Tag Archives: Joseph Dovinh

Redistricting: Strong Viet Assembly district, split Congressional

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Bolsavik

Before the redistricting process even began, Tyler Diep jumped up and announced his intention to run for the Assembly. In some district. Didn’t know which one yet, but running nonetheless, Diep said then. That turns out to be a clever … Continue reading →

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‘Vietnamese bounce’ in primaries lifts candidates

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Bolsavik

As has been shown in several elections in a row, a disproportionate portion of Vietnamese-American voters voting for Vietnamese-American candidates cast their votes by mail, and do it near the last day. This phenomenon has many times resulted in Viet … Continue reading →

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Viet election round-up

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Bolsavik

The primary elections in California yesterday produced results that were as predicted. However, many outcomes had unexpected shades, foreshadowing a not-so-normal general elections for the Fall. Van Tran, Phu Nguyen won, Madison Nguyen heads into the runoff the leader, and … 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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Joe Dovinh is living with Dina Nguyen?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Bolsavik

Why would two large families want to squeeze into a 2-bedroom, 1-bath, house, when each family already has a home of its own? Answer: Because one of the men needs to move to within the boundaries of Assembly District 68, … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Hung Phuong Nguyen – Hello Hung Phuong Nguyen

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Bolsavik

Hung Phuong Nguyen, the representative of Van Tran who spent $5,000 of his boss’s money on radio air time accusing people (mostly Janet Nguyen and Andrew Do) of being commies, ran out of cash (and usefulness) after the election and … Continue reading →

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Joseph Dovinh and his amazing Technicolor dream

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Bolsavik

Don’t know if any inhaling is involved here, but Joseph Dovinh was heard on radio boasting that he got more votes than any Viets except Assemblyman Van Tran. The amazin’ claim was heard on late-night Vietnamese radio hosted by Van Tran’s … Continue reading →

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Viets took a beating at the polls

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Bolsavik

Viet candidates lost left and right, Rep and Dem, Southern and Northern California. It is a demonstration of Viet candidates’ narrow lack of broader appeal that when non-Viet voters turn out in record numbers, they were not voting for the Viet candidates. … Continue reading →

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