Category Archives: education

UCI Southeast Asian Archive holds Open House on Friday

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Bolsavik

The most prominent (and probably most comprehensive too) source of research materials on the Vietnamese-American community (plus Laotian-, Cambodian-, Hmong-, etc.) in the country is holding an Open House on Friday, presenting to the public the vast resources available at … Continue reading →

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Young Viets in Midwest prepare for big conference

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Bolsavik

Vietnamese-American students in the Midwest are getting ready for a large annual conference of fellow leaders from all over the country, to be held the week-end of April 3 to 5, 2009 Called the “Vietnamese Interacting as One” conference, the … Continue reading →

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Viet engineering dean honored by fellow professionals

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Vietnamese-American dean of Catholic University of America’s School of Engineering has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the D.C. Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies, announced CUA’s public affairs office here. Charles C. Nguyen, whose Vietnamese name … Continue reading →

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Steve Ngo won – first Viet officeholder in San Francisco

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Bolsavik

First-time candidate Steve Ngo (pictured) won the one open seat on Board of the City College of San Francisco, becoming the first Vietnamese-American officeholder in that city-county. Four seats were at stake, with the first three won by incumbents seeking … Continue reading →

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This Viet may be winning his election

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Bolsavik

For all the losses suffered by Viet candidates in Orange and Santa Clara counties, there’s a Viet in San Francisco who is currently leading in an election that is still too close to call. That would be Steve Ngo (pictured), … Continue reading →

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Louisiana school board struck dumb by one Vietnamese sentence

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Bolsavik

There will be no more “Carpe diem” or “Semper fi” or “E pluribus unum” — and no more “Laissez les bons temps rouler” — in valedictorian speeches, if a school board in Louisiana has its way. The Board of Education … Continue reading →

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Viet students to be honored by Greater Dallas Asian American CC

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Bolsavik

Six students with Vietnamese surnames are among 20 to receive the Excellence in Education Award from the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce. Read the organization’s press release here. The awards, now in its 16th year, recognize “Asian American high school … Continue reading →

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Long Pham: Surprise of the night

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Bolsavik

Who’da thunk it? Long Pham, the candidate for OC Board of Education, who’s not making any effort at campaigning, whose best claim to fame was to be present at any and all anti-communist and anti-phantom-communist protests in town, and whose opponent … Continue reading →

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