Vietnamese American Voters Alliance

Bạo hành gia đình

2010-05-05T22:45:00.000-07:00

Bạo hành gia đình là một vấn đề trầm trọng trong cộng đồng người Việt

Refugees 'come home' to the Midway after 35 years

2010-05-04T09:18:00.001-07:00

Vote by mail

2010-04-16T11:54:00.000-07:00

Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of April 30, 1975

2010-04-06T20:53:00.000-07:00

Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of April 30, 1975

Join us on April 30, 2010 to commemorate a very important day in the USS Midway's and Vietnam's history. It is the 35th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and one particular historic mission : the Operation Frequent Wind, the humanitarian mission when USS Midway sailors rescued more than 3,000 Vietnamese refugees fleeing the fall of Saigon.

The general public is invited to a special ceremony at 12 noon on the flight deck, featuring the 1975 captain of Midway, Larry Chambers, and the 1975 air boss of Midway, Vern Jumper, plus Vietnamese performances and entertainment.

Tickets are $20 for adults which includes a commemorative pin. Seniors and youth can purchase regular admission with commemorative pins available for sale in the museum gift shop.

Education in America

2010-03-15T13:44:00.001-07:00

Why 1.3 million high school students drop out each year ?

* Half of parents simply do not care.

* Half of teachers are ill-prepared to teach, and can not be fired.

* Half of administrator's time are spent on red tapes, not on education.

* Half of school spendings are mainly waste and abuse, and can not be cut.

* The other half of school spendings are for pensions.

* Half of school board trustees work teacher unions,

* The other half of school board trustees work for contract vendors.

The only honest State Governor in America

2010-03-13T22:17:00.000-08:00

Why California is doomed !

2010-03-12T12:15:00.000-08:00

Boom and burst economy : For the past 50 years, we have had so many boom/burst cycles : the defense industry, the personal computer industry, the software , the internet revolution, and the biotech boom & ( soon to be busted ). Each boom offered newer source of revenues, and also higher cost structures, from housing to tax burden;

After many companies /entrepreneurs discovered that California would be a really difficult place to grow business, they packed up and go offshore or to a different state. Subsequent bust will ultimately followed. Our regulatory environment and tax structure are killing the hen that has been laying golden eggs.

Why Bangalore of India is thriving with amazing enterprising energy, while our Silicon Valley is exhausting with signs of fatigue. ( I used to live in the Bay area during the internet boom )

Bankruptcy will not be a choice but an inevitability, for our city and state.

Voter's Power

2010-03-11T10:44:00.000-08:00

San Diego Red Cross Youth Council

2010-02-24T12:30:00.001-08:00

Vietnamese New Year Festival Ceremony at Balboa Park

2010-02-21T08:10:00.001-08:00

Candidate Forum

2010-02-16T17:18:00.000-08:00

Candidate Forum

Saturday, May 1, 2010

1:00~4:00 pm

Town and Country Hotel - Pacific Ballroom

500 Hotel Circle North San. Diego, Ca 92108

Come meet and learn about the candidates who are running for office in the 2010 elections.
Remember, if they are elected, these candidates will be making key decisions about your future.

Let’s make a Difference together as one voice.

Guest Speakers:

Congressman Duncan Hunter , 52nd District
Ron Nehring, Chairman, California Republican Party
Jan Goldsmith, City Attorney, City of San Diego
Tony Krvaric, Chairman, Republican Party of San Diego County

Candidates:

Governor: Larry Naritelli, Steve Poizner, Meg Whitman
US Senate: Tom Campbell, Chuck DeVore, Carly Fiorina
Congress 50th District: Brian Bilbray
Congress 53rd District: Michael Crimmins, Mari Fink, Matt Friedman, Mason Weaver.
State Senate: Joel Anderson, Jeff Stone
State Assembly 77th district: Brian Jones, Christine Rubin, Bill Wells
San Diego City Council District 6: Doug Beckham, Ryan Huckabone, Kim, Tran, Lorie Zapf
District Attorney: Bonnie Dumanis
Sheriff: Jim Duffy, Bill Gore, Jay LaSuer, Bruce Ruff
Mayor for Escondido: Sam Abed, Dick Daniels
Escondido City Council: Ed Gallo etc….
Mayor for Chula Vista: Cheryl Cox,
Chula Vista City Council: Larry Breitfelder

The Asian Heritage Coalition represents the Asian community in San Diego: together as one voice.

Chairwoman: Grace Lee, PH.D Vice Chairs: Tiet Tran, Julio DeGuzman, Vince Bumanglag, Hai Huynh, Dr. Myrna Lazaga

Membership Director: Laurence Lazaga, Mel Tsipouria Advisors: Jeff Perwin, Mary Kuper, Woody Woodrum

www.AsianHeritageCoalition.com

Call: 619-962-1119 or

Email: gpisandiego@yahoo.com

Nobel Laureate on Economics Joseph Stiglitz

2010-02-11T14:14:00.000-08:00

Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate on Economics, was clueless about the magnitude of debt burden , over-spending, and credit default in Greece.

