Category Archives: education

Q&A with Steve Ngo, sole elected Viet in San Francisco

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Bolsavik

(The Bolsavik did this for his job at Nguoi Viet, here) In the City and County of San Francisco, there’s only one Viet elected official. That sole Vietnamese-American is Steve Ngo, elected in 2008 to a seat on the Board of … Continue reading →

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Viet middle schoolers seize all spelling prizes in GGUSD

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Bolsavik

The Garden Grove Unified School District announced the Top 10 finishers for the district-wide spelling bee for middle schoolers (called intermediate schools in this district), and all ten have Vietnamese last names. The winner, Arthur Tran (pictured), a 7th grader … Continue reading →

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Fellowship for lawyers serving Viet community

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Bolsavik

An association of lawyers in Northern California just announced a fellowship for a public-interest lawyer to serve the Vietnamese-American community, and/or other underserved/underresourced communities. The fellowship, named the Lan and Mark Beyster Fellowship Program, will provide $25,000 to enable a … Continue reading →

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Guide to giving Vietnamese language a bad name

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Bolsavik

More accurately, this is what you should do if you plan to give Vietnamese-language classes a bad name. Here are some multiple-choice test questions from the Vietnamese-language class at Coastline Community College: * You ask someone to repeat what she … Continue reading →

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Garden Grove USD’s National Merit semifinalists all Viets

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Bolsavik

Three students from the Garden Grove Unified School District are National Merit Scholarship semifinalists this year, and all three have Vietnamese names, according to a press release from the district. The three finalists are Kevin Pham of La Quinta High … Continue reading →

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Viet student wins top CSUF honors, heading to Harvard Med

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Bolsavik

People accessing the Cal State Fullerton home page today saw a happy Viet face smile back at them. That would be Annie Nguyen, a graduating senior who just won the Miles D. McCarthy Health Professions Award, presented annually to the … Continue reading →

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Viet students win 2nd in Popsicle stick bridge contest

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Bolsavik

A team of 3 students from Garden Grove High School, two of whom are Viet, won 2nd place in the annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers – metro L.A branch, announced the GGUSD … Continue reading →

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‘Nguyen’ building coming to George Mason University

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Bolsavik

The largest academic building on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus will carry the name “Long and Kimmy Nguyen Engineering Building,” after the businessman and his wife, who donated $5 million to the university, the Washington Business Journal reports here. Dr. … Continue reading →

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