What happened in December 2013: news and events relating to Vietnamese at home and in the diaspora.
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Viet Kieu in the news
• Viet Dzung, well-known Vietnamese-American entertainer and political activist, dies. [OCR]
• A freelance Asian art historian, author and educator talks about artist Hung Viet Nguyen, whose work “is not just aesthetic but also scientific.”
• Determined for a better life, George Huynh worked hard and got accepted to Yale. [B]
• Natalie Nguyen, the madame of Café Lu, may be transforming the coffee shop business.
• Hang Tran will be the first Vietnamese-American woman to hold elected office in Georgia.
• Here are three stories about Sriracha and its founder, problems with Sriracha shipment, and a writer against the Huy Fong brand Sriracha.
• A victim of human slavery in England recounts his ordeal.
• Munchery uses sharing economy to transform the fresh, home-delivered meals.
• Vietnamese trafficking victims who are forced into crime are prosecuted rather than protected as witnesses of cannabis cultivation.
• A former boat person retells his inspirational account of overcoming obstacles.
News about Vietnam
• Two poems from poets Tran Vang Sao and Thanh Tam Tuyen are featured.
• Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training ordered schools to stop using a Chinese-made software which propagandized China’s false claim of the East Sea. Alright! Down with China’s lies.
• Relocated residents of a leprosy community are worried about their new abode.
• According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the population aging rate in Vietnam is one of the fastest in Asia.
• The parents of two Vietnamese political prisoners visit the United States to raise support for the release of their sons.
• Vietnam pushes for easing trade rules with the European government.
• Vietnam’s exports of phones and accessories topped the list of Vietnam’s key export items.
Other News
• Australian authorities may investigate atrocities committed by Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War.
• A sponsor visits his sponsored child in a rural area of Vietnam.
Special thanks to Viet Thanh Nguyen for providing many of the news items.
Peace!
RP