Category Archives: People

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 sociologist wins national best PhD dissertation award

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Bolsavik

Field research on sex workers in Vietnam won a Vietnamese-American sociologist the “best dissertation” award from the American Sociological Association. The award went to the UC Berkeley Ph.D. dissertation “New Economies of Sex and Intimacy in Vietnam” by Kimberly Kay … Continue reading →

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Jacqueline Nguyen confirmed, first Asian female circuit judge

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Bolsavik

Judge Jacqueline Nguyen was confirmed Monday by the full Senate to the Ninth Circuit, becoming the first female Asian judge on the federal appellate bench. The vote to confirm Nguyen, 46, was 91 for and 3 against, The Hill reports. … Continue reading →

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“Du Ma” explained, for $13.99

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Bolsavik

If you’ve ever wondered what “doo mah” means and why some Vietnamese say it so often, here’s the answer, courtesy of Bao Truong‘s Facebook.: “Du Ma” is a lunch combo, sold by the Los Saigon food truck in L.A.  

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Du confirmed, becomes 2nd Viet federal judge

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Bolsavik

Almost eight months after her nomination, Vietnamese-American civil litigator Miranda Du from Nevada was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week to be U.S. district judge for that state, the second Viet federal judge in the country and the first Asian-American federal … 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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Bruce Tran files for bankruptcy

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Bolsavik

If nothing else, Bruce Tran has the knack for making news even when he’s not doing things. What the CEO of VHN-TV and vice-president of the Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California is not doing now, is that he’s not … Continue reading →

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Freeway interchange named in memory of Viet student activist

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Bolsavik

    An interchange on the 22 freeway has been named in honor of late Vietnamese-American student activist Nguyen Ngoc Phu in a ceremony Thursday. The sign proclaiming the “Nguyen Ngoc Phu Human Rights Memorial Interchange” was unveiled at the … Continue reading →

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