The poet was a familiar figure, striding through Little Saigon, sipping tea, sharing wisdom. He liked to read through the night, not too tired to dissect a bit of homeland politics.
Tag - Little Saigon
mercredi 3 octobre 2012
Acclaimed vietnamese dissident poet dies in Little Saigon
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mercredi 3 octobre 2012, 20:53 - News in english
samedi 10 janvier 2009
Vietnamese art exhibit puts politics on display
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le samedi 10 janvier 2009, 15:23 - News in english
The show opening in Santa Ana purposely includes communist symbols, a bold step that curators hope will provoke discussion and tolerance of different political viewpoints.
dimanche 12 octobre 2008
Finally, 'Little Saigon' banners fly over San Jose
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le dimanche 12 octobre 2008, 18:40 - News in english
Long-awaited "Little Saigon'' banners were unfurled Saturday over the sidewalks and traffic of San Jose's Story Road, ending a contentious effort by the city's South Vietnamese community to name the business district after their fallen former capital.
dimanche 4 mai 2008
Little Saigon begins to see Vietnam in new light
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le dimanche 4 mai 2008, 20:57 - News in english
Thirty-three years after the Vietnam War ended, the fallen country of South Vietnam lives on - in the streets of Orange County's Little Saigon and in the minds of thousands of refugees who fled Communist forces and rebuilt their lives here. The memories of hardship are still so bitter to some that they continue to mount street protests, fly the South Vietnamese flag from businesses and lamp posts, and rail against communism on radio talk shows. Now there are signs of shifting attitudes in the historically anticommunist community, the United States' largest Vietnamese enclave, which is in the cities of Westminster and Garden Grove.
