Category Archives: real Viet mensch

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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Viet nominated to federal judgeship in Nevada

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American lawyer from Reno, former boat-people refugee, has been nominated by President Obama to be a federal judge for the District of Nevada, the White House announced Tuesday. Miranda Du, a civil litigator, had been recommended by Senate Majority Leader … Continue reading →

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Viet woman, son beat up armed robber, busted his face

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Bolsavik

A home-invasion robber armed with a shotgun and handgun was beaten up when the Vietnamese mother-and-son he was robbing fought back, reports the Orlando Sentinel here. Michael Lessard, 25, used to be friends with the son, Vu Nguyen, 25. Wearing … Continue reading →

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Viet student DREAM Act activist remembered at UCLA memorial

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Bolsavik

Graduation photos of close friends Tam Tran (left) and Cynthia Felix were displayed at the memorial. (Photo by Nguoi Viet’s Tiffany Le) Hundreds gathered to mourn the loss of Tam Tran and Cinthya Felix, the crowd of students and faculty … Continue reading →

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Viet student wins top CSUF honors, heading to Harvard Med

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Bolsavik

People accessing the Cal State Fullerton home page today saw a happy Viet face smile back at them. That would be Annie Nguyen, a graduating senior who just won the Miles D. McCarthy Health Professions Award, presented annually to the … Continue reading →

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Silver Star awarded to Viet pilot 37 years after

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Bolsavik

Almost 37 years after a Vietnamese helicopter pilot saved the lives of several American soldiers ambushed by communist forces, he finally received the Silver Star awarded to him at the time, report the office of U.S. Senator Mark Udall here, … Continue reading →

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Lawyer who spoke out on Vietnamese sovereignty arrested

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Bolsavik

The lawyer who wrote the bar association’s proclamation, asserting Vietnamese sovereignty over disputed islands off the country’s central coast, has been arrested by Vietnam’s government. OK so this is not strictly a Vietnamese-American issue, but I felt compelled to speak out. … Continue reading →

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Best Viet reporter passed away

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Bolsavik

Nguyễn Huy Vũ (1975-2009) A Viet man whom the Bolsavik considers if not the best then certainly one of the best Vietnamese-American journalists, has passed away on Friday night as a result of a heart attack. Vu Huy Nguyen, 34, … Continue reading →

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