Monthly Archives: November 2009

Viet U.S. Navy Commander in Vietnam, interviewed on Nguoi Viet

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Bolsavik

(Photo by Chitose Suzuki, AP) When the USS Lassen made its official port call to Da Nang, Vietnam, earlier today, it marked the first time that a Vietnamese-American U.S. warship commander came back on Vietnamese shore. Cmdr. Hung Le (in Vietnamese: … Continue reading →

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Joseph Cao voted for health care reform; it passes

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Bolsavik

When push comes to shove, the sole Vietnamese-American in Congress proves he can buck partisan pressure. In the final House vote on health care reform, Rep. Joseph Cao broke with his GOP colleagues and voted for the bill. And so … Continue reading →

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Viet priest elevated to Auxilliary Bishop of Toronto

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-Canadian priest in the Archdiocese of Toronto has been named Auxilliary Bishop of that same archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI, announced the Vatican in its daily newsletter here. Fr. Vincent Nguyen (Vietnamese name: Nguyễn Mạnh Hiếu) was one of two priests … Continue reading →

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‘Dust of Life’ to open today

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

  The hard-hitting Viet teen angst movie Dust of Life (in Vietnamese: Bụi Đời) opens tonight with a charity fundraising screening, followed by wide release in 4 cities. The first showing tonight, 7pm at the Star Performing Arts Center in … Continue reading →

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San Jose to release 9-1-1 tapes in Daniel Pham case

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Bolsavik

Tapes of the 9-1-1 call and other reports in the case of the police shooting death of a Vietnamese mentally ill man will be released, after redaction to remove names of witnesses, a San Jose city committee decided yesterday. The … Continue reading →

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Thomas’ Apartment releases third album

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Bolsavik

You leave a band alone for a few years, and next thing you know, they’ve released not one, not two, but three full-length albums. That’s what happened with Thomas’ Apartment, the rock band that won the 2007 Vietnamese talent search … Continue reading →

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SBTN rolled over and played chicken. Again

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Bolsavik

Faced with controversy, the CEO of a top Vietnamese satellite TV station cried uncle, capitulated, insulted his personnel on air, and cancelled a talk show hosted by a popular poet. This is not the first time spineless SBTN’s Cuong Nguyen … Continue reading →

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Cops’ lawyers say Phuong Ho at fault

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Bolsavik

Attorneys representing the two police officers beating and Taser-ing the San Jose Vietnamese student claim the student was at fault for resisting arrest, says the San Jose Mercury News here. Terry Bowman, representing Kenneth Siegel, the officer who repeatedly beat … Continue reading →

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