecdc\u2014kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u00e0 c\u00f2n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8\u2014\u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ebb em, gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t