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Vietnamese speech ignites G.G. council meeting
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Edited | RBH Dec 14, 2012 04:25am |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The City Council took up a routine post-election duty this week: the appointment to a vacant council seat. But it turned into anything but routine.
Councilwoman Dina Nguyen chose to address constituents in Vietnamese for nearly five minutes, and she only translated her speech after a community leader demanded a translation.
Meanwhile, her speech led to a demand from another community leader for a chance to defend himself; he was shut down by the new mayor. |
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