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May 23, 2007
Register Gone Red?
The Orange County Register's parent company, Blackstone Group, said Red money is good money May 22 as they accepted $3 billion from its newest partner, the Chinese government, according to reports from several news agencies. Blackstone Group is a private equity firm that owns 28 daily newspapers and ... More >>
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April 21, 2006
Put Up That Wall, Mr. Bush!
There are people on the Right who still believe George W. Bush is the greatest thing since sliced Reagan. (People on the Left do, too, but in a totally different way.) So leave it to those qwaaaazy Minutemen Projectors to compare the Dubs to Reagan's archest enemy-turned-steam-room buddy: Mikhail Go ... More >>
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June 22, 2007
Friday's Headlines
Anger in the air:Vietnamese-Americans are expected to gather in Dana Point tonight to protest the presence of Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet - who many have human rights and religious freedom questions for. Desegregation entry "festive" after all: Earlier in the week, we noted that a Huntin ... More >>
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June 25, 2007
Sixteen Hours With Vietnam’s President
Dozens of media outlets filed reports this weekend about the historic Orange County visit of Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet, but only one American reporter gained exclusive access. Read R. Scott Moxley’s story in Thursday’s edition of the OC Weekly.
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July 18, 2007
OC congressman: Japan must apologize for WWII sex
KNBC is reporting today that Orange County Republican Congressman Ed Royce thinks the Japanese government hasn't adequately apologized for converting 200,000 Asian women into sex slaves — or "comfort women" — for its soldiers during World War II. Though Japan's prime minister has already apolog ... More >>
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March 18, 1999
Guerrilla in the Midst
The man behind the human-rights rhetoric
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July 1, 1999
Ho Chi Minute Rice
Congress debates trade with Vietnam, Little Saigon goes shopping
Food
August 22, 2002
Restaurant or Drug?
The dangerous goodness of Cha Thai
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June 29, 2006
Twisted Sister City
Irvine shanghais Taiwan
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December 11, 2008
LowBallVideoChatter: Cold Blooded Animal = Chinese Nirvana?
Yesterday's Chinese hip-hop post got me thinking about Cold Blooded Animal, a band I fell hard for when I discovered them at a South By Southwest some years ago. They're usually described as a Chinese Nirvana, but they go deeper than that, and their lyrics sometimes bravely cross over into bold ... More >>
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March 27, 2008
Raw Salman
Sir Salman Rushdie
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August 23, 2007
Waiting With Red-baited Breath
Little Saigon’s latest wave of anti-communist fervor spreads beyond Viet Weekly
Features
August 16, 2007
Red Scare in Little Saigon
Le Vu's Viet Weekly newspaper endures OC's latest anti-communist witch-hunt
Columns
July 5, 2007
Letters
Allow me to write a similar column to !Ask a Mexican! called Ask an American, and lets see which column people like more
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June 28, 2007
Protesters Don't Rattle Vietnam's President
In OC, an affable Nguyen Minh Triet seeks to heal ‘old wounds’
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April 16, 2009
Peace Conference
Golden West College
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October 12, 2006
!Ask a Mexican!
Special Rip-Off Edicion
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June 30, 2005
Losers Again
Communists, Bush defeat Little Saigon in human rights war
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November 27, 2003
We Respond to Register Letters
Communists, Bush defeat Little Saigon in human rights war
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January 30, 2003
Kiss My Axis!
Communists, Bush defeat Little Saigon in human rights war
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December 7, 2000
Just Declare Victory
Little Saigon embraces Vietnam trade
Food
December 23, 1999
Peace Meal
The borderless delights of Pakistani and Indian food
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July 15, 1999
The Phantom Menace
Are American POWs still being held in Southeast Asia?
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March 11, 1999
Invisible Enemies
Who's the real threat in Little Saigon? Ask the FBI.
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December 10, 1998
Letters
Who's the real threat in Little Saigon? Ask the FBI.
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June 4, 2009
Pacific Rim Family Festival
Bowers Museum
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June 8, 2009
Royce, Sanchez Blast North Korea's Harsh Sentencing of Journos
Two Orange County representatives in the U.S. Congress came out strongly today against North Korea's harsh sentencing of 12 years hard labor for two U.S. journalists charged with "hostile acts." The other four Members of Congress were silent.Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) emailed the Weekly t ... More >>
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June 8, 2009
Royce, Sanchez Blast North Korea's Harsh Sentencing of Journos
Two Orange County representatives in the U.S. Congress came out strongly today against North Korea's harsh sentencing of 12 years hard labor for two U.S. journalists charged with "hostile acts." The other four Members of Congress were silent.Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) emailed the Weekly t ... More >>
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July 7, 2009
Chuck Devore to China: Set Your Prisoners Free!
In September 2001, Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine) self-published a book called "China Attacks" which envisioned a Chinese sneak attack against Taiwan that precipitates a third world war. Call it a case of bad timing: as the events of 9/11 suggested, China might not be America's worst enemy after all. In 20 ... More >>
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November 25, 2009
Register Report on State Dinner for India Leader Is Bombayboozled
Rep. Ed Royce loves Indiana food.Not that yours truly would want to get into a pissing match with the Orange County Register over typos, but Washington Bureau chief Dena Bunis' "Total Buzz" blog post on Congressman Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) attending President Barack Obama's first State Dinner--in ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Rep. Loretta Sanchez Condemns Vietnam Cyberattacks, Assorted Douchebaggery
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) is "outraged" that Vietnam used malware to illicitly monitor the Internet activity of human rights and democracy activists.
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April 14, 2010
Loretta Sanchez to Obama: Slap Vietnam Now!
