An inspiring letter by KKF Pesident, Thach Ngoc Thach I am delighted to be part of the KKF and to meet the fresh faces of our youths with their incredible ability and power to move our struggle forward. We all have a story about our own experiences. For some of our young men and women, they may be wondering what on earth they can do to help our people back home? They wonder if they are ready for the responsibilities that lie ahead. Would they get a job? Get married? Raise a family? I just want to tell you that I ask the same questions to myself. We all know that your careers are just as important to you as it was to me. We would like to tell you that your future will exceed your greatest expectations if you put your heart and mind into any job you undertake. Use your talents. You will succeed if you have confidence in your abilities and remember that you are given your own special talents to benefit others as well as yourselves. This is definitely true in my case. Before joining KKF, I wondered what we can do to help our people back home. Was it possible for the VN government to respect the Human Rights? I did not even know that the VN signed the Human Rights treaties either. As you can see in the past few years, everyone has given their best. Putting time, effort and money into making it happen. This has meant that we never stop running and continue to keeping going forward. The “Best is” constantly moving. We all want better result and greater benefits for our people, and so we all must strive to look for better ways to do things, to continuous improve and to achieve more than has been achieved in the past. This century has brought technological changes that are unimaginable our ancestor. Imagine how long it would take them to contact each other and how impossible it was for the messages to reaching the media. Today, the computers allow us to work at amazing speed and exceed what was once thought was the only way. Nowadays, we can use the internet or World Wide Web to email and share information with people around the world in less than a minute. Our KKF Chairman, Mr. To Kim Thong have constantly reminded us that in order to succeed in this fight, our people and leaders must have the right qualities. There are seven qualities and they are the characteristics at the heart of any successful team. They are CORE and FTD. C = Care and Concern O = Be Optimistic R = Take responsibility Risks E = Be Efficient and keep your eye on Results F = Flexibility T = Team Oriented D = Value diversity I believe that the KKF will continue to excel and with all of our combined talents and determination, the Khmer-Krom will become an international issue. We must cultivate all of our talents and we must never limit ourselves or our society by excluding anyone. Finally, I would ask everyone that to recognize the differences between yourselves and others; but never let those differences stop you in your tracks or in supporting KKF. – Keep going – Keep learning – Keep caring Thanks Thach N Thach