Tag Archives: Anh Joseph Cao

Mr. Cao goes to Vietnam: Revelations in a WikiLeaks cable

Back in 2010, Rep. Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese-American to serve in Congress, bungled his visit to Vietnam and was highly criticized for it. First, it was a plain bad idea to go to the communist country just when that … Continue reading

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Emmy nomination for documentary on New Orleans Viets

A film chronicling the travails of the Vietnamese community in New Orleans after Katrina, has been nominated for an Emmy award. The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Lincoln Center in New York in September. The film A … Continue reading

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Viet candidates take serious beating

Across the country, except for a few bright spots, most Viet candidate fall flat, losing their races, sometimes spectacularly. Now, of course, there is such a thing as a “Vietnamese bounce” – late absentee ballots cast mostly by Vietnamese – … Continue reading

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Ly Tong pepper-sprays singer, right-wingers applaud

Ly Tong, the man who spent the last 14 months or so on the fringe of Vietnamese-American society, thrusted himself back in the limelight by dressing up as a woman and pepper-spraying a singer from Vietnam at a concert in … Continue reading

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Joseph Anh Cao apologizes for misusing archbishop’s words

A quote from a local archbishop printed prominently on U.S. Rep. Anh Joseph Cao‘s fundraising letter, strongly but falsely implying that the archbishop and the local church have endorsed him for re-election, forced the lawmaker to apologize, reports the Times-Picayune … Continue reading

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BP spills oil, Joseph Cao spills weird words

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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Cao voted no

Just in case you’re wondering, the sole Republican who voted for health reform last round, this time voted against it. Rep. Anh Joseph Cao (pictured) was among the 178 Republican members of Congress who unanimously voted against the package of … Continue reading

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GOP takes it out on Rep. Joseph Cao

Voting on principle can be costly. U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao is hit with a backlash for being the lone GOP vote for the health care reform bill, even as the party’s leaders are denying they’re osctracizing him. After the vote, a GOP … Continue reading

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