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From: Le, Thomas (DMH) [mailto:thomas.le@dc.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 8:09 PM
Subject: RE: hi (urgent requests needed!)

Kid 17 y.o., born in USA, separated from father, who visits on + off…lives w/ mom, who is single parent..he has 3 younger siblings….he is under court supervision for truancy and criminal charges…basically was abused physically + verbally by dad and stepmom when younger; at 12 years old he moved back to DC to live with mom…from 12 to 17 years old, had trouble with school and law….mom was not good parent as she did not have any parenting skills…

now he’s trying to turn his life around but could use a positive male role model..I am looking for a Vietnamese-American male model and or non Vietnamese male as a second choice..
please contact me if you have questions..

New address: effective August 10, 2009:

Thomas Le, M.S.W.
Department of Mental Health
35 K St NE, room 216
Washington, D.C. 20002
202.442-4202 *receptionist
202-442-4915 *direct line
thomas.le@dc.gov

This communication and any attachment may contain information, which is sensitive, confidential and/or privileged, covered under HIPAA and is intended for use only by the addressee(s) indicated above. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of the original transmission. The unauthorized disclosure of mental health information violates the provisions of the District of Columbia Mental Health Information Act of 1978. Disclosures may be made pursuant to a valid authorization by the client or as provided in Titles III and IV of the Act. The Act provides for civil damage and criminal penalties for violations.

Please forward to your friends. Let’s me know if anyone is interested . Please send reply to mdo @ hotmail.com or call (301) 948-8026

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Hi Mike,

Here is an outline of the video project. Please forward this to your friends in the film/tv industry and let us know if they are interested in the project.

We will be doing a production of apprx 20 min video about healthcare for seniors in Vietnamese. We have the English director and the filming crew. We will be doing casting in February and schedule to shoot towards the end of March in the Baltimore area.

What we are looking for is a bilingual person who’s familiar with video production process to be the liaison between the cast members and the rest of the team during pre-production, filming, and post-production because none of my staff and filming crew speaks Vietnamese.

The general areas we need assistance in are as follow:

· audition and casting process in Feb

· coordination with cast members before and at the rehearsals in March

· directorial facilitation on the shooting day late March

· Editing process

If you can refer me a few potential candidates who may be a good fit for this role, I’d appreciate it.

Thank you.
Dhawool Chung
Senior Account Executive

FYI,

I forward this email.

Have a nice weekend.

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From: shanya purushothaman [mailto:shanyaness@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 12:28 PM
To: Diane Vu; use this; use this
Subject: job opport for Vietnamese speakers and other languages

fyi job opportunity for Vietnamese speakers

(8) D.C. Office of Human Rights

Greetings! The D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR) is once again launching

its public accommodations testing program to test D.C. Government

agencies on their ability to serve non-English speakers. Attached you

will find the agency’s recruitment flyer. We are seeking testers on a

part-time basis who are bilingual in English and one of the following

languages: Amharic, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish or Vietnamese. The

project will take place in the District of Columbia and all interested

applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. This is an

excellent opportunity for detail-oriented individuals who are interested

in working within the field of civil rights. These tests will have an

impact on the service provision of D.C. Government agencies. A pilot

program had been implemented during fiscal year 2009, which weighed

heavily on District agencies’ compliance ratings with the D.C. Language

Access Act of 2004. To view a copy of this report with baseline test

data, please visit www.ohr.dc.gov and click on the “2009 Language Access

Compliance Report” icon on the main site.

Please feel free to forward this information to any interested

applicant. All inquiries should be directed to my attention at either

Aryan.Rodriguez@dc.gov or at (202) 727-3942. Thank you, and please feel

free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Aryan Rodriguez

Aryan A. Rodriguez

Language Access Program Director

D.C. Office of Human Rights

441 4th Street, N.W., Suite 570N

Washington, D.C. 20001

Phone: (202) 727-3942

Fax: (202) 727-9589

Mobile: (202) 538-3936

www.ohr.dc.gov

Within the last two weeks, Ket Doan has raised $4,070.25 to help with the relief effort in Haiti. Ket Doan adds another $929.75 from our Disaster Fund, which totals up to $5000 even. Thank you volunteers for standing at Eden Center for 3 days 1/16, 1/17 & 1/23 with donation boxes. Most importantly, thank you Donors for making this fund raising project a success.

(Unicef Receipt) 100% of the fundraise was sent to UNICEF (website) to aid Haiti in the recovery process – but more significantly to help the Children as they are always the most vulnerable population in any natural disaster, and UNICEF is there for them. Please continue to support this effort as it is certainly not over yet!

