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Vie^.t mercury, 23/2/01
* DDa.i ho^.i dda?ng CSVN se~ khai ma.c O^?trong mu`a xua^n na`yO^~
HA` N"I (Reuters) - Ho^m thu+' Tu+, bo^. ngoa.i giao Vie^.t Nam tu+` cho^'i
kho^ng bi`nh lua^.n ve^` ba?n phu'c tri`nh no'i ra(`ng cuo^.c dda.i ho^.i then
cho^'t 5 na(m mo^.t la^`n cu?a dda?ng ca^`m quye^`n co^.ng sa?n co' le~ se~
ddi`nh hoa~n cho dde^'n tha'ng Tu+. Bo^. ngoa.i giao Vie^.t Nam chi? no'i dda.i
ho^.i se~ to^? chu+'c "trong mu`a xua^n na`y."
Tru+o+'c dda^y, bo^. ngoa.i giao no'i dda.i ho^.i dda?ng - ky` na`y se~ ddu+a ra
cu+o+ng li~nh chi'nh tri. va` kinh te^' cho mo^.t tha^.p nie^n sa('p to+'i, va`
ddu+o+.c ddo'n ddo+.i la` se~ cha^'p thua^.n nhu+~ng thay ddo^?i trong gio+'i
la~nh dda.o - dda~ ddu+o+.c du+. tru` mo^.t ca'ch chu+a du+'t khoa't la` to^?
chu+'c va`o cuo^'i tha'ng Ba.
Khi ddu+o+.c ye^u ca^`u cho bie^'t y' kie^'n ve^` ba`i phu'c tri`nh cu?a ba'o
chi' tu+o+`ng thua^.t lo+`i mo^.t ca'n bo^. U?y Ban Trung U+o+ng DDa?ng no'i co'
le~ dda.i ho^.i dda?ng se~ ddi`nh hoa~n dde^'n tha'ng Tu+, nu+~ pha't ngo^n
vie^n bo^. ngoa.i giao Phan Thu'y Thanh no'i kho^ng co' mo^.t tho^ng tin chi'nh
thu+'c na`o cho bie^'t dda.i ho^.i ba('t dda^`u va`o lu'c na`o.
Tuy nhie^n, va(n ba?n cu?a ba` Thanh tra? lo+`i ca^u ho?i, vie^'t the^m la`
"Trong lu'c na`y, to^i co' the^? no'i dda.i ho^.i se~ die^~n ra trong mu`a xua^n
na`y."
DDa.i ho^.i dda?ng Co^.ng Sa?n se~ die^~n ra ta.i Ha` No^.i, no+i ma` mu`a xua^n
kho+?i dda^`u va`o cuo^'i tha'ng Gie^ng, ke'o da`i cho dde^'n tha'ng Tu+.
Trong tha'ng Gie^ng qua, buo^?i ho.p cu?a u?y ban trung u+o+ng dda?ng dda~
ddo^`ng y' ra(`ng no'i chung ca'c dda?ng vie^n qua' 65 tuo^?i se~ kho^ng ne^n
ddu+o+.c ta'i ba^`u, ngoa.i tru+` nhu+~ng "chu+'c vu. then cho^'t," tuy nhie^n
ngu+o+`i ca^`m dda^`u ban tu+ tu+o+?ng dda?ng sau ddo' co' no'i ra(`ng theo quan
nie^.m cu?a o^ng ta, kho^ng mo^.t ai qua' 70 tuo^?i ne^n giu+~ ca'c chu+'c vu.
nhu+ the^'.
Vie^.c na`y dda~ na^?y sinh du+ lua^.n ddo^`n dda.i ve^` tu+o+ng lai cu?a to^?ng
bi' thu+ Le^ Kha? Phie^u, ti'nh theo tuo^?i Vie^.t Nam thi` dda~ 70 tuo^?i. Du+
lua^.n cu~ng no'i ra(`ng o^ng Le^ Kha? Phie^u hie^.n 68 tuo^?i ta, 67 tuo^?i
ta^y, cu~ng se~ ro+`i kho?i chu+'c vu..
Va`o khoa?ng nu+?a so^' 19 tha`nh vie^n bo^. chi'nh tri. do o^ng Phie^u la~nh
dda.o hie^.n la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i dda~ tre^n 65 tuo^?i.
Ca'c nha` ngoa.i giao no'i ra(`ng nhu+~ng chia re~ ve^` thay ddo^?i la~nh dda.o
be^n trong he^. ca^'p quye^`n lu+.c cai tri. bi' ma^.t cu?a dda?ng Co^.ng Sa?n,
co' the^? dda~ la`m cha^.m tre^~ dda.i ho^.i ky` na`y. DDa.i ho^.i sau cho't
dda~ die^~n ra trong tha'ng Sa'u 1996.
* Vie^'ng tha(m li.ch su+?: T.T. Putin dde^'n Vie^.t Nam
MA.C TU+ KHOA (AFP) - Ho^m thu+' Tu+, bo^. ngoa.i giao Nga no'i ra(`ng To^?ng
Tho^'ng Vladimir Putin se~ to+'i tha(m vie^'ng Vie^.t Nam va`o nga`y mu`ng 1 va`
mu`ng 2 tha'ng Ba, chuye^'n vie^'ng tha(m dda^`u tie^n tu+` tru+o+'c dde^'n nay
cu?a mo^.t la~nh tu. Nga, ma(.c du` hai nu+o+'c dda~ tu+`ng la` ddo^`ng minh
trong tho+`i Chie^'n Tranh La.nh.
Chuye^'n vie^'ng tha(m na`y se~ die^~n ra ngay sau hai nga`y tham du+. ho^.i
nghi. thu+o+.ng ddi?nh ta.i Nam Ha`n, va` sau mo^.t cuo^.c ga(.p go+~ dda~
ddu+o+.c dde^` nghi. vo+'i la~nh tu. Ba('c Ha`n Kim Jong Il ta.i tha`nh pho^'
Irkutsk trong vu`ng Ta^y Ba' Lo+.i A' mo^.t va`i nga`y tru+o+'c ddo'.
Bo^. ngoa.i giao no'i ra(`ng o^ng Putin se~ ky' mo^.t ba?n tuye^n ngo^n ddo^.c
la^.p ta.i Ha` No^.i va` khoa?ng 10 tho?a u+o+'c ho+.p ta'c kha'c. Tuy nhie^n
ca'c chi tie^'t va^~n chu+a ro~ re^.t.
Chuye^'n vie^'ng tha(m cu?a o^ng Putin se~ die^~n ra do lo+`i mo+`i cu?a chu?
ti.ch Tra^`n DDu+'c Lu+o+ng.
Ca'c nguo^`n tin quo^'c pho`ng Nga no'i ra(`ng quy che^' cu?a ca(n cu+' Vi.nh
Cam Ranh - do Hoa Ky` su+? du.ng trong tho+`i chie^'n tranh Vie^.t Nam nhu+ng
sau ddo' do So^ Vie^'t va` ha?i qua^n Nga ddo'ng - se~ la` mo^.t ddie^?m no^?i
ba^.t trong ca'c cuo^.c dda`m pha'n.
Khe^' u+o+'c thue^ Vi.nh Cam Ranh cu?a Nga se~ he^'t ha.n va`o na(m 2004, va`
Ma.c Tu+ Khoa co' ve? tha thie^'t muo^'n na('m quye^`n kie^?m soa't mo^.t trong
nhu+~ng vi.nh nu+o+'c sa^u ddu+'ng ha`ng dda^`u o+? DDo^ng Nam A'.
"Chu'ng ta se~ ti`m mo^.t gia?i pha'p kha? cha^'p cho ca? ddo^i be^n ve^` ti`nh
tra.ng cu?a vi.nh na`y," Thu+' tru+o+?ng ngoa.i giao Alexander Losyukov no'i
vo+'i tho^ng ta^'n ITAR-TASS, dde^` ca^.p ra(`ng Vie^.t Nam ddang ti`m ca'ch
ta(ng gia' thue^ vi.nh.
O^ng no'i the^m ra(`ng "Tuy nhie^n, co' nhie^`u cuo^.c thu+o+ng thuye^'t da`i
do`ng va` kho' kha(n hie^.n ddang cho+` ddo'n chu'ng ta ve^` va^'n dde^` na`y."
