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Albert Lea Tribune
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Among the many efforts Albert Lean Sa Taw is a part of, he is an assistant pastor at Zion Karen Baptist Church. Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
Man breaking down barriers for A.L.’s
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Sa Taw works with a student in his role as a success coach at Albert Lea High School. Provided
Taw works in numerous roles, including with the Albert Lea school district, the Police Reserves and at his church By SARAH STULTZ
sarah.stultz@albertleatribune.com
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lbert Lean Sa Taw has — see what I am and just be a good found a passion in help- example for our younger kids.” ing other people. Taw, 32, and his family moved to Whether it’s interact- the United States in 2008 from a refing with Karen students ugee camp in Thailand. and their families He said when they as a success coach first arrived in the at Albert Lea High country, they lived School, serving the in St. Paul but in 2011 community on the moved to Albert Lea. Albert Lea Police ReHe lived in Albert serves or strengthenLea off and on in the ing families in his role years that followed, as assistant pastor at attending Riverland Zion Karen Baptist Community College Church, Taw loves for law enforcement to be involved in the but then ultimately community. changing course one “When you’re insemester before comvolved with the com— Sa Taw pleting that degree to munity, you know take on a degree in what is going on and you get to know Christian ministry at Judson Uniall of the people,” he said. “I feel the versity in Elgin, Illinois. joy when I help people, and I just want to be someone who the younger See TAW, Page 2 generation can look up to and follow
“I just want to be someone who the younger generation can look up to and follow.”
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Communicating in and out of the classroom Albert Lea district employing efforts to keep lines of communication with multilingual students. Page 4