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Category Archives: art
Bui Kim Thanh the artist
Proving that a tendency to faint in public places again and again is not a destabilizing disability, community activist Bui Kim Thanh was spotted today making art. They say art is good for the soul. They never said flags make … Continue reading
Tila Tequila showed breasts, got pelted
Tila Tequila, whose real name is Tila Nguyen, got on the receiving end of rocks, beer bottles, and feces thrown at her at the Juggalos music fest last weekend, according to the AP here. The Juggalos is an annual festival … Continue reading
Ly Tong pepper-sprays singer, right-wingers applaud
Ly Tong, the man who spent the last 14 months or so on the fringe of Vietnamese-American society, thrusted himself back in the limelight by dressing up as a woman and pepper-spraying a singer from Vietnam at a concert in … Continue reading
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Tagged Anh Joseph Cao, Dam Vinh Hung, dum-dum-dum-dum-dumb, Ly Tong, Mr Dam, My Tam
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Viet writer wins the Guggenheim
The author of “The Book of Salt” just won the Guggenheim Fellowship, according to the foundation in a press release here and here. Monique Truong, the Vietnamese New York-based writer, is among the 180 Fellows chosen from a group of … Continue reading
Nick Ut to exhibit in Little Saigon
The photojournalist who won the Pulitzer for one of the most iconic pictures of our times is opening a photo exhibit at Nguoi Viet’s community room tomorrow Friday. Nick Ut, whose photo of the crying naked girl fleeing napalm bombing … Continue reading
Thuy Nga ‘Paris by Night’ to close down
After 27 years as one of the top Viet entertainment companies, Thuy Nga Paris, the producer of the widely popular ‘Paris by Night’ variety show, may be closing down as soon as this summer, said the man who founded the … Continue reading
‘Dust of Life’ to open today
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
Thomas’ Apartment releases third album
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
