Yesterday was the deadline for filing the second round of financial disclosures. The three Vietnamese-Americans running for First District Supervisor, incumbent Janet Nguyen and challengers Dina Nguyen and Hoa Van Tran all filed theirs. You can look them up at the Registrar of Voters web site: Janet, Dina, Hoa.
The bottom line: As of the end of the day on May 17, the cash on hand for each campaign is as follows: Janet $87,657.79; Dina $30,031.88; Hoa $23,416.62.
As you browse through these reports, keep in mind that nobody can contribute more than $1,600.
JANET
Janet’s report shows a contribution by Ruebén Martínez. The Mexican-American barber-author, winner of the MacArthur “genius” grant and whose legendary librería is in financial trouble, still gave Janet $150. Not much, but it means something.
There’s also a $200 contribution by an organization consisting of family members of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty (the long name “Hoi Dong Hoang Toc Nguyen Phuoc Hai Ngoai” on page 19). And there’s a maxed-out $1,600 contribution by a Tuyen Lecong who’s listed as not employed. That may or may not mean something. Some elderly unemployed people still have a lot of money. Nonetheless, it’s interesting.
This report also contains one vestige of the illegal legal-defense fund (read here): There’s $100 that the Janet campaign pays to its lawyer Phil Greer to cover one refund from that fund.
DINA
Dina’s report shows that her fundraising ain’t going so well. After bursting out the gate with a whopping $100,000 (including a $25k loan from herself), 
Dina’s fundraising sputtered and she collected only $39,049 in the two months covered by the report.
Remember the story here about how some of the money Dina received, she got almost $20,000 of them too early? Well Dina gave back the money and the donors cut a new check. Most of them. Some didn’t. The Ramada Inn (partly owned by Phu Do Nguyen, former treasurer of Hoa Tran’s campaign) originally gave $1,000, and when it got its refund only gave back $600.
The Travelodge in Westminster, whose contribution may have violated part-owner Jeff Truong‘s contribution, received its money back. In fact, Jeff Truong’s contribution was early too, and when he was refunded $1,600, paid back only $1,500.
One gave more: Ha Mach, former mayoral candidate for Westminster (whom some people blame for messing up Andy Quach‘s chances), originally gave $200, was refunded that, and gave back $300.
And look: No direct monetary contribution from Assemblyman Van Thai Tran. Or Tri Ta the Westminster City Councilman.
HOA
Big-time problems, though, show up in Hoa’s report. A lot of expenses are still unreported. There’s no accounting for the food laid out every evening in Hoa’s campaign office, for example. 
There’s also a $13k loan from the campaign to itself, which doesn’t make any sense.
Page 26 has a mysterious $6,000 payment, marked “SAL” for “campaign workers’ salaries” — made to The Union Press, which also receives another $10k for campaign literature and mailings (which makes more sense).
Here’s someting that for sure requires a refund: As Chris Prevatt pointed out in TheLiberalOC.com here, the Vietnamese DirecTV station VHN contributed $1,000 cash, and another $1,600 in-kind. The total violates legal limit.
VHN is a major supporter of Hoa. Its CEO Bruce Tran co-hosted Hoa’s main fundraiser among Vietnamese. VHN also supports Dina Nguyen, giving her $500.
Also supporting both Hoa and Dina is Emerald Bay Restaurant, partly owned and wholly managed by the brother of Lan Quoc Nguyen, the Trannie red baiter and member of the Garden Grove School Board: $500 to Dina, $300 to Hoa.
Dina, you and Hoa should go and play with people in your own league!!! Hoa might have a better chance because at least he’s done some good for this community and he’s served our country BUT YOU and your family members have done more damage and brought more shame to this community then any organization or group of people we’ve known… So Dina, take our advise and PACK UP EARLY AND GET THE HELL OUT, TAKE ALL YOUR TRASH WITH YOU!!! That includes all your lovers, those that are known and all that are still in the closet along with YOUR DRUG DEALER BROTHER!!! The only reason why people are not saying anything to your face is because they know you are gang related and you might send your BROTHER the GANGSTER/DRUG DEALER to destroy their business!!!
