NEW YORK — This AANHPI Heritage Month, ABC News' Good Morning America is honoring the 26-year-old hero who disarmed a mass shooter in California earlier this year during Lunar New Year celebrations.
is honoring the 26-year-old hero who disarmed a mass shooter in California earlier this year during Lunar New Year celebrations.
Tsay was recognized for his courage by the White House which honored him in February with an invitation to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. The White House credited him with"preventing the gunman, who had killed 11 people and injured 10 others, from carrying out a second attack in Alhambra."Friday and said he, his sister Brenda Tsay and their grandmother have been helping to get Lai Lai Ballroom and their community dancing again.
Tsay also said his newfound fame has helped push him out of his shell and he's now thinking about his goals again, including finishing college, something he put on pause when he was 19 to care for his late mother, who was diagnosed with lung cancer and died in 2017. To recognize and celebrate all Tsay has done for his community, Gold House, a nonprofit that works with top Asian Americans across different fields, is giving back to him in return.to surprise Tsay with a $10,000 scholarship to get him started with school and Sallie Mae, an education solutions company, also wanted to celebrate Tsay and is chipping in with another $20,000 scholarship for Tsay's studies.
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