Steve+Ly

//"Instead of putting guns in the hands of our children, let us put pencils. The teacher is the tree, and the students are apples. When you open an apple and look in the center, you will find a star. Every child is like a star." //

**Steve Ly** - Steve is an educator who has devoted his professional career to educating and developing young people. He strongly believes in the success of every youth, and it is this belief that has driven him to serve on the Elk Grove Unified School Board as a trustee. Steve was elected in 2012 as the first Asian Pacific Islander elected to the board and the first elected Hmong-American in Northern California.


 * A few of Steve's resources: **
 * The Hmong's Role in the Secret War of Laos - V ideo was edited by Xiong Vang of MN. With his permission it was played at the Celebrate with Steve Ly Event (Elk Grove, CA). promote the compliance of CA schools and AB 78.
 * Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992 - Photojournalist Jane Hamilton's //Tragic Mountains// moves from the big picture of international diplomacy and power politics to the small villages and heroic engagements in the Lao jungle. It is a story of courage, brutality, heroism, betrayal, resilience, and hope.
 * An Interview with Steve Ly - From Elk Grove USD's Time of Remembrance Oral Histories Project.

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