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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Viet won Houston council seat; right-wingers attack BBC
No sooner has a Vietnamese-American won a hard-fought election to the City Council of Houston that news of his victory was pushed off track to become fodder for right-wingers to crap against the BBC’s Vietnamese Service. Al Hoang, better known … Continue reading
The Bolsavik’s back, and he’s making new rules
Sorry for the interruption folks. It’s Finals’ week, and in the grand scheme of things, students come before blogs. Now, new rule on comments: Abusive comments will be deleted. But there’s no guarantee that all abusive comments will be caught, … Continue reading
Tila Tequila’s boyfriend strikes back
So there was the San Diego Chargers’ Shawne Merriman, partying away, with Tila Tequila the Web’s hottest babe giving him a lap dance, and who only hours before had been gushing about him on her Twitter. And then a few … Continue reading
John Tran got new job
The ousted mayor of Rosemead is getting ready to be sworn in to another office he just won last month. John Tran (pictured), who in May lost his seat on the Rosemead City Council by 1 vote (in the same election … Continue reading
Pho – the price of popularity
You know the Vietnamese noodle soup Phở has arrived, when you see that people are starting to mess with it. What’s the Bolsavik talking about? It’s like this: You know pizza has gained popularity world wide when you can find, as the Bolsavik … Continue reading
Judge Nguyen unanimously confirmed to federal bench
The U.S. Senate by a vote of 97-0 today unanimously confirmed Judge Jacqueline Nguyen to the U.S. District Court, making her the first Vietnamese-American federal judge. Judge Nguyen’s confirmation vote came up shortly after noon today, here. She previously received … Continue reading