Ke^? tu+` khi Putin ddu+o+.c ba^`u va`o tha'ng Ba na(m ngoa'i, Ma.c Tu+ Khoa va`
Ha` No^.i dda~ ti`m ca'ch phu.c ho^`i nhu+~ng quan he^. cha(.t che~ cu?a ddo^i
be^n trong tho+`i chie^'n tranh la.nh, ca'c quan he^. na`y dda~ tan vo+~ nghie^m
tro.ng sau khi So^ Vie^'t su.p ddo^? va`o na(m 1991.
Trong chuye^'n tha(m Ma.c Tu+ Khoa cu?a thu? tu+o+'ng Phan Va(n Kha?i va`o
tha'ng Chi'n, hai chi'nh phu? dda~ ky' mo^.t tho?a hie^.p mo+? ddu+o+`ng cho
vie^.c gia?i quye^'t mo'n no+. lo+'n lao ba(`ng ddo^`ng ru'p cu?a Ha` No^.i
vo+'i Lie^n Bang So^ Vie^'t cu~.
Va^'n dde^` na`y dda~ tu+` la^u tro+? nga.i cho su+. pha't trie^?n ma^.u di.ch
giu+~a ddo^i be^n, hie^.n nay ma^.u di.ch Vie^.t Nga va^~n ddu+'ng o+? mu'c
du+o+'i 400 trie^.u my~ kim mo^.t na(m.
* Ha` No^.i: "Ta^'n phong ho^`ng y Vie^.t Nam la` va^'n dde^` no^.i bo^. to`a
tha'nh"
HA` N"I (AFP) - Ho^m thu+' Tu+, bo^. ngoa.i giao Vie^.t Nam no'i ra(`ng vie^.c
Gia'o Hoa`ng John Paul II ta.o ne^n mo^.t Ho^`ng Y ngu+o+`i Vie^.t la` va^'n
dde^` no^.i bo^. cu?a trie^`u ddi`nh gia'o hoa`ng.
Nu+~ pha't ngo^n vie^n Phan Thu'y Thanh no'i vo+'i tho^ng ta^'n AFP ra(`ng
vie^.c to`a tha'nh ta^'n phong ho^`ng y cho DDu+'c o^ng Frana^~ois Xavier
Nguye^~n Va(n Thua^.n, chu? ti.ch ho^.i ddo^`ng Co^ng Ly' va` Ho`a Bi`nh, la`
"co^ng vie^.c no^.i bo^. cu?a trie^`u ddi`nh gia'o hoa`ng."
DDu+'c o^ng Nguye^~n Va(n Thua^.n, so^'ng lu+u vong ta.i to`a tha'nh Vatican
tu+` 1992 dde^'n nay, dda~ la` mo^.t ca'i gai cu?a che^' ddo^. co^.ng sa?n Ha`
No^.i.
Vie^.c dde^` cu+? tu si~ Thua^.n la`m To^?ng Gia'm Mu.c tha`nh pho^' Ho^` Chi'
Minh, Sa`i Go`n cu~, va`o na(m 1975, sau khi ke^'t thu'c cuo^.c chie^'n Vie^.t
Nam, dda~ la`m cho ca'c quan he^. giu+~a Ha` No^.i va` Vatican tro+? ne^n chua
cha't.
Tu+` khi ddu+o+.c dde^` cu+?, tu si~ Nguye^~n Va(n Thua^.n, cha'u cu?a mo^.t
cu+.u To^?ng Tho^'ng mie^`n Nam Vie^.t Nam (Ngo^ DDi`nh Die^.m), dda~ bi. nha`
ca^`m quye^`n co^.ng sa?n ke^'t a'n 13 na(m tu` ca?i ta.o, va` bi. to^'ng giam
cho dde^'n na(m 1988.
Ca'c quan he^. giu+~a Vie^.t Nam va` to`a tha'nh Vatican ca?i thie^.n tu+` na(m
ngoa'i, tuy nhie^n Ha` No^.i va^~n cha(.t che~ kie^`m che^' ca'c to^? chu+'c
to^n gia'o, da`nh quye^`n to^'i ha^.u trong vie^.c co^ng bo^' su+. bo^? nhie^.m
gia'm mu.c.
Ha` No^.i cu~ng dda(.t nhie^`u ca^'m ddoa'n trong vie^.c thu. phong linh mu.c
ta.i sa'u tru+o+`ng do`ng o+? Vie^.t Nam.
Mo^.t dda.i die^.n cao ca^'p cu?a Vatican, DDu+'c O^ng Celestino Migliore, dda~
tu+`ng nhie^`u la^`n tha?o lua^.n vo+'i Vie^.t Nam tu+` na(m 1990 ve^` nhu+~ng
va^'n dde^` ma` gia'o ho^.i co^ng gia'o ga(.p pha?i, trong ddo' co' va^'n dde^`
ta^'n phong gia'm mu.c va` thu nha^.n gia'o sinh tru+o+`ng do`ng.
Tha'ng Na(m na(m ngoa'i, Vie^.t Nam dda~ ddo^`ng y' "tha?o lua^.n tha(?ng
tha('n, co+?i mo+?" vo+'i Migliore, da^~n to+'i chuye^'n vie^'ng tha(m Vie^.t
Nam na(m nga`y.
Ke^? tu+` ddo', ca'c lie^n la.c giu+~a Ha` No^.i va` Vatican - kho^ng co' quan
he^. ngoa.i giao - va^~n giu+~ ca(ng tha(?ng.
Ta.i Vie^.t Nam co' khoa?ng tu+` 7 dde^'n 8 trie^.u ti'n ddo^` co^ng gia'o,
du+o+'i 10% to^?ng so^' da^n.
* DDo^.ng dda^'t DDie^.n Bie^n Phu?
HA` N"I (Reuters) - Mo^.t tra^.n ddo^.ng dda^'t vo+'i ddo^. ddo^.ng-cha^'n-ke^'
Richter ddo ddu+o+.c 5.3 dda~ xa^?y ra ta.i ti?nh Lai Cha^u Ba('c Vie^.t, la`m
hu+ ha.i nhie^`u kie^'n tru'c va` ga^y ra mo^.t so^' thu+o+ng ti'ch.
Phu'c tri`nh cu?a DDo+n Vi. Qua?n Ly' Thie^n Tai do Lie^n Hie^.p Quo^'c ba?o
tro+., cho bie^'t dda^y la` tra^.n ddo^.ng dda^'t lo+'n nha^'t trong suo^'t
mo^.t tha^.p nie^n qua ta.i Vie^.t Nam, die^~n ra o+? ddi.a ddie^?m ca'ch
DDie^.n Bie^n Phu?, thi. tra^'n cu?a ti?nh Lai Cha^u, 20 ca^y so^' ve^` hu+o+'ng
ta^y, xa^?y ra dde^m thu+' Hai lu'c 10:53 (12:53 gio+` quo^'c te^').
Ba?n phu'c tri`nh cho bie^'t tra^.n ddo^.ng dda^'t na`y dda~ la`m nu+'t nhie^`u
nha` cu+?a, nhu+ng kho^ng co' ba'o ca'o ngu+o+`i che^'t hay nha` sa^.p.
Con so^' thu+o+ng ti'ch chu+a ro~, nhu+ng co' ve? kho^ng ai bi. thu+o+ng tra^`m
tro.ng. Tuy nhie^n ca'c gio+'i chu+'c ba'o ddo^.ng la` co' the^? co' the^m
nhie^`u cha^'n ddo^.ng.
Mo^.t gia'o vie^n, cu+ da^n DDie^.n Bie^n Phu?, cho bie^'t khi ddo^.ng dda^'t
die^~n ra, co' nhie^`u ngu+o+`i cha.y ra kho?i nha`.
"To^i kho^ng bie^'t dda^'y la` ddo^.ng dda^'t, lu'c dda^`u cu+' tu+o+?ng bi.
ca('t ddie^.n," co^ gia'o cho bie^'t. "Nhie^`u ngu+o+`i bi. thu+o+ng, nhu+ng
kho^ng nghe no'i co' ai che^'t. Khi tha^'y ma'i nha` ddu ddu+a, to^i cu+' ngo+~
la` no' sa('p bay le^n tro+`i."
