document.write('<table width=100% cellspacing=1 cellpadding=3 border=0><tr><td align=\'Left\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=103731&z=47\'><img src=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/thumbnails\/103731.gif\' align=LEFT border=1><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 San Jose police beating stirs distrust and resentment<\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Friday, November 06, 2009 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Raj Jayadev, New America Media<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>On Oct. 24, the San Jose Mercury News released the video of a college math major getting beaten and shot with a Taser gun by the San Jose Police Department in his home on Sept. 3, 2009. Police were called to the scene after 20-year-old Ph&#432;&#417;ng H&#7891; allegedly wield-ed a knife during an altercation with his roommate. <\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=103731&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\'LEFT\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=100385&z=47\'><img src=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/thumbnails\/100385.gif\' align=LEFT border=1><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 Farewell, old friend <\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Friday, August 28, 2009 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Andrew Lam, New America Media<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>To a newly arrived immigrant, Mr. K&#8217;s patience and understanding meant everything. After his death, the mentor&#8217;s impact comes fully into focus. <\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=100385&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\'LEFT\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=97069&z=47\'><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 The road to democracy, according to Tr&#7847;n Xu&#226;n Gi&#225;<\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Friday, June 26, 2009 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Ngo Nhan Dung<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>The Vietnamese people need to offer &#8216;feedback&#8217; to their government; the problem will be to get that government to listen. <\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=97069&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\'LEFT\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=96725&z=47\'><img src=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/thumbnails\/96725.gif\' align=LEFT border=1><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 The joy is in discovering the great unknown<\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Friday, June 19, 2009 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Derek Pham<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>High school was comfortable and routine.  College? It&#8217;s spontaneous and challenging. <\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=96725&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\'LEFT\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=93613&z=47\'><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 The language of gun is one we understand, unfortunately<\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Friday, April 17, 2009 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Andrew Lam, New America Media<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>Two years ago today, Cho Sung-hui committed mass murder at Virginia Tech.  What have we learned since then? <\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=93613&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\'LEFT\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=91710&z=47\'><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 School matters: California&#8217;s education challenge is of mythic proportions<\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Friday, March 06, 2009 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Ky-Phong Paul Tran, New America Media<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus is sentenced to an afterlife in which he must push a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll down again just as he reaches the top. It&#8217;s a story of frustration and futility that is a fitting metaphor for school reform efforts in California. <\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=91710&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\'LEFT\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=91386&z=47\'><img src=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/thumbnails\/91386.gif\' align=LEFT border=1><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 Former general sets the record straight on South Vi&#7879;t Nam<\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Friday, February 27, 2009 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Lam Quang Thi, as told by Andrew Lam; New America Media<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>For Victor Hugo, the famous poet and writer who was a great admirer of Napoleon, the 19th century had only two years. Ce siecle avait deux ans! In those two years, peace was established in Europe, and France reigned supreme.<br><br>If I could borrow from the great French poet, I would say that for a great number of young men of my ...<\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=91386&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\'LEFT\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=89163&z=47\'><img src=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/thumbnails\/89163.gif\' align=LEFT border=1><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 In search of an Herm&#232;s belt<\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Thursday, January 08, 2009 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Andrew Lam, New America Media<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>Times are tough, but don&#8217;t tell that to the young people of Vi&#7879;t Nam. They covet the latest technology and the biggest brands. It&#8217;s Vi&#7879;t Nam&#8217;s new bourgeoisie. <\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=89163&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\'LEFT\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=88922&z=47\'><img src=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/thumbnails\/88922.gif\' align=LEFT border=1><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 Happy New Year<\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Friday, January 02, 2009 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Ky-Phong Tran<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>It was a momentous year in terms of politics (Obama, Clinton, McCain, Palin), sports (what an amazingly addictive Beijing Olympics), and economics (what happened to my portfolio?), it seems that like a lot of 2009 will be dedicated to cleaning up what happened in 2008 (more like what happened from 2001-2008, at least).<br>So here&#8217;s my list of wishes for the New ...<\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=88922&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\'LEFT\' width=100% valign=top ><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=87097&z=47\'><img src=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/thumbnails\/87097.gif\' align=LEFT border=1><font color=#0849dc><b> &#8226 Why GM should file for bankruptcy<\/b><\/a><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>Friday, November 21, 2008 <\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'><i>By Christian Czezatke, New America Media<\/i><\/font><br><font face=\'Arial\' size=\'2\' color=\'#000000\'>We should let General Motors file for bankruptcy.  GM is in serious trouble.  <\/font><br><a href=\'http:\/\/www.nguoi-viet.com\/absolutenm\/anmviewer.asp?a=87097&z=47\'><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><\/table>');