miss dang	About ME!! :)	miss dang
miss dang miss dang           My name is Thao and I am the daughter of Vietnamese refugees. Wanting to escape from communism, my parents, along with their three children, fled from Vietnam in 1981. Known as the "boat people," my parents successfully made it to the refugee camps in Thailand. From there, they migrated over to the Philippines before getting sponsored over to America by relatives living in Iowa.           On September 16, 1982 my mom gave birth to me, making me the first to be born in America. A few months after I was born, my family moved to California which is where I grew up. For the years to come, there would be five more additions to the family making a grand total of nine kiddies. YES, NINE! I have five brothers and three sisters. Oh, we also have a dog named Rollie!           After high school, I moved to Riverside to attend the University of California, Riverside. In 2004, I received my bachelor's in Liberal Studies and then moved to Japan to teach English. After about a year in    Japan, I moved back to the states to begin my courses in the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and Master's Degree program at UC Davis.           Knowing that my parents sacrificed so much to give us a better life, I am determined to make something of myself, which is to be the best teacher I can be. I have always known that i wanted a career that would allow me to work with children, but was unaware as to which field of study to pursue. It was not until my first tutoring job that I realized my future passion, teaching. As a tutor, knowing that I was able to assist my students by sharing my knowledge and encouraging them brought me a sense of fulfillment. Through my experience inside classrooms and my own path in education, my motives in wanting to teach have become more evident. What drives me to want to pursue this profession is the opportunity to help those that have been given up on see potential within themselves, to take part in shaping children into model citizens, and for those moments when former students return to tell you how much you have impacted their life. Teaching is a profession that gives hope and opportunity to students and so I want to become a part of that process. miss dang www.cutecolors.com miss dang