Asian American Studies, Books, Education, Vietnamese
From left, Librarian Phuoc Thi-Minh Tran; author Nguyen Thanh Hiep; artist/author Ha Kieu Anh; artist Anh Ha; author/poet Cung Tram Tuong; and Trong Nguyen.
RICHFIELD, Minn. — The story of Vietnamese refugee Trong Nguyen’s journey, as told in collaboration with author Connie Fortin in the biography “Born Into War,” spoke at the Augsburg Park Library in Richfield on April 21.
Arts, Books, Performance Art, Poetry, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Vietnamese, Writing
Bao Phi
WASHINGTON (April 6, 2012) — An unprecedented convergence of Asian American literature and visual art will present seven writers reading and discussing their work, commissioned in response to ‘Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter,’ the first major exhibit of Asian American visual artists at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium.
Editorial, Human Rights, International, National, Vietnamese
By NGUYEN NGOC BICH
NCVA
Nguyen Ngoc Bich, National Congress of Vietnamese Americans.
SPRINGFIELD, VA (March 22, 2012) — Whatever one may think about the Vietnam War, one of the virtues of American policy is that it is able to put things behind and move on.
This is a feature of the American temperament and an American divorce is always rather neat, very different from a Vietnamese situation where Nghĩa, Obligations, interferes with Love, Tình, when Love is no longer there. It is cultural differences like these which separate a Vietnamese reading from an American reading of what has happened or is happening in Vietnam.
WASHINGTON (March 15, 2012) — The White House on Thursday honored Tak Nguyen from the University of California-Los Angeles as one of five young leaders being recognized as Champions of Change for outstanding leadership on their campus.
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang
WASHINGTON (Feb. 21, 2012) — Within two weeks, over sixty thousand Vietnamese-Americans with the support of human rights advocates from across the country have voiced their concern to President Obama, calling on the Administration to not expand trade with communist Vietnam at the expense of human rights.
The U.S. Trade Representative, which reports directly to the President, is considering Vietnam’s efforts to expand trade with the U.S. through the Trans-Pacific Partnership and gain preferential tariffs on goods exported to the U.S. through the Generalized System of Preferences.
Disparities, Health, Lifestyle, Vietnamese
By Carlos Gallego
ST. PAUL (Feb. 16, 2012) — Today eight Vietnamese women interested in becoming licensed childcare providers successfully completed the required initial child care licensing orientation presented by Ramsey County staff. Marie Tran, community leader and Choua Her, Community Outreach Coordinator at Think Small (formally Resources for Child Caring) have been working with 11 Vietnamese community members since April in facilitating the trainings required to meet the licensing requirements. These classes have included: CPR, 1st Aid, SIDS & Shaken Baby Syndrome as well as child development topics.
Government, Human Rights, Vietnamese
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 8, 2012) — A proposed law aimed at stopping human rights abuses in Vietnam-”The Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2012″-was approved by the House human rights panel that oversees international human rights at a hearing Wednesday chaired by U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04).
Human Rights, International, Vietnamese
(Feb 21, 2012) — Within two weeks, over sixty thousand Vietnamese-Americans with the support of human rights advocates from across the country have voiced their concern to President Obama, calling on the Administration to not expand trade with communist Vietnam at the expense of human rights.
Education, Elections, Government, Vietnamese
Alex Phung is seeking election to the Minneapolis School Board seat representing District 6 in Southwest Minneapolis, as well as the DFL endorsement.
Phung is the oldest son of Vietnamese immigrants who were grateful for the opportunity to pursue the American Dream. Having learned the importance of education from his parents and guided by a quality public school system, he graduated from Hopkins High School, the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago Law School.
Community, Education, Government, Vietnamese
Minnesota’s 37-word bullying prevention law is considered one of the weakest in America and Students Demanding Change is working hard to change that. The Twin Cities-based, student-led organization will hold a rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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