July 10, 2005
"Six Flags Summer Concert Series Goodtime Gardens, Six Flags New Orleans, 12301 Six Flags Parkway, at the intersection of I-10 and I-510 (Exit 246A). Vietnamese Summer Festival with performances of Vietnamese jazz, blues and folk music by Nhu Loan, Gia Huy, Diep Thanh Thanh and traditional foods and beverages, 11 a.m.-7. Free with admission. Tickets $35.99 adults plus tax, $25.99 children under 48 inches. Call 253-8100, www.sixflags.com.", from SUNDAY'S CALENDAR by New Orleans Times-PicayuneHanoi's humming
"More than anyone can imagine in ''The Beautiful Country," a wrenching new movie opening Friday that depicts the grueling odyssey of 20-year-old Binh to find his father, the American soldier his Vietnamese mother married during the war.", from Crossing a sea of adversity to find his father By Nancy Mills, New York Daily News
US, Vietnam eye closer bonds 10 years after normalising relation
"Air Force Lt. Col. Darel Leetun was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday. It was 39 years after his F-105 fighter-bomber was shot down near the North Vietnamese capital of Hanoi.", from 'Like a delayed legacy for us' by AP
Tsunami scares causes panic in Vietnam
"Nelson, who also uses the name Phuong Thao Nguyen and used to live in Orange County, is accused of assuming the identities of the victims after the April 21 killings, spending more than $3,000 on clothing and buying plane tickets for a family vacation in Southern California.", from Pleas entered in seer's slaying by AP
" "We're all frustrated with how slow it is to identify the victims, whether dead or alive, of this kind of disaster," said David Golovner, a friend of 37-year-old Vietnamese-American Michael Matsushita since they met in third grade at Public School 24 in the Bronx.", from Families face long waits amid tears and tea by By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times
Vietnam's High Abortion Rate, Lack of Sex Education Among Young People, Agence France-Presse Examines
"Quang Thanh Nguyen, 29, of Westminster pleaded guilty in Orange County Superior Court to 40 counts of grand theft auto late last month and was sentenced the same day, Deputy District Attorney Peter W. Pierce said Friday.", from Car scam ringleader sentenced to prison by AP
Picture: Sharing a soda and a lifetime — Molly Connors-Keith, 12, left, shares a pose with foreign-exchange students Thien Nguyen of Vietnam and Da-Young Lim of Korea.
"Anh-vu Nguyen, an emergency physician at Bay Pines VA Medical Center in Pinellas County, has co-authored two books. "Learning From Medical Errors: Legal Issues" and "Learning From Medical Errors: Clinical Problems" will soon be released.", from Doctor Has Remarkable Stories To Tell by The Tampa Tribune
"There are no non-stops from the Bay Area to Hanoi, but many airlines fly there via Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei, Ho Chi Minh City or other major Asian cities. Round-trip flights in August were running $1,300 and up; for September and October trips, you'll find prices drop to the $900 range.", from IF YOU GO by The San Jose Mercury News
"Getting around the capital of Vietnam is easy. Most of the key sites are in the Hoan Kiem district just south of the Old City and west of the colonial core, or in the adjacent Ba Dinh district", from A walk through history by San Jose Mercury News
"March 31-April 1: Juliette Kang, gold medalist of the 1994 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, will play J.S. Bach's Concerto No. 2. The program also features Paul Chihara's "An Afternoon on the Perfume River," set to Vietnamese poetry.", from 'Conversations' series to be part of ICO season by The Indianapolis Star
"We're all frustrated with how slow it is to identify the victims, whether dead or alive, of this kind of disaster," said David Golovner, a friend of 37-year-old Vietnamese-American Michael Matsushita.", from Uncertainty hangs over families of the missing by L.A. Times
"''We had a good time'' at Eglin, said Truong Nguyen, then a teenager and now 48.", from Eglin base was first stop for Vietnamese, Cuban migrants by AP
"Mike Matsushita: The quietly spoken 37-year-old was brought up in America by a family of Vietnamese refugees.", from Behind the smiling faces, a grim quest for truth by Guardian Unlimited
"Last year, through Aspect, Connors-Keith hosted two Vietnamese, one Korean and one German.", from Say 'YES' by The Eureka Reporter
