Markham Hall | This Black Sista's Memorial Page

Vietnamese San Jose State Student Beaten By San Jose Cops

• October 26, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Education, History, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The San Jose Mercury-News", 1972, 1976, 2009, African Americans, Alumna, Assault, Baton, Blacks, Brian Kinnard, Campus Activism, Cellphone Video, Constables on Patrol, David Grossi, Dehumanization, Dimitri Masouris, Dow Chemical, Duyen Hoang Nguyen, Frank Jordan, Gabriel Reyes, Greeks, Ho Chi Minh City, Hunter S. Thompson, Jeremy Suftin, Jerome Smith, Jessica Mitford, Johannes Mehserle, John Bunzel, John Carlos, Kenneth Siegel, Knife, Latinos, Major, Markham Hall, Mathematics, Morris Dailey Auditorium, Phuong Ho, Police Brutality, Police Chief Daniel Katz, Police Policy Studies Council, Roger Clark, San Jose State University, September, SJSU, Spartans, Steven Payne Jr., Taser Gun, Tasering, The Bicentennial Year, The Black Panthers, The Hog Farm, The Sixties, Thomas Aveni, Tommie Smith, Video Recording, Vietnam, Vietnamese, Vietnamese Community

This Black Sista’s Archives

Amazons & Valkyries

Born on the Bayou

Bread & Circuses

Brothas & Sistas

Fellow Travelers

Mad City

Reading, Writing & Writers

SGI Nichiren Buddhism

The New York Times

The Largest Source of Stolen Guns? Parked Cars. March 25, 2023
The growing number of firearms kept in vehicles has become a new point of contention in the debates over regulating gun safety.
Prisoners Today, Neighbors Tomorrow March 25, 2023
A new book “What’s Prison For?” explains how American prisons can better educate and rehabilitate the incarcerated.
Two Migrants Found Dead and 13 Others Ill on Train in Texas, Authorities Say March 25, 2023
The migrants were found trapped inside a sweltering shipping container that was stopped near a town in Uvalde County, according to officials.
Los Angeles Schools and 30,000 Workers Reach Tentative Deal After Strike March 25, 2023
The three-day walkout included Los Angeles Unified School District teachers, gardeners, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and special education assistants.
U.N. Investigators Protest to U.S. Over Health Care at Guantánamo Bay March 26, 2023
The rapporteurs filed the complaint with the United States on Jan. 11 but kept it confidential until this weekend. Washington has yet to respond.
Philadelphia Water Supply Chemical Spill Prompts Advisory March 26, 2023
More than 8,000 gallons of an acrylic polymer solution leaked on Friday into a tributary of the Delaware River, a source of the city’s drinking water.
In pictures: Violent storms leave behind scenes of devastation and heartbreak. March 26, 2023
Ro Khanna Endorses Barbara Lee’s Senate Campaign as He Declines to Run March 26, 2023
The race in California to succeed Senator Dianne Feinstein is likely to be one of the most expensive in the nation in 2024.

The Guardian, UK

Rwanda scheme would ‘completely erode’ UK’s standing on world stage March 26, 2023
New Human Rights Watch head Tirana Hassan says UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers is ‘cheap politics’The UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda would “completely erode” Britain’s standing on the world stage, the new head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.Tirana Hassan, who takes over as HRW’s executive director on Monday, also said other conservativ […]
Refugees trying to reach Italy die after boats sink off coast of Tunisia March 26, 2023
Latest tragedy comes as authorities in north African country crack down on undocumented peopleAt least 29 people from sub-Saharan Africa have died while trying to reach Italy after two boats carrying them across the Mediterranean sank off the coast of Tunisia.The deaths, which occurred early on Sunday, are the latest tragedies involving people departing from […]
Hotel Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina released from prison March 25, 2023
Ex-hotelier whose actions saved lives during 1994 genocide has sentence for terrorism charges commutedPaul Rusesabagina, a businessman whose role in saving more than 1,000 lives during the 1994 Rwandan genocide inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, has been released from prison after his 25-year sentence on terrorism charges was commuted.Rusesabagina was accompani […]
Ethiopian PM appoints TPLF official as head of Tigray interim administration March 23, 2023
Move follows peace deal between rebels and federal government that ended two-year conflictThe Ethiopian government has said it has appointed a senior official in the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) as head of the interim Tigray regional administration after a peace deal ended a brutal two-year conflict.“Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed Getache […]
Tanzania announces outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease March 22, 2023
Five deaths and three further cases of the Ebola-like virus have been reported in the country’s north-westTanzania has announced its first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), after five fatalities and three further cases were reported at a hospital in the country’s north-west Kagera region.Through contact tracing, approximately 161 people hav […]
Ugandan MPs pass bill imposing death penalty for homosexuality March 21, 2023
Human rights campaigners condemn bill introducing capital and life imprisonment sentencesMPs in Uganda have passed a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which would make homosexual acts punishable by death, attracting strong condemnation from rights campaigners.All but two of the 389 legislators voted late on Tuesday for the hardline anti-homosexuality bill, whi […]
New allegations and a resignation strain already fraught China-Canada relations March 26, 2023
Han Dong’s departure escalates row over allegations that Beijing meddled in Canada’s elections as friction between countries growsThe abrupt resignation of a Canadian lawmaker over allegations he secretly met with a Chinese diplomat has escalated a row over allegations that Beijing meddled in Canadian elections – and highlighted the complex and often fraught […]
Mexican children’s entertainer Chabelo dies aged 88 March 25, 2023
Comic, real name Xavier López, fronted children’s TV show that ran from 1967 to 2015The Mexican children’s entertainer Xavier López, better known by his stage name Chabelo, has died at 88, Mexico’s president has said.Andrés Manuel López Obrador tweeted that his eldest son “woke up early to see him [on television] more than 40 years ago”. Continue reading... […]

The BBC

More storms feared after Mississippi tornado March 26, 2023
Friday night's tornado in the southern US killed 26 people and has displaced hundreds more.
Israel defence minister fired in legal reform row March 26, 2023
Yoav Gallant is sacked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after opposing the controversial shake-up.
Ukraine war: Drone downed over Russia, Moscow says March 26, 2023
Kyiv has dismissed previous claims that it has attacked Russian civilian targets with explosive drones.
Strike brings Germany's public transport network to halt March 26, 2023
The 24-hour walkout is one of the largest the country has experienced in decades.
Tunisia migrants: At least 29 die off coast March 26, 2023
The sub-Saharan African migrants were trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Italy.
Nato condemns 'dangerous' Russian nuclear rhetoric March 26, 2023
President Putin says Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
UAE pardons Israeli woman who faced life in prison March 26, 2023
Fidaa Kiwan was jailed on drug charges but allowed to return home amid improving Israel-UAE relations.
Police monitor first Hong Kong protest since 2020 March 26, 2023
Participants were given number tags and their banners were vetted by police ahead of the march.