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- Bắc Ninh: Hàng ngàn người về xem Hội Rước Pháo Làng Ðồng Kỵ
Hàng ngàn người từ các tỉnh lân cận và Hà Nội đã đổ về làng Ðồng Kỵ thuộc xã Ðồng Quan, Huyện Từ Sơn, tỉnh Bắc Ninh (cách Hà Nội chừng 50 km) để xem hội rước pháo truyền thống vào sáng Mùng 4 Tết.
- Baghdad: Nổ bom xe ngay khách sạn bộ trưởng, 4 người chết
- Báo "Thanh Niên" chọn chín vụ án lớn nhất Việt Nam trong năm 2003
- Bầu cử Tổng Thống Hoa Kỳ:
- Các chính phủ Á Châu đồng ý lập hệ thống theo dõi bệnh cúm gà
- Các chuyên gia thấy có tiến triển tốt trong cuộc đối đầu ở nhà tù Arizona
- Cán bộ lão thành tố cáo lãnh tụ Ðảng tham nhũng, không sửa sai
Một cán bộ cao cấp nghỉ hưu có 57 tuổi đảng lên tiếng tố cáo nhiều lãnh tụ Ðảng tham nhũng và chế độ Hà Nội làm nhiều điều sái quấy, hại dân nhưng không chịu sửa sai.
- Sáu quân nhân Phi Luật Tân bị thẩm vấn vì tố cáo Bộ Trưởng Quốc Phòng vi phạm tự do bầu cử
- Cựu Thanh Tra Kay: Tình báo Hoa Kỳ trước cuộc chiến Iraq là có lỗi lầm
- Dải Gaza: Giao chiến khiến có ít nhất chín người Palestine chết
- Dịch cúm gà xuất hiện ở Hà Nội và đã lan ra tới 31 tỉnh
- Hà Nội: Sông Hồng cạn nước trơ đáy
- Hà Sĩ Phu bị công an kiếm chuyện sau khi đi Hà Nội chữa bệnh
- Hoa Kỳ thả hơn 20 tù nhân từ nhà tù Guantanamo
- Hoa Kỳ thành lập “Văn Phòng Thông Tin Giáo Dục Hoa Kỳ” tại Sài Gòn
- The Viet Nam experience provides lessons for Iraq
U.S. military needs to make sure Iraqi forces
are capable before Americans leave.
- There is no "they"
Over half a million people marched to downtown Los Angeles last Saturday. Forty thousand students walked out of school Monday.
- Viet Nam workers protest wages and conditions
In Việt Nam, workers across the nation are organizing in numbers rarely seen since the communist takeover in 1975.
- When it comes to immigrants, 'illegal' status differs depending on one's views and needs
WESTMINSTER, Calif.— Some Vietnamese Americans watched those recent massive rallies in Southern California to protest a proposed immigration bill with surprise. Some other Vietnamese Americans watched these demonstrations with indifference.
- Happy birthday, Vietnamese America
This writer makes birthday wishes as he, and the community, are about to turn 31.
- Happy birthday, Vietnamese America
This writer makes birthday wishes as he, and the community, are about to turn 31.
- Get up, stand Up:
An open letter to my generation.
- Ethnic is chic in the Bay Area
Long before Webster acknowledged the word, globalization had already swept over the Bay Area.
- Viva Vivi
I never knew how I got that name in the first place.
- To do or not to do much in America
SAN FRANCISCO — When my glamorous cousin Josette visited me a while ago, I took her to a chic San Francisco cocktail party, and a man came up to us. He asked the usual question, “So, what do you do?”
- New America Media awards lands in Washington D.C. as the Fifth Estate
WASHINGTON D.C — On a surprisingly warm night last week, Samba music and sparkling Brazilian dancers entertained hundreds of ethnic media writers, broadcasters and supporters gathering at the historic Mayflower Hotel for New America Media’s First National Ethnic Media Awards.
