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City says it can't afford to pay for Tet parade in Little Saigon
L.A. NOWThe city that gave birth to Little Saigon is unable to help pay for the annual Tet parade and is asking residents in the heavily Vietnamese city to quickly ramp up a fundraising effort to help save a traditional event...... -
91-year-old home burns in Hancock Park
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles Fire Department was battling a blaze at 200 S. Muirfield Road in Hancock Park, where fire had fully engulfed the attic of a 91-year-old home, according to authorities. The home's occupants escaped the two-story, 5,000-square-foot home... -
Former legislator Sheila Kuehl to run for Westside supervisor seat
L.A. NOWFormer state lawmaker Sheila Kuehl has announced plans to run for the Westside Los Angeles County Supervisor seat held by Zev Yaroslavsky when he leaves office in 2014.... -
Singer in famed Vietnamese musical family dies in O.C.
L.A. NOWAs the eldest son, born to Vietnam's most legendary singing family, Duy Quang stepped lithely on stage and held his audience enthralled. His voice amplified the ballads of yesteryear, many from his father, composer Pham Duy, who knew how to...... -
Duy Quang dies at 61; renowned Vietnamese singer
The eldest sibling in Vietnam's most enduring singing family, Duy Quang was known for holding audiences enthralled as he boomed out the ballads of yesteryear, many penned by his father, Pham Duy, who knew how to tug at a listener's heart with songs...
Tags: Hanoi (Vietnam), Entertainment, Music, Lung Cancer, Vietnam
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Acclaimed Vietnamese dissident poet dies in Little Saigon
L.A. NOWThe poet was a familiar figure, striding through Little Saigon, sipping tea, sharing wisdom. He liked to read through the night, not too tired to dissect a bit of homeland politics.... -
Little Saigon gets its first Vietnamese American mayor
L.A. NOWIn the weeks leading to his historic win, Tri Ta roamed Westminster City Hall, often hearing: "Hello, Mr. Future Mayor. This way, Mr. Mayor." The six-year councilman would greet fellow workers with a salute or a handshake but didn't respond...... -
PASSINGS: Edwin Q. White, Bill Dees
Edwin Q. White Saigon bureau chief for AP during Vietnam War Edwin Q. White, 90, who as Associated Press bureau chief in Saigon during the 1960s was part of a fabled crew of journalists who covered the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Honolulu, the...
Tags: Hanoi (Vietnam), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Entertainment, Julia Roberts, Music
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Norodom Sihanouk dies at 89; former king of Cambodia
Former King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, an unpredictable and crafty political survivor whose fortunes were entwined with U.S. military involvement in Indochina, died Monday of natural causes in Beijing, where he had undergone medical treatment,...
Tags: Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Political Systems, Human Interest, U.S. Military
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Nguyen Chi Thien dies at 73; poet, Vietnamese prisoner
The poet was a familiar figure, striding through Little Saigon, sipping tea, sharing wisdom, his head covered with his trademark fedora. He liked to read through the night, not too tired to dissect a bit of homeland politics. He lived simply, renting...
Tags: Hanoi (Vietnam), Culture, Political Systems, Netherlands, Rentals
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Malcolm Browne dies at 81; journalist took burning monk photo
Of the foreign journalists who had been alerted to a shocking political protest against South Vietnam's U.S.-supported government, only one — Malcolm Browne of the Associated Press — arrived in June 1963 to document it. His photos of Buddhist...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Religion and Belief, News Media, Awards and Prizes, John F. Kennedy
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Pentagon seeks return to long-abandoned military port in Vietnam
World NowThe Pentagon is seeking a return to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, a sheltered anchorage off the strategically-important South China Sea....
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