Tag Archives: A Slice of Meat Short of a Bowl of Pho

Protest leader blackballed by protest leaders

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Bolsavik

The mysterious and downright weird protest leader known as Trong Doan was the subject of a statement of boycott by his fellow extremists. That’s a far fall for a man who came out of nowhere to become a leader of … Continue reading →

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BP spills oil, Joseph Cao spills weird words

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Bolsavik

On the floor of the House of Representatives today, talking about the BP oil spill, the only Vietnamese-American in Congress Joseph Cao said something really strange. Watch:

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Nguyen Cao Ky controversy irks USS Midway

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Bolsavik

It’s the rumor that refuses to die, and it’s bothering the heck out of the USS Midway Museum‘s marketing director. The former aircraft carrier, now a museum, is planning a special exhibit for Black April. In 1975, when Saigon fell, … Continue reading →

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Lookie here, a THIRD ceremony on the same Black April date

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Bolsavik

And then there were three. (Any rookie copy editor could have come up with that led.) As if two separate Black April commemoration ceremonies are not enough, a third Black April commemoration is being planned to take place on the same … Continue reading →

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Viet woman chases boyfriend with knife, got arrested

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese woman in Westminster chased her boyfriend around his apartment complex with a knife, then barricaded herself in an apartment until SWAT shot and arrested her, reports the OC Register here. It took almost half a day for the … Continue reading →

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Whoomp! There she is! Strange woman strikes again

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Bolsavik

Why is this woman on a stretcher? Is that the South Vietnamese flag she has wrapped around her head? And why is nobody paying attention? Upside down and inside out, I’m about to show all you folks, what’s it’s all about. … Continue reading →

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Not-bright Viet alleged armed robber faces life in prison

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Bolsavik

An allegedly vicious Vietnamese, but also allegedly not too smart, is facing a lifetime spent in state prison for a third-strike home invasion robbery for which he netted $100 cash. Hung Trong Do, 31, of Stanton, is charged with several … Continue reading →

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New guide to committing crimes: Mass email about it

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Viet teenager sells pot by mass emailing his potential customers whenever he has goods – thus joining a long line of Viets who commit-and-tell their crimes. James Truong, 18, of West Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced to one year in prison … Continue reading →

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