THOM PHAMTASTIC; Hard working. Ambitious. Creative. Friends say...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jon Tevlin; Staff Writer Thom Pham has great posture and nice hair and audacious...of swells and neighborhood locals, that Pham's artistry reveals. The restaurant business...Minneapolis Johnsons adopted 15-year-old Pham, who, as a mixed-race boy of a single mother...

Six to eight young men beat up Minneapolis restaurant owner; Thom Pham of...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 6, 2007 ;     396 words ......Tim Harlow; Staff Writers At first, Thom Pham thought it was a prank. He had just arrived...Tuesday when someone grabbed him from behind. Pham, who also owns the downtown restaurant...stick and three men began to beat him. Pham, though small in stature, is a former Judo...

Restaurateur beaten, hospitalized: Pham unsure why he was targeted.

Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN);  September 6, 2007 ;     564 words ......and beat Minneapolis restaurateur Thom Pham outside his Azia Restaurant early Tuesday morning, police said. Pham, 33, was admitted to the hospital with...the restaurant. Released on Wednesday, Pham was still puzzling over the attack. I'm...

A vibrant use of color: Vietnamese artist Hung Pham

International Examiner;  August 14, 2001 ;     607 words ......vibrant use of color: Vietnamese artist Hung Pham Walking along the waterfront in Seattle...discover. I met Vietnamese artist Hung Pham and his family while I was looking at his...immediately struck up a conversation with Pham and his wife with the best of my limited...

For Pham, up-and-down year takes more twists; The high-profile...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Tevlin; Staff Writer Last September, Thom Pham seemed at the top of his game. His restaurants...Street and Harmon Place near Loring Park, Pham put his E. Lake plans on hold. Instead...Geisha and 007 Russian Love. Two weeks ago, Pham was attacked by a group of at least a half-doz...

Pham has his fun at MSL Championship

Palatine Countryside (IL);  February 5, 1998 ;     631 words ...Toan Pham isn't sure whether blonds have more fun. The Palatine...everybody on the team dyed his hair blond. A reluctant Pham went along with it. "I wasn't too crazy about the idea," Pham said. "But I did it anyway." Pham was making a comeback...

A SEARCH FOR FAMILY AIRMAN HOANG PHAM LONGED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIS...

The Virginian Pilot;  May 27, 1996 ;     700+ words ......officer in Keflavik, Iceland. Airman Hoang Pham, a 30-year-old sailor stationed aboard...soldier killed in Vietnam six months before Pham was born. But, because of huge gaps in...of the puzzle until the dearest wish of Pham's heart came true. ``I just didn't give...

Pham discovered himself at PHS

Palatine Countryside (IL);  June 4, 1998 ;     443 words ......something of a record for Palatine High School senior Toan Pham. Born in Vietnam, Pham moved with his family to China, Hong Kong and the...Palatine for six of those years. Like any new student, Pham had to make new friends, but he also struggled with...

Interview: Andrew X. Pham on his experiences traveling through Vietnam as...

NPR Morning Edition;  July 24, 2001 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Interview: Andrew X. Pham on his experiences traveling through Vietnam...AM BOB EDWARDS, host: Writer Andrew X. Pham says touring solo on a bicycle is an act...terror and indelible moments of friendship.' Pham made those discoveries on a bicycle trip...

Big verdict for a defamed Vietnamese; A jury awarded Tuan Pham of St. Paul...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 24, 2006 ;     605 words ......murderer, is a Communist. That's what Tuan Pham says detractors falsely labeled him on...seven of those detractors Monday to pay Pham $693,000 in damages. Several defendants...son-in-law, had falsely blamed the 70-year-old Pham for a South Vietnamese flag-lowering incident...

M. Lan Pham Explores `the forbidden room'

AsianWeek;  February 4, 1994 ;     530 words ...Elisa Lee AsianWeek 02-04-1994 M. Lan Pham Explores 'the forbidden room;. By Elisa...FRANCISCO -- There is something that M. Lan Pham wants to say. She wants to say it largely...orchestrate colors so they will sing," said Pham. Vibrant blues and reds predominate in...

Damn Fine Art by New Lesbian Artists.

The Women's Review of Books;  April 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Forbidden Subjects: Self-Portraits by Lesbian Artists (Gallerie Publications, 1992). Their...dramatically increasing the visibility of lesbian artists. Two of these, Lesbian Art: An Encounter with Power and Damn Fine Art by New Lesbian Artists, together present the work of more...

Starting from scratch with Quang X. Pham

Pharmaceutical Executive;  November 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...When Quang X. Pham came to the United States as a political...years following his family's immigration, Pham-founder and CEO of the up-and-coming pharma...risen to the top of the business world. Pham arrived in the United States as the Vietnam...

THE THREADS OF A DREAM KIM PHAM FLED VIETNAM AND OVERCAME A CHINATOWN FIRE...

The Boston Globe;  May 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Kim Pham touches a pair of embroidered silk mules that have just...with birds and flowers. "My country, they're very poor," Pham says. "It's so much work. But they don't care." Pham fled communism and snuck out of Vietnam in 1987, making...

SHE OWNS A HANDS-ON BUSINESS; TRINA PHAM LEFT ACCOUNTING AND SET UP HER...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  December 27, 2001 ;     526 words ......Being an accountant didn't satisfy Trina Pham, but owning and operating a nail salon, is something she thoroughly enjoys. Pham owns Fever Nails, at 309 N. Main St...intersection of Route 11 and Bear Road. Pham has been in the lo- cation for six months...