Free Nguyen Tien Trung
Join thousands on Facebook who are calling on the Vietnamese government to release democracy activist Nguyen Tien Trung now!
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Georgia raid nabs 7 Viets at 4 massage parlors
A raid of massage parlors in Georgia’s Bibb County last week resulted in the arrest of 13 women, of whom 6 have identifiable Vietnamese names, accused of prostitution, reported the (Macon, Georgia) Telegraph here. As reported by the paper, the … Continue reading
Enthusiasm over Nam Le’s “The Boat”
Never before has the Bolsavik witnessed a Viet author cause such excitement among his fellow scribes. Within the space of 2 days, half a dozen people separately asked the Bolsavik if he’s going to Los Angeles this Sunday for 29-year-old author … Continue reading
Viets gather in Houston, protest VN’s Prime Minister
If things seem a little quiet around here, it’s because everything’s overshadowed by the gathering of Vietnamese-Americans in Houston to protest the visit to the U.S. by a real card-carrying communist — Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. A former … Continue reading
Circle Painting coming today to Wells Fargo in Westminster
Whether or not you’ve ever participated in group painting project, you’ll love Circle Painting — and it’s coming to the Wells Fargo’s new branch in Westminster tonight, at the bank’s VIP reception, beginning at 6:30pm. The Bolsavik has no idea … Continue reading
Drunk driver who killed 6-year-old Viet boy got 6 years
A Sudanese refugee, laden with an alcohol problem and two previous drunk-driving convictions, received a sentence of 6 to 15 years in prison for causing an accident in Grand Rapids, Michigan that killed 6-year-old Andy Nguyen. The Bolsavik previously reported … Continue reading
UVSA former president, Bolsavik’s friend, sentenced to 30 years for rape of child
A former president of the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California (in Vietnamese: Tong Hoi Sinh Vien) was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for acts of rape and child molestation that took place when he … Continue reading
Mrs. McCain went to Vietnam for charity, is now a commie
No good deed shall go unpunished. Cindy McCain, wife of presumptive Repulican presidential nominee John McCain, was in Vietnam last week on a charity trip to support Operation Smile. The anti-communist listservs lit up with accusations that she’s pro-commie. In the … Continue reading
Tila “Teacher” Tequila (Nguyen), on Burma human rights abuses
The Human Rights Action Center, as part of its campaign for Burma/Myanmar, recently unveiled a web commercial directed by Timothy Linh Bui and starring the hot-hot-hot Tila Tequila (pictured, screencap from the video). And if you don’t know this already: Tila is Vietnamese. … Continue reading
Posted in art, celebrity, political
Tagged Burma, human rights, Myanmar, Tila Tequila, Timothy Linh Bui
14 Comments
