Category Archives: education

Viet women community organizers appointed by Prez to VEF

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Bolsavik

Two Vietnamese-American women who are strong community organizers in Houston and San Jose were appointed by President Barack Obama to the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Education Foundation. In announcing the appointment, President Obama said, “These individuals have demonstrated … Continue reading →

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Viet oral history project at UC Irvine – Bolsavik interview

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Bolsavik

UC Irvine is creating an archive of personal oral histories by members of the local Vietnamese-American community. This “Vietnamese American Oral History Project” is headed by Dr. Thuy Vo-Dang, a postdoctoral fellow in the university’s Department of Asian American Studies. … Continue reading →

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Viet UCLA alum honored by Obama at White House for work with homeless

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American, himself coming from a broken, low-income family, was honored by President Barack Obama for his innovative idea to help feed the homeless, a project that he started while still a student at UCLA. Thach “Tak” Nguyen, 23, co-founder … Continue reading →

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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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