What Happened in May 2011: Some News and Events

It’s MAY! Tháng 5! Contributor Julie Nguyễn offers a critical recap of May happenings in the general interest of a Vietnamese American. She most likely missed a few things, Vietnamese and not, so if you come across something you think should be shared with the readers, please send them to Julie via this email: ngujle [at] gmail [dot] com.

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May brings us through some horrible tornado disasters in the midwest, and the death of a terrible enemy.

In Debt, Far From Home and Claiming Servitude NYT
I like how the article has to throw ‘claiming’ servitude in there, to follow the current trend of immigrant-hate in this country. Labor Trafficking happening in a place near you. Support the men in your life.

In Oakland, Redefining Sex Trade Workers as Abuse Victims NYT
Trauma, abuse and the exotification of asian women. Sex Trafficking happening in a place near you. Support the women in your life.

Garden Grove wants cafes to be less sexy LATimes
Kinky Cafes in Orange County getting censored (raided). Can we stop selling women’s bodies please? I’m not even joking, read the previous article if you want to know where this kind of stuff leads to.

Family offers $20,000 reward for info on missing nursing student, Michelle Hoang Thi Le NYDaily

Have you seen this girl?

San Diego Ponzi scammer gets 30-year prison term after defrauding victims of more than $10M Star Tribune
This is why you don’t want to fall victim to greed. Jerks being jerks.

Pret is Making Bánh Mì?! Ahem, I Mean “Vietnamese Baguette”
Mainstreaming (degradation? sacrilege? you decide…) of the Bánh Mì. I’ve been seeing this trend catch on around America but that doesn’t mean that I’ve found a GOOD Bánh Mì recently.

(thanks Richard for bringing some of these news items to my attention!)

Julie Nguyễn likes toads a lot but only eats vegetables. She’s currently melting on the streets of NYC.

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