I had lunch with a state legislator last week and he dropped a bombshell – apparently there are forces in the Democratic Party that are asking State Senator Lou Correa to consider taking back his old seat on the O.C. Board of Supervisors – and giving incumbent Supervisor Janet Nguyen the [...]
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Will Correa take back his seat on the O.C. Board of Supervisors?
Posted by Admin on October 29th, 2011
Circle Painting comes around to the Great Park
Posted by Maryann Maloney on October 28th, 2011
[ October 29, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 11, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
Circle Painting Comes Around to the Great Park
Community art project will connect all ages in a fun and artistic way.
IRVINE – Feel free to use the Great Park Balloon as inspiration as you participate in a Circle Painting community art project at the Orange County Great Park. Circle Painting, [...]
72nd A.D. GOP candidate got a job at the County despite a hiring freeze
Posted by Admin on October 17th, 2011
“Matthew Harper, a top aide to Supervisor Janet Nguyen, was quietly transferred this month from Nguyen’s office to OC Waste & Recycling as a public affairs manager. The move raised a few eyebrows in the supervisors’ fifth-floor offices in the county Hall of Administration,” according to the Voice of OC.
Harper, a Republican, is also a [...]
Santa Ana’s other Assembly race features Harper versus Diep
Posted by Admin on October 12th, 2011
Most Santa Ana residents live in the 69th Assembly District, but a few, on the west side, live in the newly created 72nd Assembly District. This new district includes the following cities: Westminster, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, a portion of Huntington Beach, a portion of Santa Ana, and the unincorporated county island of [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Democratic Party, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Orange County, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana, vietnamese, Westminster 
Tags: 72nd assembly district, dui, fountain valley, huntington beach, janet nguyen, joe dovinh, matt harper, Santa Ana, westminster 
11 Comments »Rep. Sanchez promotes human rights & religious freedom in Vietnam
Posted by Admin on September 20th, 2011
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Adrienne Watson 202-309-0825
REP. SANCHEZ URGES AMBASSADOR SHEAR TO PRIORITIZE HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam, today led a letter from a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging the newly confirmed Ambassador [...]
Vietnamese Cinema Night at OC Film Fiesta, in Santa Ana, tonight
Posted by Admin on September 10th, 2011
[ September 10, 2011; 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: VAALA, Email: vaala91@yahoo.com, Tel. (714) 893-6145
THE VIETNAMESE ARTS & LETTERS ASSOCIATION (VAALA) PRESENTS VIETNAMESE CINEMA NIGHT AT OC FILM FIESTA
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) is proud to present “Vietnamese Cinema Night” at the annual OC Film Fiesta on Saturday, September 10, 2011. The [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Santa Ana, vietnamese Tags: oc film fiesta, Santa Ana, vaala, vietnamese cinema night No Comments »O.C. Supervisors add Fountain Valley’s Viet voters to Nguyen’s 1st District
Posted by Admin on August 24th, 2011
The O.C. Board of Supervisors approved by a 4-1 vote a redistricting plan this week, that was put forward by Board Chairman Bill Campbell. The plan moves a portion of Fountain Valley north of Warner Avenue from the Second District to the First District, according to the Fountain Valley Patch. The plan was opposed by the [...]
Rep. Sanchez invites the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam to join human rights panel
Posted by Admin on August 18th, 2011
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Adrienne Watson 202-309-0825
SANCHEZ EXTENDS INVITATION TO U.S. AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM DAVID SHEAR TO JOIN VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) today extended an invitation to the newly confirmed U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear to [...]
Thuan Van Nguyen sentenced for sexually assaulting woman during acupressure
Posted by Admin on August 5th, 2011
Thuan Van Nguyen, Photo Courtesy of the SAPD
TONY RACKAUCKAS, ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: August 5, 2011
Susan Kang Schroeder, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Chief of Staff Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486
Case # 10CM07420: MAN SENTENCED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING WOMAN WHILE PRETENDING TO GIVE ACUPRESSURE THERAPY
SANTA ANA – A man was sentenced today [...]
Posted in Courts, Crime, Lawyers, Orange County, Santa Ana, Uncategorized, vietnamese Tags: acupressure therapy, Santa Ana, sexual assault, thuan van nguyen No Comments »Little Saigon gets redistricted into two congressional districts
Posted by Admin on July 30th, 2011
The last round of redistricting deliberations has split Little Saigon into two Congressional districts – and then splits the Viet vote even further by putting Fountain Valley into a third district.
This is good news for the incumbent in the 47th Congressional District, Loretta Sanchez, who now will barely have much of Little Saigon in her [...]
Posted in anaheim, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Democratic Party, elections, garden grove, Little Saigon, Orange County, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, vietnamese Tags: 47th congressional district, little saigon, long beach, loretta sanchez, redistricting, van tran 8 Comments »Why didn’t Supervisor Nguyen submit a redistricting plan proposal?
Posted by Admin on July 24th, 2011
The Voice of OC blog reported this week that “Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s hopes of changing draft maps of proposed new supervisorial districts were blocked Friday by aides of her colleagues, who voted to stick with existing proposals.”
But then the Voice of OC also stated that “So far, all supervisors except Nguyen have submitted proposals for [...]
Rep. Sanchez welcomes Viet activist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy to D.C.
Posted by Admin on July 13th, 2011
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Adrienne Watson 202-309-0825
REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ WELCOMES ACTIVIST TRAN KHAI THANH THUY TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam, today welcomed formerly imprisoned democratic activist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy to Washington, [...]
Posted in Civil Rights, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Politics, Santa Ana, vietnamese Tags: activist, Civil Rights, d.c., Santa Ana, Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, vietnam No Comments »Rep. Sanchez to take a tour of Little Saigon’s Business District
Posted by Admin on July 8th, 2011
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District
MEDIA ADVISORY, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Adrienne Watson 202-309-0825
REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ TO TOUR LITTLE SAIGON BUSINESS DISTRICT
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam and member of the bipartisan-bicameral Joint Economic Committee will join Vietnamese American business leaders and members of the Vietnamese-American [...]
Santa Ana’s Cafe Lu may benefit from Garden Grove’s crackdown on Viet cafes
Posted by Admin on July 1st, 2011
Garden Grove’s Vietnamese coffeehouses now have until the weekend to fully comply with an ordinance that went into effect last Friday, according to the L.A. Times.
The new ordinance demands that “Windows must be untinted. Gambling machines must be removed. Cigarettes must be tossed. And those little pasties adorning the nipples of waitresses must be replaced with [...]
You can pay $250 to be a “Single Bamboo” at Janet Nguyen’s “Taste of Asia”
Posted by Admin on June 26th, 2011
[ June 30, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, a Republican, is a creature of habit, if nothing else. She is holding her Third Annual “Taste of Asia” fundraiser on Thursday, June 30, at 5:30 pm, at the home of Ralph and Joyce Allen, at 1002 West River Lane, in Santa Ana.
The last time she held one of these [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Asians, elections, Entertainment, Food, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana, vietnamese Tags: Fundraiser, janet nguyen, joyce allen, ralph allen, republican party, taste of asia 3 Comments »
