Category Archives: elections

‘Vietnamese bounce’ in primaries lifts candidates

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Bolsavik

As has been shown in several elections in a row, a disproportionate portion of Vietnamese-American voters voting for Vietnamese-American candidates cast their votes by mail, and do it near the last day. This phenomenon has many times resulted in Viet … Continue reading →

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Viet election round-up

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Bolsavik

The primary elections in California yesterday produced results that were as predicted. However, many outcomes had unexpected shades, foreshadowing a not-so-normal general elections for the Fall. Van Tran, Phu Nguyen won, Madison Nguyen heads into the runoff the leader, and … Continue reading →

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Messy, messy San Jose elections

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Bolsavik

The Vietnamese-American community in San Jose is getting tagged with what could be the city’s worst election dirty trick, and the several Viets fighting to oust Councilwoman Madison Nguyen are busy fighting each other. The dirty trick is a phony … Continue reading →

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Quang Pham endorses Van Tran

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Bolsavik

With less than three weeks until the primary election, former candidate Quang Pham on Thursday endorsed the man he used to run against, Assemblyman Van Tran, according to a press release from the latter’s campaign. Tran is in a three-way … Continue reading →

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The commie won, btw

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Bolsavik

Just in case you’re wondering what happened to the Vietnamese-American candidate from Texas who was accused of being a communist: He won. He won big. Danny Quoc Doan Nguyen is a real estate broker who supports trade with Vietnam. That’s … Continue reading →

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Joe Dovinh is living with Dina Nguyen?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Bolsavik

Why would two large families want to squeeze into a 2-bedroom, 1-bath, house, when each family already has a home of its own? Answer: Because one of the men needs to move to within the boundaries of Assembly District 68, … Continue reading →

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Faces at Phu Nguyen’s campaign launch

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Bolsavik

(This photo by Linh Nguyen/Nguoi Viet) Phu Nguyen, the former student leader who brought about the current incarnation of the Tet Festival and more than $800,000 that the event generated for community groups left and right, last week-end launched his … Continue reading →

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Van Tran doesn’t live in the 47th congressional district

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Bolsavik

The OC Register’s story about legislators’ tax-free income actually points out an interesting fact about Assemblyman Van Tran‘s residence: It’s not in the Congressional district he’s running for. The Register story here reveals that Van Tran’s official residence is his … Continue reading →

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