Monthly Archives: June 2008

No Lee’s Sandwiches for you!

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Bolsavik

A San Jose group of former Vietnamese military was criticized for, get this, eating donated Lee’s Sandwiches. This coming Thursday is the former South Vietnam’s Armed Forces Day. Many groups of former military men are planning events to commemorate the day … Continue reading →

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18 Viet students got $20,000 each from Dell family foundation

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Bolsavik

The Dell family foundation awarded $5 million to 254 graduating seniors nationwide, and 18 Viet students figured among the winners. The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation scholarship is not the banal “get the highest grade and you’re in” kind of … Continue reading →

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Nguoi Viet protester gets all gung-ho

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Bolsavik

Checked in with the lawyer for Ky Ngo (pictured), the lead agitator in the ongoing protest against Nguoi Viet Daily News. (Protest highlights here, here, here, here, here, here.) Ky Ngo was prosecuted for a misdemeanor zoning violation, for illegally … Continue reading →

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Viet officer makes San Jose police history

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Bolsavik

Phan Ngo, once a refugee boy airlifted out of Vietnam when the communist forces overran Saigon in 1975, worked his way up the ranks at the San Jose Police Department and has now become the first Vietnamese-American police captain in … Continue reading →

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Van Tran’s PR man: OC GOP’s racism caused Dina’s defeat

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Bolsavik

On late-night radio and in a long rambling email, Van Tran’s PR man Hung Phuong Nguyen — also a favorite of The OC Register whenever they’re looking for a right-winger’s quote — blamed OC GOP’s racism for the defeat of … Continue reading →

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Huffington Post weighs in on Nguoi Viet protest

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Bolsavik

The Huffington Post became the latest heavy-weight to add its considerable voice to the issue of the protest against Nguoi Viet Daily News, in an article by Peter Scheer, executive director of the California First Amendment Coalition. To those of … Continue reading →

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Janet goes on record about the Trannies

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Bolsavik

After several days playing phone tags, the Bolsavik finally had his post-election interview with OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen (pictured) yesterday, near midnight. Janet claimed to “never had a chance to even be excited about winning,” what with the appointment of … Continue reading →

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Lookie here, another commie monk

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Bolsavik

The right-wing emails are abuzz with attacks on another Buddhist monk, accusing yet another public figure of aiding and abetting Vietnam’s communist government. The Bolsavik once told of how Thich Nhat Hanh, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and Zen teacher … Continue reading →

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