Daily Archives: April 12, 2008

Yen Do, the perfect spy?

The Bolsavik ran into a strange assertion published in Nguoi Viet in its April 3 edition. The claim has to do with the paper’s late founder and publisher, Yen Do (Vietnamese: Do Ngoc Yen). First, some background information. During the weeks … Continue reading

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Janet’s BBQ

The Bolsavik swung by Garden Grove’s Main Street today, thinking he’d catch some early action from the protest and counter-protest outside Viet Weekly. No such luck. Though the anti-Viet Weekly protesters (read explanations here) had gone on radio late last night … Continue reading

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Location changed for Cinema Symposium 4

  Still at UCLA, still in the northwest side of campus, still parking in Lot 8. Just a different auditorium. New location is De Neve Auditorium in the Acacia Building. Read more about the Cinema Symposium here. Email from organizers re new … Continue reading

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Tattooist nipped/tucked, guilty of playing doc without license

A San Jose Vietnamese-American woman and her husband on Thursday pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license, reported the San Jose Mercury News and the San Francisco Chronicle. According to the plea bargain, the woman, Ha Thithu Nguyen, 47, … Continue reading

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