Monthly Archives: February 2009

Vietnamese-American movie to play in Vietnam

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Bolsavik

A romantic comedy by Vietnamese-American filmmaker Victor Vu is scheduled to be released in Vietnam on Valentine’s day, in the country’s top theatre chain the Megastar cinemas. Passport to Love is a coming-of-age story of two young foreign exchange students … Continue reading →

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Accused killer of former Vietnamese army officer held for trial

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Bolsavik

A man accused of beating to death a former Vietnamese army officer during a burglary was ordered yesterday held for trial, say the Philadelphia Inquirer here and the Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times here. Jermaine Burgess (pictured) was already facing … Continue reading →

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Group may or may not protest Cypress College

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Bolsavik

The president of a non-profit corporation called the Vietnamese Community of Souther (sic) California called a meeting to take action against Brian Doan’s exhibition at Cypress College, and the attendees decided to form a committee to look at the problem … Continue reading →

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Daily Bruin columnist joins F.O.B. II debate

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Bolsavik

The whole thing about F.O.B. II has pretty much boiled over with most people, but a low-level rumbling is still constantly going in emailing lists, forums, web sites, and a handful of print publications from out of town that are … Continue reading →

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Girls are tougher than boys

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Bolsavik was looking at pictures of the Lunar New Year’s Eve party at the Dieu Ngu Buddhist temple in Westminster (in Vietnamese: Chùa Điều Ngự), when something hit him. (Some people are making a big deal out of this … Continue reading →

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Doctor’s brother pleads guilty in Biloxi pill mill case

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

The brother of a doctor in the notorious Biloxi pill mill case has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and will face sentencing in May, reports the Biloxi-Gulfport Sun Herald here. Richard Trieu is the brother of Dr. Thomas Trieu, … Continue reading →

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Viet Weekly supporter at Tet Parade

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Bolsavik was looking at the Bolsa Tet Parade photos on EthanNgoPhotography.com and saw this picture. The Bolsavik doesn’t remember seeing the gentleman at the parade but then again it wasn’t as if the Bolsavik was paying full attention to everyone passing by either. … Continue reading →

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Viet man who threatened consular officer pleads guilty

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

As previously reported by the Bolsavik here, 50-year-old Phuong Nguyen Le was so angry the U.S. Consulate in Saigon rejected his wife’s immigration application, that he bit off his left thumb and wrote a letter in blood threatening to decapiate … Continue reading →

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