What's happened to Latino and Asian Americans post-Katrina (with an update on...
What's happened to Louisiana Latinos and Asians post-Katrina? Almost the same length of the shaft as blacks. But many of you wouldn't know that by looking at American cable news or network news. For...
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Hong Le Webb: From Vung Tau to Virginia
1) You were born in Vietnam. Can you tell us when and how you came to America, what brought you here, and whether you still have family in Vietnam? I left Vietnam immediately after the fall of Saigon...
View ArticleThere is no "Asian vote"
cross-posted at Election Inspection If there is one myth I've heard passed around that is desperately in need of puncturing, it is the myth of the "Asian Vote". Hillary's victory in California was...
View ArticleThe Agent Orange Court Decision
Many are aware of the decision handed down on Friday by a Federal Appeals Court in New York. The court ruled that the Vietnamese plaintiffs could not pursue claims against Dow Chemical Company,...
View ArticleObama Videos Subtitled in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Spanish - Please...
Thanks to the heroic efforts of numerous volunteers, Asian Americans for Obama has put together a set of videos about Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Maya Soetoro-Ng (Barack's sister), as well as...
View ArticleRe: Jim Webb can’t be Obama’s VP because of Webb’s Asian wife
By KikiBird from Eyes on Obama: This is a response to a offensive remark about a possible Obama/Webb ticket. At eyesonobama.com we have been looking forward to the General Election for months and one...
View ArticleI'm Also Glad Jefferson's Gone; Cao first Vietnamese member of Congress
I'm absolutely shocked , but somewhat optimistic that Bill Jefferson was defeated tonight. I know nothing about Anh "Joseph" Cao (R) that defeated Bill "Cash in the Freezer" Jefferson tonight. Electing...
View ArticleSpecial Report: Agent Orange
In surfing the web early this morning, with in-box help, I was led to the following report, US assistance for Vietnamese AO victims ‘insufficient’, say Americans at the Vietnamese Online News: NhanDan...
View ArticleCourt Says Scorched Earth OK, Agent Orange Prevents Ambush
Agent Orange lawsuits by Vietnamese dismissed. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals according to AP says: [the] lawsuit brought by the Vietnamese plaintiffs could not go forward because Agent Orange was used...
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BP Oil Disaster v6.0: Response and Race
"Death in the Gulf." BP and Halliburton committed ecocide. Mitigation efforts so far have had minimal effect. This WineRev Model series focuses on biological impacts, the science underlying oil and its...
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BP Oil Disaster v7.0: "Offshore Drilling Halted"
Death in the Gulf. Pics, videos and examples of bad media work are welcome. BP and Halliburton committed ecocide. Mitigation efforts have had minimal effect. Use of "dispersant" chemicals have made...
View ArticleBP Oil Disaster v8.0: Mindless Mitigation Activity
Death in the Gulf. Pics, videos are welcome. Same for examples of media coverage as propaganda. BP and Halliburton committed ecocide. Dumping 200,000,000+ gallons of crude oil into the Gulf will be...
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BP Oil Disaster v9.0: Ecocide Ignores the Cheering
Pics, videos of this ecocide are welcome here. Same for examples of media coverage as corrupt propaganda. BP and Halliburton have committed ecocide: -- 200,000,000+ gallons of crude oil -- New...
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BP Ecocide v10.0: One Swab, No Mask
Your pics and videos are welcome here. Between the Deadly Sins and incompetence, BP and Halliburton have loosed a massive petrochemical killing zone. Mitigation efforts use booms, sand bars, humans...
View ArticleUPDATE BP Ecocide v11.3: Seabed Geysers
Your pics and vids are welcome. There's nothing like a direct image. Edger posted at yesterday's diary: Seabed blow out ejecta, videoed by Viking Poseidon ROV 1. The blow out continues with...
View ArticleBP Ecocide v12.1: "Undetermined Anomalies”
"Where there's smoke, there's fire" comes to mind. Except for scale. Residual leaks work to drain the Macondo Prospect reservoir. That's 100,000,000 barrels or 4,000,000,000 gallons of crude oil....
View ArticleBP Ecocide v13.2: New Pollution & Leaks from "Stack"
The focus here is ecological damage from this Deepwater Horizon blow out. Louisiana officials list these counties for oil pollution: St. Bernard Parish - Oil in the marsh in Drum Bay southwest of...
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BP Ecocide v14.0: Fake Command Center Pics Admitted
This came out Monday. The follow up astonishes. Yessirreeee....... BP went and repeated a plot twist out of Sean Connery's "Rising Sun" movie. All that's missing is a dead gal sprawled on a conference...
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BP Ecocide v15.0: Encyclopedia of the Gulf
Bit o' brilliance. Katja Schulz, Species Pages Coordinator at National Museum of Natural History's struck gold with an idea she suggested to SkyTruth. Katja has altogether too much education and...
View ArticleDoes White Blindspot equal Racist?
Yesterday's diary was titled Keith Olberman's White Blindspot. In it I criticized a Countdown segment the night before about Alan Simpson, our vets and Agent Orange for doing what MSM always does,...
