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Little Saigon radio host and entertainer Viet Dzung dies

Radio commentator and human rights activist Viet Dzung, who dominated the airwaves for decades in Little Saigon and was one of the early voices in the emerging immigrant community, died Friday. He was 55.

Born Nguyen Ngoc Hung Dung, Viet Dzung became well known in the Vietnamese American community for both his singing and his political commentary on Radio Bolsa, an Orange County-based broadcast that reaches Vietnamese listeners across the country.

Though he was born in Vietnam, Viet Dzung refused to return to his homeland after communist forces took control in the wake of the Vietnam war.

He also told listeners that he preferred not to play music by artists from Vietnam because of the country’s refusal to import music recorded by Vietnamese Americans.

“There should be fair trade,” he told listeners, joining a movement of Vietnamese American entertainers who took a stand against what they considered one-way commerce

Viet Dzung, along with his drive-time co-host Minh Phuong, kept immigrant listeners informed about such i

Hong Viet Dung

1962 Born in Hanoi, Viet Nam

Member of the Vietnam Fine Art Association

Member of the Hanoi Literature and Art Association

Member of “Gang of Five”

EDUCATION

Graduated from Hanoi Fine Arts College.

EXHIBITION

1994 Solo exhibition, Dong Son Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam

1995 Solo exhibition, Substation Gallery, Singapore.

1997 Solo exhibition, Corner of Tranquility, Hanoi, Vietnam

2000 Europe Art Geneva “International Art Fair”, Geneva, Switzerland.

2002 New Works” solo exhibition, Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong.

Solo exhibition at Latin American Art Museum, Miami, Florida, USA

2014 Solo exhibition at Ion Orchard, Singapore

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1988 Group exhibition, Young Artists, USSR.

1990 Group exhibition, Gang of Five, Gallery 7, Hanoi, Vietnam.

1991 Group exhibition, Gang of Five, Gallery Thanh Nien, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

1993 Group exhibition, Gang of Five, Vietnam.

1996 Group exhibition, Gang of Five, Gallery La Vong, Hong Kong

Group exhibition, Rural Poetry, Cicada Gallery, Singapore

Group exhibition, Fujita Vente Arts, Japan

Art Vietnam Gallery

Biography:
HONG VIET DUNG
1962 Born in Hanoi

EDUCATION
1984 Graduated from the Hanoi Fine Arts University

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Another Place by Hong Viet Dung, Ode to Art, Raffles City, Singapore
2011 Peaceful Moment, Apricot Gallery, London, UK.
2007 A Tranquil Path, Red River Gallery, Dubai, UAE.
2002 New Works, Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
Solo exhibition, Latin American Art Museum, Miami, Florida, USA
1998 Realm of Enchantment, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong and Singapore.
1996 Corner of Tranquility, Red River Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
1995 Solo exhibition, Substation Gallery, Singapore
1994 Solo exhibition, Dong Son Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018 Chancing Modern, The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
2008 Spiritual Spaces, Bangkok, Thailand
Group exhibition Young Artists, USSR CK this????
2005 Impression & Expressions, Exhibition of Vietnamese Contemporary Paintings,
Thailand
2004 A Vision of Vietnam, Kings Road Gallery, London, UK.
2000 Europe Art Geneva, International Art Fai

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