SEARAC has no further information about these scholarships.

The Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund is looking to award 30 scholarships to students of Southeast Asian heritage. The minimum criteria are:

1. living in the Washington, DC area (DC,VA,MD)
2. graduating in 2010 and planning on higher education
3. Lao, Vietnamese, or Cambodian heritage

Applications are being accepted and the deadline is March 5, 2010. In the past, Lao-Americans have been under-represented. If you or anyone you know meet the above criteria, please ask them to fill out the application at http://www.nsrcfund.org/scholarships/

Please share this message with your contacts. Thank you.

FYI,

I got an email from Tet Festival organizer from Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA).

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From : Thomas Tran

Subject : Re: Tết Lunar New Year Celebration Canceled!

Date : Wed, Jan 20, 2010 12:44 PM

Hi Tri,
Thank you very much for helping to post our event on websites. Regrettably MVMA has
decided to cancel the Cho Tet Maryland this year due to low response from prospective
vendors. Hopefully we’d do it next year. Warm regards.
Chu Thang

H?i Ái H?u Ng??i Vi?t Maryland

December 31, 2009

Dear Prospective Vendors:

On behalf of the Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association, we would like to cordially invite you to participate in the upcoming Vietnamese Tet Lunar New Year Festival for the “Year of the Tiger” on Saturday, February 6, 2010.

Enclosed with this letter is the application as well as the regulations for the festival. Please note that each display table is $45 (without electricity ports) or $60 (with electricity ports). Please read the regulations and mail back the signed contracts along with other requested documents and checks to MVMA by January 25, 2010.

We hope to hear back from you soon. Your presence will make this festival a success.

Thank you for your continued support of the festival and we wish you a happy new year!

Sincerely

Diane Vy Nguyen-Vu
Executive Director
Kính th?a quý v?,

Thay m?t H?i Ái H?u Ng??i Vi?t Maryland, chúng tôi trân tr?ng kính m?i quý v? tham d? H?i Ch? T?t Xuân Canh D?n vào ngày Th? b?y, mòng 6, tháng 2 n?m 2010.

Kèm theo lá th? này là ??n ghi danh cùng v?i ?i?u l? c?a ban t? ch?c h?i ch?. Xin l?u ý giá m??n bàn không ?i?n là $45, và bàn có ?i?n là $60. Xin vui lòng ?i?n và g?i l?i ??n ghi danh cùng v?i các v?n b?n c?n thi?t khác ??n v?n phòng MVMA tr??c ngày 25 tháng 1 n?m 2010.

Quý v? nên n?p ??n s?m ?? ???c s?p x?p ch? t?t. H?i Ch? T?t thành công là nh? s? tham gia c?a quý v?.
Xin cám ?n s? ?ng h? nhi?t tình c?a quí v?. Kính chúc quý v? và gia ?ình m?t n?m m?i an khang, th?nh v??ng và tràn ??y h?nh phúc.

Trân tr?ng.

Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association, Inc.
Selected as “one of the best small charities in the Greater Washington Region”
8121 Georgia Avenue, Suite 503
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 588-6862 Fax: (301) 576-4502
Web: www.mdvietmutual.org Email: info@mdvietmutual.org

MVMA VENDOR’S APPLICATION, TET LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2010
??n ghi danh bán hàng h?i ch? T?t Canh D?n 2010
Location: SPRINGBROOK HIGH SCHOOL
??a ?i?m: 201 Valley Brook Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Ngày: Th? B?y, mòng 6, tháng 2 n?m 2010, t? 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Name:_____________________________Organization/Business:________________________________
Tên C? Quan
Phone Number:_______________________Cell Phone:________________________________________
?i?n tho?i Di ??ng
Mailing Address:_________________________________________________________________________
??a Ch?
City:_________________________________State: __________ Zip Code:____________________
Email Address:__________________________________________________________________________
Names of two people who will represent your organization/business on the day of the Festival:
Tên c?a hai ng??i ??i di?n c?a b?n ? H?i Ch? T?t:
Person 1: _______________________________ Cell Phone: _____________________________
Ng??i 1: ?i?n tho?i di ??ng
Person 2: _______________________________ Cell Phone: _____________________________
Ng??i 2: ?i?n tho?i di ??ng
Information to be displayed or Items to be sold: ____________________________________________
M?t hàng s? bán ? H?i Ch? T?t
Number of tables without electricity ($45 per table): _______x $45 = $_________________
S? bàn không ?i?n ($45 m?i bàn)
Number of tables with electricity ($60 per table): ____________x $60 = $______________________
S? bàn có ?i?n ($60 m?i bàn)
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

