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In Saigon, spending is great frenzied fun
Times Staff WriterHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam — GOOD morning, Saigon: Another shopping day is breaking on the wide, tree-lined boulevards of the city's central business district. Proprietors are sweeping sidewalks, saleswomen are rearranging displays, tourists are...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Bill Clinton, Restaurants, Trips and Vacations, Dining and Drinking
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In charge of a floating, flying, free-form classroom
Times Staff WriterMANY life-changing events happen in a flash without warning. Mine is coming with a detailed itinerary and enough time to pack. I leave Thursday to cruise the world for 101 days and teach writing to college students enrolled in Semester at Sea. The 42-...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Halloween, Labor Day, Trips and Vacations, Taj Mahal
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The list: coolest spots, most creative dishes
Of the new restaurants crowding the Vietnamese restaurant scene, this dozen represents best the delicious new era in Little Saigon and beyond. Amazon. There's talent in the kitchen at this swankily designed lounge and hangout in an obscure location off...Tags: Restaurants, Soups, Dining and Drinking, Steaks, Shrimp
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Singer Minh Tuyet dreams big in Little Saigon
Special to the Los Angeles TimesCall it a musical fairy tale. Minh Tuyet grew up nearly destitute with her six siblings in Vietnam. The family barely had money for food, and "new" clothes were sewn together from scraps of fabrics. In tough times, she and her siblings would find...Tags: Asia, Vietnam, Comedy (genre), Manhattan (New York City), DVDs
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JFK and Vietnam
The assassination of John F. Kennedy 45 years ago today brought an abrupt end to what his admirers called Camelot, a presidential era of glamour, intelligence, wit and possibility. But the murder had an even more profound consequence: Nov. 22, 1963, was...Tags: Death, Book, Douglas MacArthur, Barack Obama, Crimes
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Bayou crayfish restaurants crack Little Saigon market
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen Dada Ngo opened a Cajun-style crayfish restaurant in the heart of Orange County's Vietnamese enclave, she worried whether it would survive. Crayfish was popular fare along the Gulf Coast where she had lived, but the red-clawed crustaceans were...Tags: Chinese Restaurants, Texas, Burger King, Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking
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Lives remembered, lives rebuilt, attitudes changing -- 33 years after South Vietnam fell
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThirty-three years after the Vietnam War ended, the fallen country of South Vietnam lives on -- in the streets of Orange County's Little Saigon and in the minds of thousands of refugees who fled communist forces and rebuilt their lives here. The memories...Tags: Freedom of Religion, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Elections
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'Freedom fighter' joins protest at O.C. Vietnamese newspaper
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA self-described freedom fighter whose cult-hero status grew among Vietnamese after staging a 28-day hunger strike in San Jose has found a new cause -- protesting a Little Saigon newspaper accused of communist leanings. But this time Ly Tong is eating....Tags: Fidel Castro, Politics, John Wayne, Demonstration, Thailand
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Affluent towns rising in Vietnam
ReutersA new city has risen out of a swamp south of the winding Saigon River, part of a real estate boom that is reshaping lifestyles in developing Vietnam and enriching some speculators. The smooth roads, condominiums, apartments, offices, convenience stores...Tags: Property, Vietnam, Politics, Real Estate Buyers, Marketing
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Cathay Pacific Airways' 2008 All Asia Pass offers budget travel to Hong Kong, more cities
The 2008 Cathay Pacific Airways All Asia Pass is out, offering a chance to visit Hong Kong and up to four additional destinations over 21 days for one price. The pass offers passengers roundtrip economy class travel from San Francisco, Los Angeles or New...Tags: South Korea, Japan, Asia, Malaysia, Texas
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What are you doing, Mr. Nixon?
As The Times prepares to endorse a presidential candidate for the first time in more than 35 years, the editorial board will examine the candidates' stances on issues through our own sense of the meaning of some essential American values. How much have...Tags: Richard Nixon, Politics, Demonstration, Wars and Interventions, Heads of State
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THE FIND: Xanh Bistro
"Please don't call my cooking 'fusion,' " chef Haley Nguyen insists, as she assures me that the flavors of her food are those she grew up with in Vietnam.
The jewel-like beauty of the dishes at Xanh Bistro near Westminster's Little Saigon and the au...Tags: Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Restaurants, Tomatoes, Soups, Foods and Beverages
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