A year ago, Dr. Le Duy Can from Canada visited his son Le Truong Son and his family in Silver Spring, Maryland. While visiting this school, Dr. Le noticed the red flag of the Communists being displayed to represent the Vietnamese students going to this school. Dr. Le took a pro-active stand and explained to the Principal that only the Vietnamese Heritage Flag is honored by the Vietnamese refugees in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Prior to Dr. Le, a son of Mr. & Mrs. Dau Thanh Van of SBTN, who was a 5th grade student then, also voiced his concern to her. After Dr. Le’s intervention, the Principal graciously showed her understanding and compassion by replacing the red Communist flag with the Yellow Vietnamese Heritage flag, which was provided by Mr. & Mrs. Tuy Le, from Virginia. In appreciation of the Principal's understanding of Vietnamese heritage, Cait James (Le Truong Son’s wife) organized a Traditional Vietnamese Dance Club with the collaboration of Professor Kim Oanh, Tieu Anh Dang, and Tran Chau Le, to teach 28 students of Rolling Terrace Elementary School Vietnamese Dances. The Club of 28 elementary students practiced diligently every week 6 weeks. The first performance was on June 9, 2009, and was a big hit. Parents and students at the school were in for a wonderful and joyous treat. The show was recorded by Mr. Van and broadcast nationwide by SBTN, D.C. Some parents immediately signed up their children to join the Vietnamese Traditional Dance Club next school year. Our hats off to Cait. We sincerely thank Professor Kim Oanh, Tieu Anh Dang, and Tran Chau Le, for all their professional guidance, time, efforts, and dedication in bringing Vietnamese traditional dance to the Community. Genie Nguyen Ngoc Giao Founding Chair, Voice of Vietnamese Americans (VVA) http://voiceofvietnameseamericans.blogspot.com/2009/06/vietnamese-americans-brought.html   more »