Ca'c gio+'i chu+'c cho bie^'t co' 10 huye^.n bi. a?nh hu+o+?ng, mo^.t so^'
tru+o+`ng ho.c va` co^ng so+? chi'nh phu? dda~ ddo'ng cu+?a trong ho^m thu+'
Hai.
Tru+o+'c ddo', truye^`n tho^ng nha` nu+o+'c tu+o+`ng thua^.t la` co' va`i chu.c
ngu+o+`i bi. thu+o+ng, nhu+ng mo^.t nha^n vie^n pho`ng cu+'u ca^'p cu?a be^.nh
vie^.n ti?nh Lai Cha^u ta.i DDie^.n Bie^n Phu? cho bie^'t chi? co' hai ngu+o+`i
ddu+o+.c ddu+a dde^'n be^.nh vie^.n.
Vo^ tuye^'n truye^`n hi`nh Vie^.t Nam no'i ra(`ng i't nha^'t co' hai ngu+o+`i
bi. thu+o+ng va` mo^.t so^' ha^.u ddi.a cha^'n nho? xa^?y ra ta.i ti?nh So+n La
o+? ke^' ca^.n.
O^ng Tra^`n Va(n Tro.ng, ca'n bo^. U?y Ban Nha^n Da^n ddi.a phu+o+ng cho tho^ng
ta^'n Reuters bie^'t "DDa^y la` tra^.n ddo^.ng dda^'t te^. ha.i nha^'t xa^?y ra
trong vu`ng na`y 10 na(m nay. Nhie^`u nha` cu+?a bi. hu+ ha.i, nhu+ng kho^ng
ga^y thie^.t ha.i nha^n ma.ng. Chu'ng to^i ddang dda'nh gia' ca'c to^?n ha.i."
Pho' chu? ti.ch U?y Ban Nha^n Da^n, Nguye^~n Minh Quang no'i ra(`ng phi' to^?n
su+?a chu+~a ca'c co^ng o^'c chi'nh phu? va` nha` cu+?a se~ va`o khoa?ng 200 ti?
ddo^`ng (13.75 trie^.u my~ kim).
DDie^.n Bie^n Phu? na(`m ca'ch Ha` No^.i 500 ca^y so^' ve^` hu+o+'ng ta^y ba('c,
tu+`ng la` no+i chu+'ng kie^'n cuo^.c chie^'n tha('ng li.ch su+? cu?a ca'c binh
si~ chie^'n dda^'u da`nh la.i ddo^.c la^.p cho Vie^.t Nam tu+` tay ngu+o+`i
Pha'p thuo^.c ddi.a trong na(m 1954.
Lai Cha^u la` ti?nh gia'p ranh ca? bie^n gio+'i La`o la^~n Trung Quo^'c, no+i
cu+ ngu. cu?a 613,300 ngu+o+`i.
* Vie^.t Nam ke^'t a'n Anh My~ oanh ta.c I Ra('c
HA` N"I (AFP) - Ho^m Chu? Nha^.t tua^`n qua, Vie^.t Nam dda~ le^n tie^'ng ke^'t
a'n nhu+~ng tra^.n oanh ta.c mo+'i nha^'t dda'nh xuo^'ng I Ra('c, do phi co+
My~, Anh thu+.c hie^.n.
DDo.c mo^.t ba?n tho^ng ca'o, pha't ngo^n vie^n bo^. ngoa.i giao Phan Thu'y
Thanh no'i ra(`ng "Cu`ng vo+'i ca'c quo^'c gia ye^u chuo^.ng ho`a bi`nh va`
co^ng ly' tre^n the^' gio+'i, Vie^.t Nam ke^'t a'n va` ddo`i ho?i pha?i cha^'m
du+'t tu+'c kha('c nhu+~ng ha`nh ddo^.ng qua^n su+. a^'y."
Ba` no'i nhu+~ng tra^.n oanh ta.c trong ho^m thu+' Sa'u tua^`n qua la` "ha`nh
ddo^.ng ta`n ba.o, ba^'t kha? cha^'p, cho^'ng la.i ne^`n ddo^.c la^.p va` chu?
quye^`n cu?a mo^.t nu+o+'c, vi pha.m nghie^m tro.ng va`o Hie^'n Chu+o+ng Lie^n
Hie^.p Quo^'c."
Nu+~ pha't ngo^n vie^n bo^. ngoa.i giao Vie^.t Nam no'i ra(`ng nhu+~ng tra^.n
oanh ta.c na`y dda~ ga^y "thie^.t ha.i na(.ng ve^` nha^n ma.ng va` ta`i sa?n"
cu?a nha^n da^n I Ra('c, la` mo^.t "dde do.a cho ho`a bi`nh, an ninh va` o^?n
ddi.nh cu?a vu`ng na`y."
I Ra('c no'i ra(`ng trong tra^.n oanh ta.c co' hai ngu+o+`i bi. gie^'t, 20
ngu+o+`i bi. thu+o+ng.
Phi'a Hoa Ky` no'i tra^.n oanh ta.c dda~ dda'nh va`o nhu+~ng co+ so+? radar va`
tra.m chi? huy, sau khi nhu+~ng co+ so+? na`y gia ta(ng mo^'i dde do.a cu?a I
Ra('c ddo^'i vo+'i ca'c phi co+ Anh, My~ canh giu+~ ba^`u tro+`i mie^`n nam I
Ra('c.
Vie^.t Nam dda~ tro+? tha`nh mo^.t quo^'c gia mo+'i nha^'t, trong so^' nhu+~ng
quo^'c gia pha' bo? le^.nh ca^'m va^.n do Lie^n Hie^.p Quo^'c a'p du.ng dda~ 10
na(m nay vo+'i I Ra('c: Vie^.t Nam cho+? cho thu? ddo^ Baghdad mo^.t ma'y bay
cho+? dda^`y thuo^'c, su+~a, qua^`n a'o tri. gia' khoa?ng 20,000 my~ kim va`o
trung tua^`n tha'ng Gie^ng vu+`a qua.
* Nha.c si~ du+o+ng ca^`m DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n tri`nh ta^'u ta.i Qua^.n Cam
Vu~ A'nh
LA MIRADA - Theo lo+`i mo+`i cu?a Ho^.i Va(n Ho.c Nghe^. Thua^.t Vie^.t My~,
vie^'t ta('t ba(`ng Anh ngu+~ la` VAALA, nha.c si~ du+o+ng ca^`m DDa(.ng Tha'i
So+n dda~ tu+` Canada dde^'n Qua^.n Cam dde^? tri`nh ta^'u tru+o+'c mo^.t so^'
kha'n thi'nh gia? go^`m tre^n 1,000 ngu+o+`i ta.i Trung Ta^m Tri`nh Die^~n La
Mirada thuo^.c tha`nh pho^' La Mirada va`o chie^`u nga`y Chu? Nha^.t, 18 tha'ng
Hai vu+`a qua.
