Monthly Archives: March 2008

Two Viet teachers among Milken Foundation award winners

Posted on March 31, 2008 by The Bolsavik

Two Vietnamese-American educators are among the 75 winners of the prestigious Milken Family Foundation for 2007. The awards were given out at a banquet in L.A. yesterday. Social studies teacher John B. Nguyen (photo right), of James Hillhouse High School in New Haven, … Continue reading →

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The money of Janet – Dina – Hoa Tran

Posted on March 31, 2008 by The Bolsavik

 Monday. Time to get back to business. Money money money. Other people’s money. You can download the campaign finance disclosures of the three Vietnamese-American candidates for OC supervisor, Janet Nguyen here, Dina Nguyen here, and Hoa Van Tran here. Some … Continue reading →

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Cung Le won big

Posted on March 31, 2008 by The Bolsavik

The Bolsavik really ought to get a Tivo. He went to the Trinh Cong Son concert, so he missed out on the MMA middleweight title fight between Vietnamese-American martial artist Cung Le and Frank Shamrock. The MMA battle for dominance … Continue reading →

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Protesting dead musician

Posted on March 30, 2008 by The Bolsavik

  The concert with the band The Friends, commemorating the anniversary of the death of musician Trinh Cong Son took place as planned. As did the protest. A small but very vocal and passionate group of protesters came to the … Continue reading →

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Dina Nguyen and Andy Quach at the protesters’ press conference

Posted on March 29, 2008 by The Bolsavik

The Bolsavik doesn’t know who took these pictures but he got it straight from Cung The Tran (see prior entry here) in one of his mass emails. Here’s Dina Nguyen, Garden Grove City Councilwoman and candidate for Orange County Supervisor, all dressed … Continue reading →

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The Nguoi Viet protesters got beaucoup bucks

Posted on March 28, 2008 by The Bolsavik

The three major players in the continuous, 24/7 protests in front of the offices of Nguoi Viet Daily News held a press conference yesterday. And they raised thousands to pay their lawyer. From left to right above are Trong Doan, Cung … Continue reading →

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Artists’ wares: Katie Luong takes care of Tribal Matters

Posted on March 27, 2008 by The Bolsavik

(First in an occasional series answering the question: What do Vietnamese-American artists do all day?) Katie Luong, you remember her? The star of Victor Vu‘s First Morning. One of the spirits in the same director’s Spirits. The jilted second wife … Continue reading →

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Musician draws protest 7 years after death

Posted on March 26, 2008 by The Bolsavik

 A concert featuring songs by a Vietnamese musician who’s been long dead is drawing protests from some who claim the man was a communist. Trinh Cong Son, a musician many call the Bob Dylan of Vietnam, died 7 years ago … Continue reading →

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