Elizabeth Phu who people friendly call as Liz was born in 1976 in Phu Quoc island district in the southern province of Kien Giang. She was appointed Director of the US Bureau of Southeast Asia and Oceania Affairs, and a member of the National Security Council cum a senior advisor to former US President Barack Obama. This woman played an important role in helping US President Barack Obama to shape policies in her fields, including promoting comprehensive cooperation relationship with Vietnam and implementing the policy of revolving to Asia – Pacific of Washington. Additionally, she was also a chief-drafter of the support program on building maritime capacity for some ASEAN countries. At the meeting between US President Barack Obama with nearly 1,000 Vietnamese youth members of the Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI) in Ho Chi Minh City during the visit to Vietnam in 2016, the US President told about Elizabeth Phu, a security advisor at the White House, as … [Read more...] about Vietnamese American woman who serves as security advisor of the White House
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Vietnamese American manicurist killed as customer flees without paying
By Phan Anh  January 2, 2019 | 07:49 pm GMT+7 A Vietnamese manicurist in Las Vegas, U.S. was killed by a customer who was unable to pay $35 for her service on December 29, 2018. Photo by Shutterstock/Business stock Las Vegas police said Monday they were searching for a woman who fatally ran over a manicurist she owed $35. Fox News, which reported the incident Tuesday, said the unidentified customer, a white female in her 20s, had her credit card declined when she tried to pay after getting a manicure at the local Crystal Nails and Spa last Saturday. The customer went back to her car, saying she would return with the payment, but tried to drive away, said Lt. Ray Spencer of the Las Vegas Police. Manicurist Ngoc Nhu Nguyen, 51, who ran the spa with her boyfriend, ran in front of the car to try and stop the customer. She was hit and dragged 50 feet instead. Nguyen was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The female customer drove away. The car that hit Nguyen was a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese American manicurist killed as customer flees without paying
Tram Nguyen: a flag bearer for Vietnamese Americans
Tram Nguyen, the first Vietnamese American elected to the legislature in Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Andovertstownsman It was an upset victory, papers said. Tram Nguyen was surprised, too. Tram, running as a Democrat, had ousted 18th Essex District Republican state representative Jim Lyons to become the first Vietnamese - American woman elected into the state legislature and the first ever into the House of Representatives. "I decided to run because I had failed to meet in person with Rep Lyons for two consecutive years to raise some issues I was concerned about. "So I tried to give out a message to voters that I would be one who's always ready to meet them to solve problems of the state," Tram told VnExpress about her opponent. In 1992, when Tram was five, she and her parents and a 3-year-old sister left HCMC for the U.S. with just $100 in hand. In Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, they were lucky to be hosted by a Vietnamese family who’d come to the … [Read more...] about Tram Nguyen: a flag bearer for Vietnamese Americans
Movie about Vietnamese-American women to be screened
A scene in the movie (Photo: www.vietfilmfest.com) HCM City (VNA) - Actress Wanted, a film about Vietnamese-American women, winner of top prizes at the Viet Film Fest 2018 in California, will be screened at cinemas in Vietnam later this month. The 96-minute film portrays the life of a woman who pursues her dream of being a movie star in the US. It stars Thien Nguyen and Long Nguyen, who won the Best Lead Actress and Best Lead Actor, respectively, at the Viet Film Fest 2018 organised by Vietnamese-American Arts and Letters Association last month. The Viet Film Fest 2018 featured 30 entries, including 17 short films, by filmmakers living in the US, Europe, Canada, Malaysia and Vietnam. Seminars and forums on Vietnamese films were included during the event that attracted 3,500 attendees. Actress Wanted was also nominated in the Best Feature Film category. The film is the second feature production by Vietnamese-American director … [Read more...] about Movie about Vietnamese-American women to be screened
Film about Vietnamese-American women opens later this month
A scene in the film Actress Wanted by Vietnamese-American director Nguyễn Đức Minh. The film stars Thiên Nguyễn (left) and Long Nguyễn, winners of the Best Lead Actress and Best Lead Actor, respectively, at the Việt Film Fest 2018 organised by the Vietnamese-American Arts and Letters Association last month. (Photo courtesy of the producer) Viet Nam News HCM CITY— Actress Wanted, a film about Vietnamese-American women, winner of top prizes at the Viet Film Fest 2018 in California, will open in cinemas in Việt Nam later this month. The 96-minute film portrays the life of a woman who pursues her dream of being a movie star in the US. It stars Thiên Nguyễn and Long Nguyễn, who won the Best Lead Actress and Best Lead Actor, respectively, at Viet Film Fest 2018 organised by Vietnamese-American Arts and Letters Association last month. Viet Film Fest 2018 featured 30 entries, including 17 short films, by … [Read more...] about Film about Vietnamese-American women opens later this month