Sabah-born Aussie foreign minister SenatorWong on how education shaped her life
Kuala Lumpur: . “I doubt my poh-poh could ever imagine it. Her name was Madam Lai Fung Shim. She was of Hakka descent,” the Sabah-born senator said. Wong shared that her grandmother was barely literate when much of her family died during the war and she was left alone to raise her children in tough times.“In times of struggle, I think of her, and what she had to endure. Her determination to survive, and to save herself and her children, is something from which I draw strength every day.
He always told me: ‘They can take everything away from you, but they can’t take your education’,” she said. Wong said that both Malaysia and Australia have built great mutual respect and understanding based on education.
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