The result of the presentations by the San Jose Vietnamese Community delegation on December 12, 2006, led by Prof. Nguyen Xuan Vinh, retired professor and aerospace scientist, are seen in this document signed by Rosa Perez, Chancellor, and Prof. Nguyen Xuan Vinh. It is unprecedented in condemnation of the Communist government of Vietnam using a planned student exchange trip in January 2007 for propaganda purposes. The issue arose in the Vietnamese community following publication of information of the GEO exchange arranged by the late (resigned) president of San Jose City College, Chui Tsang, Mai Le Ho, Ethnic Studies instructor, and Vu Duc Vuong, a journalist recently employed as a community college sociology instructor and well-known to be favorable to the Hanoi government while living in America since the 1960s. Jean Libby, editor of Viet-Am Review, extends congratulations to the community college board and the Vietnamese community for this communication and education.   more »

Scientists and engineers in VACETS Association held a Technology Trends conference in San Francisco on May 5, 2006. Speakers included Hai V. Tran of the GAO, Xuong Nguyen-Huu, a primary developer of the Xuong X-Ray machine, Tue Nguyen of Genentech, and Hoang Pham of Rutgers University. The conference was moderated by Prof. Christopher Hoang Pham, who was an "Asian American Engineer of the Year" award winner in 2005. Dr. Tri Tran, the president of VACETS, also officiated.   more »

Democratic Party of Vietnam Representative Visits the White House, National Security Council and the U.S. State Department for Consultations in Advance of Vietnam President Meeting with President Bush on June 22. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2007 In advance of Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet’s meeting with President Bush on June 22nd, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Ngai was invited by Vice President Richard Cheney, National Security Advisor Dennis Wilder and high level State Department officials to Washington, D.C. for consultations on Thursday, June 14. Dr. Nguyen, a physician and cardiologist in San Jose, California, is a key member of the Democratic Party of Vietnam, which advocates democracy for Vietnam and an improvement in human rights and religious freedom for its people. In addition, the renowned cardiologist Dr. Ngai Nguyen was asked for medical advice about his heart condition by the vice-president, which he promptly received. Jean Libby, editor, VietAm Review   more »