Tag Archives: Viet success

A Viet tennis star at U.S. Open

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Bolsavik

(Photos by USC Sports Information) A Vietnamese-American tennis star has just won an automatic berth to the U.S. Open, reports the Presidio Sports web site here. Daniel Nguyen, now a freshman at USC, together with his partner JT Sundling won the boys … Continue reading →

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President nominates Judge Jacqueline Nguyen to federal bench

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Bolsavik

President Barack Obama last Friday nominated L.A. Superior Court Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen (pictured) to the U.S. District Court, reports the Metropolitan News here. Read the White House press release here. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Judge Nguyen will … Continue reading →

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Viet prof wins Presidential award

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American professor at Johns Hopkins University has won a prestigious award given by the President to scientists and engineers at the early stage of their careers, reports Viet Herald, a newly launched daily in Little Saigon. Thao Vicky Nguyen, 32, … Continue reading →

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Viet beauty queen lost title over ‘technicality’

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Bolsavik

A strange turn of the event, hinging on a stranger pageant rule, caused a Viet who had been crowned Miss Garden Grove Outstanding Teen just six months ago to lose her title, reports the OC Register here. Emily Nguyen (center, … Continue reading →

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Hoi Trinh speaks out on stateless refugees and other stuff

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Bolsavik

So the Bolsavik was in London and there he met Hoi Trinh, better known by his Vietnamese name Trịnh Hội (pictured). Famous among Viets worldwide for his work with refugees in Hong Kong and the Philippines, Trinh was once accused … Continue reading →

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A Viet world champion of air hockey

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Bolsavik

Yes, there is a world ranking of air hockey players. And the man on top of the world is a Viet named Davis Lee Huynh. The Bay Area’s KNTV has a video report here on the King of air hockey. … Continue reading →

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A Viet Member of the British Empire

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Bolsavik just returned from London, where he met many very interesting people. One such person is Thanh Vu (in Vietnamese: Vũ Khánh Thành, pictured), the sexagenarian director of a service organization for the Vietnamese community in London. During the … 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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