Seeing red over an art project
A protester with American and South Vietnamese flags shouts a chant in the parking lot outside the offices of the Nguoi Viet newspaper in Westminster. The paper printed a photo of an artwork that some in Little Saigon say is insulting to the flag of the former South Vietnam. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
For eight days, protesters paraded in front of one of Little Saigons leading newspapers. They called the editors “traitors” for running a photo they said was so offensive that it had to be the work of communist sympathizers. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Protesters hold a nighttime rally outside the Nguoi Viet newspaper. The paper’s editors were replaced in the wake of the controversy. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