- Remembering President Ford's finest legacy
“Today, America can regain the sense of pride that existed before Việt Nam. But it cannot be achieved by refighting a war that is finished as far as America is concerned. . . . [T]hese events, tragic as they are, portend neither the end of the world nor of America’s leadership in the world.”
- Letter from a Vietnamese immigrant: America is no place for the elderly
FREMONT, Calif. — There’s a Vietnamese saying: America is paradise for the young, but hell for the old, and how true it seems now that I’m in my mid-70s.
- U.S. policy shift hazardous for dissidents
A picture paints a thousand words, but an image taken from the state-controlled television in Việt Nam and circulated widely on the Internet can convey the struggle of an entire people.
- For moms, dads, and grads, it's a brave new world
It’s that time of the year again. Spring celebrations. Breakfast in bed for moms, caps and gowns for graduates, and another tie for dads. It’s about as predictable as the first barbeque of the year, the first crack of the bat, or the awkward, stressed out Prom night.
- 'Recovering' my Vietnameseness for my daughter
He searches for who he is so that his child won’t have to search for her own identity.
- Don't take chances: get immunized
Get immunized today. It is a safe, quick and easy way to protect your family’s health and the health or your community.
- Ahead of the Class
Class mobility is a little-discussed phenomenon in Vietnamese America.
- Ahead of the Class
Class mobility is a little-discussed phenomenon in Vietnamese America.
- When Buddhist Monks get mad
If you think Buddhist monks are passive and peace loving, those in Myanmar currently waging protests against the military powers are telling you to seriously think again.
- How we come together
What are the ties between Vietnamese and African American? Vietnamese Americans, African Americans closer than you might think.
- How we come together
What are the ties between Vietnamese and African American? Vietnamese Americans, African Americans closer than you might think.
- The question monks face
Should Buddhist religious leaders engage in politics or should they not allow external happenings to distract them?
- The Little Saigon name is a big deal
SAN JOSE — If Vietnamese were as adaptive and reflective of pop culture as English is, this past week ""Madison Nguyễn"" might have become a new Vietnamese idiom meaning to be betrayed by someone who you supported wholeheartedly.
- 2007: Not the year of the Asian Man
The image of the Asian male was given a serious uplift in 2006 with the likes of Yul Kwon, winner of Survivor, and James Kim, C-Net commetator. But in 2007, that image falters with the likes of Cho Seung-Hui.
- The last glimpse of nature: man eater
Editor’s note: The tiger that killed a man at the San Francisco zoo recently offered us a glimpse of nature as it used to be, before the tiger was reduced to a commodity in East Asia, and a source of entertainment in the West, writes Lâm, author of "Perfume Dreams: Reflections of the Vietnamese Diaspora."
- Forget sitcoms: New media reality personalities are taking over - and they're not white
While the writer’s strike stretches, reality television is taking over even more of prime-time real estate — and this gives people of color a real chance to finally be seen on the little screen
- Are we ready for a "enter attribute" president?
The fact that Obama is black and Clinton a woman does not in any way dictate their policy or the way they govern. It does not make them better candidates nor does it make them worse candidates. .
- Ordinary People
It’s us — not the rich and famous — who make the difference in political campaigns.
- Ordinary People
It’s us — not the rich and famous — who make the difference in political campaigns.
- What's Going On
- Large whale buried in glass tomb in southern Việt Nam
The body of a 15-ton whale found dead at sea last month was buried in a glass tomb in the southern province of Bạc Liêu, allowing local people who worship the giant mammal to come pray at the site.
- Việt Nam among top emerging travel destinations
A leading luxury travel network has ranked Việt Nam second on its list of up-and-coming travel destination in 2010, according to a report released Asian and Latin locations rose to the top of the list of potentially popular destinations in 2010, released Monday by Virtuoso. India took the number one spot.
- $1.6 billion needed
Viet Nam will need to spend $1.6 billion over the next five years to develop housing for the rapidly increasing number of students in the country, according to a government agency.
- Hand-made ‘films’ a Việt Nam man’s passion
For half a century, Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Văn Long has been drawing “films” on paper and other media that he proudly screens, for one viewer at a time, with his own sound effects.
