Since 2021, I have dedicated my entire retirement life for a legacy project, flag raising ceremony at the Viet Heritage Garden that has (a) positive impact on older and younger generations in (the) Vietnamese-American community. The flag raising ceremony at the garden has become a sacred tradition and institution for all Vietnamese in San Jose and around the world to honor, to celebrate and to express love for America and the former Republic of Vietnam.
We are not looking for conflict with the City of San Jose. We are looking only for (a) peaceful solution.
A conflict between Ha Trieu, the leader of the United Vietnamese American Community of Northern California, and San Jose Councilmember Bien Doan's office has devolved into a bitter war of words—accusations of abuse of power, propaganda peddling and threats—after the city changed the locks on the garden and policies.
Since 2021, the group applied for the city's Adopt-A-Park program, received keys to the property, and put their time and money into the garden's maintenance to establish a permanent location for their ceremonies.
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