Tag Archives: Houston

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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Demonstrations against Vietnam’s general consulate

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Bolsavik

Vietnam apparently inaugurated a general consulate in Houston yesterday, and hundreds of Viets came out to protest. Or rather, hundreds minus one, because the email from the organizers noted that they saw “one person who’s been on (internet) forums attacking … Continue reading →

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The last idiocies of 2009

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Bolsavik

Not just one, but two idiocies relating to the same person. That person would be Al Hoang, aka Hoàng Duy Hùng, the councilman-elect of Houston. His honeymoon didn’t last very long. See that photo above? That was taken at his … Continue reading →

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Viet won Houston council seat; right-wingers attack BBC

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Bolsavik

No sooner has a Vietnamese-American won a hard-fought election to the City Council of Houston that news of his victory was pushed off track to become fodder for right-wingers to crap against the BBC’s Vietnamese Service. Al Hoang, better known … Continue reading →

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2 killers of Viet store owner charged

Posted on April 23, 2008 by The Bolsavik

Two men are facing the death penalty for the murder of a Vietnamese-American store owner in Houston 2 years ago, report the Houston Chronicle here and KRIV Fox 26 here. A press release by the Houston PD can be found … Continue reading →

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