Trong ho+n hai gio+` ddo^`ng ho^`, nha.c si~ DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n vo+'i ngo'n
dda`n tuye^.t vo+`i tu+`ng la`m me^ hoa(.c ha`ng trie^.u kha'n thi'nh gia?
ngu+o+~ng mo^. nha.c co^? ddie^?n tre^n the^' gio+'i, dda~ tri`nh ta^'u ca'c
kie^.t ta'c pha^?m cu?a Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) vo+'i ba chorals go^`m
Nun komm! Der Heiden Heiland (Na`y, DDa^'ng Cu+'u Chuo^.c nha^n loa.i dde^'n),
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Ha~y thu+'c da^.y la('ng nghe lo+`i Nga`i) va`
In Dir ist Freude (No+i Nga`i la` nie^`m vui). Ca'c thu? pha'p dda(.c bie^.t
cu?a nha.c si~ DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n dda~ lo^i cuo^'n kha'n thi'nh gia? ma.nh me~
nha^'t ta^.p trung va`o trong ca'c ta'c pha^?m cu?a Frederik Chopin (1810-1849)
vo+'i the^? loa.i Scherzo so^' 2 cung si gia'ng thu+', Valse Brillante cung la
gia'ng tru+o+?ng (op. 34, so^' 1), Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise
Brillante cung mi gia'ng tru+o+?ng (op. 22). Sau mo^~i ta'c pha^?m cu?a Chopin,
kha'n thi'nh gia? dda~ ddu+'ng da^.y hoan nghe^n DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n vo+'i
nhu+~ng tra`ng pha'p tay kho^ng ngu+`ng. Pha^`n cho't cu?a chu+o+ng tri`nh,
DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n dda~ tri`nh ta^'u ca'c ta'c pha^?m cu?a Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847), mo^.t nha.c si~ ta`i ba ngu+o+`i DDu+'c go^'c Do Tha'i, so^'ng
cu`ng tho+`i vo+'i Schumann, Liszt va` Chopin. DDa^y la` tho+`i dda.i hoa`ng kim
cu?a ne^`n a^m nha.c co^? ddie^?n no'i chung va` ca'ch rie^ng cho du+o+ng ca^`m,
vi` pha^`n lo+'n ca'c ta'c pha^?m cu?a ca'c nha.c si~ na`y ddo'ng mo^.t vai tro`
tha^.t quan tro.ng trong a^m nha.c da`nh cho loa.i dda`n na`y. Vo+'i na(m ba?n
nha.c kho^ng lo+`i ma` Mendelssohn vie^'t o+? ca'c cung La gia'ng tru+o+?ng,
DDo^ tru+o+?ng, Sol thu+', Sol tru+o+?ng va` La Tru+o+?ng, nha.c si~ DDa(.ng
Tha'i So+n dda~ ddu+a kha'n thi'nh gia? tro+? la.i nhu+~ng ta^'u khu'c nhe., e^m
la('ng va` tru+~ ti`nh tu+o+.ng tru+ng cho ca? mo^.t tho+`i ky` la~ng ma.n ke'o
da`i kha' la^u o+? the^' ky? thu+' 19, ke^'t thu'c pha^`n tri`nh ta^'u va` la`m
bu`ng da^.y nhu+~ng tra`ng pha'o lie^n tie^'p khie^'n o^ng pha?i tri`nh die^~n
the^m mo^.t ta^'u khu'c kha'c Debusy dde^? dda'p la.i lo`ng ngu+o+~ng mo^. o^ng
cu?a kha'n thi'nh gia? Qua^.n Cam.
Mo^.t thie^'u nu+~ dda~ le^n sa^n kha^'u ta(.ng hoa cho nha.c si~ DDa(.ng Tha'i
So+n, va` o^ng Hoa`ng Ngo.c Tue^. chu? ti.ch Ho^.i DDo^`ng Qua?n Tri. VAALA
cu`ng Y-Sa To^?ng Thu+ Ky' cu?a ho^.i cu~ng dda~ trao ta(.ng mo^.t qua` ky?
nie^.m cu?a ho^.i cho o^ng So+n.
Ba` Tha'i thi. Lie^n, mo^.t nha.c su+ ve^` mo^n du+o+ng ca^`m, tha^n ma^~u cu?a
DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n, ngu+o+`i dda~ co' mo^.t a?nh hu+o+?ng lo+'n ddo^'i vo+'i
o^ng So+n cu~ng co' ma(.t trong buo^?i tri`nh die^~n cu?a con trai, dda~
ddu+o+.c mo+`i le^n sa^n kha^'u va` dda~ ddu+o+.c ta'n thu+o+?ng ba(`ng nhu+~ng
tra`ng pha'o tay va` hoa.
Nha.c si~ du+o+ng ca^`m DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n sinh na(m 1958 ta.i Ha` No^.i, trong
mo^.t gia ddi`nh co' truye^`n tho^'ng ve^` a^m nha.c. O^ng ho.c nhu+~ng no^'t
nha.c dda^`u tie^n vo+'i tha^n phu. la` nha` tho+ DDa(.ng DDi`nh Hu+ng, ngu+o+`i
dda~ ga(.p pha?i "nhie^`u va^'n dde^`" vo+'i chi'nh phu? Ha` No^.i va`o nhu+~ng
tha^.p nie^n 50-60 vi` o^ng Hu+ng hoa.t ddo^.ng trong phong tra`o "Nha^n Va(n
Giai Pha^?m." Tu+` na(m 6 tuo^?i, So+n dda~ thu+.c thu. ho.c du+o+ng ca^`m vo+'i
tha^n ma^~u. Na(m 1977, vo+'i su+. can thie^.p ti'ch cu+.c cu?a gia'o su+
ngu+o+`i Nga Izaak Katz, ma` va`o lu'c ddo' DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n co`n ddang ho.c
du+o+ng ca^`m ta.i nha.c vie^.n Ha` No^.i, dda~ ddu+o+.c nha` ca^`m quye^`n
cha^'p thua^.n cho du ho.c ta.i nha.c vie^.n Tchaikovsky, thu? ddo^ Moscow. Ta.i
dda^y, DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n dda~ theo ho.c ca'c lo+'p cu?a gia'o su+ Vladimir
Natanson, Dmitry Bashkirov. Na(m 1980, ta.i cuo^.c thi du+o+ng ca^`m quo^'c te^'
Chopin ta.i thu? ddo^ Warsaw cu?a Ba Lan, DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n dda~ chie^'m gia?i
nha^'t cu`ng huy chu+o+ng va`ng va` ta^'t ca? ba gia?i dda(.c bie^.t da`nh cho
ca'c the^? loa.i mazurka, polonaise, concerto, tro+? tha`nh ngu+o+`i A' Cha^u
dda^`u tie^n dda.t gia?i thu+o+?ng Chopin. Tu+` ddo', o^ng ddu+o+.c mo+`i tri`nh
die^~n ta.i tre^n 40 quo^'c gia tre^n the^' gio+'i, bao go^`m nhu+~ng thi'nh
ddu+o+`ng ho`a nha.c no^?i tie^'ng nha^'t tre^n the^' gio+'i nhu+ Lincoln Center
(New York), Barbican Center (Lua^n DDo^n) Salle Pleyel (Paris), Herculessaal
(Munich), Musikverein (Vienna), Opera House (Sydney), Suntory Hall (Tokyo).
Ngoa`i ra, o^ng co`n tri`nh die^~n vo+'i ca'c da`n nha.c giao hu+o+?ng no^?i
tie^'ng nhu+ Leningrad Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, BBC Philharmonic,
Dresden Philharmonic, Staatskepelle Berlin, Oslo Philharmonic, Warsaw National
Philharmonic, Prague Symphony, NHK Symphony, va` tri`nh die^~n du+o+'i quye^`n
ddie^`u khie^?n cu?a ca'c nha.c tru+o+?ng nhu+ Sir Neville Marriner, Pinchas
Zukerman, Mariss Jansons, Ivan Fisher Vladimir Spivakov, Dmitri Kitaenko...
mo^.t danh sa'ch go^`m toa`n nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i kie^.t xua^'t trong the^' gio+'i
a^m nha.c co^? ddie^?n. DDa(.ng Tha'i So+n gia nha^.p quo^'c ti.ch Canada na(m
1995 va` so^'ng ta.i tha`nh pho^' Montre'al. Tu+` na(m 1987 o^ng dda~ la` gia'o
su+ thi?nh gia?ng cu?a nha.c vie^.n Kunitachi ta.i Tokyo. Ly' do o^ng dde^'n
tri`nh die^~n ta.i Qua^.n Cam, trong thi'nh ddu+o+`ng khie^m nhu+o+`ng, vo+'i
lo+`i mo+`i cu?a mo^.t ho^.i va(n ho.c nghe^. thua^.t nho?, trong mo^.t co^.ng
ddo^`ng Vie^.t cu~ng nho? kho^ng ke'm, chi? vi` "o^ng muo^'n chia se? su+. vinh
quang cu?a o^ng vo+'i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ma` o^ng ye^u me^'n."
Sau khi tri`nh die^~n o+? Qua^.n Cam o^ng se~ ddi lu+u die^~n ta.i Trung Quo^'c,
Nga va` ta.i Nha^.t, no+i o^ng la.i xua^'t hie^.n trong buo^?i tri`nh die^~n
ta.i DDa.i Ho^.i A^m Nha.c cu?a nha.c si~ Isaac Stern.