Art Pedroza aka wanna be gangster/drug dealer, now waiting to be canned for long lonely years’
The trash is in you bedroom with dirty pictures of Janet! Janet is NOT that attractive! Wake up you poor little mexican cholo!
This is how Dina gets her face and her name covered in the local papers!!! By using paid writers and Van Tran’s influence over these local papers
http://bolsavik.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/van-trans-camp-capture-of-viet-media/
This is one of the reasons why people say Dina’s background is SHADY!!!
http://orangejuiceblog.com/2008/05/was-dina-nguyens-brother-arrested-in-a-huge-international-drug-bust/
This is JANET’S reponse to Dina and her clans dirty tricks of calling janet a COMMUNIST, how pathetic!!!
http://bolsavik.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/janet-hits-back/
This one you must read, it will tell you how DUMB this candidate is, it will also tell you that those that helped her campaign don’t even want the public to know; WHY? It will also tell you that Van is really the one behind this campaign, we know all along it’s Van Tran against Janet NOT Dina at all, she has no ability.
http://bolsavik.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/dina-nguyen-interview-pt2-whos-who-in-her-campaign/
Please read before you cast your vote
Dina have openly called Janet a Communist many times, I thought it was very irresponsible of her to accuse her opponents without any grounds
Is it just me or Van Tran and his followers are loosing major support?
I am disappointed by this mexican cholo Art who is posting on this blog using all weird names to attack our good Viet candidates.
This mexican cholo is uneducated, has dirty mouth, worshipping cholo party culture!
He is BAD influence to our readers on this blog
Where you been? Tuyen Lecong is wife of Nick Lecong, Janet Nguyen’s “special” advisor and the so-called “Lawyer” Le Cong Tam who has not passed the bar exam.
Assemblyman Van Tran is the highest ranking elected Viet official and we should be all proud of him.
Since Assemblyman Van Tran’s successful election for the Sacramento assembly seat, all californians started viewing asians with greater respect.
We should be grateful to his strong leadership in the Republican party.
Garden Grove council woman Dina Nguyen is kind and intelligent leader.
I will not allow some dumb mexican cholo spreading nasty lies against our good Viet candidate.
I don’t have too much respect for uneducated, low/no mannered mexican cholos from Santa Ana.
Have you ever seen normal viets working for mexican cholos?
Wow, for a racist, Jung Kim is really a racist.
Jung Kim, I am 100% agreed with you. Van and Dina are good people.
Vote whoever you like BUT don’t “trask talk” others. We are all Vietnamese here after all.
Bolsavik, read carefully what I have said!
I have many good mexican friends….who loves God, respects family value.
The mexican cholo Art has neither of these qualities… he is pro gay, anti family, pro abortion, legalization of prostitutions and free sex then he is also anti God!
This animal has been blogging here freely to spread lies with hidden dirty agenda………… some times using viet names in his posting.
Art has been kicked out of all major blogs and he was forced to open his own pro gay site promoting hatred toward good citizens.
Art is trying to save his site by posting his blog name to advertise his business here without spending any money.
Jung Kim you need to go clean your dirty mouth with soju. Hey, Van Tran is not the highest elected official. Hubert Vo(D), a House of Representative from Texas also elected at the same year as Van Tran. I think Hubert Vo was sworn in a few days ealier than Van Tran. So technically Hubert is the first and highest VA elected official in the US. http://www.hubertvo.com/profile.htm
Anh Tu, you need a “positiveness” mental health training…..again I believe Assemblyman Van Tran is the highest ranking official working at Sacramento.
Anh Tu, do you reside in Texas?
More support we can lend it to our proud Assemblyman Van Tran…. collectively , our political and social might will grow in this sate of California!
Assemblyman Van Tran is a high ranking Recpublican leader working very hard …in advancing our interests and we must stand behind him with utmost trust!
Four crazy judges from San Francisco just have over turned our voter’s will and announced gays / lesbians to be legally married in California!
We are very keen about neighborhoods and schools our children are attending……..because we care about our next generation..
This state is going nuts….. doen’t these crazy 4 judges know that around the world all nations believe/practice that marriage is a holy ceremony between a man and a woman?
