Tag Archives: real Viet mensch

Body of Viet man who died trying to save drowning boy identified

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese man dove into the Potomac river trying to save a boy who had fallen in the water, but did not resurface. His body was found Saturday, almost a week later, reports the Washington Post here and the Northern Virginia Daily here. Police … Continue reading →

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Viet dance troupe to headline Luckman Center in L.A.

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Bolsavik saw this posted prominently at Santa Ana College. And then he also received the press release in his email. The Luckman at Cal State L.A. is an entire complex devoted to Fine Arts, including several theaters large and … Continue reading →

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Viet engineering dean honored by fellow professionals

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Vietnamese-American dean of Catholic University of America’s School of Engineering has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the D.C. Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies, announced CUA’s public affairs office here. Charles C. Nguyen, whose Vietnamese name … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Dieu Cay

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Bolsavik

Today, Valentine’s Day, is the birthday of Dieu Cay. He’s a blogger who is serving a 2-1/2 year sentence in Vietnamese prison for speaking out against China’s occupation of the Spratly and Paracel Islands. Read what other people write about him: Amnesty International … Continue reading →

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Tet in jail

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Bolsavik

Thankfully that’s not the Bolsavik’s situation, but that is the situation for many of the Bolsavik’s friends, including the blogger Dieu Cay (pictured standing), and others. So it struck a very responsive chord with the Bolsavik when he got a … Continue reading →

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Soccer star Lee Nguyen to be naturalized Vietnamese

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Bolsavik

Not sure if “naturalization” is the right word to apply to Texas-born Lee Nguyen whose parents are born in Vietnam, but the news is Lee (whom fans call by his first name) will get himself Vietnamese citizenship on April 1 … Continue reading →

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OK so Lee Nguyen may not get a half-million

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Bolsavik

The owner of Lee Nguyen‘s prospective team went on record and denied paying his new player U.S.$40,000 a month – as Bolsavik.com’s reader Lanin pointed out here. In an interview with Thanh Nien daily newspaper here (in Vietnamese), Doan Nguyen … Continue reading →

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It’s official: Lee Nguyen to play in V-League

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Bolsavik

In a risky career move that brings him from the major soccer leagues of Europe to his parents’ country of Vietnam, U.S. stand-out Lee Nguyen is said to have accepted a position with Hoang Anh Gia Lai, one of Vietnam’s … Continue reading →

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