Tam Thanh Swot Analysis
I was born in 1972 and named Dang, Tam Thanh. My biological mother is Vietnamese and my biological father is African-American, who served during the Vietnam War. I do not know who my biological parents are, or if, they survived the Vietnam War. Nevertheless, I am grateful I was adopted in 1973. My mother is Latina and my father is Canadian French. Here in America, close friends and family referred to me as Thanh. I come from a very diverse and multi-culture background.
1. What are your strengths and goals?
I am 43 years old and a nontraditional student throughout the course of someone’s lifetime. There will be difficult times that someone will have to experience such as personal misfortunes and life’s situations that we have no control over. …show more content…
Tell us how this opportunity would change/advance your long term goals? Having the opportunity to speak to high school students will also help to improve a person’s communication and presentation style. This will give me the courage to step outside of the comfort zone to help prepare the foundation of the high school students by providing guidance, experience, knowledge, and resources for them so they will also become successful leaders in the community. This opportunity is about the other students who want to take the risk to achieve their own personal and educational goals. By me helping, them they help me stay focused to my own academic and personal goals.
4. Tell us something you’ve done that’s made a difference in your community?
Some people say that with someone being homeless such as myself. I am being part of the problem rather than the solution. However, imagine arriving into San Antonio and you just stepped off the Greyhound bus and you have no place to live. Imagine being: the single mother who is looking for a women’s shelter, imagine that you have no food, and do not know where the food pantries are, imagine your electricity is about to get cut off or facing an eviction notice. I have encountered several similar situations like these. This is where I provide the knowledge and information of the nonprofit organizations that will help them while giving them directions to places and times where they can eat, sleep, shower and find emergency financial
1. What are your strengths and goals?
I am 43 years old and a nontraditional student throughout the course of someone’s lifetime. There will be difficult times that someone will have to experience such as personal misfortunes and life’s situations that we have no control over. …show more content…
Tell us how this opportunity would change/advance your long term goals? Having the opportunity to speak to high school students will also help to improve a person’s communication and presentation style. This will give me the courage to step outside of the comfort zone to help prepare the foundation of the high school students by providing guidance, experience, knowledge, and resources for them so they will also become successful leaders in the community. This opportunity is about the other students who want to take the risk to achieve their own personal and educational goals. By me helping, them they help me stay focused to my own academic and personal goals.
4. Tell us something you’ve done that’s made a difference in your community?
Some people say that with someone being homeless such as myself. I am being part of the problem rather than the solution. However, imagine arriving into San Antonio and you just stepped off the Greyhound bus and you have no place to live. Imagine being: the single mother who is looking for a women’s shelter, imagine that you have no food, and do not know where the food pantries are, imagine your electricity is about to get cut off or facing an eviction notice. I have encountered several similar situations like these. This is where I provide the knowledge and information of the nonprofit organizations that will help them while giving them directions to places and times where they can eat, sleep, shower and find emergency financial