Let’s the define the marriage from our own dictionary;
MARRIAGE n. “the institution under which a MAN and a WOMAN become legally UNITED on a permanent basis”
Jung Kim is talking to himself now, just like the rest team Dina and gangster Van Tran will be soon
Pro gay Art Pedroza is upset by my comments about gay marriage issue!
Let’s protect our children! get rid of dirty/filthy pro gay mexican cholo from our Viet town.
Isn’t funny that Janet Nguyen’s so-called supporters, or is it just one, who likes to go on this blog screaming murder against Janet’s enemies, real or imagined, when her hands are full of blood? If Janet Nguyen and her people really wanted to know who are the gansgers and Mafia members are, all they have to do is look in the mirror. Their language is gutter style and uneducated. They should have a little sense of self-respect and restraint in public. Their baseless rants are no less than taking one’s pant’s off in the mi?le of the town squar?
Bolsavik,
Is there any standard or level of decency with your blog or do you let people run wild and slander freely?
I like Janet’s people at least with their rants they actually show real evidence instead of the base lies and deception from the other side
JUNG KIM, QUIT BARKING ! ! !
Commenter 20,
Real evidence? Like what? Janet Nguyen can’t speak for herslef but relies on High priests Nick LeCong (any relations to Eric Le?) and and Andrew Do-Do — two political wannabes. Who’s speaking for whom here? Some evidence. What a bunch of losers.
Does Jung Kim represent a dominant attitude in the Viet community? The four judges in San Francisco that he rails against are Republican Judges with exemplary credentials appointed by Republican Governor’s. They uphold the American principle that our government cannot discriminate against any of its citizens.
Why do you wish to have our government involved in your religious hatred of homosexual lifestyles? To get voters agitated? I’m sorry to say that this is a workable strategy that gets huge numbers of otherwise disaffected voters involved in the process similar to immigrant bashing. Too bad it’s so effective.
I wonder what you would be saying if the anti-immigrant rhetoric were being leveled at the Vietnamese community instead of the Hispanic community? Maybe Pedroza would come to your defence.
Dear John Doe, aka Arturo Pedroza No I represent all intelligent pro family communities in this panet earth! We all believe children need to be raised in an environment with both father and mother(today’s high divorce rate is already hurting our kids today).
There is a scientific research about short life expectancy for gay people …….it’s 48years and we don’t want our children to die at young age!
You are the lowest kind of living organism on this universe if you are attempting to destroy our next generation with evil motivation which is…..extinction of human race from the face of this earth!
My suggestion is for all of you to stop responding to JUNG KIM’s comments. We have the right to share our disagreements but Jung Kim is one crazy SOAB and a RACIST!!! This is the kind of people Dina and the Trannies have working for them? I’ve read some of his earlier comments and it doesn’t even sounds normal… They kept on attacking Art with every negative comments that the public post here!!! What a crazy group of desperate wannabes!!! If Van is smart he should detach himself from this whole group. He has a lot more to offer this community and the rest of these parasites (DINA NGUYEN, TRUONG DIEP, TRUNG NGUYEN, ANDY QUACH) are just holding him back and giving him and the rest of this community a BAD NAME.
Now Art is upset but refuse to change his demonic activities……..
All readers here respect family values and stand against gay marriage when……………………… it jeopardizes the future of our children!
We are in this country to be successful and be blessed by God and this cholo mentality of Art Pedroza is NOT WELCOMED in this blog.
We all say No to gay marriage, abortion and legalized prostitution!
Not dems…, I believe I stand for what is right and matter of fact I am giving Viet community a good name ” Pro – Family Value” without fear!
I don’t appreciate some cholos berating our good elected Viet officials by calling them “parasites” and I think the time is riping to have Asian leader to lead this state.
IS JUNG KIM A VIETNAMESE WANNEBES KOREAN OR A KOREAN WANNEBES VIETNAMESE ? I GUESS IT CAN BE REALLY CONFUSING NOT KNOWING WHO YOU ARE AND BY BARKING IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES YOU’RE NOT GOING TO FIND THE ANSWER YOU’RE LOOKING FOR EITHER. SO TAKE MY ADVICE AND ” STOP BARKING ! ” OR ELSE THE MOLE ON YOUR FACE WILL GET BIGGER & BIGGER