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Help Haiti With Every Cup Of Lee’s Coffee, this Saturday

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Haiti Lees

Help Haiti With Every Cup Of Lee’s Coffee (Tiếng Việt)

This Saturday, January 30, 2010, when you purchase a 16 or 24 ounce Lee’s Coffee, 100% of your purchase will be donated to the American Red Cross and aid victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Helping out is as easy as buying a cup for yourself or friends at a participating Lee’s Sandwiches Location. Spread the word to your friends and family by clicking here.  Together we can make a difference!

Sincerely,
Lee’s Sandwiches
3350 South Bristol St., Suite A, Santa Ana, CA 92704.  Phone: (714) 754-1270

Supervisor Janet Nguyen wants to spend $350,000 on a Vietnam memorial

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Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster

There is already a Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster.  Should the O.C. Supervisors spend $350K for another one in Midway City?

Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, who represents Santa Ana, in the First Supervisorial District, is presenting a motion this Tuesday, at the O.C. Board of Supervisors’ meeting, to spend $350,000 on a historical memorial dedicated to American and Vietnamese history.  The memorial is to be located at the Roger Stanton Park in Midway City.

Is it a good idea to spend a third of a million dollars on a memorial during a recession?  Many Orange County workers are out of work due to the state budget crisis.  And thousands of Nguyen’s constituents are suffering as well.

There is a park shortage in Santa Ana.  Couldn’t the $350,000 be used to build a mini-park?  Santa Ana has more young people than any other city in Orange County.

How does spending so much on a memorial really serve the people of the First District? Continue reading→

Senator Correa helps launch new Lee’s Sandwiches in Santa Ana

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Lou Correa at Lee's Sandwiches

State Senator Lou Correa celebrates the opening of the new Lee’s Sandwiches in Santa Ana

It is a big deal when a new business opens up in Santa Ana, particularly during the awful economic crisis our nation is currently undergoing.  Perhaps that is why so many local politicians showed up at the new Lee’s Sandwiches in Santa Ana yesterday to celebrate the opening of this new franchise.

State Senator Lou Correa enjoyed an iced coffee while touring the new restaurant.  Other local elected officials who attended included State Assemblyman Jose Solorio, Santa Ana Councilman Vince Sarmiento, and a representative from Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s office.  Orange County Clerk-Recorder candidate Hugh Nguyen was also there.

The new Lee’s is located at 3350 South Bristol St. in Santa Ana.  Click here for a map of this new location. It is located in the Target shopping center, with frontage on Bristol St.  Continue reading→

State Senator Lou Correa’s Holiday Party was a big hit!

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Alfredo Amezcua and Lou Correa

Santa Ana Mayoral Candidate Alfredo Amezcua and State Senator Lou Correa

State Senator Lou Correa’s Holiday Party was a big hit today.  The party was held at the board room of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.  A Correa staffer estimated that over 500 people attended throughout the evening.

Correa recognized his Young Senators – a group of high school students that Correa mentors.  Their families and friends were in attendance along with many elected officials and political candidates.

There were quite a few Republicans in attendance, including former state legislator Todd Spitzer; Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu; OC GOP Hispanic Outreach Coordinator Manny Padilla; former Santa Ana Councilman John Acosta and his wife; and past Assembly candidate Otto Bade. Continue reading→

State Senator Lou Correa invites you to his Holiday Open House

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Senator Lou Correa as Santa Claus

Senator Correa played Santa Claus last year when he delivered toys to the kids at the Multicultural Center at St. Anselm’s

State Senator Lou Correa is hosting a “Holiday Open House,” on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, from  4:00 – 6:30 pm, at 2323 North Broadway, Santa Ana.

Here is Lou’s invitation to the public:

Come visit our District Office and meet our staff, local elected officials, community leaders, business leaders, and maybe your neighbors!
Learn about new laws that will affect all Californians in 2010. Continue reading→

Can Latino and Vietnamese students get along?

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Mexicans love pho

One thing Latino and Vietnamese residents can agree on – Pho is delicious!

“Lan Quoc Nguyen, the Vice-President of Board of the Garden Grove Unified School District, in an interview published on a Vietnamese newspaper proclaimed that other ethnicities are wary of classes with a lot of Asian students in it because they can’t compete,” according to the Bolsavik blog.

Wow!  Where do we even begin with that sentiment?

My son Joey goes to Godinez High School, in Santa Ana, where he is an honors student.  He is taking Advanced Placement classes that will earn him college credit.  I have met many of his peers.  Most of them are Latinos.  But my son’s girlfriend is Vietnamese – and yes she is brilliant.  She speaks three languages and teaches piano lessons. 

As for my son, he plays the guitar and pitches for his high school baseball team.  And no, he is not wary of Asians.  Nor have I seen any animosity between the different races in his AP classes.  Continue reading→