VIET ACCÉNT

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...