Tag Archives: Trong Doan

Trong Doan the Strange

The Bolsavik once noted here how mysterious Trong Doan the protestor is. He has a story that he tells about his past, but none of it could be verified or corroborated. Just as communist Vietnam’s President came to Orange County, Doan … Continue reading

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Ky Ngo and other protestors packing it up

Soon-to-be placed in “round black filing system” The Nguoi Viet lawsuit never went into its damages phase because the protestors threw in the towel. On Wednesday morning when the damages phase was supposed to begin, Ky Ngo, Trong Doan and … Continue reading

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Nguoi Viet protestors lost lawsuit

The three main characters in the long-running protest against Nguoi Viet Daily News have been found liable in the lawsuit filed by the paper, a jury in the Orange County Superior Court today. Trial will continue tomorrow with the damages … Continue reading

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Westminster turns down Bolsa bridge – hey, look who’s there!

Proving that it too can game the proposed pedestrian bridge across Bolsa Avenue, the Westminster City Council last night voted 4-0 to “receive and file” the county’s proposal, thus effectively killing it, as OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen has stated that the money would … Continue reading

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Update on the Nguoi Viet protests

It’s been a while since the Bolsavik bothered with what’s left of the protests outside of Nguoi Viet Daily News. (Read collected entries here.) So here’s a brief update: Ky Ngo and Trong Doan are still there. Mostly Ky Ngo, … Continue reading

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The mysterious Mr. Trong Doan

The OC Register’s Deepa Bharath just had this in-depth look at Trong Doan, (pictured, by the Reg’s Eugene Garcia) one of the lead protesters against Nguoi Viet Daily News, here. Deepa was trying to find out more about Doan, who was … Continue reading

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Trong Doan’s lesson on freedom of the press

Surfed over to the Viet Weekly web site, and found an interview by that publication of Trong Doan, one of the most ardent protesters against Nguoi Viet Daily News. Doan is also sued by Nguoi Viet for defamation etc., and … Continue reading

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Trong Doan’s pretrial set

Jeff Tatch killed two birds with one stone yesterday. Coming out of the arraignment for Ky Ngo, the attorney went over to the courtroom next door. There, he got the arraignment for Trong Doan (pictured), another lead protester and also a … Continue reading

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