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Dương Khuê
Dương (楊) is a Vietnamese surname or given name. The name is transliterated as Yang in Mandarin Chinese and in Korean and Yeung in Cantonese. It is commonly anglicized as Duong. It is not to be confused with another Vietnamese surname '' Đường'' (唐 ), which is anglicized the same; some write Dzuong to distinguish the two. Notable people * Dương Đình Nghệ, administrator of Giao Chỉ in around 931 AD * Dương Vân Nga, only empress dowager of the Đinh dynasty and afterwards empress of Lê Đại Hành, the first emperor of the Early Lê dynasty * Dương Tam Kha, King of Vietnam during the short time from 944 to 950 in the Ngô Dynasty * Dương Nhật Lễ, emperor of Đại Việt from 1369 to 1370 *Dương Văn An, minister in the cabinet of Mạc dynasty * Dương Hiếu Nghĩa, ARVN officer * Dương Hồng Sơn, footballer * Dương Quỳnh Hoa, member of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and a member of its provisiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang (surname)
Yang (; ) is the transcription of a Chinese family name. It is the sixth most common surname in Mainland China. It is the 16th surname on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' text. The Yang clan was founded by Boqiao, son of Duke Wu of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Ji (姬) surname, the surname of the royal family during the Zhou dynasty ) who was enfeoffed in the state of Yang. History The German sociologist Wolfram Eberhard calls Yang the "Monkey Clan", citing the totemistic myth recorded in the ''Soushenji'' and ''Fayuan Zhulin'' that the Yangs living in southwestern Shu (modern Sichuan) were descendants of monkeys. The ''Soushenji'' "reported that in the southwest of Shu there were monkey-like animals whose names were ''jiaguo'' (猳國), ''mahua'' (馬化), or '' jueyuan'' (玃猿). These animals abducted women and sent them back when they became pregnant. If the baby were not accepted, the woman would have to die. Therefore these children were raised and they re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dương Quỳnh Hoa
Dương Quỳnh Hoa (1930–2006) was a notable member of the National Liberation Front in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and a member of its provisionary government, serving as a cabinet member. Early years Born in 1930, Hoa was from a southern upper-class family, which had been Frenchified during the colonial era. After completing her secondary schooling in Vietnam, she moved to Paris in the 1950s, where she became a communist. Upon finishing her degree, she returned to southern Vietnam, which following the partition of Vietnam following the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the Geneva Conference had become part of the anti-communist Republic of Vietnam. During this period of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Hoa spied for the communists, as she socialised with the Saigon elite at cocktail parties with the inner circle of President Ngo Dinh Diem and the American advisors in Vietnam, who were oblivious to the fact that the upper-class southerner was a communist. During this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porter Duong
Porter Lynn Duong is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Hien on NBC's ''This Is Us''. Early life Porter was born in San Jose, California to a Vietnamese family. She graduated from the University of California at Davis with a degree in psychology. Career Porter made her film debut in the independent film ''Touch'', for which she received the Boston International Film Festival Indie Spirit Best Actress Award. She has appeared on HBO's ''Silicon Valley'' (as Gina), on multiple episodes of the show ''This Is Us'' (as Hien), and on the CW series '' Ringer''. She has also acted in multiple sketches and web series from Youtube stars such as Wong Fu Productions (Flashbackattack and Meet The Kayak) and The Fung Brothers The Fung Brothers are a Chinese-American duo consisting of comedians and rappers Andrew Fung (born March 30, 1989) and David Fung (born September 1, 1986), who are brothers born and raised in Kent, Washington, they gained traction in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khánh Trắng
Khánh Trắng (literally translated as "White Khanh") was the President of Dong Xuan Labor Union. However, it was just a screen for his mafia-like organization in the underworld of Hanoi during the late 1990s. Described as a cold-blooded assassin with an elegant appearance, Khanh Trang was the president of the Labor Union during his heyday, in which he ruled the trading in Dong Xuan market area (Hanoi). He also used his influence to fuel his other crimes, such as extortion from the traders and businesses in the market, murder and tax evasion. His nickname (White Khanh) simply derived from his fair complexion. Early life Khanh Trang was born as Duong Van Khanh in 1956 to a long family of 11 siblings, where he was the youngest child. His father had 3 different wives, while his mother also had 3 different husbands, so he and his siblings were a part of 3 separate families. His brother and father were well-educated and earn an honest living. It is said that when his father was stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dương Văn Nhựt
Dương Văn Nhựt ( Mỹ Tho, 1920 – 2000) was a brigadier general in the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War. He was also brother of Dương Văn Minh, the last president of South Vietnam South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of th .... "Thiếu Tướng Dương Văn Nhựt là em Đại Tướng Dương Văn Minh" References Generals of the People's Army of Vietnam[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dương Văn Minh
Dương Văn Minh (; 16 February 19166 August 2001), popularly known as Big Minh, was a South Vietnamese politician and a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and a politician during the presidency of Ngô Đình Diệm. In 1963, he became chief of a military junta after leading a coup in which Diệm was assassinated. Minh lasted only three months before being toppled by Nguyễn Khánh, but assumed power again as the fourth and last President of South Vietnam in April 1975, two days before surrendering to North Vietnamese forces. He earned his nickname "Big Minh", because at approximately 1.83 m (6 ft) tall and weighing 90 kg (198 lb), he was much larger than the average Vietnamese. Born in Tiền Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam, Minh joined the French Army at the start of World War II, and was captured and tortured by the Imperial Japanese, who invaded and seized French Indochina. After his release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dương Văn Đức