* Ca si~ Minh DDu+'c tu+` Paris dde^'n Qua^.n Cam gio+'i thie^.u CD
HUNTINGTON BEACH - Vo+'i mo^.t gio.ng tra^`m va` kha' ga^y a^'n tu+o+.ng, nu+~
ca si~ Minh DDu+'c dda~ tu+` Paris dde^'n Qua^.n Cam dde^? gio+'i thie^.u CD
Va^~n Ha't Lo+`i Ti`nh Ye^u ta.i vu~ tru+o+`ng Majestic thuo^.c tha`nh pho^'
Huntington Beach va`o to^'i Chu? Nha^.t , 11 tha'ng Hai, 2001. Buo^?i gio+'i
thie^.u CD nha.c na`y kha' tha`nh co^ng, vo+'i tre^n 500 thi'nh gia? a'i mo^.
tie^'ng ha't cu?a Minh DDu+'c.
Ho^`i Te^'t nguye^n dda'n vu+`a ro^`i, Minh DDu+'c cu~ng dda~ tu+` Paris sang
go'p ma(.t trong ca'c chu+o+ng tri`nh va(n nghe^. cu?a To^?ng Ho^.i Sinh Vie^n
Vie^.t Nam Nam Cali ta.i Ho^.i Cho+. Te^'t Sinh Vie^n.
Nay, co^ da`nh mo^.t khoa?ng tho+`i gian trong chuye^'n ddi dde^? gio+'i thie^.u
vo+'i thi'nh gia? Qua^.n Cam chu't ti`nh ca?m la~ng ma.n ma` co^ go+?i ga^'m
trong 11 ba?n nha.c cu?a CD Va^~n Ha't Lo+`i Ti`nh Ye^u. Mu+o+`i mo^.t ba`i ha't
na(`m trong album nha.c na`y go^`m ca'c ca'c ta'c pha^?m cu?a nhu+~ng nha.c si~
trong va` ngoa`i nu+o+'c nhu+ Ha` Du~ng, Tu+` Co^ng Phu.ng, Du+o+ng Thu., La~
Va(n Cu+o+`ng, Tri.nh Co^ng So+n, Le^ Uye^n Phu+o+ng, Ngo.c Tro.ng, Ngo^ Thu.y
Mie^n va` Ngo.c Cha^u.
Trong lo+`i ca?m ta. Minh DDu+'c cho bie^'t "lo`ng ye^u ngu+o+`i dda~ la`
nguye^n ddo^.c lu+.c thu' dda^?y co^ pha't ha`nh ddi~a nha.c" va` sau ddo' co^
dda~ tri`nh ba`y mo^.t lu'c bo^'n ba?n: Khu'c Tu+. Ti`nh cu?a Ha` Du~ng, Ru Ta
Nga^.m Ngu`i cu?a Tri.nh Co^ng So+n, Ba`i Ha't Ru Anh cu?a Du+o+ng Thu. va`
mo^.t ca khu'c mo+'i cu?a Tra^`n Tie^'n la` ba`i Sa('c Ma^`u.
* Ho.a si~ bie^'m ho.a Etcetera khai ma.c tie^.m in, pho`ng trie^?n la~m
WESTMINSTER - Ho.a si~ bie^'m ho.a Etcetera, tu+`ng co^.ng ta'c vo+'i ca'c
nha^.t ba'o Ngu+o+`i Vie^.t, Vie^~n DDo^ng va` nay la` to+` Orange County
Register, ho^m Chu? Nha^.t vu+`a qua dda~ khai tru+o+ng mo^.t tie^.m in tre^n
ddu+o+`ng Brookhurst trong khu Seafood World. Khoa?ng 400 kha'ch mo+`i va` tha^n
hu+~u dda~ dde^'n tham du+. mo^.t buo^?i tie^'p ta^n ke'o da`i tu+` 11 gio+`
dde^'n 4 gio+` chie^`u.
Etcetera, ngu+o+`i ho.a si~ tre? tuo^?i ma` tranh bie^'m ho.a cu?a anh ba('t
dda^`u co' a?nh hu+o+?ng, dda~ ta^.n du.ng ma^y, tre, go^~ va` nhu+~ng va^.t
lie^.u no^ng tho^n Vie^.t Nam dde^? ta.o mo^.t da'ng my~ thua^.t dda(.c bie^.t
cho tie^.m in. DDa^y la` tie^.m in duy nha^'t o+? Qua^.n Cam ma` trang tri'
no^.i tha^'t ddu+o+.c tri`nh ba`y theo thu? pha'p dda(.c bie^.t cu?a Etcetera.
Trong mo^.t cuo^.c pho?ng va^'n, ho.a si~ Etcetera cho bie^'t, tie^.m in la`
u+o+'c mo+ dda^`u tie^n cu?a anh va` ho^n the^, Mimi Thu?y Tie^n ddu+o+.c thu+.c
hie^.n sau khi ca? hai dda~ vu+o+.t qua su+. kho' kha(n ve^` ta`i cha'nh va` bo?
ra ca? ma^'y tha'ng tru+o+`ng dde^? cu+a, ddu.c, dde~o, ddo'ng dde^? bie^'n co+
so+? tru+o+'c dda^y la` cu?a tua^`n ba'o Saigon Nho? tha`nh mo^.t co+ so+? a^'n
loa't.
Tie^.m in Etcetera, go^`m mo^.t pho`ng tie^'p kha'ch, mo^.t va(n pho`ng nho?
dde^? la`m vie^.c, mo^.t pho`ng vo+'i he^. tho^'ng ma'y ddie^.n toa'n to^'i ta^n
nha('m tri`nh ba`y ca'c sa?n pha^?m a^'n loa't va` mo^.t pho`ng tru+ng ba`y
nghe^. thua^.t dde^? ca'c ho.a si~, ddie^u kha('c gia hay chu.p a?nh nghe^.
thua^.t co' the^? ga(.p go+~, ho^.i tha?o hay tru+ng ba`y ca'c pha^?m cu?a ho..
Tuy nho?, nhu+ng dda^y cu~ng la` pho`ng tru+ng ba`y ddu'ng theo nghi~a cu?a
mo^.t art gallery.
* Ta^n nie^n cu?a Ho^.i A'i Hu+~u Nha Trang-Kha'nh Ho`a
Buo^?i ho.p ma(.t tru+a Chu? Nha^.t na`y ddu+o+.c to^? chu+'c ta.i nha` ha`ng
Samkee, San Jose. Ho^.i tru+o+?ng Ha`n Phong Cao dda~ tha^.t nga('n go.n trong
lo+`i cha`o mu+`ng quan kha'ch tham du+. va` gio+'i thie^.u ban cha^'p ha`nh
mo+'i cu?a ho^.i.
DDo' la` mo^.t ho.p ma(.t bi`nh thu+o+`ng, tha^n ma^.t gio^'ng nhu+ nhu+~ng
ho^.i ho.p a'i hu+~u kha'c. Nhu+ng chuye^.n kha'c thu+o+`ng co' the^? la`m nga.c
nhie^n ngu+o+`i kha'c co' le~ la` vie^.c nha` ba'o Thu+ Sinh ha't Mo^.ng Du+o+'i
Hoa kha' nha` nghe^` va` o^ng La.i DDu+'c Hu`ng cao hu+'ng ca ha't ro^`i nu+?a
ddo.c, nu+?a nga^m Ho^` Tru+o+`ng. Ga^`n dda^y nga^m nga chuye^.n "co^ng cha(?ng
tha`nh danh cha(?ng dda.t" cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i "qua' che'n nhu+ ddie^n nhu+
cuo^`ng" dde^'n no^~i ru+o+.u "kho^ng bie^'t ro't ve^` dda^u" xem ra kha' thi.nh
va` dda'ng buo^`n.
* Mo^.t cuo^'i tua^`n ho.p va` ho^.i Ho^.i Te^'t mo+? tie^.c ca?m ta.
