Monthly Archives: September 2009

School Board VP: Other ethnicities wary of Asian/Viet students

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Bolsavik

Lan Quoc Nguyen, the Vice-President of Board of the Garden Grove Unified School District, in an interview published on a Vietnamese newspaper proclaimed that other ethnicities are wary of classes with a lot of Asian students in it because they can’t compete. … Continue reading →

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Viet man arrested for lewd acts in front of 2-year-old

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese man from El Modena is in jail, accused of a sex act in front of a 2-year-old boy, and authorities today are asking for the public’s help in identifying more victims. Tach Van Truong (pictured), 44, was arrested … Continue reading →

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Yale’s statement about Annie Le

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Bolsavik

(Photo by the New Haven Register) Yale’s Graduate School and School of Medicine released this statement on 25 September, the day before Annie Le‘s funeral in California: The Graduate School, the School of Medicine, and the entire Yale community are deeply … Continue reading →

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Viet exchange student messed up immigration, faces deportation

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese exchange student who married a U.S. citizen nonetheless is facing deportation because, as her husband says, she “tripped up” on the immigration process and is now in jail, reports KSTP-TV5 here. Hoa Nguyen came to the U.S. on … Continue reading →

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Viet woman smuggles rare live fish inside fish sauce, arrested

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese woman returning from Vietnam was arrested for smuggling into the U.S. live endangered fish by hiding them inside bottles of fish sauce, reports the Charlotte Observer here. Bich Phuong Truong Phan, whose two brothers operate pet stores in Charlotte and Atlanta, was … Continue reading →

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Viet murderous liar guilty

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Viet man who shot his Viet girlfriend multiple times, then tried to pin it on an imaginary Hispanic, has pleaded no contest to attempted murder, reports the Northwest Florida Daily here. On Christmas Eve 2007, Huy N. Ha (pictured), then … Continue reading →

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Annie Le laid to rest today

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Bolsavik

(AP Photo/Renee C. Byer, Pool) The murdered Yale Viet doctoral student whose body hidden in her lab building’s wall was found on the day she was to be married was laid to rest today following a mass at her home … Continue reading →

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The protest, an update

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Bolsavik

Last weekend was a slow day in the office, so the Bolsavik went around and took some pictures of the weekly protests outside of Nguoi Viet. Here’s an update on what’s happening now. Every day, the protestors, usually about 4 … Continue reading →

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