VIET ACCÉNT

Below are some photos of veteran singer Khanh Ly with singer Quang Thanh . The photos were taken in front of Khanh Ly's porch with blossoming flowers and the New Year breeze. The singer shared the following wishes to everyone: Nam moi Nham Thin - Mot nam moi nhieu bien doi tot dep den moi Nha, moi Nguoi , Thuong Chuc an lanh va hanh phuc Trong tay Thuong de .Rieng chuc cac em the he sau hoc hanh gioi , ngoan va cong hien that nhieu hon nua cho Que Huong [The year of the Dragon - A new year with many positive changes to every house. For peace and love in the hands of God. I particularly wish for the younger generation well educated, be good and contribute greatly to your homeland.] Let me know what you think.

There is another protesting taken place in California. This time it is against the famous composer, musician and songwriter, Trịnh Công Sơn . The reason it seems that a number of his music were favoring the communists in Vietnam. During the time of the Vietnam War, Trịnh Công Sơn spoke out against the war and urged the soldiers to not take part in the war. When the communists took hold of South Vietnam, he went on the radio and sang the song “Nối Vòng Tay Lớn” (roughly translated as “tying or spreading the big hand”). People saw that as pulling down the soldier’s will to fight and he was seen as a traitor. His music was banned and he was stopped from producing more songs. There were some protests and such against him at the time. Today, protesters are speaking out and want to ban Trịnh Công Sơn's music from being performed. Well at least in the U.S. and for U.S. singers that is. But I wonder why now? Trịnh Công Sơn passed away in 2001, and I thin...

Last year was full of surprises, scandals and many "wth" or what the hell moments. 2007 was probably the year of the most ludicrous protesting from the Vietnamese community against the entertainment industry. Trịnh Hội was introduced as emcee for Asia and everyone loved him until people in Australia started boycotting him and his wife Kỳ Duyên starting off a series of back and forth writings justifying ones act . Later on the newspaper Viet Weekly became the next target causing them to go out of business. No one forgot the belt incident of singer Tommy Ngô , and to think that the community had nothing else to do. Another incident broke out when naming a new plaza in northern California in San Jose became an issue. The community who sent Madison Nguyễn into office decided to take her down after demanding to name the new plaza another " Little Saigon " failed. If we cannot unite to name a plaza, how can we ever do anything bigger? The biggest bi...

... or thinking for that matter in these photos. Some are just an act while others reflect onto something more. Read this with a sense of humor and don't take it too seriously. CLICK HERE TO SEE PART 2! 1. They say sharing is caring. Way to go Tran Thai Hoa for respecting the elder, Khanh Ly for being a role model, and kudos to the person who was capturing this moment 2. Bored out of his mind with no competitors in Thuy Nga yet; Bang Kieu decided to take on the female singers, thinking he can be sexier than them all in a dress. 3. It's a beauty advertisement that reflects the skinny on eating and plastic surgery. 4. Yes, the business is tough but trying to harm your colleague is not going to make you any greater of a singer or more appealing. See, Dam Vinh Hung agrees too. 5. Smoking is quite common. But posing with it in a traditional Vietnamese long dress is... kind of goes against ...