Sanchez is playing hardball with VietnamOC Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez has a personal message today for President Barack Obama: Confront the Vietnamese prime minister over human rights violations in Vietnam.
News
May 6, 2010
Loretta Sanchez Says Vietnam's Rulers Are Pimps
[Moxley Confidential] The OC congresswoman's tough stance on human trafficking should play well in Little Saigon
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July 14, 2010
Has Loretta Sanchez Created a "Big Bugaboo" in Vietnam?
Protected worker?A highly successful American businessman who lives in Hanoi says that Orange County Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Iowa Senator Tom Harkin have "overblown" the need for worker rights in Communist-run Vietnam, according to a July 13 Voice of American (VOA) article."From my ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
Ed Royce Worries Hillary Clinton is Soft on Vietnam Human Rights Abuses
Royce to Clinton: Don't be a wimp in HanoiDemonstrating his concern over ongoing human rights abuses by Vietnam's rulers, Congressman Ed Royce has sent a letter to Hillary Clinton asking the secretary of state to pressure the communist nation on the topic during an upcoming trip to Hanoi. "W ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Ed Royce: Hillary Clinton Failed in Vietnam
ClintonNews services are reporting that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressured Vietnam's leaders to improve its human rights practices during her trip to the Southeast Asian nation, but two Orange County members of Congress view her actions with opposing conclusions.Loretta Sanchez (D-Anahe ... More >>
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August 31, 2010
Loretta Sanchez Slaps Vietnam's Boss, Again
Viet Cong finally met their match?Poor Nguyen Minh Triet. Sure, he survived as a communist soldier fighting better armed American troops during the Vietnam War and he's fought his way to the top to become president of Vietnam. But President Nguyen can't get a break from Orange County Co ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
Anti-Commie Activist Kai Chen Claims Victory in Confucius Classroom Spat
Kai Chen may not have got the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda to remove its life-size statue Mao Tse-Tung, but the Los Angeles-based, Chinese-American activist and others are claiming victory in their spat with the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District.District ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Dana Rohrabacher Finds New Reason For Fear
Uncle Slammed: Be very afraidOrange County's self-proclaimed surfin' congressman who doesn't surf but plops his substantial stomach on a boogie board to ride non-threatening waves has found a new boogeyman for America.Yes, Dana Rohrabacher, the man who once assertively lobbied on behalf of the Ta ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
[UPDATED:] Are the Red Chinese Polluting Young Minds in a Quiet Irvine Shopping Center?
UPDATE: In an email to the Weekly, the owner of A Little Dynasty denies there is any basis for the criticism of his new Chinese school in Irvine (see end of post) . . . Could the Quail Hill Village Center in Irvine become the next hotspot for anti-communist crusaders fighting the spread of ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Tran: 'Uphill' Chance to Defeat Rep. SanchezComment by UGLYINLA: Tran...its over...give it up. Its not your fault. After years of voter apathy, the 47th has been turned into a barrio. A simple stroll down to Santa Ana is all one needs to see to understand what has manifested over t ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Rep. Loretta Sanchez Blasts North Korea and Backs Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) has issued a statement condemning North Korea for firing dozens of artillery shells at South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, killing two South Korean soldiers and wounding 15.The freshly reelected congresswoman, who is the ranking female member on the House Armed ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Loretta Sanchez Goes to the Net for the Vietnamese
Here in the goldarn US of A, we argue about Net neutrality, but over in Vietnam, there are citizens struggling just to get access to the Internet. It's like a mass of people who would looooooove dial-up AOL.Help for them is coming from this side of the world--in Washington, D.C., to be precise--w ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Residents Petition to Recall Hacienda School Board Members for Supporting a Language Program Funded by the Chinese Government
Flickr user cleverCl@i®ê Four members of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School Board have been targeted in a recall effort. The basis for the recall? They support a middle-school Chinese-language-and-culture program funded by the Chinese government.
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March 25, 2011
Seated? Dana Rohrabacher Gets One Right!
Dana finally finds an issue he can't botchOkay, sure. Perennially goofy Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher occasionally makes a good point.This week in Washington, Rohrabacher and other Republican politicians questioned planned U.S. aid to China.What does the Obama administration want to ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
[UPDATED: Recall Effort Dropped] Residents Petition to Recall Hacienda School Board Members for Supporting a Language Program Funded by the Chinese Government
Flickr user cleverCl@i®ê UPDATE, JUNE 7, 1:46 P.M.: Opponents of the Confucius Classroom, a Chinese culture and language school program, have stopped their efforts to recall the four members of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School Board who voted to implement it. A small group of resident ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
Silenced, Which Sparked Outrage in South Korea, Opens in Surf City Tonight
A new film opening in Huntington Beach tonight has prompted outraged viewers to demand tougher penalties for sex crimes and stronger laws to protect children and the disabled from sexual abuse.No, it's not Puss in Boots.It's Silenced or Dogani (The Crucible), and perhaps the title confusion wil ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Dana Rohrabacher Takes Hypocritical Stance on Space Technology Transfers To China
OC Congressman: Please pay no attention to my hypocrisyThis week, newspapers reported that Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher was outraged because President Barack Obama's administration is allegedly jeopardizing national security by sharing sensitive satellite technology with China.Of co ... More >>
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November 16, 2011
Transgender Rights in Pakistan Chewed Over at Chapman Law School Lunch
Talk about a timely lunchtime topic: "Transgender Rights in Unlikely Places: The Case of Pakistan" will be discussed at Chapman University hot on the high heels of the Pakistani Supreme Court ordering the government to register transgender citizens as voters.The country's 80,000-strong transgende ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Shen Yun
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
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