TABLE NUMBERS
Received by: ______________________
Date: ____________________________
_____ Deposit Check
_____ Check for tables (amount: $________)
_____ Application
_____ Signed Agreement

To reserve your table, please complete this application and send TOGETHER with:
?? ??t bàn, xin vui lòng ?i?n ??y ?? ??n trên và g?i CÙNG V?I:
1. A completed application (page 2)
??n ghi danh ?i?n ??y ?? thông tin (trang 2)

2. Signed Vendors Agreement (pages 4 and 5)
B?n ?i?u l? ?ã ký (trang 4 và 5)

3. Two checks:
Hai chi phi?u:

a/ A deposit check of $100 per vendor (to be returned to you upon checkout at the completion of the Festival)
Ti?n ??t c?c là $100 cho m?i ng??i bán hàng (s? ???c hoàn l?i khi H?i Ch? T?t k?t thúc, sau khi b?n d?n d?p s?ch s? khu bán hàng c?a mình)

b/ Payment for tables (Please check the prices on application)
Ti?n thuê bàn (Xin xem giá trên ??n ghi danh)

Please mail or email these documents to address below BEFORE JANUARY 25, 2010
Xin g?i gi?y t? ??n ??a ch? sau TR??C NGÀY 25 THÁNG 1 N?M 2010

MARYLAND VIETNAMESE MUTUAL ASSOCIATION (MVMA)
c/o Mr. Thang Tran
8121 Georgia Avenue, Suite 503
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Email: thomasktran@yahoo.com
Phone: 301-526-4064, Fax: 301-576-4502

MVMA 2010 TET FESTIVAL VENDORS RULES AND REGULATIONS
?i?u l? bán hàng t?i H?i Ch? T?t Canh D?n 2010
AGREEMENT: Th?a thu?n

1. Definitions: Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association will be referred to as ‘MVMA.’ Vendor is defined as person(s) agreeing to use space for MVMA’s Tet festival on February 6, 2010.
??nh ngh?a: H?i Ái H?u Ng??i Vi?t Maryland vi?t t?t d??i ?ây là “MVMA”. Ng??i bán hàng ??ng ý s? d?ng ??a ?i?m bán hàng H?i Ch? T?t MVMA vào ngày 6, tháng 2 n?m 2010.

2. Vendors must submit all required information on page 2 of application (checks, application, etc) by January 25, 2009 in order to participate in Festival.
Ng??i bán hàng ph?i g?i toàn b? các thông tin yêu c?u ? trang 2 tr??c ngày 25 tháng 1 n?m 2010 ?? h?i ?? ?i?u ki?n tham gia H?i Ch? T?t.

On the day of the festival:/ Ngày H?i Ch? T?t:

3. The Festival starts at 11am. Vendors MUST be there at 9:30 a.m. to set up. Look for the MVMA Vendor Registration Table. You must check-in upon arrival.
Yêu c?u quý v? ??n lúc 9:30 gi? sáng ?? d?ng qu?y hàng. ??n Bàn Ghi Danh Bán Hàng c?a MVMA. Quý v? ph?i ghi danh khi ??n n?i.

4. At check-in vendors will receive admission for a maximum of two people (as listed on the application). Admission will be strictly enforced: anyone without a stamp must pay the admission fee.
Khi ghi danh, quý v? s? nh?n ???c 2 d?u vào c?a mi?n phí cho t?i ?a 2 ng??i (2 ng??i có tên trong ??n ghi danh). D?u vào c?a là ph?i có, b?t c? ai không có d?u vào c?a s? ph?i mua vé vào c?a.

5. Vendors must comply with written and verbal safety regulations instructed by Festival committee staff and volunteers.
Ng??i bán hàng ph?i tuân theo quy ??nh an toàn (k? c? b?ng l?i nói hay v?n b?n) c?a Ban T? Ch?c H?i Ch? T?t g?m nhân viên và các thi?n nguy?n viên.