Lieutenant General Dương Văn Đức (1927–2000) was a Vietnamese army officer. He is best known for leading a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh on 14 September 1964. He was a supporter of the Đại Việt Quốc Dân Đảng (DVQDD, Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam), a Roman Catholic political movement. Đức joined the French-backed Vietnamese National Army which became the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) after the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) was established. After becoming a major general in 1956 and commanding the Airborne Brigade, Đức served for a year as Ambassador to South Korea. Later, he had problems with President Ngô Đình Diệm and went into exile in France, before returning after the arrest and assassination of Diệm after a November 1963 coup. Duc was an assistant to Lê Văn Kim, one of generals in the ruling junta, but was recruited into a coup plot by Generals Khánh, Trần Thiện Khiêm and Đỗ Mậu. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dương Triệu Vũ
Dương Triệu Vũ (born January 1, 1984 in Cam Ranh, Vietnam) is the stage name of Tuấn Linh, a singer on the popular Vietnamese diaspora music show '' Paris By Night''. Born into a family of six children as the youngest, Tuấn Linh showed an early interest in reading and music, especially an ability to remember lyrics and music of songs. His parents were originally from Quảng Nam Province in central Vietnam, but due to economic difficulties, moved to Đồng Nai and then to the South Central Coast city of Cam Ranh, where his mother ran a maternity hospital Phương Trâm. In 1993, his entire family immigrated to the United States when he was just nine years old, forcing each family member to face the difficulties of living in an unfamiliar country with an unfamiliar language. He was a shy boy, preferring to read rather than socialise. Although Orlando, Florida did not have a large Vietnamese community, the Tết and Tết Trung Thu festivals allowed him to compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dương Thụ
Dương Thụ (Vân Đình, Ứng Hòa Hanoi, 10 February 1943) is a Vietnamese songwriter. Notable works * ''Ru em bằng tiếng sóng'' * ''Họa mi hót trong mưa'' * ''Hơi thở mùa xuân'' * ''Bay vào ngày xanh'' * ''Cho em một ngày'' * ''Đánh thức tầm xuân'' * ''Nghe mưa'' * ''Vẫn hát lời tình yêu'' * ''Em đi qua tôi'' * ''Bài hát ru cho anh'' Discography * Dương Thụ & Arlene Estrella (Philippines) SUN DANCE (Live Music Live Sound) hạc Việt Lời Anhh1> References External linksDương Thụ's profile on Nhacso.net People from Hanoi [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dương Trương Thiên Lý
Dương Trương Thiên Lý (born 16 July 1989) is a Vietnamese actress, director, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Accordingly, she gained placement as 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, and represented Vietnam in the Miss World 2008 pageant in South Africa. Thien Ly is the National Director of Miss Universe in Vietnam. Biography Although placing 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, Thiên Lý won Miss Photogenic in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008. Thiên Lý was chosen to represent Vietnam in Miss World 2008 after the winner of Miss Vietnam 2008, Trần Thị Thùy Dung, was not allowed to represent Vietnam in international competitions because she had not graduated from high school, and the winner of Miss Universe Vietnam opted to continue her studies instead of competing. Thiên Lý was informed that she had qualified for Miss World 2008 in late November, and therefore had little time to prepare. She was unable to reach the semifinals. However, she won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dương Thu Hương
Dương Thu Hương (born 1947) is a Vietnamese author and political dissident. Early life Born in 1947 in Thái Bình a province in northern Vietnam, Dương came of age just as the Vietnam War was turning violent. At the age of twenty, when she was a student at Vietnamese Ministry of Culture’s Arts College, Dương Thu Hương volunteered to serve in a women’s youth brigade on the front lines of "The War Against the Americans". Dương spent the next seven years of the war in the jungles and tunnels of '' Bình Trị Thiên'', the most heavily bombarded region of the war. Her mission was to "sing louder than the bombs" and to give theatrical performances for the North Vietnamese troops, but also to tend to the wounded, bury the dead, and accompany the soldiers along. She was one of three survivors out of the forty volunteers in that group. She was also at the front during China’s attacks on Vietnam in 1979 during the short-lived Sino-Vietnamese War. However, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dương Hồng Sơn
Dương Hồng Sơn (born November 20, 1982) is a Vietnamese football manager and former player who is the manager of Quang Nam. He is best known for his performance helping the Vietnam national team to win their first ASEAN Championship. He was declared 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup MVP of the tournament. Early life Hong Son was born in a working family in Quỳnh Lưu, Nghe An. Like many players, Hong Son was passionate about football since he was young. In 1995, he joined Quynh Luu's youth team with the youth team Sông Lam Nghệ An, led by coach Nguyen Van Huy. Career Song Lam Nghe An Duong began playing for Song Lam Nghe An. One year later he joined the SLN U14 National Championship. Two years later, along with Phan Thanh Hoan, Chu Ngoc Canh, Nguyen Cong Manh Duong, he won the U16 National Championship. Son was selected to the national U16 team. The coaches were Nguyen Hong Thanh and Nguyen, both belonged to the Song Lam Nghe An. Nguyen told him, "Little goalkeepers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
