Category Archives: successful Viets

Judge Nguyen unanimously confirmed to federal bench

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Bolsavik

The U.S. Senate by a vote of 97-0 today unanimously confirmed Judge Jacqueline Nguyen to the U.S. District Court, making her the first Vietnamese-American federal judge. Judge Nguyen’s confirmation vote came up shortly after noon today, here. She previously received … Continue reading →

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Viet 13-y.o. composer won performance in Japan

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Bolsavik

A 13-year-old Vietnamese-American music student won a trip to Japan to perform his composition, reports the Arizona Republic here. Christian Nguyen (pictured), from Gilbert, Arizona, was chosen to be one of 13 performers from the world over to join the … Continue reading →

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Tila Tequila goes au naturel, disses ex

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Bolsavik

In a streaming online video, MTV star Tila Tequila strips naked, pulls out her tampon, and did other strange stunts while ranting against her ex-boyfriend Shawne Merriman the San Diego Charger linebacker. The first site that reported the video is … Continue reading →

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‘Nguyen’ building coming to George Mason University

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Bolsavik

The largest academic building on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus will carry the name “Long and Kimmy Nguyen Engineering Building,” after the businessman and his wife, who donated $5 million to the university, the Washington Business Journal reports here. Dr. … Continue reading →

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Viet U.S. Navy Commander in Vietnam, interviewed on Nguoi Viet

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Bolsavik

(Photo by Chitose Suzuki, AP) When the USS Lassen made its official port call to Da Nang, Vietnam, earlier today, it marked the first time that a Vietnamese-American U.S. warship commander came back on Vietnamese shore. Cmdr. Hung Le (in Vietnamese: … Continue reading →

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Viet priest elevated to Auxilliary Bishop of Toronto

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-Canadian priest in the Archdiocese of Toronto has been named Auxilliary Bishop of that same archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI, announced the Vatican in its daily newsletter here. Fr. Vincent Nguyen (Vietnamese name: Nguyễn Mạnh Hiếu) was one of two priests … Continue reading →

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Judge Jacqueline Nguyen approved by Senate Committee

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Viet long-time Superior Court judge is only one step away from becoming the first Vietnamese-American federal judge, having been reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to its web site here. Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen (pictured), nominated on July … Continue reading →

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‘Operation Babylift’ to play San Diego, festival circuit

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Bolsavik

The film that won the Audience Choice Award at the Vietnamese International Film Festival, a documentary about former orphans airlifted out of Vietnam at the end of the war, is coming to a film festival near you. After the success … Continue reading →

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