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House Special Column: Fish Head Soup

House Special Column: Fish Head Soup

Published on 22 Feb 2009 at 11:44am

By Steve Barnes | Times Union

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Tootling along Central Avenue the other week, I nearly rear-ended a bus when a 2-pound striped bass flopped into my lap.

New Nail Salon Pushes Ahead Despite Economy

New Nail Salon Pushes Ahead Despite Economy

Published on 21 Feb 2009 at 7:16pm

By Robert Walch | Salinas Californian

DEL REY OAKS, CALIFORNIA – Speaking on behalf of her co-manager and sister-in-law, Cindy Lou Nguyen, Tammie Nguyen says their new nail salon, Stone Creek Nails, is entirely a family business.

Vietnam Vets Rally Against Jane Fonda Where She Makes Return To Broadway

Vietnam Vets Rally Against Jane Fonda Where She Makes Return To Broadway

Published on 21 Feb 2009 at 11:54am

By Veronika Belenkaya | New York Daily News

Vietnam war veterans protest outside of the Eugene O’Neill Theatre against Jane Fonda for her views on the Vietnam War.

US Star Lee Nguyen Making Big Impact In Vietnam

US Star Lee Nguyen Making Big Impact In Vietnam

Published on 21 Feb 2009 at 11:26am

From Goal.com

VIETNAM – American-Vietnamese star Lee Nguyen has already had a big impact in Vietnam after scoring a hat-trick in his first official match for Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL).

Of Pirates And Freedom

Of Pirates And Freedom

Published on 21 Feb 2009 at 8:36am

By Becky Coffey | The Day

OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT – Thirty years later, Vu Nguyen of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, admits he still awakes some nights from a nightmare, reliving events from his life during the war and from his harrowing escape from his family farm outside Saigon to a freedom and a new life in the west in 1978.

Rare Immune System Disease Claims Hawaii Woman’s 3 Sons

Rare Immune System Disease Claims Hawaii Woman’s 3 Sons

Published on 21 Feb 2009 at 2:12am

By Curtis Lum | The Honolulu Advertiser

HAWAII – For some 15 years, Lani Nguyen bore the burden of knowing that her sons were likely to die before reaching adulthood.

Try Cooking Some Vietnamese Food In Your Kitchen

Try Cooking Some Vietnamese Food In Your Kitchen

Published on 18 Feb 2009 at 8:40pm

By Rebekah Denn | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – For years, Thoa Nguyen cooked Vietnamese food for her own family, but told the stories of other cuisines in her professional life.

Bass’s Spy Who Loved Us: Truth More Thrilling than Fiction

Bass’s Spy Who Loved Us: Truth More Thrilling than Fiction

Published on 17 Feb 2009 at 11:33am

From University at Albany

Pham Xuan An was a political correspondent for Time magazine and its last bureau chief in Saigon. He observed the Vietnam War and reported on it, becoming close friends with American journalists and South Vietnamese generals, all the while leading a double life as a spy.

So Long, Dat Nguyen

So Long, Dat Nguyen

Published on 17 Mar 2006 at 1:34pm

By Ky-Phong Tran | Nguoi Viet 2 Online

On the football field, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dat Nguyen made a career of being elusive, squeezing through holes and sneaking up on unsuspecting running backs with body-crushing tackles.

Star Power

Star Power

Published on 23 Sep 2004 at 1:52pm

By Jami Farkas | Nguoi Viet 2 Online

Every time he puts on the white, silver, and blue of the Dallas Cowboys, every time he runs onto the field, he is more than a football player.