Late Monday afternoon, Boston Globe reporter Billy Baker sent out the first in a long series of tweets telling a story, bit by bit, that he first told two years ago. That story, published on Dec. 29, 2011, starts with this:
George and Johnny Huynh want a better life — and they believe they can get it through school. They have to. It’s the only thing in their control.
On Monday night, Baker learned he had reason to retell George Huynh’s story, and he begins with this tweet:
I’m going to tell you a story.
— Billy Baker (@billy_baker) December 16, 2013
Two years ago, I was standing in Dorchester, in a rough neighborhood, and I saw the #19 bus drive by.
— Billy Baker (@billy_baker) December 16, 2013
I knew immediately that it was no ordinary bus. This was a special bus. It was a bus that is a symbol of hope for many from Boston.
— Billy Baker (@billy_baker) December 16, 2013
On Twitter, Baker retells the story of meeting George and Johnny Huynh, two brothers struggling with a tough home life. And after the story ran, Baker stayed in their lives. You can find it in full here on Storify.
https://twitter.com/billy_baker/statuses/412717780396294144
https://twitter.com/billy_baker/statuses/412717899556466688
https://twitter.com/billy_baker/statuses/412718020729896960
Baker’s tweets wrap back around to Monday, as he’s waiting nervously for George Huynh to hear back from his dream college.
https://twitter.com/billy_baker/statuses/412719837933088768
https://twitter.com/billy_baker/statuses/412720076383461377
Baker kept tweeting as he and George went out to eat and celebrate the young man’s success. George Huynh got a lot of new followers on Twitter last night, and he had a few tweets of his own.
After Baker’s Tweets began, Huynh sent out this tweet, which summed everything up pretty nicely.
YALE
— George Huynh (@george_huynh) December 16, 2013
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