Tag Archives: Phu Nguyen

‘Vietnamese bounce’ in primaries lifts candidates

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

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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Faces at Phu Nguyen’s campaign launch

(This photo by Linh Nguyen/Nguoi Viet) Phu Nguyen, the former student leader who brought about the current incarnation of the Tet Festival and more than $800,000 that the event generated for community groups left and right, last week-end launched his … Continue reading

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Former student leader aims for Van Tran’s seat

The man credited with bringing community service and transparency to the Tet Festival is running to replace the termed-out Van Tran and is holding a fundraiser this Friday. Phu Nguyen, former President of UVSA (Union of Vietnamese Student Associations), has … Continue reading

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At the Obama rally

  A crowd that the OC Register here estimates to be over a hundred gathered yesterday morning across the street from the Asian Village Mall to rally in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. There were several politicians there, … Continue reading

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