2008 Woodie Awards
Celebrity Report: Angelina Jolie
Lauren Confalone
Issue date: 3/29/07 Section: A & E
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Pham Quang Sang is only three years old, he doesn't speak English and he has spent his short life thus far in Tam Binh, an orphanage in Vietnam.
Pham's life changed drastically on March 14 when Oscar-winning actress and United Nation's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, adopted Pham as the fourth addition to her rapidly growing family.
Pham, rechristened Pax Thien, had been left outside of the Ho Chi Minh City hospital just after his birth and then sent to Tam Binh. During a Thanksgiving trip to the area with boyfriend, Brad Pitt, Jolie visited the orphanage and decided she wanted to adopt.
"It's nice to know that people with that much money aren't just spending it on themselves, and she seems to be giving back. She does a lot as an ambassador too. It's good to know she's using her fame for a worthy cause," said Stephanie Sullivan, junior, Newton, N.H.
The day had finally come when Jolie, as a single mother, because of laws in the region preventing unmarried couples from adopting, took custody of the child and formalized the process at the Department of Justice and the U.S. Embassy.
During her first three years as ambassador, Jolie focused on refugees and in 2002 she and Secretary of State Colin Powell opened events for World Refugee Day. Earlier that year she adopted her first child, Maddox, from Cambodia.
"It's definitely a good thing. I'm just wondering why she doesn't adopt from America, but she is giving them a better life I guess, just in the very public eye," said Ryon Howard, junior, Bronx, N.Y.
Being a world-renowned actress and humanitarian comes with a price, the paparazzi. Although Jolie tried to keep Pax sheltered through their travels back to the states, he made his photo debut on March 24 cover of People magazine.
"I think this kind of shows that she's very independent and responsible even though the world often looks at her like a crazy and sometimes unpredictable woman," said Max-Anne Fuhlbrugge, freshman, Riverhead, N.Y. "Her children definitely seem well taken care of and it's an amazing thing she's doing with them, giving them such an opportunity. I wonder how many [children] she'll end up with."
As Jolie continues to make a difference for impoverished countries and her love of children grows, one phrase comes to mind to describe this action hero, Super-Mom
Pham's life changed drastically on March 14 when Oscar-winning actress and United Nation's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, adopted Pham as the fourth addition to her rapidly growing family.
Pham, rechristened Pax Thien, had been left outside of the Ho Chi Minh City hospital just after his birth and then sent to Tam Binh. During a Thanksgiving trip to the area with boyfriend, Brad Pitt, Jolie visited the orphanage and decided she wanted to adopt.
"It's nice to know that people with that much money aren't just spending it on themselves, and she seems to be giving back. She does a lot as an ambassador too. It's good to know she's using her fame for a worthy cause," said Stephanie Sullivan, junior, Newton, N.H.
The day had finally come when Jolie, as a single mother, because of laws in the region preventing unmarried couples from adopting, took custody of the child and formalized the process at the Department of Justice and the U.S. Embassy.
During her first three years as ambassador, Jolie focused on refugees and in 2002 she and Secretary of State Colin Powell opened events for World Refugee Day. Earlier that year she adopted her first child, Maddox, from Cambodia.
"It's definitely a good thing. I'm just wondering why she doesn't adopt from America, but she is giving them a better life I guess, just in the very public eye," said Ryon Howard, junior, Bronx, N.Y.
Being a world-renowned actress and humanitarian comes with a price, the paparazzi. Although Jolie tried to keep Pax sheltered through their travels back to the states, he made his photo debut on March 24 cover of People magazine.
"I think this kind of shows that she's very independent and responsible even though the world often looks at her like a crazy and sometimes unpredictable woman," said Max-Anne Fuhlbrugge, freshman, Riverhead, N.Y. "Her children definitely seem well taken care of and it's an amazing thing she's doing with them, giving them such an opportunity. I wonder how many [children] she'll end up with."
As Jolie continues to make a difference for impoverished countries and her love of children grows, one phrase comes to mind to describe this action hero, Super-Mom
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