Tag Archives: San Jose

Ly Tong lost his money, his lawyers…

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Bolsavik

Ly Tong and fans Hopefully the holidays will bring better luck to Hero Ly Tong, because these last few days haven’t been good. First, he got defrauded out of a bunch of money. Then he lost his lawyers in a … Continue reading →

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Messy, messy San Jose elections

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Bolsavik

The Vietnamese-American community in San Jose is getting tagged with what could be the city’s worst election dirty trick, and the several Viets fighting to oust Councilwoman Madison Nguyen are busy fighting each other. The dirty trick is a phony … Continue reading →

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San Jose Tet parade

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Bolsavik

The LGBT contingent marched in the San Jose Tet Parade, and drew no controversies whatsoever. Most of the arguments going on in the right-wing listservs have to do with only one question: Was Councilmember Madison Nguyen there? If you thought … Continue reading →

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Viet gays & lesbians call for strong numbers in San Jose Tet Parade

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Bolsavik

San Jose 2007 Proclaiming a need to let the Vietnamese-American community know more about LGBT, the coalition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who had marched in the Westminster Tet Parade are planning to march in San Jose’s Tet … Continue reading →

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San Jose Brown Act lawsuit cut off

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Bolsavik

The lawsuit in San Jose where a Vietnamese-American group alleges the City Council improperly communicated before the vote to name the Vietnamese area on Story Road has been chopped off at the knees, when a judge granted summary judgment to the … Continue reading →

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Viet police captain named San Jose deputy chief

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American captain in the San Jose Police Department has been named one of the four deputy chiefs, reports the Mercury News here. The promotion of Captain Phan Ngo, who received his golden captain’s bars just last year, is particularly … Continue reading →

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Slap on wrist for Viet software pirate

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Bolsavik

A San Jose Vietnamese seller who stocked a roomful of pirated games, DVD’s and music was fined $5,000 and sentenced to 10 months in jail, according to a press release from the Entertainment Software Association press release here. Khuong Van Truong … Continue reading →

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Viet officer makes San Jose police history

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Bolsavik

Phan Ngo, once a refugee boy airlifted out of Vietnam when the communist forces overran Saigon in 1975, worked his way up the ranks at the San Jose Police Department and has now become the first Vietnamese-American police captain in … Continue reading →

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