AsianWeek Removes Samson Wong as Editor-in-Chief

Dear Petition Signer,
Leaders of the civil rights organizations that initiated the protest against AsianWeek’s publication of a hate speech column against African Americans today noted the newspaper’s decision to remove Samson Wong as editor-in-chief.
The masthead of the newspaper’s March 30 issue shows that Wong’s title is now “Senior Editorial Consultant.”
“We asked AsianWeek to hold the [...]

Journey From The Fall Opens with a Bang

Ham Tran’s Journey From The Fall, in its opening weekend release, earned the highest per-screen average of any film in the country with $21,861 per screen. The movie premiered in four theaters in New York, Organge County and San Jose. Huge support from the Vietnamese American community made the biggest impact in the large turnout. [...]

Viet Model Project are doing things right

There has been a rise of Vietnamese beauty pageants these past few years. From local to national to international pageants, the Vietnamese American community sure has a thing for beautiful women.
We had the opportunity to talk to the guys from one of the latest projects called the Viet Model Project. 25 of the most [...]

Vietnamese Pride video on YouTube

Journey from the Fall video contest

Inspired by the true story of refugees from Vietnam who have fled their country after the fall of Saigon, Journey from the Fall is an award-winning movie that journeys the life of a family’s struggle for freedom.
Now it’s your turn. They want to hear your story. Submissions should be in DVD, Mini DV, DV [...]

Unsigned Tila Tequila goes #2 on the Music Video Chart

There are probably only a few of you out there who do not have Tila Nguyen, aka Tila Tequila, on their friends list on MySpace. The once model-turned-musican has gained popularity by having MySpace’s most popular profile. She has released her first single “I Love U” this past Tuesday. She is counting on her nearly [...]