Daily Archives: January 16, 2009

F.O.B.II closed early

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Bolsavik

VAALA’s F.O.B.II: Art Speaks, after an eventful seven-day run, closed its visual display on Thursday, three days ahead of schedule. Its performance portion has been moved to another location (at 209 N. Broadway — see more below). VAALA’s press release … Continue reading →

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L.A. Times’ Dana Parsons, on anti-communism in the Viet community

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Bolsavik

Dana Parsons (pictured) put in his two cents in an L.A. Times column today entitled “Vietnamese Americans’ hatred of communism shouldn’t inhibit free speech.” Click here. Excerpts: Street protests are about as American as you can get, but the scent … Continue reading →

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Soccer star Lee Nguyen to be naturalized Vietnamese

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Bolsavik

Not sure if “naturalization” is the right word to apply to Texas-born Lee Nguyen whose parents are born in Vietnam, but the news is Lee (whom fans call by his first name) will get himself Vietnamese citizenship on April 1 … Continue reading →

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