{"id":15716,"date":"2019-05-14T14:57:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T14:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/?p=15716"},"modified":"2019-05-14T20:38:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T20:38:06","slug":"from-homeless-to-harvard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/vi\/latest-news\/blog\/from-homeless-to-harvard\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u1eeb V\u00f4 Gia C\u01b0 \u0110\u1ebfn Harvard"},"content":{"rendered":"

N\u01a1i t\u1ea1m tr\u00fa kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 n\u01a1i d\u00e0nh cho c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh, v\u1eady m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u tr\u1ebb em DC Rocketeer \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng trong \u0111\u00f3. L\u00e0 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f9ng, n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u00e1u b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh b\u1ea1o l\u1ef1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh, nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u00e1c t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng \u1edf gh\u00e9p qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac, n\u01a1i t\u1ea1m tr\u00fa th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u00f4ng gian t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n, b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u, ng\u1ed9t ng\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7y tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng, b\u1ec7nh t\u1eadt v\u00e0 sang ch\u1ea5n t\u00e2m l\u00fd, th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i trong h\u01a1n 10 n\u0103m.<\/p>\n

M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Khadijah, theo t\u00ean m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t trong H\u1ed3i gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 l\u00e0 \"M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tin\", v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Oprah, \"N\u1eef ho\u00e0ng Truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng\" v\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef da \u0111en gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 20. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0y, s\u1ed1ng \u1edf hai th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c nhau v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho nh\u1eefng g\u00f3c nh\u00ecn ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t, \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n th\u00f4ng qua s\u1ef1 \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n

C\u1ea3 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i bao g\u1ed3m nh\u1eefng m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y ch\u1ecb g\u00e1i t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i khi b\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u trong m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn thua cu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3i ngh\u00e8o v\u00e0 b\u1ec7nh t\u1eadt, c\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t l\u1eabn tinh th\u1ea7n. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111i h\u1ecdc \u1edf nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ed1i l\u1edbp \u2013 bao g\u1ed3m l\u1edbp 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 v\u00e0 9, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i coi tr\u1ecdng vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Tinh th\u1ea7n v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1ng hi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 v\u00ec s\u1ef1 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng th\u1eed th\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f4 gia c\u01b0<\/span> ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n \u0111i l\u1ea1i, ch\u0103m s\u00f3c s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe hay nh\u00e0 \u1edf th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. Khi m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean nghi ng\u1edd \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u1ed1 99% c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i trong b\u00e0i ki\u1ec3m tra ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean. Khi m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i nh\u1eadn t\u00f4i, b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1c cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i theo h\u1ecdc. Khi t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n, b\u00e0 xin ti\u1ec1n l\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n xe bu\u00fdt \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd tham d\u1ef1 cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp ph\u1ee5 huynh - gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean hay g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 c\u00e1c ph\u1ee5 huynh kh\u00e1c. B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00ean gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i theo c\u00e1ch ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Harvard, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o.<\/p>\n

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T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 kh\u00e1c gi\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u1edf Rocketship. S\u1ef1 v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c to l\u1edbn m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111ang tr\u1ea3i qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh trong t\u1eebng ph\u1ee5 huynh Rocketeer. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh trong ph\u1ee5 huynh la m\u1eafng gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean v\u00ec c\u00e1ch \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi con b\u00e0. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh trong ph\u1ee5 huynh \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 mu\u1ed9n gi\u1edd. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh m\u1ed7i khi ph\u1ee5 huynh \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ho\u1eb7c b\u00e0y t\u1ecf s\u1ef1 t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn hay kh\u00f4ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m s\u00e2u s\u1eafc t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 huynh qu\u00e1t m\u1eafng con c\u00e1i ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 an \u1ee7i ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 \u1edf nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 huynh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 huynh kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m, thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 huynh n\u00e0y \u0111ang v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1eed th\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n

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Khadijah Williams l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Nh\u00e0 T\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c Cao c\u1ea5p t\u1ea1i Rocketship DC<\/p><\/div>\n

