Category Archives: Politics

Bui Kim Thanh guilty of trespass

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Bolsavik

The most active participant in political rallies throughout Little Saigon pled guilty on Tuesday to trespass for refusing to leave one. Bui Kim Thanh, who in all seriousness really ought to get treatment, was present at an event called the … Continue reading →

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Trilingual Viet educator appointed to Garden Grove school board

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Bolsavik

The lead vote-getter among those who didn’t win election to the Garden Grove School Board last year was appointed to take the seat vacated by Dr. Kim-Oanh Nguyen-Lam when she left to take an appointment in the U.S. Department of … Continue reading →

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Al Hoang in hot water: Sued, investigated, accused of forging signatures

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Bolsavik

The zealous Vietnamese-American on  the city council of Houston may – or may not – have been overzealous in petitioning to change the name of a small street to “Little Saigon Drive.” That remains to be seen, after a lawsuit … Continue reading →

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Hate your Viet councilman? Do this to him

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Bolsavik

Al Hoang, better know by his Vietnamese name Hoàng Duy Hùng, is a city councilman in Houston. The City of Houston has 5 at-large council members and 9 members representing 9 districts in the city of 2 million souls and … 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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Questions raised about California lottery boss’s friendship, and he’s Viet

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Bolsavik

Questions have been raised about the friendship between the acting head of California Lottery and a gambling executive whose company won a $400 million contract renewal. Indications seem to be, however, there’s nothing wrong with the relationship. The executive for … Continue reading →

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Tan Nguyen sentenced to year in prison

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Bolsavik

“Terrible day” is what former GOP Congressional candidate Tan Nguyen described to the Bolsavik his feelings on Valentine’s Day when federal judge David O. Carter sentenced him to one year in prison for lying to investigators about his role in sending … Continue reading →

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Ky Ngo takin’ care of business

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Bolsavik

Despite his outside appearance as a sloppy, weird and strange unstable man, there is evidence that Ky Ngo, that perennial protestor against everything, knows what he’s doing and knows how to do it right. When he was leading the protests against … Continue reading →

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