6. Vendors may only use electrical stoves in the school to keep the food warm. Vendors are not allowed to cook food on school grounds (please bring your own extension cords).
Quý v? ch? ???c dùng b?p ?i?n ?? gi? th?c ?n nóng và không ???c n?u ?? ?n trong tr??ng (xin mang theo dây ?i?n lo?i công su?t l?n màu cam)

7. Vendors must take out all trash to the back dumpster and break down all cardboard. Vendors area MUST be clean to the satisfaction of MVMA staff. Otherwise, the security deposit will not be returned.
Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association, Inc.
Selected as “one of the best small charities in the Greater Washington Region”
8121 Georgia Avenue, Suite 503
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 588-6862 Fax: (301) 576-4502
Web: www.mdvietmutual.org Email: info@mdvietmutual.org

Quý v? ph?i thu g?n t?t c? rác vào thùng ? phía sau tr??ng và x?p g?n t?t c? các thùng gi?y. Khu v?c bán hàng PH?I s?ch s? tr??c khi quý v? r?i ?i. N?u không, ti?n ??t c?c s? không ???c hoàn l?i.

8. Vendors must check-out with MVMA staff at the conclusion of the Festival. Area must be restored to its original condition (clear of trash), to the satisfaction of MVMA staff in order to receive deposit check back.
Khi H?i Ch? k?t thúc, quý v? ph?i ghi danh ?óng s? (check-out) v?i nhân viên MVMA. Khu v?c ph?i ???c tr? l?i nguyên tr?ng nh? lúc ban ??u (không rác), và ?áp ?ng yêu c?u c?a nhân viên MVMA ?? nh?n l?i ti?n check ??t c?c.

9. Inclement Weather policy: In the event the MCPS closes due to inclement weather, MVMA will refund the table rental fees. MVMA is not responsible food or other costs associated with Tet if the school is closed do to inclement weather. On the morning of Tet, you can check the status of closures by calling MCPS at 301-279-3673. Otherwise, you will be notified by 8am via phone on the day of the event if this be the case.
Quy ??nh v? Th?i Ti?t: trong tr??ng h?p tr??ng ?óng c?a do th?i ti?t x?u, chúng tôi s? hoàn l?i toàn b? ti?n thuê bàn. MVMA s? không ch?u trách nhi?m v? th?c ph?m ho?c b?t k? chi phí nào liên quan ??n Ch? T?t n?u tr??ng quy?t ??nh ?óng c?a do th?i ti?t. Bu?i sáng ngày H?i Ch? T?t, quý v? có th? ki?m tra tình tr?ng ?óng c?a tr??ng b?ng cách g?i s? 301-279-3673. N?u không, chúng tôi s? thông báo b?ng ?i?n tho?i cho quý v? n?u tr??ng ??n ph??ng ?óng c?a.

10. Vendors are responsible for obtaining and paying for any necessary licenses, permits and insurance, including licenses and permits required to distribute food and sell goods.
11. MVMA reserves the right to refuse participation to prospective Vendors for any reason.
12. Vendors release MVMA, the County, and the Board of Education from all claims and demands of any kind which Vendor has had, claims to have had, or might subsequently accrue arising from the event by Vendor or any person acting under the Vendor’s authority, of the right of access under this Agreement or arising our of a breach of this Agreement by Vendor. Neither MVMA accepts responsibility for any equipment left in the school.
13. Vendor is financially responsible for any loss, personal injury, death, or any other damage (including accidental and consequential) arising from the exercise of it, or any person acting under the Vendor’s authority, of the right of access under this Agreement or arising our of a breach of this Agreement.
14. Vendor agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless MVMA and the County from any loss, injury liability, damage, claim, lien, cost or expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, arising from the exercise by it, or any person acting under the Vendor’s authority, of the right of access un this Agreement or arising our of a breach of this Agreement by Vendor. This agreement to indemnify and hold harmless will survive expiration and termination of this Agreement.

I have read and understood ALL of the above rules and regulations set forth by MVMA. I further understand that failure to comply with this Agreement will result in forfeiture of my deposit check and may be removed from participation in the Tet Festival.
Tôi ?ã ??c k? và hi?u TOÀN B? nh?ng ?i?u l? do MVMA nêu ra trên ?ây. Tôi c?ng hi?u thêm r?ng không tuân theo th? t?c th?a thu?n trên s? d?n ??n vi?c ti?n ??t c?c không ???c hoàn l?i và không ???c tham gia H?i Ch? T?t.
Print name: ______________________________
Tên (vi?t in)
Signature: _______________________________ Date: ___________________________
Ch? ký Ngày

Charles Nguyen, dean of Catholic University’s School of Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society. Members are nominated to be fellows by their peers and selected for their efforts to advance science and its applications.

Nguyen was recognized for “distinguished contributions to the field of robotics and automation, particularly for parallel robot manipulators and intelligent control.”

Named dean of engineering in 2001, Nguyen served as chair of CUA’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science for almost four years. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Education Foundation for a three-year term from 2004 to 2007 and traveled extensively in that capacity to Asia, especially Vietnam, to develop educational programs.

