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Contributor Blog

We would like to thank you for your kindness, generosity, and dedication. We look forward to your continued support. 2020-2021 has been a remarkable year, a year of unrelenting challenges, a year of purposeful discovery, and most importantly, a rewarding and perspective-filled year for donors and award recipients. We look forward to 2022. – Best Wishes, Perspective Charity Family.

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Thanks for all the info. When Dung & Janny first told me of this, I thought it was a great idea. I feel one of the problems facing the younger Americans is a lack of perspective regarding just how lucky/wealthy/privileged we are. I related that my Dad was an immigrant from Sweden at age 7. Landing in NYC, he had a rough time with the kids from other national groups but went on to great personal success with only an 8th-grade education. We didn’t often speak about life issues, but I recall clearly the time he said to me “ I only wish I could have given you what I had as a child – to be born poor”. – from Paul Winberg from AR – 2020

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I served three tours of duty in Vietnam 1966-1969.  As a Navy Seabee, I was assigned to do construction projects such as building roads, bridges, housing, airports, and other projects that were needed.  I lived and worked in areas surrounding Da Nang, Hue and Phu Bai.  I became acquainted with several Vietnamese families.  I grew to love and respect the Vietnamese people.

During a search for an old friend that I had met during the Vietnam war, I met a member of the Perspective Charity.  We talked about the educational needs of children in Vietnam.  This touched me.  I have two Vietnamese American friends that because of family finances and logistics, as children were only able to attend school, one through 3^rd grade and one through 5^th grade.  These friends still grieve for the lost opportunities they had.  That is a reason I feel so strongly that education is the most important foundation on which a person can build upon, achieve their goals and make their dreams come true.  We have donated money for a young woman to attend college and provided funding for several young children to attend classes to learn the English language.  We have decided we would like to be a sponsor through Perspective Charity in order to make a difference in a child’s life.  We feel this will result in a very strong and successful Vietnam for years to come. from Terry Albertson from MO – 2021

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It’s my honor to be part of group to do something for the unfortunate kids. Thanks for letting me know, Janny. Honestly, your heart and action are what inspire others to work or support you, dear. Keep up the great and meaningful work. – from Huy Nguyen from TX – 2022

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As a child, Dung Duong fled a third-world country, lived in refugee camps, was jailed, and found himself homeless before immigrating to the United States, ultimately growing up in poverty. A strong student and gifted engineer, Dung eventually found success as an entrepreneur and investor. In telling his full story, Dung doesn’t dwell on what he lacked in his youth. Instead, he focuses on what he did have: intrinsic motivation, a strong will, and the desire to positively impact the world. Perhaps, like Dung, you also have a desire to make the world a better place

Dung also is the author of Shifting Optics: Life in Perspective Book: In Shifting Optics, Dung shares his stories and honest recollections so that you can take them from the perspective if you wish. Told with a wink and a smile, he offers up his life’s story to show there is always a light in the darkness, there’s always a tomorrow, and there’s always a way to move forward and improve the world in our own unique way. from Dung Duong (Advisor/Co-Founder) – TX