State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher

2010-02-02T16:58:00.000-08:00

Amazing story

You just have to watch this video to understand.
This teachable moment is better than ancient parables;
even better, it is real;
best of all, it is about a person I know : State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher.

Cảnh Báo Lừa Đảo Địa Ốc

2010-01-28T14:10:00.001-08:00

Nếu bạn hay một người nào đó mà bạn biết đang đối diện với việc bị tịch biên nhà ở và đang lo lắng về việc mất nhà, vui lòng dành ít phút xem xét các tài liệu sau đây. Những tài liệu này gồm có các thông tin hữu ích để:

* Nhận biết các kiểu lừa đảo điều chỉnh nợ
* Báo cáo các nghệ sĩ lừa đảo cho các cơ quan chính quyền
* Được sự hỗ trợ vay nợ đáng tin cậy được chính phủ phê chuẩn

http://www.loanscamalert.org/vietnamese.aspx

San Diego Public Employee Pension

2010-01-28T11:50:00.000-08:00

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/video.

Peter Schiff on Healthcare Reform

2010-01-26T13:20:00.000-08:00

The inclusion of this video does not mean approval/disapproval of the message.

Food Bank

2010-01-24T09:27:00.000-08:00

One afternoon at the San Diego Food Bank

January 23, 2010

The burden of government

2010-01-23T10:21:00.000-08:00

NOTORIETIES

California Dreaming

California has the 3rd highest state income tax in the nation.

California has the highest state sales tax rate in the nation by far at 8.25%.

California corporate income tax rate is 3rd highest in the nation with a rate of 8.84%.

California ranks 13th in property taxes. For those home-owners with Mello Roos Taxes and other local special assessments, California ranks top.

California has the 4th highest capital gains tax 9.55%.

California has the highest gasoline tax, averaging 65 cents/gallon.

California has one of the highest state vehicle license car taxes.

San Diego : Drowning in the sea of red ink

2010-01-21T13:59:00.000-08:00

Pick your choice :

1. To maintain the current pension obligation, San Diego city would have to fork out $232 million this year, which means reducing vital public services: street repairs, police etc...

2. or to declare bankruptcy, and pay $200+ millions for attorney fees, which means even more draconian cuts on all vital public services.

Supreme Court Overturns Campaign Limits

2010-01-21T10:37:00.000-08:00

Supreme Court on Thursday January 21, 2010 ruled that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.

“If the First Amendment has any force,” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the majority, “it prohibits Congress from fining or jailing citizens, or associations of citizens, for simply engaging in political speech.”

"The 1st Amendment does not permit Congress to make these categorical distinctions based on the corporate identity of the speaker and the content of the political speech."

Negative implication

Does it mean now multi-national corporations

( with enormous resources and infinite legal lifespan )

have the same freedom of speech as individual citizens

( with limited resources and biological lifespan ) ?

Citizens Redistricting Commission

2010-01-19T13:46:00.000-08:00

You can apply for this Commission

Hội Đồng Tái Phân Định Khu Vực

Sau khi thông qua Đạo Luật Voters FIRST Act (Cử Tri trước hết), Tiểu Bang California thành lập những hội đồng giữ một vai trò trong tiến trình vẽ các khu vực lập háp mười năm một lần.

Hội đồng Tiểu Bang California sẽ gồm có 14 thành viên – năm thành viên thuộc Đảng ân Chủ, năm thành viên thuộc Đảng Cộng Hòa và bốn thành viên không thuộc bất cứ đảng nào trên đây - sẽ lược chọn qua tiến trình nộp đơn/chọn ngẫu nhiên.

Tài liệu tiếng Việt :

http://www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/redistricting_commissions-vietnamese.pdf

Giải đám thắc mắc tiếng Việt

http://www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/top_10_questions-vietnamese.pdf

Đơn xin : https://application.wedrawthelines.ca.gov/phase1/new

Watch live streaming video from wedrawthelines at livestream.com

Haiti Relief Fundraising

2010-01-17T09:07:00.001-08:00

San Diego FREE H1N1 Vaccine

2010-01-07T13:49:00.000-08:00

The Health and Human Services Agency is holding vaccination clinics that will be open to the public based on vaccine availability. These clinics will be located throughout the county. If your medical provider does not have vaccine for H1N1 flu, or if you do not have a regular medical provider, you may obtain your vaccine at one of these sites. The following mass vaccination clinics have been scheduled:

