By Mark RogersUCMS custodian Keo Sok (center) shows off his naturalization papers to middle school teachers Larry Bruce and Klaudia Fisher.Wed Aug 27, 2008
By Mark Rogers
The Daily Reporter
Union City, Mich.
UNION CITY — Each day at school as he cleaned the classrooms and swept the hallways, Keo Sok was bombarded by civics questions. Eighth grade students at Union City Middle School (UCMS) constantly asked the questions that would ultimately be on Sok’s citizenship test.
In the end, Sok passed with flying colors — Red, White and Blue that is. Sok, UCMS’ long-time custodian, was a refugee of Pol Pot’s regime of terror in Cambodia during the 1970s. He has been in Union City for 28 years.
Back in January, the students and teachers at UCMS began to rally around Sok’s desire to become an American citizen. A large rally was held, state Rep. Bruce Caswell told the students and Sok about the importance of citizenship, not just being a citizen, but voting and participating in the process. It was an education for both Sok and the students.
On July 21, Sok took the test in Detroit. In the end, he missed one question out of the 100 on the test.
In the end, Sok passed with flying colors — Red, White and Blue that is. Sok, UCMS’ long-time custodian, was a refugee of Pol Pot’s regime of terror in Cambodia during the 1970s. He has been in Union City for 28 years.
Back in January, the students and teachers at UCMS began to rally around Sok’s desire to become an American citizen. A large rally was held, state Rep. Bruce Caswell told the students and Sok about the importance of citizenship, not just being a citizen, but voting and participating in the process. It was an education for both Sok and the students.
On July 21, Sok took the test in Detroit. In the end, he missed one question out of the 100 on the test.
4 comments:
Congratulation !!! Good for you and your family.
congratulations!! god bless.
Now you're one of the Cambodian/American citizens, but use it to vote for this election. It's very crucial for our republican party to win this election. Most Khmer love republican party because they think this party will help solving Cambodia for real democracy. So far we don't see the republican party helps Cambodia from dictator, Hun Sen.
See you U.S. love Cambodia by asking him to spent 28 years to get citizenship? Sic!
Anyway, please come to Cambodia. At least we can get citizenship very easily.
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