T\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u1eadc cha m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o trong vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0m cha m\u1eb9, nh\u01b0ng qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i cho th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c bi\u1ebfn ni\u1ec1m tin n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9i ng\u0169 nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh trong vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c, t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp c\u1ee7a H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 DC, t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c di\u1ec5n \u0111\u00e0n \u1ee9ng c\u1eed vi\u00ean \u1edf San Jose v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 trong s\u1ef1 tham gia m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u1eadc cha m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng cho Rocketship Legacy Prep v\u00e0 Rise b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng r\u00e0o c\u1ea3n m\u00e0 h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t, b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd coi tr\u1ecdng c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp h\u00e0ng tu\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, v\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd tin v\u00e0o s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn chung c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta cho vi\u1ec7c v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng v\u00ec con c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh n\u00e0y qu\u00e1 qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi t\u1eebng ph\u1ee5 huynh c\u1ee7a Rocketship. Nh\u01b0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh, ph\u1ee5 huynh Rocketeer kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tham gia v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai Harvard<\/span> c\u1eed nh\u00e2n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng v\u00e0 kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 ph\u1ee5 huynh k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u1ed1n c\u00f3 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u00e3y t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ph\u1ee5 huynh \u0111\u1ec1u tham gia \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta? T\u00f4i n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf DC khi ch\u00fang ta ph\u00e1t huy h\u1ebft ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 huynh v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang ta. T\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y tia s\u00e1ng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra trong s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 huynh v\u00e0 t\u00f4i mong ch\u1edd c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u1edf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c khu v\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. T\u00f4i n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n gi\u00fap m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 huynh Rocketeer gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp theo Harvard<\/span> t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n

Khadijah Williams l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 thanh thi\u1ebfu ni\u00ean v\u00f4 gia c\u01b0 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng to\u00e0n qu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t. Sau g\u1ea7n 20 n\u0103m s\u1ed1ng v\u00f4 gia c\u01b0 \u2014 bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 \u1edf khu Skid Row kh\u00e9t ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a Los Angeles \u2014 Khadijah \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Harvard, n\u01a1i c\u00f4 t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p n\u0103m 2013 v\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng c\u1eed nh\u00e2n ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt v\u1ec1 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i h\u1ecdc. H\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 t\u1eeb v\u00f4 gia c\u01b0 \u0111\u1ebfn Harvard \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u tr\u00ean The Oprah Winfrey Show<\/a> v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2009, v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n v\u00e0 c\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb School on Wheels, Union Rescue Mission v\u00e0 S\u1edf Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York; v\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u tr\u00ean Th\u1eddi b\u00e1o New York<\/a>, Los Angeles Times<\/a>, T\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Essence<\/a>, V\u00e0 Oprah: H\u1ecd B\u00e2y Gi\u1edd \u1ede \u0110\u00e2u?<\/a>Khadijah Williams l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng Qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb t\u1ea1i Trung t\u00e2m Lu\u1eadt Qu\u1ed1c gia v\u1ec1 V\u00f4 gia c\u01b0 v\u00e0 Ngh\u00e8o \u0111\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u00ean gia v\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n

Khadijah g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh g\u1ea7n b\u1ed1n n\u0103m c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c t\u1ea1i V\u0103n ph\u00f2ng Ch\u00e1nh Thanh tra Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c C\u00f4ng l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c DC, n\u01a1i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u0103ng ch\u1ee9c l\u00ean Chuy\u00ean vi\u00ean V\u1ee5 Ph\u00e1p l\u00fd. Trong vai tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u00e1c \u1ee7y vi\u00ean h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00e1c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 m\u00e0 c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1edf DC ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t trong h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a ra c\u00e1c khuy\u1ebfn ngh\u1ecb ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y. Hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, Khadijah ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n, t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c v\u00e0 huy \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o ph\u1ee5 huynh c\u1ee7a khu v\u1ef1c DC t\u1ea1i Tr\u01b0\u1eddng C\u00f4ng l\u1eadp Rocketship v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 C\u00e1n b\u1ed9 T\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c Cao c\u1ea5p.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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