February 2015 News and Events

What happened in February 2015: socio-cultural, literary, and political news and events relating to Viet nam and to the Vietnamese diaspora.

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Events


Tempodrom Theatre in BerlinThe first-ever Vietnamese music and fashion show will be held at the Tempodrom Theatre in Berlin on April 4.


Viet Kieu in the news


Gen. Viet Luong• “From nothing,” Viet Luong becomes the first Vietnamese-born general officer in the United States military.


Director Victor VuVietnamese-American filmmaker Victor Vu keep his films’ “dialogue in Vietnamese.”


Three female fashionistasThree female fashionistas have garnered success in Paris, Milan, and New York.


Supervisor Andrew Do Andrew Do may be “foreshadowing a possible political shift in California.”


Tom NguyenThe younger generation of Vietnamese Americans have taken the lead in organizing this year’s Tet celebration.


2015 Tet paradeA large number of people attends Tet in San Jose.


Dustin Nguyen and Bebe PhamDustin Nguyen talks to People


Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories coverA collection of Vietnamese fairy tales, “Vietnamese Children’s Favorite Stories,” will be released by Tuttle Publishing.

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News about Viet Nam


Dragon dance• During Tet celebration, many Vietnamese cut back on spending due to economic concerns.


Hooters in VietnamHooters plans to open its first restaurant in Vietnam. Lordy, as if there wasn’t enough problems in HCMC.


Thank you rapA young Vietnamese rapper studying in the United States dares criticize the Vietnamese government.


Nguyen Thanh Binh paintingThe status of Vietnamese contemporary art is uncertain.


A Ruong houseVeteran carpenters used collected materials from three ancient houses to assemble a traditional Vietnamese house.


Vietnamese puppet showThe Viet Nam Puppetry Theatre’s shows “evoked strong and different feelings about the ordinary life of the Vietnamese people.”


Family watching TVTV Show in Vietnam mocking Government policy may be “informal bellwether of Vietnamese public opinion.”


Nguyen Thi Hanh testifies• While few Asian nations pursue sexual bribery cases, officials in Vietnam is “considering the criminalization of sex bribes.” [TNN]


Tet• An article explains the meaning of New Year’s Eve in Vietnamese belief.


Other News


American Reckoning coverBook review: Chris Appy’s American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity


Vietnamese war childrenA photo exposition shows what happened to some of Vietnam’s war children 46 years later.


U.S. Air Force spray Agent Orange in Vietnam• An op-ed piece on the “human cost of war.”


Special thanks to Viet Thanh Nguyen for providing many of the news items.

Peace!
RP

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