Monthly Archives: July 2008

Copy of criminal case against doctors

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Bolsavik

Lan Van, the sister of accused doctor Victoria Van, sent the Bolsavik a copy of the grand jury indictment against Dr. Van, her husband Dr. Thomas Trieu, his brother Richard Trieu the clinic’s manager, and Nick Tran the pharmacist next … Continue reading →

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Arrested doctors claim innocence, gather support

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Bolsavik

The family of a Viet doctor who was arrested in Mississippi and accused of running a pill mill are fighting back, claiming the doctor was innocent and that prosecutors overreached. Dr. Victoria Van (whose Vietnamese name is Thu Hoa) has … Continue reading →

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Viet director’s “Bookie” at Comic-Con

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Bolsavik

If you’re going to the Comic-Con in San Diego tomorrow Thursday, check out the short film “Bookie” by Viet director Bao Tran. The 19-minute gem is a love story set in a noir crime tale. For someone who didn’t even … Continue reading →

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Viet rocks, in Drillbit Taylor

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Bolsavik

The Bolsavik was watching Drillbit Taylor on DVD last night and lo and behold he saw a familiar face. There’s a scene where Drillbit (Owen Wilson) and his homeless friend (Danny McBride) were walking along the Third Street Promenade in … Continue reading →

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Houston “send $ to VN” operator convicted of laundering $24 million drug money

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Bolsavik

The owner of a money remittance service in Houston was convicted in federal court of laundering $24 million of drug money, all of it from a Canadian meth lab to their contacts in Vietnam. A federal jury in Houston on … Continue reading →

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Madison Nguyen, on red-baiting

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Bolsavik

San Jose City Councilwoman Madison Nguyen, whom some people (such as  this one) have called “communist,” is found on YouTube giving her thoughts on the right-wing red-baiter’s favorite sports.

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Thien Minh Ly’s killer appeals to Supreme Court

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Bolsavik

It’s been 12 years since the vicious killing of Thien Minh Ly, and the convict sentenced to death for the murder has just had his appeal heard before the California Supreme Court. This week’s OC Weekly runs a cover story … Continue reading →

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Wanted: Deluded ones

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Bolsavik

Here’s your chance of a lifetime to jump into an ambassador position. Using a word that hasn’t been in actual Vietnamese usage for several centuries and which means “wise one,” the self-styled “National Provisional Government of Vietnam” (Vietnamese: Chính phu Quoc … Continue reading →

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