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LULAC meeting set for June 9, in Garden Grove

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Garden Grove LULAC June 9, 2010 Meeting
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: Coco’s Bakery & Restaurant 12032 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA

Dear Friends,

We want to remind you about our Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Garden Grove LULAC council meeting. We are very please of inviting you because your are a member of our council and or you have requested to be invited and or want to help our Latino community.

Again, our Wednesday, June 9, 2010 meeting will take place at our usual place and Time: Dinner at 6:30 pm Dinner (your own cost) and the meeting start at 7:00 pm at the Coco’s Bakery & Restaurant located in the corner of Chapman Avenue & Harbor Blvd ( in front of the Crown Plaza Hotel) in Garden Grove. The address is 12032 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove. Continue reading→

O.C. Democrats’ Flag Day dinner will feature Phu Nguyen

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June 12th is Flag Day Celebration!

67th AD Democratic Alliance Invites You to Celebrate Flag Day and Several Outstanding Democrats

June 12, 2010
8th Annual Flag Day Celebration
Elks Lodge
11551 Trask Avenue
Garden Grove

Noon until 3 pm

Hot dogs and apple pie! Continue reading→

Correa to host Unemployment Insurance Seminar in Garden Grove on Friday

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California State Senator Lou Correa, The CA Employment Development Department (EDD), and Nguoi Viet Daily News invite you to attend an Unemployment Insurance Seminar.

The seminar will adress:

  • How to file for unemployment insurance benefits
  • Information that is required to file a claim
  • The Do’s and Dont’s of how to fill out the Continued Claim form
  • How to properly file for 1st and 2nd extensions
  • An update on current and pending legislative action Continue reading→

Benefit show for O.C. day laborers, this Saturday

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BENEFIT SHOW FOR OC DAY LABORERS

Saturday June 5th, at 7:30 pm

Featured artists:

  • 2MEX
  • OvEr tHe cOUnter InTELLigeNCE
  • Tazumal
  • Scot Keltic Knot
  • Sherman Austin
  • Citlalmina Anahuac
  • Illoheem
  • 1st Generation
  • Nocturnus Suicide
  • more to be announced! Continue reading→

Join Assemblyman Solorio at two Memorial Day Weekend Events

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Join Assemblyman Solorio at two Memorial Day Weekend Events

Super Soccer Expo

The Santa Ana Soccer Association, Santa Ana Youth Soccer Association, and Assemblyman Jose Solorio invite everyone to Super Soccer Expo 2010, a colossal event featuring soccer clinics, youth and adult soccer tournaments, resource fair booths, and entertainment for the whole family. The two-day, family-friendly celebration is free.

When: Saturday, May 29th and Sunday, May 30th
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Assemblyman Solorio encourages everyone to come out to Super Soccer Expo at Centennial Park this weekend. Continue reading→

State Senator Lou Correa to host a Senior Awards Recognition Breakfast on May 14

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State Senator Lou Correa is hosting the 2010 Seniors Making a Difference Awards Recognition Breakfast this Friday, May 14, at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, located at 11300 Stanford Ave., in Garden Grove, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. 

Other hosts and sponsors include the AARP, the California Senior Legislature, Acacia Adult Day Health Services, and fellow senior volunteers.

The program will include the awards recognition; a legislative update; music and a special tribute. Continue reading→

Assemblyman Solorio wants you to help solve the state’s budget crisis!

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Join Fellow Constituents in Participating in a Unique Budget-Related Forum

Dear Constituent,

I would like every constituent of mine to know about an excellent opportunity to participate in a budget forum that is being held in Garden Grove.

You are invited to participate in the forum either in person or through the live webcast.

The live website address is: http://www.asmdc.org/issues/budget/.

Friday, April 30th 2010, at 4 P.M. Continue reading→

How badly will Jose Solorio beat Janet Nguyen in 2012?

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In two years, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, a Republican, is going to have to run for re-election.  She only won by three votes, back in 2007.  She won a full four year term in 2008.  However, since then she has antagonized voters numerous times. 

In her latest gaffe, she has upset most of Little Saigon by taking over this year’s Black April event, which commemorates what happened when Vietnam fell to the communists and the people had to flee, many of them arriving here in California.

Rumor has it that popular Assemblyman Jose Solorio, who is a Democrat, will be challenging Nguyen for the First Supervisorial District, in 2012, when, coincidentally, he will term out of the State Assembly.

Solorio represents the Cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana, in the State Legislature.  Those same cities are in the First Supervisorial District.  Continue reading→

Graffiti covers a bridge that Supervisor Janet Nguyen promised to keep clean

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Supervisor Janet Nguyen, who represents the First District (including Santa Ana and much of Little Saigon) bought a sign a few years ago on an overpass on the 22 Freeway, which you can see in the slide show above.  These signs are usually purchased by local non-profits and businesses. By purchasing the signs, they are promising to keep that area clean. 

There was a lot of debate when Nguyen purchased this sign as to whether it was appropriate to let a politician use this process to advertise herself.  She promised to keep the area clean and clear. 

Well, it clearly isn’t, as you can see in the pictures above, it is terribly marred with graffiti.  The anonymous source who sent me the pictures above says that the graffiti has been there for weeks, without abatement. Continue reading→

Politicians show up at the Little Saigon Tet Festival

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I visited the Tet Festival Parade today, over in Westminster, and took a lot of pictures, which you can enjoy in the slideshow above.

A number of protesters did show up to back up the gay Vietnamese activists in the parade, but they didn’t cause any trouble.  Everyone just looked happy to be there.  Click here to read about the anti-gay backlash by some Viet community members.

It was a beautiful day for a parade.  The parade route was lined with local residents and their kids.

There were a lot of politicians and candidates there, including: Continue reading→

Senator Correa to host Pathways to Higher Education Conference on Nov. 21

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Senator Correa Pathways to Higher Education Conference 2009

State Senator Lou Correa is conducting a free conference for current high school students and their parents.  The Pathways to Higher Education Conference will take place on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, from 9 am to 1 pm, at Coastline Community College, located at 12901 Euclid St., in Garden Grove.  Registration and Breakfast begin at 8:30 am.

The program includes a legislative update and informative workshops on how to prepare for college, leadership skills building, money management and financial aid, Cal Grants, community activism and much more! 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→