Monthly Archives: January 2009

Frank Jao hosting fundraiser for Rep. Joseph Cao tomorrow

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Bolsavik

Frank Jao, one of the most powerful men in Bolsavikland and someone with spectacularly high-reaching contacts in the GOP, is heading a fundraiser for the first Vietnamese-American Congressman, Representative Ánh Joseph Cao (pictured right). The fundraiser, set to take place … Continue reading →

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Viet driver gets 30 years for death of unborn child in wrong-way collision

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Bolsavik

An O.C. Viet man was sentenced today to 30 years-to-life for the death of an unborn child killed while he was fleeing from the police and getting on the freeway in the wrong direction. Hung Van Mai (pictured), 37, Santa … Continue reading →

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You wish your naturalization were like this

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Bolsavik

A little item on a web site from Youngstown, Ohio caught the Bolsavik’s eyes. A naturalization ceremony with, what, eight people? (Including one Viet, Tam Diep Nguyen, by the way.) Eight?!? Where are the rest of the fuh-ree-ners? In comparison, … Continue reading →

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VHN-TV: Quoc Thai vs Bruce Tran, redux

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Bolsavik

Almost four months after the dispute over VHN-TV was thought to be over, another lawsuit has been filed, one more time pitting Thomas T. Nguyen, better known as Quoc Thai the entertainer and radio personality, against his nemesis Bruce Tran, … Continue reading →

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Artist’s refugee tribute runs width of Earth

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Viet installation artist’s tribute to refugees, now showing at Arizona State University, features the artist running at locations throughout the world with a cumulative length equal to the Earth’s diameter. Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, whose previous works of underwater video installations … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, Ky Ngo!

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Bolsavik

Ky Ngo, the perennial protestor outside the offices of Nguoi Viet Daily News, held a party today Sunday. It’s not clear what it is Ky Ngo (far right in the photo) was celebrating. It could be a Tet’s eve party. … Continue reading →

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Tet is here, place your bets

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Bolsavik

A sure sign that Vietnamese New Year (or Tet, made notorious by the 1968 communist offensive) is on its way, is that all over Bolsa Avenue, people are breaking out games of chance and making money by the bags. Bau … Continue reading →

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Clever little Banh Mi store name

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Bolsavik

This Vietnamese sandwich shop in NYC was reviewed on SeriousEats.com here. What caught the Bolsavik’s eye was the clever little name: The place is called the Baoguette. Got it ha ha got it kind of funny. Predictably, the owner is … Continue reading →

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