Last night about 100 people gathered at the Nguoi Viet Daily News's meeting room to explore the community's options on how to deal with the upcoming arrival of Communist Vietnamese President NGUYEN MINH TRIET to the United States and possibly, Southern California. He is scheduled to meet with President Bush at the White House on June 22, 2007 to discuss bilateral trade and human rights issue.
It is yet to be known if Triet's delegation will make their way to Orange County, home of the largest Vietnamese-American community outside of Vietnam. His presence here in the OC however is certainly not welcome as indicated by the "No Communist Zone" resolutions passed by the cities of Garden Grove and Westminster in 2004.
I can't wait to see how Vietnamese-Americans will greet Mr. Triet.
Posted by: Vietnamica | June 17, 2007 at 10:31 AM
Does a No-Communist zone include the barring of a Wal-Mart which is packed to the rafters with merchandise made from slave labor in good ol Communist Red China as well as (drum roll please) Communist Vietnam?
Posted by: Paul Lucas | June 18, 2007 at 03:18 PM
to paul lucas: no communist zone means if you are a member of the communist party, you are not allowed there unless there's an early notification to the city. is consumer products counted as a person? duh !
Posted by: nguyen | June 20, 2007 at 10:36 AM
If America can move on with the Vietnam war, why can't the Vietnamese-Americans??? It's time to move on people!
Posted by: Thomas Nguyen | June 21, 2007 at 04:52 PM
Paul,
Amen! Why is it OK for the Red Chinese to own most of our national debt (U.S. bonds) and to pack Wal Marts with their merchandise - and not OK to deal with Cuba and Vietname?
Free trade leads to freedom. It is a very simple equation...
Posted by: Art Pedroza | June 21, 2007 at 10:38 PM
No wonder why Janet keeps making mistakes left and right. With an inept advisor like Art, who has no basic understanding of a political community like Vietnamese community, Janet has no competent staff to lean on when needed. First, Tony then Nick now Art, three stooges could not come up with an advice to help her. Janet has no leadership.
Did Loretta or Lou say anything against the Vietnamese community? Did any of their staff say anything? Republicans can not hold on to this seat not because of anyone's actions but Janet's undoing. No wonder.
Posted by: Re Art Pedroza | June 21, 2007 at 11:04 PM
As far as mexico is concerned, free trade led to poverty, low wages, over exploitation of natural resources, erosion of sovereignty, social uprising and counting...
Posted by: pablo | June 22, 2007 at 10:08 PM
The vietnamese that protest, who are they? Are they the advantaged people that excaped VN? Did they or their relatives suffer horrendous brutality from the american invasion? and if so, why arn't they pissed of at USA?
Posted by: silkspider | June 23, 2007 at 09:28 AM
Answer to Nguyen's comment "If America can move on with the Vietnam war, why can't the Vietnamese-Americans??? It's time to move on people!".
Have you ever ask yourself why are you here? Did you see your dad go to the concentration camp and never come back? Did you see you brothers and sister hungry? American can move on because with them all is about business. Vietnamese can't move on because it is their country.
Posted by: Son La | June 23, 2007 at 06:37 PM
Answer to pablo's comment: Yes, ofcourse We, Non-Communist, angered of USA about the war, but we're angry at the Vietnamese Communist EVEN MORE!
Posted by: The Truth | June 27, 2007 at 05:25 PM