Monthly Archives: May 2009

‘Bolinao 52′ wins 2 Emmy awards

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Bolsavik

Remember the Bolsavik was telling you here that the boat-people documentary “Bolinao 52″ was nominated for regional Emmy in two categories? Well, it won both. Yep, two nominations, two wins. The film, directed by first-time director Duc Nguyen, won the … Continue reading →

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Best Viet reporter passed away

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Bolsavik

Nguyễn Huy Vũ (1975-2009) A Viet man whom the Bolsavik considers if not the best then certainly one of the best Vietnamese-American journalists, has passed away on Friday night as a result of a heart attack. Vu Huy Nguyen, 34, … Continue reading →

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Viet (actual professional) running for office

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Viet who actually works professionally in the field in which he/she is running for office. Now that’s rare, but has happened before. Education professor Kim-Oanh Nguyen-Lam on the Garden Grove School Board was an example. Now here comes another … Continue reading →

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Hurrah! We have a Prime Minister!

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Bolsavik

You would have thought the Republic of Vietnam (i.e. South VN) was no more. You would have thought all the high-level government officials who had fled the country and are living in California are now just private citizens. Ha! Shows how much you … Continue reading →

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Viet doc gets 8 years for illegal prescriptions

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American doctor from Georgia has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for illegally dispensing prescription drugs, reports the AP in a story reprinted here. (This case is not related to the more publicized Biloxi case.) Hung Thien Ly, … Continue reading →

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Quang X. Pham also aims for Loretta’s seat

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Bolsavik

Quang X. Pham, the former Navy aviator who introduced John McCain to the Vietnamese-American community in 2000, is throwing his hat in the ring and telling the OC Register’s Martin Wisckol here that he too will run for U.S. Rep. … Continue reading →

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Doctor’s brother in “pill mill” case is freed

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Bolsavik

The brother of a doctor indicted in a heavily publicized “pill mill” case in Biloxi has been sentenced to only time served, reports the Biloxi-Gulfport Sun-Herald here, and local TV WLOX-13 here. The brother, Richard Trieu, who also acted as … Continue reading →

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Viet professionals arrested in insurance fraud case

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Bolsavik

Five Viet professionals, including an attorney, a paralegal, a law office administrator, and two chiropractors, were the latest people arrested in an ongoing insurance fraud investigation, the OC DA’s office announced in a press release emailed out Thursday (copy here). … Continue reading →

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