The Vietnamese Student Union at UCLA presents: "Raising our Voice: Democracy in Vietnam" Forum When: Week 9 Wednesday, 6:30pm-9:00pm (March 7, 2007) Where: Haines 220 at UCLA Called "Raising our Voice: Democracy in Vietnam", the forum will feature four prominent Vietnamese activists representing the different emerging political parties and the newborn Vietnam Independent Labour Union. These activists are also members of the Bloc 8406, a unified coalition of political parties and groups advocating for democracy reforms within Vietnam. The forum is focused on the increasing demand for political changes, democracy, and basic human rights inside the country. -Daniel Pham Political Advocacy Coordinator Vietnamese Student Union 2006-2007   more »

VC GO HOME This was the chant of the Vietnamese community demonstrators on the campus of De Anza Community College in Cupertino yesterday, February 21. The Vietnamese ambassador from the embassy in San Francisco was there trying to get support for the same exchange program of Vietnamese students and American students that was successfully protested by the San Jose Vietnamese Community in December with San Jose City College trustees. The story is linked to Calitoday newspaper, edited and published by Nam Nguyen (Nguyen Xuan Nam) who also videotaped the proceedings and interviewed community demonstrators.   more »

The qualifications of San Jose District 4 candidates are compared with their interests regarding the country of their heritage, Vietnam. Trinh Do, author of Saigon to San Diego, concludes that Hon Lien has business ties to the communist country which would prevent her from representing the interests of San Jose Vietnamese Americans. Bryan Cong Do, on the other hand, is firmly in support of the anticommunist Vietnamese American values.   more »