“Being an administrator for the past several years,” Nguyen said, “I am humbled and honored to receive this recognition from AAAS, especially given that my peers in AAAS recognize the research work I did in robotics and automation years ago.”

In addition to his research and founding of a major journal titled “Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing,” Nguyen has published more than 100 technical and scientific papers in the area of control and robotics, co-edited three books and guest-edited 10 special issues in major journals.

He was the chairman of the Robotics Committee of the Fifth International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing in 1994 and the program vice-chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Conference on Robotics and Automation in 1997.

Nguyen and other newly named fellows will be honored Feb. 20 at a Fellows Forum during AAAS’ annual meeting in San Diego.

MEDIA: For more information, contact Katie Lee or Mary McCarthy in the Office of Public Affairs at 202-319-5600.

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#093

Dear friends,

Due to inclement weather, Hoan’s December 20th fundraiser has been rescheduled for January 3, 2010.

Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season,

-Friends of Hoan Dang

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Please Join
Friends of Hoan Dang

Host Committee (in Formation)
Tinh Ha * Hannah Ngoc Ly * Thanh Nguyen * Thu Phan

To Encourage

Hoan Dang
Explore His Candidacy for The Maryland House of Delegates, 19th District

www.HoanDang.com

Sunday January 3, 2010
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

At the home of
Thomas and Tuyet Tran
6813 Tammy Court
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
202-262-3858 (Hoan’s cell)

Suggested Contribution Levels:
$500 HOST * $250 SPONSOR * $100 FRIEND * $50 SUPPORTER * $____ Other

To RSVP or Host, please contact Jennifer Oh at JenforDang2010@gmail.com or
Nikki Fitzgerald at FriendsofHoanDang@gmail.com by Jan. 1st

Please make checks payable to: “Friends of Hoan Dang”
Either bring to the event or mail to:
P.O. Box 12012, Silver Spring, MD 20908

Individuals, corporations, associations and partnerships may contribute up to $4,000 to a Maryland non-federal campaign account and up to $10,000 in the aggregate to all Maryland non-federal campaign accounts during each four year elections cycle
(Jan. 1, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2010). Contributions to political campaigns are not tax deductible.

Printed in House
By Authority: Friends of Hoan Dang, Maury Hodak, Treasurer

Please make checks payable to: “Friends of Hoan Dang”

___Yes! I will attend; please find attached contribution of $____________

___Unfortunately, I am unable to attend, but would like to make a contribution of $____________

* Name_____________________________________________ Phone: _______________________ (H, W, Cell)

* Address____________________________________________________________________________________

* City, State, Zip _________________________________________________ E-Mail: ______________________

Please Join
Friends of Hoan Dang

Host Committee (in Formation)

Tinh Ha * Hannah

To Encourage

Hoan Dang
Explore His Candidacy for The Maryland House of Delegates, 19th District
www.hoandang.com

Sunday December 20, 2009
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

At the home of
Thomas and Tuyet Tran
6813 Tammy Court
Bethesda, Maryland 20817

Suggested Contribution Levels:
$500 HOST * $250 SPONSOR * $100 FRIEND * $50 SUPPORTER * $__ Other

Please contact Nikki Fitzgerald at FriendsofHoanDang@gmail.com or
Jennifer Oh at JenforDang2010@gmail.com to Host or RSVP by Dec. 18th

Please make check payable to: “Friends of Hoan Dang”
Either bring to the event or mail to:
P.O. Box 12012, Silver Spring, MD 20908

Individuals, corporations, associations and partnerships may contribute up to $4,000 to a Maryland non-federal campaign account and up to $10,000 in the aggregate to all Maryland non-federal campaign accounts during each four year elections cycle
(Jan. 1, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2010). Contributions to political campaigns are not tax deductible.

By Authority: Friends of Hoan Dang, Rachel Chen, Treasurer

Please make check payable to: “Friends of Hoan Dang”

___Yes! I will attend; please find attached contribution of $____________

___Unfortunately, I am unable to attend, but would like to make a contribution of $____________

* Name_____________________________________________ Phone: _______________________ (H, W, Cell)

* Address____________________________________________________________________________________

* City, State, Zip ______________________________________________________________________________

* Occupation/Business Type:___________________________________* Employer _______________________

* Business City/State:______________________________ E-Mail: _____________________________________
To comply with Federal law, we must use best efforts to obtain, maintain, and submit the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in an election cycle. If not employed, enter “none”.