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‘Young Australian of the Year’ Khoa Do’s film kicks off Viet Film Fest today

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Vietnamese International Film Festival, known by its acronym ViFF and also by its web site name VietFilmFest, kicks off later today in Irvine, opening with a tremendously touching and inspirational feature film by a Viet who was named Young … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese-American movie to play in Vietnam

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Bolsavik

A romantic comedy by Vietnamese-American filmmaker Victor Vu is scheduled to be released in Vietnam on Valentine’s day, in the country’s top theatre chain the Megastar cinemas. Passport to Love is a coming-of-age story of two young foreign exchange students … Continue reading →

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Another doctor, another scandal

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Bolsavik

A little-noticed item by the OC Register here is lighting up the Vietnamese emailing lists. The Bolsavik received the same one three times forwarded round and round. Doctor Li Quang Nguyen, an ear-nose-and-throat specialist, lost his license after he was … Continue reading →

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The Bolsavik named OC’s Best

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Bolsavik

To wit, “Best Fired Journalist” — says the OC Weekly here, in its annual “Best of OC” edition. Heheheh. The OC Weekly, it must be disclosed, is also the source of the above picture, taken by its photographer Keith May.

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Tila dumps, then gets dumped

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Bolsavik

Just in case you missed what’s on MTV Tuesday night, the Bolsavik has been working hard to find screen captures from the finale of “A Shot at Love II” with Tila Tequila. A reality dating competition show, “Shot at Love,” … Continue reading →

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Tila “Teacher” Tequila (Nguyen), on Burma human rights abuses

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Bolsavik

The Human Rights Action Center, as part of its campaign for Burma/Myanmar, recently unveiled a web commercial directed by Timothy Linh Bui and starring the hot-hot-hot Tila Tequila (pictured, screencap from the video). And if you don’t know this already: Tila is Vietnamese. … Continue reading →

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Cung Le won big

Posted on March 31, 2008 by The Bolsavik

The Bolsavik really ought to get a Tivo. He went to the Trinh Cong Son concert, so he missed out on the MMA middleweight title fight between Vietnamese-American martial artist Cung Le and Frank Shamrock. The MMA battle for dominance … Continue reading →

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