Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. [1], Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 1976 Page: 10 of 16
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S"3 HING CHIANG
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iune Jove Leong
-ou can.o just at the right time! You will see
my best class!' happily exclaimed jua Ming Jhiang
as she bounced from a scnool room door to greet
me.
Escorting me to the office, ue ;!ing introduced
me to young and charming Principal Cecilia Saenz
of Anson dOnes Elementary ;Chool, where a bilin-
gual-multicultural program is no* in progress...a
first in the City of ouston...and ...ue ing Chiang
...our first Chinese v.otr.an to be a part of it.
As we walked to ,ua Ming's classroom, Sue King
credited the success of the program at Anson Jones
to Principal Cecilia ^.aenz, whose direction and
guidance made it all worthwhile.
Stepping into a huge classroom, we found it
divided into three sections...windows snd doors to
one side...well lit and pleasant...blackboards on
the opposite side...with small tables and chairs
throughout the sections.
bue King's Oriental children occupied the middle
third. Phis day, the Vietnamese teacher was ab-
sent, and Sue King's charge was the Chinese as
well as the Vietnamese children.
"Children, I want you to meet our visitor, Mrs.
Leong, who has come to see you today. I want you
to tell Mrs. Leong your names.1'
The children gathered around us and one by one
looking up obediently, gave us their names.
Not long ago, many of these children had v/itnessed
to war, death, and destruction. Circumstances had
placed them in a new and strange environment. To
adjust to another land, to another way of life,
they had come nere to be taught. To grow up,
to survive, one must know English, as well as tne
mother tongue.
Their faces bore
had left oehind.
learning. Their
no marks of the cruel world tney
These lays were too filled with
eagerness was evidenced as they
sat in their little cnaire, responding in English
to the beautiful looking vegetables shewn them cn
colored cardboard.
rs. _eong, the Vietnamese students are the best
we have nere,' admired Sue King as she explained
the work given tne children. Surrounding... was
Sue Hint's immaculate handwriting cn the black-
board. Above it, attractive pictures, illustrat-
ing the behavior of well-mannered children.
ihe child who excells is given tne opportunity to
help to teach the others. The oldest and tallest
boy, with joy and enthusiasm, sat in front of a
row of smaller children, as they responded smil-
ingly in slight accent...as if in a fun game...
'• cabbage. ..lettuce... celery. . .''
The children are never pressured. They learn at
their own pace. They may stay at Anson .'ones one
year or seven years, whatever time necessary for
them to develop.
Classic are small, and they are taught in clusters
of from one to four...each child a human being...
an individual in himself.
The curriculum includes a study of core subjects
...mathematics...language arts...reading...social
studies...science...art.
Support personnel include...a librarian... a nurse
...a P.S. instructor... and toacner's aides.
.if parents are not able to afford it, breakfast
ana lunch are provided. Sight busses bring the
children to school, and return them each day to
their homes, free of charge. './hen necessary,
taxicabs are called into service, special trips
to such places as...NASA...Joskes...familiarize
the children with the city in which they live.
exemplified in living action...is the goodness...
that is America...and the goodness...in such com-
passionate teachers as Sue Ping, who lives almost
out of the city, near Alief.-.who drives, start-
ing at 6:'f>...to arrive...after the hustle and
the heavy flow of traffic throu5h Houston each
day...at eight o'clock in the morning.
deterred oue King's desire to
1regnancy has not
teach these children. The calling came as she
taught Sunday school classes at the Chinese
baptist Jhurch...and her love for teaching has
neV'„r ceased.
Six years prior to Anson (.ones, she nad taught in
a deprived area of tne city...and before that...
tne had been enrolled at the Lillis Joliy School
0 f
;ursin.
.but nothing has given Sue Hing the
satisfaction she now envoys at Anson Jones school.
Milm strips, records, tapes, ta;e recorders,
library material, school Aits...all are available
...but th3 dedication of the teacher for student
is incomparable.
Two ysars ago, mscn Jones started as an attempt
tc integrate. It now embraces students of all
nationalities with language carriers, from kin-
dergarten to the sixth grades.
Ihe opportunity was mine to meet four Latin
American teachers responsible for the Spanish
speaking students. Lovely Lillie Segovia, in-
structor coordinator gave me much material to
bring home...showed pictures of the children... at
work...at play... during school programs...teach-
ers attending convocation in San /rancisco...and
much related information.
Sue King is looking forward tc Christmas...to
teaching the Christmas carols.
Pictures were shown of the children in programs
singing in native dress and lan0uage.
"The children bring with them a culture and a
heritage and we encourage and nurture this. Ihey
give to us...and we give to them,1' said Principal
Saenz.
A God ^iven principle of love and sharing exist
here.
Sue King is the wife of university of Houston
architect student John Chiang...the daughter of
Lewis and Roberta Yee, who have been in the res-
taurant business for many years, and are now
owners of the Harbecue Steak Mouse in the Irving-
ton Jistrict.
Jldest of four children, sue Hing has one brother
and two sisters. Gene, 26, is an electrical en-
gineer graduate from the University of Texas, who
made a decision for a medical career and is now
in his fourth year at the University of Texas
Pedical School in San Antonio. Mamie, 2.+ , grad-
uated from the University of Houston as an
accounting major, and is now with estern Geo-
physical. Alice, 21, is a Business major, a
junior at the University of Houston.
Sue Hing encourages all who feel they need and
can profit from the program at Anson Jones to
enroll, for the school is available to all ethnic
children.
If necessity demands, more schools of similar
character will be provided.
1 voiced the opinion that Sue Hing appeared to
me to be good principal material for an addition-
al Anson uone-s ochocl.
.ue King ^ave a positive answer...'I love tsach-
ing children, , rs. Leong. I prefer it...to being
immersed in administrative paper work."
;Jue King
her.
met the task
. joyfully! J
'or which the Lord called
ihe actual teaching of the child...the personal
touch...to see him progress step by step from day
to day...is greatly rewarding to a dedicated
teacher.
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