Tag Archives: Texas

Viet candidate’s criminal conviction exposed, mulls lawsuit

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese candidate for county commissioner in Texas says he’s thinking of suing his opponent for bringing up his 1994 food stamp criminal conviction, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram here. Andy Nguyen, whose Vietnamese name is Nguyễn Xuân Hùng, … Continue reading →

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Old Viet voyeur got off

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Bolsavik

The  old Vietnamese man who was arrested and for secretly taking photos of two topless women at a clothing-optional lake in Texas (read previous entry here), has had all charges against him dismissed, says the Austin American-Statesman here. Phu Van … Continue reading →

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Viet arrested in sexual assault of 73-year-old woman

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Bolsavik

A 36-year-old Viet man was arrested yesterday in Port Arthur, Texas and charged with the aggravated sexual assault of a 73-year-old woman, reports the Beaumont (Tex.) Enterprise here. The crime allegedly occured on Monday night, and Thanh Trung Le was … Continue reading →

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If I can’t pronounce your name, you’re not American enough

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Bolsavik

This item from the Houston Chronicle is inundating the internet like a Texas flash flood, being reposted in emails, blogs, Facebook, all over the place. State representative Betty Brown (pictured), R-Terrell, remarked during a hearing on voter ID that Asian-Americans … Continue reading →

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Old Viet man arrested for photographing topless sunbathers

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Bolsavik

An old balding Vietnamese man was arrested and charged with improper photography for secretly taking photos of two topless women on Lake Travis, a clothing-optional park northwest of Austin, Texas, report local television Fox-7 here and KVUE-TV here. According to … Continue reading →

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