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Linh
Linh is a Vietnamese name that means "soul" or "spirit". It is the Vietnamese pronunciation of the Chinese character (líng), which is not used as a surname in China. Surname * Linh Quang Viên (1918-2013), Vietnamese soldier who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Fictional characters * Chase Linh, from '' Need for Speed: Undercover'' Given name * Linh, the fictitious Vietnamese-American woman played by Hong Chau, whom Sonny courts then marries, in the HBO TV series '' Treme'' * Linh Dinh (Vietnamese Đinh Linh, born 1963) Vietnamese-American poet, fiction writer, translator, and photographer * Chế Linh, Vietnamese pop singer of Cham origin * Linh Nga (full name Nguyễn Linh Nga, born 1982), Vietnamese actress See also * Ling (surname) Ling is a surname which can be of either Chinese, English, or Nordic origin. Chinese "Ling" is the Roman alphabet spelling of multiple Chinese surnames. Líng () According to traditional stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linh Nga
Linh Nga ( ; born 3 January 1982), is an American-Vietnamese film director, film producer, actress, and screenwriter. Linh Nga's 2019 documentary "Inside this peace" won "Award Of Merit" at the Impact DOCS Awards, won "Best Feature Documentary" at the California Women's Film Festival, and nominated for "Best Feature Documentary" at the Action On Film International Film Festival. Her 2003 film '' Up and Down the Dust Way'' (''Xuoi nguoc duong tran'') won "TV Best Series" at the Vietnamese International Film Festival. She is the founder of 9669 films. Biography and career Linh Nga was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, on January 3, 1982, to Quang Duy Nguyen, a composer, and Thuy Bich Thi Le, an opera singer. Nga began her career on stage at an early age. She often sang and performed at friends' and family's functions and was part of a local song and dance troupe. In 1990, she earned her first award for "Nam Dinh City's Best Young Voice". Two years later, she joined the Club of Love (Cau lac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linh Dinh
Linh Dinh (Vietnamese: , born 1963, Saigon, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American poet, fiction writer, translator, and photographer. He was a 1993 Pew Fellow. He writes a column for '' The Unz Review''. Biography Dinh came to the US in 1975, lived in Philadelphia and in 2018 is moving back to Vietnam. In 2005, he was a David Wong fellow at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, England. He spent 2002–2003 in Italy as a guest of the International Parliament of Writers and the town of Certaldo. He was a visiting faculty member at University of Pennsylvania. From 2015–2016, Dinh was the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany. Career He is the author of two collections of stories, ''Fake House'' and ''Blood and Soap'', and five books of poems: ''All Around What Empties Out'', ''American Tatts'', ''Borderless Bodies'', ''Jam Alerts'', and ''Some Kind of Cheese Orgy''. His first novel, ''Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chế Linh
Chế Linh ( cjm, Jamlen; b. 1942) is a Vietnamese popular singer, songwriter. An ethnic Cham, his stage name Chế Linh is a Vietnamese transcription of his Cham name, but, like many Cham people, he also has an official Vietnamese legal name, Lưu Văn Liên. Early life In 1958, when Che Linh was 16 years old, an event changed his life when President Ngo Dinh Diem had forbidden teaching of the Cham language in the Cham villages, a prestige language considered as a second language since the Bảo Đại’s era. This discrimination toward the minority group created conflicts between the Chams and the Kinh inhabitants. When the Chams came to town, they were stopped and being prosecuted heavily. Che Linh has been injured on several incidents, however. The government ignored these incidences and was not a bit concerned about it. Che Linh moving to Saigon , population_density_km2 = 4,292 , population_density_metro_km2 = 697.2 , population_demonym = Saigonese , b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linh Quang Viên
Linh Quang Viên (November 11, 1918 - January 17, 2013) was a Vietnamese soldier who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Vien was born in Cao Bang, northern Vietnam. He attended Albert Sarraut High School in Hanoi, and graduated in 1939. In 1958, he graduated from the Command and General Staff College, ort Leavenworth Kansas. He served in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and rose to the rank of Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff Inter-armed Forces (Tham Muu truong Lien Quan). He participated in many military cabinets between 1965 and 1974 during the various military junta's leadership after the deposal of President Ngo Dinh Diem. Was Political Commissar in the Armed Forces Council (Uy Vien Chinh Tri Hoi Dong Quan Luc), Head of the Central Intelligence Directorate (Phu Dac Uy Trung Uong Tinh Bao), Minister of Information (Tong Truong Thong Tin), Minister of National Security (Tong Truong An Ninh Quoc Gia), and also Interior Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chase Linh
