Tag Archives: protest

Poor Ky Ngo is getting picked on

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Bolsavik

Things have not been going well for Ky Ngo lately. First, the permanent fixture outside the offices of Nguoi Viet Daily News was told by the Wesminster PD to move his stuff. The Bolsavik is not sure on what grounds the police … Continue reading →

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Art to blossom life – more

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Bolsavik

So now at least we know where the slogan came from. The gentleman in the video is Neil Nguyen, an attorney. His Vietnamese name is Nguyễn Xuân Nghĩa (not to be confused with the isonymous but better known columnist for … Continue reading →

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OC Register covers Cypress protest, with video

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Register has this story about the protest against the Brian Doan photo exhibit at Cypress College. It has a video too, which the Bolsavik has embedded at the end of this entry. Watch to through and check out the … Continue reading →

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Protesting at Cypress College

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Bolsavik

A huge crowd of dozens and dozens of people showed up at Cypress College yesterday to protest against what they consider communist propaganda: The photography exhibit by Brian Doan, an Associate Prof at Long Beach City College. This follows a … Continue reading →

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Update on Brian Doan’s exhibit at Cypress College

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Bolsavik

Jiffy Lube-quick summary: A second protest against Cypress College has been called for tomorrow Wednesday. Slightly longer version: On Monday last week, Lac Tan Nuygen‘s group came to see the college president to hand in his organization’s protest letter. The … Continue reading →

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Viet Weekly supporter at Tet Parade

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Bolsavik was looking at the Bolsa Tet Parade photos on EthanNgoPhotography.com and saw this picture. The Bolsavik doesn’t remember seeing the gentleman at the parade but then again it wasn’t as if the Bolsavik was paying full attention to everyone passing by either. … Continue reading →

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The VAX incident of 2007

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Bolsavik

One commenter here refers to the “vax” incident. This reference may be obscure to some people and so, as the source of Viet wisdom, the Bolsavik feels obligated to explain. VAX, short for Vietnamese-American eXposure, was an English-language TV show … Continue reading →

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OC Register, on FOB II’s shutdown

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Bolsavik

The OC Register added to the mix its thoughts about the shut down of FOB II: Art Speaks in a column by Richard Chang on the paper’s Arts Blog, here. Excerpts: The protesters, mainly older Vietnamese residents of Orange County … Continue reading →

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