Cuo^'i tua^`n qua, to^'i thu+' Sa'u, ta.i nha` ha`ng Phu' La^m, Lie^n Ho^.i
Ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Quo^'c Gia Ba('c California dda~ to^? chu+'c tro.ng the^? mo^.t
buo^?i tie^.c ca?m ta. cho nhu+~ng ho^~ tro+. va` ddo'ng go'p cu?a nhie^`u to^?
chu+'c va` ho^.i ddoa`n trong vu`ng Vi.nh va`o chu+o+ng tri`nh Ho^.i Te^'t Ta^n
Ty. cu?a ho^.i ta.i Fairgrounds.
Chu+o+ng tri`nh cu?a tie^.c ca?m ta. na`y no^?i ba^.t le^n pha^`n gio+'i thie^.u
Thie^'u Nhi Ta`i Sa('c, le^~ dda(ng quang hoa ha^.u va` mo^.t chu+o+ng tri`nh
va(n nghe^. dda(.c bie^.t vo+'i su+. go'p ma(.t cu?a nu+~ ca si~ Kha? Tu'.
Gia?i Thie^'u Nhi Ta`i Sa('c, nhu+ mo.i na(m do tru+o+`ng Vie^.t ngu+~ Va(n Lang
thu+.c hie^.n trong di.p Te^'t, na(m nay ve^` tay ca'c em Nguye^~n Ngo.c A^u
Vie^.t (ha.ng nha^'t), Nguye^~n Ngo.c Timothy (ha.ng nhi`), Nguye^~n Thu Jeanne
(ha.ng ba), Nguye^~n Thu Julie (ha.ng tu+), Nguye^~n Xua^n Elaine (ha.ng na(m)
va` Phan John Anthony (ha.ng le^~ phe'p).
Vie^.t Entertaintment na(m nay dda~ dda(ng quang cho Hoa Ha^.u A'o Da`i Nguye^~n
Thi. Ho^`ng A^n va` sa'u A' ha^.u kha'c la` DDo^~ Ngo.c Tha?o (A' Ha^.u 1), Le^
Ho^`ng Phu+o+.ng (A' Ha^.u 2), DDinh Thi. Thu Thu?y (A' Ha^.u 3), Va(n Thi. Minh
Tu' (A' Ha^.u 4), DDa`o Ngo.c Thu Bi'ch (A' Ha^.u Duye^n Da'ng), Du+o+ng Thi.
Hie^'u (A' Ha^.u Tha^n Thie^.n).
Hoa ha^.u Ho^`ng A^n, 24 tuo^?i, cho bie^'t co^ "ra^'t vui va` ha~nh die^.n
dda.i die^.n cho co^.ng ddo^`ng" khi ddu+o+.c lu+.a cho.n va` ngu+o+`i vui
nha^'t la` "cha em." Co^ to^'t nghie^.p San Jose State University va` hie^.n
tie^'p tu.c theo ho.c na(m thu+' hai trong chu+o+ng tri`nh bo^'n na(m, ta.i
American College o+? San Francisco, nga`nh cha^m cu+'u. Theo co^, cho.n nga`nh
na`y vi` co^ "muo^'n chu+~a be^.nh giu'p ngu+o+`i," va` vi` nghe^` na`y "thi'ch
ho+.p vo+'i phu. nu+~." Co^ dde^'n My~ na(m 7 tuo^?i, va` no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t
kha' ra`nh vi` "o+? nha` kho^ng cho no'i tie^'ng My~." Co^ theo ho.c tie^'ng
Vie^.t kha' tre^~ lu'c 12 tuo^?i, nhu+ng cu~ng theo dduo^?i he^'t bo^'n na(m
ta.i tru+o+`ng ho.c o+? chu`a DDu+'c Vie^n.
Ve^` vie^.c Ho^.i Te^'t tham gia va`o die^~n ha`nh cu?a Ho^.i Xua^n trong na(m
nay, o^ng Ho^` Quang Nhu+.t cho bie^'t tuy trong na(m qua vie^.c ke^'t ho+.p hai
to^? chu+'c kho^ng tha`nh nhu+ng "chu'ng to^i va^~n ngo^`i la`m vie^.c vo+'i
nhau va` ho^~ tro+. cho nhau." O^ng co`n cho bie^'t, "Be^n Ho^.i Xua^n hu+'a
na(m to+'i se~ kho^ng la`m Ho^.i Xua^n tru`ng nga`y vo+'i Ho^.i Te^'t."
Chu'ng ta ha~y cho+` xem...
* Lie^n Minh Vie^.t Nam Tu+. Do
Mo^.t buo^?i ho.p kha'c cu~ng trong nga`y Chu? Nha^.t, lu'c 4 gio+` chie^`u,
ta.i nha` ha`ng Yu Heung, do Lie^n Minh Vie^.t Nam Tu+. Do to^? chu+'c dda~ thu
hu't so^' ngu+o+`i tham du+. kha' ddo^ng dda?o. Buo^?i ho.p co' pha^`n tri`nh
chie^'u du+o+ng a?nh dde^` ta`i "25 na(m cha(.ng ddu+o+`ng ty. na.n" va` pha^`n
pha't bie^?u cu?a ba` DDa(.ng Thi. Thanh Chi, mo^.t u?y vie^n trung u+o+ng cu?a
Lie^n Minh.
Ba` Chi ddu+o+.c gio+'i thie^.u la` ngu+o+`i vu+o+.t bie^n na(m 11 tuo^?i,
ddi.nh cu+ o+? Canada tu+` na(m 1979, to^'t nghie^.p cu+? nha^n u+u ha.ng mo^n
ngo^n ngu+~ ho.c, tha`nh vie^n cu?a PEN Canada... DDe^` ta`i ve^` nha^n quye^`n
la` mo^.t pha't bie^?u go.n, vu+`a ddu?, mo^.t pha^n ti'ch co' ti'nh li.ch su+?
kha' to^?ng qua't ve^` vie^.c vi pha.m quye^`n la`m ngu+o+`i o+? Vie^.t Nam tu+`
na(m 1954 dde^'n nay cu?a dda?ng Co^.ng Sa?n Vie^.t Nam. Ba`i pha't bie^?u ddi
dde^'n ke^'t lua^.n: "Va^'n dde^` nha^n quye^`n cu~ng nhu+ tu+. do da^n chu? cho
Vie^.t Nam la` va^'n dde^` ma` ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam chu'ng ta pha?i gia?i
quye^'t. DDe^? dda.t dde^'n tha`nh co^ng kho^ng the^? chi? du+.a va`o co^.ng
ddo^`ng ha?i ngoa.i, kho^ng the^? chi? tro^ng mong va`o trong tay ngu+o+`i trong
nu+o+'c, ma` chu'ng ta pha?i co' su+. pho^'i ho+.p nhi.p nha`ng dda^'u tranh
giu+~a trong va` ngoa`i, giu+~a ddo^i be^n. Va` chu'ng ta cu~ng kho^ng the^?
chi? tro^ng mong va`o nhu+~ng su+. le^n tie^'ng cu?a the^' gio+'i ma` thay
ddu+o+.c su+. ho^~ tro+. na`y mo^.t ca'ch cu. the^?, hie^.u qua?, ke^'t ho+.p
vo+'i chi'nh no^~ lu+.c cu?a ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam."
Pha^`n tha?o lua^.n ddu+o+.c no^'i tie^'p sau ddo' kha' so^i no^?i.
* Sa'ch mo+'i nha^.n ddu+o+.c:
Ti`nh Khu'c Mu`a Xua^n, thi ta^.p cu?a o^ng Nguye^~n Ly' Tu+o+?ng, ta'c gia?
xua^'t ba?n, ta.i Westminster, 2000. Ta'c gia?, to^'t nghie^.p DDa.i Ho.c Su+
Pha.m, tu+`ng la` da^n bie^?u Ha. Nghi. Vie^.n (1967-1971), chu? nhie^.m kie^m
chu? bu't nha^.t ba'o Da Va`ng ta.i Sa`i Go`n (1970), hai la^`n ddi tu` du+o+'i
che^' ddo^. co^.ng sa?n, ddi.nh cu+ ta.i Hoa Ky` tu+` tha'ng Ba?y, 1994. O^ng
la` ta'c gia? cu?a Theo Da^'u Cha^n Chim (tho+, 1996), DDa`n Bu+o+'m La. Trong
Vu+o+`n (va(n, 1998), Tha?m Sa't Ma^.u Tha^n (tuye^?n ta^.p nhie^`u ta'c gia?,
1998), Thu Co`n Vu+o+ng Na('ng (va(n, 2000). Ta'c pha^?m go^`m 71 ba`i tho+,
da^`y 124 trang, kho^ng ghi gia' ba'n. DDo^.c gia? co' the^? lie^n la.c vo+'i
ta'c gia? qua e-mail: npnh...@aol.com.
