Something strange happened this weekend on the Billboard Top 100. The top two singles were “Fly Like a G6” by Far East Movement, “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars. What’s the big deal? For the first time ever, Asian Americans have taken over the top two spots in the American music stage. Is this a fluke or have Asian Americans finally broken through the “bamboo ceiling” … [Read more...] about Far East Movement and Bruno Mars break the “Bamboo Ceiling”
Hey Fellas, Vietnamese Women out number Men, and more [Statistics]
Kirin K. Kalia, a senior editor from Migration Information Source, recently shared with us some interesting statistics about Vietnamese immigrants living in America. A few things were expected (Vietnamese people love California) and a few were surprising (2/3 of Vietnamese people living in America identify themselves as "limited English proficient"). Here is an excerpt from … [Read more...] about Hey Fellas, Vietnamese Women out number Men, and more [Statistics]
“Hoc Nuoc Ngoai”: A Hotbed for Sex, Alcohol, and Mischief? [Perspective]
It's dream comes true when some Vietnamese young people have a chance to broaden their minds in a foreign country. In minds of various Vietnamese families, getting their children study abroad is something beyond their expectations, which they believe their children will be successful as they would enjoy better education, compared with the current developing educational system … [Read more...] about “Hoc Nuoc Ngoai”: A Hotbed for Sex, Alcohol, and Mischief? [Perspective]
Complete guide to using your iPhone and Droid in Vietnam [Techie in Vietnam]
It’s a warm Saturday afternoon in Saigon. I’m roaming the street, unusually confident in this maze of a city. How? I’m rocking Google Maps using Viettel’s 3G network on my iPhone 4. You can, too. Here’s the complete guide to using your smartphone on the next trip back to the motherland. Preparation 1. Jailbreak your phone: If you own an Android device, no jail-breaking is … [Read more...] about Complete guide to using your iPhone and Droid in Vietnam [Techie in Vietnam]
OneVietnam.org Over Capacity, We’ll Be Back at 8:30PST
Wow, thank you for the great reception everyone! The launch is much more successful than we anticipated and we are reaching capacity on our server (too many hits!). So, we are going to be upgrading to a new, massive server so we can serve everyone. That means we will be down for just a bit. Our planed maintenance will be from 7:30PST to 8:30PST. We'll be right back, … [Read more...] about OneVietnam.org Over Capacity, We’ll Be Back at 8:30PST