Category Archives: art

Ballet Austin to dance to Trinh Cong Son music in the OC

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Bolsavik

A ballet piece set to the music of Trinh Cong Son songs will be performed by Ballet Austin II and the Thang Dao Dance Company at the Rose Center in Westminster in 3 shows this weekend, featuring live voice of … Continue reading →

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This is how all Viets ought to propose

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Bolsavik

A Youtube video featuring two young Viets is conquering the web by storm, garnering close to 100,000 views in just a few days. It’s of two Viets from UCLA, Nam Tran and Trang Janie Vu. Nam Tran is the bassist … Continue reading →

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Viet films shown (free) at OC Film Fiesta

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Bolsavik

The Orange County Film Fiesta, part of the Santa Ana two-weeks’ long festivities, will be hosting a Vietnamese Cinema Night this Saturday, preceded by a wine reception at VAALA Center also in Santa Ana. The films shown are: “Touch” by … Continue reading →

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Viet pop star to sing National Anthem at Padres game

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Bolsavik

The San Diego Padres baseball team designates its Labor Day game as “Vietnamese Culture Day” and will feature Vietnamese pop star Ý Lan to sing the national anthem at the game. This may be a signal that baseball is trying … Continue reading →

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Emmy nomination for documentary on New Orleans Viets

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Bolsavik

A film chronicling the travails of the Vietnamese community in New Orleans after Katrina, has been nominated for an Emmy award. The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Lincoln Center in New York in September. The film A … Continue reading →

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ViFF announces Grand Jury award nominees

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Bolsavik

The 5th biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF, Vietfilmfest.com), entering its closing week-end today and tomorrow, announced the nominees for its Trống Đồng (Grand Jury) award in both the feature and short categories. Tremendously grown from its first edition with a few … Continue reading →

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Monique Truong, Andrew Lam coming to Santa Ana

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Bolsavik

Two talented Vietnamese-American authors, each coming out with a new book, are coming to VAALA Center in Santa Ana for a book reading and signing event on Tuesday. Monique Truong, the celebrated author of A Book of Salt (named by … Continue reading →

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‘Fool for Love’ US-premieres to packed house

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Bolsavik

Filling the 581-seat theatre to the brim and requiring an extra dozen chairs, the audience at Saigon Performing Arts Center in Fountain Valley on Thursday gave the film Fool for Love (in Vietnamese: “Để Mai Tính”) a huge success of … Continue reading →

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