- Cụ Chánh Trị Sự Chế Thuần Nghiệp
- Cụ Bà Võ Thị Saú
- Chúc Mừng Bác Sĩ Daniel Dũng Trương
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- Tìm bạn, Luật Sư Nguyễn Xuân Nguyên
- JCPenney đưa thời trang vào Mùa Xuân!
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Có những người sinh ra chẳng làm người, mà làm trâu ngựa suốt một thời đen tối. Tôi nghĩ đến Việt Nam mình, thật tội, hết Tàu, Tây, Nhật, Mỹ tới điêu linh. Chúng ta đây ăn uống linh đình, đồng bào đó, giữ gìn từng...tiếng nói.
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For the first time since the government of South Vietnam fell, a Vietnamese president will visit the White House. Invited by President Bush during his trip to Sài Gòn last November, President Nguy?n Minh Tri?t undoubtedly will tout the recent economic progress his country has made and will push for further cooperation between our two countries. While Vietnam has made economic reforms, this is only part of the story. Political dissidents are routinely silenced, and religious freedom is systematically suppressed. President Bush is obligated to press these issues during President Tri?t’s visit.
Since early this year, human rights abuses in Vietnam have intensified. Human Rights Watch characterized the ongoing situation in Vietnam as "one of the worst crackdowns on peaceful dissidents in 20 years." In the past three months, Vietnamese officials have renewed their harassment of religious leaders, political dissidents and student activists. Yet you wouldn’t know it from the rhetoric of President Tri?t, who recently described our differences on human rights and democracy as "small" in comparison to our common interests. Perhaps President Tri?t should be reminded of the example of Lê Qu?c Quân, who was arrested on March 8, only four days after returning home to Vietnam from a National Endowment for Democracy fellowship in Washington. His arrest was no expression of common values.
Religious persecution in Vietnam is widespread. Vietnamese police recently arrested several Catholic democracy advocates and dissidents, including Father Thadeus Nguy?n Vân Lý. Lý, a peaceful dissident, was arrested for "conducting propaganda activities to harm the security of state." Buddhist monks are continually detained and interrogated for belonging to the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. When I traveled to Vietnam, I had the opportunity to meet with the Venerable Thích Qu?ng Ð? while he was under house arrest, along with other Buddhist leaders, and can attest to their suffering persecution. Mennonite and Protestant pastors still are subjected to ongoing political pressure from the Vietnamese Communist government.
It is likely that Vietnam will release some prisoners of conscience before President Tri?t’s visit. Some will point to them as a sign that Vietnam is making strides toward a more politically liberal society. These efforts should not be misconstrued as anything more than political posturing. The Vietnamese community in Orange County — and indeed the country over — will certainly not be taken in by window dressing.
President Tri?t recently characterized his visit to the United States as a chance to strengthen "the friendship and multifaceted cooperation" between our two countries. Indeed, the U.S. and Vietnam have undertaken significant measures toward a normalized relationship; but the status quo in Vietnam remains unacceptable. If we are to bolster our friendship with Vietnam, as President Tri?t wishes, its government must embrace political pluralism in all of its forms. Silencing dissidents and suppressing religious freedoms are not the ways toward a close partnership.
In their discussions, Presidents Bush and Tri?t likely will discuss our growing trade. And rightfully so; trade between Vietnam and the U.S. is booming. From 2001 to 2005, it more than quintupled, going from $1.4 billion to more than $7.6 billion. While greater trade and investment doesn’t guarantee greater political freedom, it helps. I’m confident that American businesses in Vietnam will speed up reform, but we need more.
By publicly pressing President Tri?t on human-rights abuses during his visit, President Bush will send an electrifying message to the Vietnamese that our future relations will be greatly impacted by Vietnam's treatment of its people. Political dissidents would hear President Bush’s remarks via Radio Free Asia, which I long have backed, and a public condemnation of human-rights abuses would bring a much-needed morale boost to political dissenters fighting for freedom. President Bush can offer just that.
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) is a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade. |