Friday, Jan. 8
2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Qualcomm Stadium
9449 Friars Road, San Diego, 92108

Saturday, Jan. 9
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
East Valley Community Center
2245 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, 92027

Friday, Jan. 15
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Community Center
195 East Douglas Avenue, El Cajon, 92020

Saturday, Jan. 16
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Kimball Senior Center
121 D Avenue, National City, 91950

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Westfield Plaza Camino Real
2525 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, 92008

Happy New year

2010-01-01T14:41:00.000-08:00

Tết Nguyên Đáng : Sunday 14 February 2010

Cơ Quan Census đang cần người Việt

2009-12-31T19:56:00.000-08:00

Cơ quan Liên bang Census hiện đang rất cần người nói tiếng Việt.

* Việc làm là đi phụ giúp các gia đình hàng xóm người Việt điền giấy tờ Thống Kê Dân Số 2010.

* Việc làm dễ dàng, giờ giấc uyễn chuyễn.

Văn phòng San Diego :

India Street San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: 619-684-6100
Census takers start at: $16.50/hour

http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs/

* Click here for Practice test

H1N1 Flue

2009-12-21T10:19:00.000-08:00

Click here for poster in Acrobat format

2009-12-17T13:18:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas

2008 General Election Posters _ last year

2009-12-17T13:06:00.001-08:00

Spanish Version

Filipino Tagalog Version

Vietnamese Version

2008 General election posters

2009-12-04T07:50:00.000-08:00

WHAT DOES BEING AN AMERICAN MEAN ?

Being an American means daily enjoyment and practice of freedom and liberty.

Being an American means self independence from subservience and tyranny.

Being an American means being educated and participating in democracy.

Being an American means trusting and protecting our Constitution

Being an American means recognizing our common bond of values and principles.

Veterans Parade in San Diego

2009-12-01T11:24:00.000-08:00

Volunteer Opportunity

2009-11-30T09:56:00.000-08:00

Naturalization Ceremony Voter Registration.

Wednesday, December 16th, from 10:00 am to noon.

Volunteers are needed to help

register newly naturalized citizens

Golden Hall, Corner of 3rd and B Street. Parking at Horton Plaza.

Call now Joe 858-442-2566

Check Your Voter Registration Status

2009-11-29T13:36:00.000-08:00

San Diego County

http://www2.sdcounty.ca.gov/rov/Vet/Vvoter_query.asp

Những cử tri đã ghi danh trong Quận San Diego nay có thể xem tình trạng ghi danh và lá phiếu bầu bằng thư của họ.

Nếu quý vị đã bầu bằng lá phiếu bằng thư quý vị có thể theo dõi và biết chắc lá phiếu bằng thư của quý vị đã gởi đi khi nào và sau đó đã nhận được bởi Văn Phòng Bầu Cử.(Cho kỳ bầu cử sắp tới)

Nếu quý vị đã bầu bằng lá phiếu tạm quý vị có thể xem để biết lá phiếu của quý vị có được chấp nhận hay không hay đã bị từ chối. (Xin chờ khoảng 2 đến 3 tuần sau ngày bầu cử trước khi xem tình trạng lá phiếu bầu tạm của quý vị.)

Xin cho biết những tin tức của quý vị bằng cách điền vào đơn dưới đây và bấm nút Gởi Đi. Nhớ đọc thật kỹ và làm theo những hướng dẫn dưới đây khi quý vị bắt đầu tìm những tin tức cần biết.

Registered voters in San Diego County can now check the status of their registration and mail ballot.

If you have voted a mail ballot you can track and confirm when your mail ballot was mailed and then received by the Registrar Of Voters Office.(For the upcoming election)

If you voted a provisional ballot you can check to see if your ballot was accepted or rejected. (Please allow 2 to 3 weeks after election day before checking the status of your provisional ballot.)

Please provide your information by filling out the above form and click the Submit button. Be sure to read and follow the instructions carefully when entering your lookup information.

Register to vote

2009-11-25T22:02:00.000-08:00

Contact

2009-11-24T15:05:00.000-08:00

Please contact VAVA :

Joe Long
Phone : 858-442-2566

email: joesd2000@yahoo.com

Vietnamese American Citizens Alliance

2009-11-24T09:16:00.000-08:00

Our Mission :

The Vietnamese American Citizens Alliance ( VACA ), a non-profit, non-partisan political organization, advocates active participation of citizens in democratic election processes, and promotes understanding of major public policy isssues.

Our Actions :

1. VACA neither supports nor opposes candidates for any public office at any level.

2. VACA provides a forum for discussion of public issues, with all major political parties.

3. VACA encourages all Americans to engage in public policy and debates.

4. VACA strives to become a clearing house for Vietnamese language election materials, in the next 2 years.