''Need for Speed: Undercover'' is a 2008 racing video game, and is the twelfth installment in the ''Need for Speed'' series. Developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts, it was released on November 18, 2008, for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and a number of mobile phone platforms. An edition of the game for iOS was later released on April 27, 2009. The game sees players conducting illegal street races within the fictional Tri-City Area, with the main mode's story focused on the player operating as an undercover police officer to investigate links between a criminal syndicate, stolen cars, and street racers. Gameplay operates on the same manner as previous entries such as '' Need for Speed: Most Wanted'' and '' Need for Speed: Carbon'', now including a larger selection of licensed real-world cars, and RPG-styled system in the game's main story mode. Upon its release, the game received mixed r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Chau
Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress who gained recognition for her supporting role in the 2017 film '' Downsizing'', in which she played the character Ngoc Lan Tran. For her performance, she was nominated for several supporting-actress awards. ''Variety'' wrote in 2022 that Chau had "been prolific in recent years" and that she had "an acclaimed turn" in the TV series ''Watchmen'' (2019) and ''Homecoming'' (2018–2020). Before ''Downsizing'', she appeared in the television series '' Treme'' (2010–2013) and the film ''Inherent Vice'' (2014). In 2018, she had guest star roles in several TV series. In 2019, she played a supporting role in the limited series ''Watchmen'', and had leading roles in the films '' American Woman'' and ''Driveways''. In 2020, she had a starring role in the second season of the TV series ''Homecoming'', having had a supporting role in its first season in 2018. In 2022, she appeared in supporting roles in the films '' Showing Up'', ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treme (TV Series)
''Treme'' ( ) is an American drama television series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that aired on HBO. The series premiered on April 11, 2010, and concluded on December 29, 2013, comprising four seasons and 36 episodes. The series features an ensemble cast, including Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Chris Coy, Kim Dickens, India Ennenga, John Goodman, Michiel Huisman, Melissa Leo, Lucia Micarelli, David Morse, Clarke Peters, Wendell Pierce, Jon Seda, and Steve Zahn, and features musical performances by several New Orleans-based artists. The series takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans. It begins three months after Hurricane Katrina as the residents, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and other New Orleanians, try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane and the subsequent severe flooding of the city. It received generally favorable reception, particularly for its perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treme (TV Series)
''Treme'' ( ) is an American drama television series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that aired on HBO. The series premiered on April 11, 2010, and concluded on December 29, 2013, comprising four seasons and 36 episodes. The series features an ensemble cast, including Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Chris Coy, Kim Dickens, India Ennenga, John Goodman, Michiel Huisman, Melissa Leo, Lucia Micarelli, David Morse, Clarke Peters, Wendell Pierce, Jon Seda, and Steve Zahn, and features musical performances by several New Orleans-based artists. The series takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans. It begins three months after Hurricane Katrina as the residents, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and other New Orleanians, try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane and the subsequent severe flooding of the city. It received generally favorable reception, particularly for its perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ling (surname)
Ling is a surname which can be of either Chinese, English, or Nordic origin. Chinese "Ling" is the Roman alphabet spelling of multiple Chinese surnames. Líng () According to traditional stories, the surname pronounced Líng () in Mandarin originated during the Zhou Dynasty as an occupational surname for a court official responsible for the storage and handling of ice. King Wu of Zhou's brother had a son who held this post, and Kang Shu's descendants later adopted Líng as their surname. *Ling Cao (, died 203), Eastern Han dynasty military officer serving under the warlords Sun Ce and Sun Quan *Ling Tong (, 189–217), Eastern Han Dynasty military officer, son of Ling Cao * Ling Mengchu (凌濛初, 1580–1644), Ming Dynasty writer *Ling Shuhua (, 1900–1990), Chinese modernist writer *Ling Yun (politician) (, born 1917), first Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China * Gilbert Ling (, born 1919), Chinese-born American biologist *Ling Qing (, 1923–2010), Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undercover
To go "undercover" (that is, to go on an undercover operation) is to avoid detection by the object of one's observation, and especially to disguise one's own identity (or use an assumed identity) for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization in order to learn or confirm confidential information, or to gain the trust of targeted individuals to gather information or evidence. Undercover operations are traditionally employed by law enforcement agencies and private investigators; those in such roles are commonly referred to as undercover agents History Law enforcement has carried out undercover work in a variety of ways throughout the course of history, but Eugène François Vidocq (1775–1857) developed the first organized (though informal) undercover program in France in the early 19th century, from the late First Empire through most of the Bourbon Restoration period of 1814 to 1830. At the end of 1811 Vidocq set up an informal plainclothes unit, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
