Tag Archives: human rights

Lawyer who spoke out on Vietnamese sovereignty arrested

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Bolsavik

The lawyer who wrote the bar association’s proclamation, asserting Vietnamese sovereignty over disputed islands off the country’s central coast, has been arrested by Vietnam’s government. OK so this is not strictly a Vietnamese-American issue, but I felt compelled to speak out. … Continue reading →

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Unsolicited advice to newly elected Congressman Anh Joseph Cao

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Bolsavik

What’s the first thing that Congressman Anh Joseph Cao ought to do? U.S. Rep. Cao, the former Jesuit seminarian, should ask the Vietnamese Embassy for a visa to travel to Hanoi to join the Catholics of Thai Ha in prayer. … Continue reading →

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Tila “Teacher” Tequila (Nguyen), on Burma human rights abuses

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Bolsavik

The Human Rights Action Center, as part of its campaign for Burma/Myanmar, recently unveiled a web commercial directed by Timothy Linh Bui and starring the hot-hot-hot Tila Tequila (pictured, screencap from the video). And if you don’t know this already: Tila is Vietnamese. … Continue reading →

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