Category Archives: celebrity

Viet pop star to sing National Anthem at Padres game

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Bolsavik

The San Diego Padres baseball team designates its Labor Day game as “Vietnamese Culture Day” and will feature Vietnamese pop star Ý Lan to sing the national anthem at the game. This may be a signal that baseball is trying … Continue reading →

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General Ky’s family making peace with his past

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Bolsavik

A little-noted line in a notification from General Nguyen Cao Ky‘s family indicates the family is embracing a hidden part of his past – something that many other Vietnamese families have trouble doing. According to Vietnamese customs, at least recent … Continue reading →

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Madame Nhu died in Rome at 87

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Bolsavik

  The woman whose sharp tongue and interference in government affairs contributed to the downfall of the first presidency of South Vietnam passed away in Rome on Easter Sunday, according to her biographer. Madame Nhu, born 1924, the wife of … Continue reading →

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Ex-Westminster mayor candidate hit with $1.5 million fraud judgment

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Bolsavik

Bruce Tran, one-time mayoral candidate for Westminster, and Vice-President of the Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California, was found liable for more than $1.5 million for defrauding his business partner. The judgment hit Tran and his associate Suzanne Nguyen with … Continue reading →

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Bui Kim Thanh the artist

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Bolsavik

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 →

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Tila Tequila showed breasts, got pelted

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Bolsavik

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 →

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Ly Tong bailed out, will join Anaheim protests

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Bolsavik

In court today, Ly Tong‘s bail was reduced from $100,000 down to $75,000. Tong’s supporters will post bail, and he will get out in time to attend this week-end’s demonstrations against the same singer, in Anaheim. Nguoi Viet Daily News says … Continue reading →

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Ly Tong pepper-sprays singer, right-wingers applaud

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Bolsavik

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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