Tie^'ng Vie^.t, Chu+~ Vie^.t cu?a o^ng Nguye^~n Phu+o+'c DDa'ng, ta'c gia?
xua^'t ba?n ta.i San Jose, 2001. Ta'c gia? ghi la.i trong Lo+`i No'i DDa^`u,
"DDa^y la` ca^u chuye^.n O^?nghie^n cu+'uO^~ tie^'ng Vie^.t, chu+~ Vie^.t cu?a
mo^.t ngu+o+`i kho^ng pha?i la` nha` ngo^n ngu+~ ho.c," va` mong ra(`ng "chi'nh
ddo^.c gia? mo+'i la` ngu+o+`i tha^?m ddi.nh nhu+~ng gi` ta'c gia? vie^'t, vi`
ddo^.c gia? co' co+ ho^.i kha'ch quan so sa'nh giu+~a nhie^`u quan ddie^?m cu?a
mo^.t va^'n dde^`." Ta'c pha^?m la` to^?ng ho+.p nhie^`u ba`i vie^'t cu?a ta'c
gia? trong nhu+~ng na(m qua, cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i co`n ta^.n ta^m vo+'i chu+~
nghi~a Vie^.t o+? que^ ngu+o+`i. Sa'ch da^`y 336 trang, gia' 14 my~ kim. DDo^.c
gia? co' the^? lie^n la.c vo+'i ta'c gia? qua e-mail: dan...@excite.com.
* So+? di tru' chu+a nha^.n ddo+n xin the? xanh cho die^.n PIP
So+? Di Tru' INS vu+`a tho^ng ba'o chu+a the^? nha^.n ddo+n xin the? xanh cu?a
nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i thuo^.c die^.n PIP Public Interest Parolees ddang sinh so^'ng
ta.i Hoa Ky`.
DDa.o lua^.t tho^ng qua ho^`i tha'ng Mu+o+`i Mo^.t 2000 cho phe'p 5,000 ngu+o+`i
die^.n PIP dde^'n tu+` Vie^.t Nam, Cambodia va` La`o ddu+o+.c ddie^`u chi?nh
ti`nh tra.ng cu+ tru' va` ddu+o+.c ca^'p the? xanh. Tuy nhie^n nhu+~ng quy
ddi.nh ve^` vie^.c a'p du.ng dda.o lua^.t na`y chu+a ddu+o+.c ban ha`nh. Vi`
the^' cho dde^'n khi nhu+~ng quy ddi.nh ddu+o+.c co^ng bo^' ca'c va(n pho`ng di
tru' ddi.a phu+o+ng kho^ng co' co+ so+? dde^? gia?i quye^'t nhu+~ng ho^` so+
tu+o+ng tu+..
Trong tho^ng tu+ no^.i bo^. nga`y 11 tha'ng Gie^ng vu+`a qua, ca'c va(n pho`ng
di tru' ddu+o+.c chi? thi. kho^ng nha^.n hoa(.c hoa`n tra? mo.i ddo+n xin the?
sanh cu?a ca'c di da^n die^.n PIP.
Vo+'i vie^.c tho^ng qua ca'c dda.o lua^.t mo+'i ve^` di tru', co+ quan INS
hie^.n kho^ng the^? u+o+'c ti'nh ddu+o+.c tho+`i ddie^?m chi'nh xa'c ve^` vie^.c
thu+.c thi nhu+~ng lua^.t na`y. Tie^'n tri`nh na`y co' khi pha?i ma^'t nhie^`u
tha'ng dde^'n nhie^`u na(m.
* Gio+'i ha.n tho+`i gian bo? con ni't trong xe ho+i mo^.t mi`nh
Mo^.t du+. tha?o lua^.t cu?a thu+o+.ng nghi. si~ tie^?u bang California Jackie
Speier se~ ddu+o+.c ddu+a ra bie^?u quye^'t quy ddi.nh ve^` vie^.c bo? tre?
trong xe ho+i mo^.t mi`nh ddu+o+.c cho la` ga('t gao nhu+'t Hoa Ky` nha(`m
tra'nh ti`nh tra.ng tre? tho+ bi. che^'t nga.t trong xe ho+i.
Theo du+. lua^.t ba^'t cu+' ai bo? mo^.t tre? du+o+'i 6 tuo^?i trong xe ho+i
qua' mo^.t phu't se~ bi. pha.t 100 ddo^ la va` bi. tru+` mo^.t ddie^?m trong
ba(`ng la'i.
Bang Florida quy ddi.nh tho+`i gian to^'i thie^?u la` 15 phu't, Texas 5 phu't.
California cho phe'p ca'c co^ng to^' vie^n truy to^' nhu+~ng phu. huynh bo? con
em trong xe vo+'i to^.i danh tu+` ga^y nguy ha.i cho tre? tho+ dde^'n sa't
nha^n.
Theo tho^'ng ke^ cu?a ho^.i SAFE KIDS, trong va`i mu`a he` co' dde^'n 30 tre?
tho+ che^'t nga.t vi` no'ng bu+'c trong xe ho+i.
* Tu+o+?ng thu+o+?ng cho nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng xua^'t sa('c
Bo^. Gia'o Du.c tie^?u bang California vu+`a loan ba'o danh sa'ch 1,346
tru+o+`ng ho.c ho^.i ddu?? nhu+~ng ddie^`u kie^.n dde^? ddu+o+.c tu+o+?ng
thu+o+?ng ba(`ng tie^`n ma(.t.
Ca'c tru+o+`ng ddu+o+.c dda'nh gia' tu`y thuo^.c va`o tha`nh qua? trong co^ng
ta'c gia'o du.c go.i ta('t la` API Academic Performance Index va` thu+o+?ng cho
gia'o vie^n va` nha^n vie^n ddie^`u ha`nh mo^~i ngu+o+`i 25,000 ddo^ la ta.i
mo^~i tru+o+`ng.
Nga^n sa'ch tie^?u bang da`nh cho chu+o+ng tri`nh na`y le^n dde^'n 100 trie^.u
ddo^ la nha(`m khuye^'n khi'ch ca'c tru+o+`ng ca?i tie^'n trong co^ng ta'c gia'o
du.c ho.c sinh.
Theo Bo^. Gia'o Du.c California, tru+o+`ng Burnett Middle School ta.i San Jose
ddu+o+.c xem la` dda.t nhie^`u tha`nh qua? to^'t va` ddu+o+.c xe^'p ha.ng 13
tre^n toa`n tie^?u bang.
Trong khi ddo', hie^.p ho^.i ca'c gia'o chu+'c California vu+`a ke^u go.i tie^?u
bang tro+. ca^'p the^m cho ca'c tru+o+`ng ke'm hie^.u na(ng mo^.t nga^n khoa?n
le^n dde^'n 4 ti? ddo^ la.
O^ng Wayne Johnson, mo^.t nha` gia'o ta.i Los Angeles no'i ra(`ng nhu+~ng
tru+o+`ng co' ddie^?m tha^'p ve^` hie^.u na(ng thu+o+`ng la` nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng
co' qua' ddo^ng ho.c sinh pha^`n lo+'n la` go^'c thie^?u so^' va` co' lo+.i
tu+'c tha^'p.
Pha't ngo^n vie^n cu?a tho^'ng ddo^'c Gray Davis no'i ra(`ng dda^y la` va^'n
dde^` ddu+o+.c dda(.t u+u tie^n ha`ng dda^`u va` nha^'n ma.nh ra(`ng nga^n sa'ch
53.3 ti? ddo^ la ve^` gia'o du.c co' chu+o+ng tri`nh dda(.c bie^.t chu' tro.ng
dde^'n ca'c tru+o+`ng co' tha`nh qua? tha^'p.
