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7 hrs ago | San Diego Reader

Saved by Commander Bell

An old nautical joke is that the difference between a fairy tale and a sea story is that the former begins "Once upon a time..." while the latter begins "Now this ain't no BS!" Also, fairy tales are told to ...

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Related Topix: Asian-American, San Diego Metro, US Military, US Navy

20 hrs ago | BBC

Dead lorry man may be Vietnamese

Detectives trying to identify a man found dead in the back of a lorry on a Hampshire motorway said they believe he may have been Vietnamese.

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Tue Dec 02, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Westminster becomes first city with Vietnamese American majority council

Westminster has become the first city in America with a Vietnamese-majority City Council after a final tabulation of votes shifted the winners in two Orange County cities.

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Related Topix: Westminster, CA, Asian-American, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, CA, Orange County Metro, Garden Grove, CA

Mon Dec 01, 2008

Thanh Nein News

Police bust women-trafficking racket, seven arrested

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Yen has admitted to selling at least 100 Vietnamese women into foreign marriages since 2006 Further probe will be conducted into a human trafficking ring that has reportedly snared at least 100 ...

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Related Topix: Asian-American, World News, Vietnam,

Boston Globe

Vietnamese American gearing for run

Anh "Joseph" Cao, who hopes to be the first Vietnamese American elected to Congress, was helping a TV interviewer with the pronunciation of his name.

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Related Topix: Asian-American, US News, New Orleans, LA, US Politics, US House of Representatives, William Jefferson, Democrat

Sat Nov 29, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Orange County Vietnamese American returns to her homeland

Reporting from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Tiffany Nguyen sauntered down Dong Khoi street, swatting mosquitoes in the sticky heat.

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Travel, Vietnam Travel, Orange County, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County Metro, World News, Vietnam,

Thu Nov 27, 2008

San Jose Mercury News

Police: Gunman stalked San Mateo mother before shooting her

A day after a gunman fatally shot a young mother of two in her San Mateo home, friends remembered the woman as a kind-hearted beauty pageant regular who was well-known in the local Vietnamese community.

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Related Topix: San Mateo, CA, Home Listing, Home, Asian-American, San Francisco Metro, San Jose, CA

Chicago Indymedia

Community Organizer VS Corrupt Politician: The Dec. 6 New Orleans Congressional Election

The December 6 New Orleans congressional election isn't just a local choice between a privatizing "minority" Republican, a notoriously corrupt Democrat and a caring, competent community organizer running on the ...

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Richard Baker, Republican, US House of Representatives, Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Asian-American

Wed Nov 26, 2008

News.ncmonline.com

Indicted Black Congressman Faces Vietnamese-American Opponent

Editor's Note: Black voters in Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson's district face a unique test on December 6. The scandal-plagued Jefferson is trying to win a tenth term even as his political corruption ...

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Related Topix: Asian-American, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, William Jefferson, Democrat, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Barack Obama

Tue Nov 25, 2008

New America Media

A Vietnamese Journey Toward the American Dream

Editor's note: This essay by NAM contributing writer Andrew Lam is excerpted from a longer piece in the anthology "Thirty Years After," to be published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in spring 2009.

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Related Topix: San Francisco Metro, Journalism, Asian-American, Westminster, CA

Mon Nov 24, 2008

VietNamNet

Vietnamese market in Czech raided,

Policemen and customs officers inspected goods at Sapa market on Saturday VietNamNet Bridge a ' More than 40 were arrested, and five to be expelled , as fake goods worth tens of millions kuron were confiscated ...

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Related Topix: Czech Republic, World News, Asian-American

Sun Nov 23, 2008

WFAA

Push to rename Arlington streets to honor minorities

Four names, four streets and now a push in Arlington to rename each one after historical leaders from different cultures.

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Related Topix: Arlington, TX, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Tarrant County, TX, African-American, Asian-American

Fri Nov 21, 2008

Czech Happenings

Czechs to toughen issuance of visas for Vietnamese

The Czech Republic will toughen the issuance of some long-term visas for the Vietnamese as they often abuse their stay in the Czech Republic and submit forged documents, the Foreign Ministry told CTK today.

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Related Topix: Czech Republic, Travel, Europe, World News, Czech Republic Travel, Hanoi, Vietnam Travel, Vietnam Travel, Asian-American, Mirek Topolanek

Thu Nov 20, 2008

Delaware County Times

U.D. cops continue to investigate death

While detectives continue to search for a suspect in the brutal murder of a township man in his home, administrators are preparing a safety program for the Vietnamese community.

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Philadelphia Metro

Wed Nov 19, 2008

AsianWeek

Making the Vietnamese Community Hep B Free

One in seven Vietnamese Americans is chronically infected with hepatitis B, and the rate of liver cancer among Vietnamese American men is the highest of any ethnic group.

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Hepatitis, Medicine, Health, UC San Francisco

Tue Nov 18, 2008

The Orange County Register

Election Update: Westminster City Council race winner changes

City Council candidate Truong Diep has gained a 22-vote lead over Penny Loomer, who previously seemed to have secured the second of two vacant council seats after all precincts were counted Nov.

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Related Topix: Asian-American

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Big names perform in support of Asian-American Awareness Month

Roars of laughter and applause exploded from the Reitz Union Amphitheater on Nov.

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Dat Phan, Arts, Modern Dance

Mon Nov 17, 2008

VietNamNet

Czech temporarily stops granting visas to Vietnamese citizens

The decision was made due to worries about the increase of organized crime related to the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic and visa-related formalities at the Czech Embassy in Vietnam .

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Travel, Vietnam Travel

Sun Nov 16, 2008

Czech Happenings

Czech govt suspends visa issuing for Vietnamese - CT

The Czech cabinet has decided that the embassy in Hanoi will stop issuing visa for the Vietnamese going to the Czech Republic, in reaction to the rise in organised crime in the Vietnamese community and to ...

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Related Topix: Travel, Hanoi, Vietnam Travel, Vietnam Travel, Asian-American

VietNamNet

First World Vietnamese Business Forum held in Paris,

The First World Vietnamese Business Forum opened in Paris, France on November 14 with the participation of nearly 400 businessmen who are Vietnamese nationals living abroad and entrepreneurs from France, ...

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