View ArticleUnfinished Business: The Wake of Agent Orange
The Cleveland Plain Dealer staff , has published a six part series of reports in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on the still lasting effects of the defoliants we used in our destruction of Vietnam. Reports...
View ArticleWeekly Pulse: New Anti-Choice Bill Suggests More #DearJohn Letters Needed
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
View ArticleThe Christmas Balloon: Will it burst or grow with the flow?
Another dose of my writing from more than 30 years ago when I was naive, selfish and conflicted. I knew what my faith at that time demanded of true believers, and our family believed that if God gave...
View Article"No shrimp, no shrimp." - Oral History, Vietnamese fisherfolk, and BP's disaster
The University of Southern Mississippi's Oral History program is one of the best in the nation. When I was an undergrad, and then a grad, in the history department, I had the pleasure of working...
View ArticleGulf Watchers Tuesday - BP lied-warning to well leader1 hr. before blowout -...
Topics: BP oil rig leader sought onshore advice on troubling test results, testimony reveals, BP Oil Spill Criminal Investigation May Ensnare Executives In Cover-Up, Former BP engineer is indicted in...
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Street Prophets: Pho!
©BlueJessamine.Recently a friend took me to his favorite Vietnamese restaurant for my first bowl of Pho. What is pho you ask? Follow me over the squiggle. Welcome to the Wednesday Coffee Hour here...
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Top Comments: Gà Kho Gừng (Caramelized Chicken with Ginger)
I'm sorry if you were expecting a Valentine's Day diary. Or maybe you're relieved. Yes, I love my boyfriend, and he loves me, too. Aside from telling each other Happy Valentine's Day, we didn't...
View ArticleThe Heart of Darkness Diet
As an advisor to the Vietnamese riverine boats in 1969-70, I had no choice but to eat food prepared by their sailors. I contributed money to a Vietnamese officers’ mess. Sailors purchased meat,...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 2/22/2014: Bánh Chuối Nướng (Baked Banana Cake/Pudding)
Yes, another food diary, and yes, another Vietnamese dish.This time, I dipped my toes into Vietnamese desserts (well, not literally, because that would be gross). Last night, I tried my hand at bánh...
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Top Comments: Chicken Stir-Fried with Lemongrass and Chile
Another day, another food diary. This time, a delicious fried chicken dish that will just make your tastebuds dance: chicken stir-fried with lemongrass and chile, or gà xào xảớt in Vietnamese.After...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 5/10/2014: Gà Lúc Lắc
The dish I'm making tonight is a chicken twist on the popular Vietnamese bò lúc lắc, which is essentially seared beef (bò) that is cooked by "shaking" it in the wok (lúc lắc means "shaking"). This is a...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 5/17/2014: Bun Bo Hue
I've built something of a reputation for being obsessed with pho. I mean, I'm sure I've earned it, considering my blood type is pho broth. And it's true, I eat more than my share of Vietnam's national...
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American eyes
Stuff the stars and stripes down your throat Choke on it, quiet your consciousness, do not allow it to breathe Wrap the great flag around your bloody heart, it will soothe you, let it become you...
View ArticleWhat do you enjoy most about the city where you currently live?
I live in a smaller city in Oakland County, MI. Oakland county to the south central and southeast part lean toward the Democratic Party. The rest of the county is very red (Apart from Pontiac and other...
View ArticleWhich country has your favorite food?
Pho…….Summer Rolls….Bahn Mi…..drool.I’ve never met a Vietnamese food that did I did not love. (Hides away drool).I admit I am different compared to most Mericans! I do not like Italian food, for...
View ArticleThe "Truth to Power" Women's March 2019
Here in San Jose, Ca it was packed. Lots of great speakers, and it seems just as well attended as 2016 and 2017. Sorry, I don’t have any official estimates, but it sure looked bigger than Trump’s...
View ArticleI'm Here. I'm Home.
I am the son of an immigrant. I am the husband of an immigrant. I have an aunt and uncles who are immigrants. My grandparents were immigrants. My daughter is a mixed race child from a family of...
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2020 Census
Vietnamese Guide to the 2020 CensusThe guide on the Census site only has Vietnamese text for question 1 through 9. Here are questions 10 through 12 and their associated translation into...
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Định Hướng Tương Lai. Shape your future. KHỞI ĐẦU TỪĐÂY. START HERE.
census.gov/…The guide on the Census site only has Vietnamese text for question 1 through 9. Here are questions 10 through 12 and their associated translation into Vietnamese.+++Q10. Print name of...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Registration System in New Mexico
cvvaccine.nmhealth.orgWhat language do you prefer?EnglishSpanishVietnameseSo i went to Vietnamese and voilà. Sent this to a few networks.I know this is not a first come first serve but if i am in the...
View ArticleWHITE REPLACEMENT THEORY?
WHAT IS WHITE REPLACEMENT THEORYWhite replacement theory/ low birth rate fewer additional white people. They don’t understand that more white people are dying than are being born. If people keep dying...
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