* Xe Nissan Quest va` Mercury Villager bi. thu ho^`i
Co^ng ty Nissan Motor vu+`a cho bie^'t se~ tu+. nguye^.n thu ho^`i mo^'t so^'
kie^?u xe minivan Quest sau khi pha't hie^.n o^'ng da^~n xa(ng co' the^? bi.
nu+'t ra.n.
268,000 chie^'c Quest bi. thu ho^`i na(`m trong ca'c ddo+`i xe ddu+o+.c sa?n
xua^'t tu+` na(m 1993 dde^'n 1998. Tuy nhie^n cho dde^'n nay, khuye^'t ddie^?m
na`y chu+a ga^y ra tai na.n na`o hay khie^'n xe bo^'c cha'y.
Trong cu`ng lu'c ha~ng Ford cu~ng tho^ng ba'o thu ho^`i 435,426 xe minivan
Mercury Villager sa?n xua^'t trong nhu+~ng na(m tu+` 1993 dde^'n 1998 O+` xe
na`y tu+o+ng ddu+o+ng vo+'i kie^?u xe Quest cu?a Nissan.
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddang su+? du.ng xe Quest ddu+o+.c ye^u ca^`u mang xe dde^'n
ha~ng Nissan dde^? ddu+o+.c su+?a chu+~a.
Ma(.t kha'c ha~ng Mitsubishi cu~ng tho^ng ba'o thu ho^`i kie^?u xe Mirage ddo+`i
1997-1999, Mitsubishi Montero 1992-1996 va` Mitsubishi Montero Sport 1997-1999
vi` he^. tho^'ng la'i power steering bi. tro+? nga.i.
* Xe na`o an toa`n nhu+'t tre^n xa lo^.?
Co+ quan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA vu+`a co^ng bo^'
chi tie^'t ky~ thua^.t sau khi cho thu+? ddo^. an toa`n cha('c cha('n cu?a 50
chie^'c xe ddo+`i mo+'i ddang ddu+o+.c ba'n ngoa`i thi. tru+o+`ng.
Theo NHTSA ca'c kie^?u xe Ford Crown Victoria, Lincoln LS va` Honda Odyssey
ddu+o+.c xe^'p ha`ng dda^`u ve^` cha('c cha('n va` kho^ng bi. la^.t; ca'c loa.i
xe SUV dde^`u bi. ddie^?m tha^'p.
Chie^'c minivan Honda Odyssey ddu+o+.c na(m sao, so^' ddie^?m cao nhu+'t sau khi
cho thu+? bi. ddu.ng phi'a tru+o+'c va` be^n ho^ng xe va` bo^'n sao trong ye^'u
to^' la^.t xe.
Xe SUV kie^?u Infiniti QX4, Ford Explorer va` Mercury Mountaineer chi? ddu+o+.c
hai sao.
Theo NHTSA xe la^.t la` nguye^n nha^n ga^y nhie^`u thu+o+ng vong nhu+'t trong
ca'c loa.i tai na.n.
Hai chie^'c minivan Nissan Quest va` Toyota Sienna dde^`u dda.t ddie^?m cao
trong ca? hai dda(.c ddie^?m an toa`n va` kho^ng de^~ la^.t.
* Li.ch sinh hoa.t
Va(n Nghe^.
Lie^n hoan phim Cinequest Festival thu+o+`ng nie^n thu+' 11 se~ die^~n ra ta.i
nhie^`u no+i tu+` San Jose dde^'n Palo Alto tu+` thu+' Na(m, 22 tha'ng Hai
dde^'n Chu? Nhu+.t, 4 tha'ng Ba, 2001. Lie^n hoan phim se~ tri`nh chie^'u
nhie^`u bo^. phim gia' tri. vo+'i su+. xua^'t hie^.n cu?a nhie^`u dda.o die^~n
va` ta`i tu+? cu`ng vo+'i nhu+~ng cuo^.c ho^.i tha?o chuye^n dde^`. Gia' ve' xem
ta^'t ca? ca'c bo^. phim $195. Lie^n la.c (408) 295-3378; www.cinequest.org.
Lie^n hoan phim quo^'c te^' 19th San Francisco International Asian American Film
Festival quy tu. ca'c nha` la`m phim va` die^~n vie^n ddie^.n a?nh cu?a nhie^`u
quo^'c gia tre^n the^' gio+'i se~ die^~n ra tu+` thu+' Na(m 8 dde^'n Chu? Nhu+.t
18 tha'ng Ba, 2001 ta.i AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres San Francisco, Pacific Film
Archive Berkeley va` Camera 3 Cinemas San Jose. Gia' ve' $8.50 cho mo^~i phim.
Xem chi tie^'t ta.i www.naatanet.org/festival. Lie^n la.c (415) 255-4299.
Tro` cho+i mo+'i Vertical Velocity se~ ddu+o+.c khu gia?i tri' Six Flags Marine
World 2001 Marine World Parkway, Vallejo gio+'i thie^.u trong mu`a he` 2001 tu+`
thu+' Ba?y 17 tha'ng Ba, 2001 cu`ng vo+'i ca'c chu+o+ng tri`nh gia?i tri' kha'c.
Gia' ve' $49.99 cho nguyen mu`a. Lie^n la.c (707) 644-4000 ext. 225 hoa(.c 227;
www.sixflags.com
Black History Month Celebration la` chu? dde^` chi'nh cu?a he^. tho^'ng truye^`n
hi`nh va` truye^`n thanh KQED trong suo^'t tha'ng Hai, 2001. Chu+o+ng tri`nh
cu?a dda`i KQED (ba(ng ta^`ng so^' 9 va` 88.5 FM) se~ ta^.p chu' va`o tha`nh
qua? cu?a ngu+o+`i da dden ta.i Hoa Ky` va` ta.i vu`ng Vi.nh. Xem chi tie^'t
ta.i www.kqed.org.
Buo^?i tri`nh die^~n nha.c ga^y quy~ cho chu+o+ng tri`nh VNHelp cu+'u tro+. ca'c
tre? em bu.i ddo+`i ta.i Ca^`n Tho+ Vie^.t Nam vo+'i su+. tham gia cu?a ban co^?
nha.c Echo of the Mother Land cu`ng gia'o su+, sinh vie^n va` nha.c si~ thuo^.c
tru+o+`ng Cal State Hayward se~ die^~n ra ta.i Amador Theater, 1155 Santa Rita
Road, Pleasanton nga`y Chu? Nhu+.t 11 tha'ng Ba, 2001 lu'c 2 gio+` chie^`u. Gia'
ve' $5. Lie^n la.c (408) 885-1791;
vnhelp.org/events/chidrenconcert/2001.index.html
DDe^m nha.c thi'nh pho`ng va` tri`nh die^~n tho+`i trang Da. Khu'c Ti`nh Xua^n
vo+'i su+. go'p ma(.t cu?a ca'c ca si~ Thanh Ha`, Ha. Va^n, Vu~ The^' Hu+ng, MC
Anh Du~ng va` ban nha.c Jeanine OO^~ Neal se~ do Suo^'i Nha.c Productions to^?
chu+'c ta.i Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Road, Cupertino nga`y 30
tha'ng Ba, 2001 tu+` 7:30 dde^'n 10:30 to^'i. Gia' ve' $35, $50 va` $75. Ve'
ta.i cu+?a the^m $5. Lie^n la.c (408) 768-1889.
Chu+o+ng tri`nh ti`m hie^?u va` gia?i tri' ve^` loa`i ca' heo Dolphin Discovery
se~ die^~n ra ta.i Six Flags Marine World, 2001 Marine World Parkway, Vallejo,
trong nhu+~ng nga`y thu+' Sa'u, Ba?y va` Chu? Nhu+.t ke^? tu+` nga`y thu+' Ba?y
17 tha'ng Ba, 2001. Ca^`n pha?i giu+~ cho^~ tru+o+'c. Gia' ve' $99.99. Lie^n
la.c (707) 556-5274, hoa(.c trang Web www.sixflags.com/marineworld.