MAI LOAN’S MUSIC
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NGUYEN KINH
DOANH
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When introduced to her, my colleague Sam Wells told Mai Loan
that she is even more beautiful in person than in her pictures. Mai Loan is elegant, articulate, charming,
dynamic, and diplomatic.
She spent her childhood in Nha Trang, a coastal city in South
Vietnam. Her father graduated from the
elite Vietnamese National Military in Da Lat – a popular tourist destination. People appreciate the temperate climate
there and beautiful sights such as waterfalls, lakes, and its abundance of
flowers as well as vegetables.
Many of her relatives were in the Army of the Republic of
Vietnam prior to April 30, 1975. They
were in different branches: Navy, Air
Force, Infantry, Airborne, Special Forces, Artillery…
When Mai Loan was young, her father taught at Dong De School
(1963-1970). During this period, she
was a little friend of soldiers being trained there. Everyone loved the kid with a cheerful smile. They usually hugged, kissed and bought
candies for her.
Mai Loan never forgets these remarkable events imprinting
deeply in her consciousness. Time went
by, the trainees became soldiers and joined the battles. Many returned with medals for bravery in
combat. Some were wounded. Shocked, tears rolled down her cheeks, she
asked and listened attentively to the answers.
Mai Loan and her family left by sea when the Communists took
over South Vietnam on April 30, 1975.
She was 16 years old. An
American ship rescued Mai Loan and her family from the tiny Nguyen Hung
boat. Their first stop was Subic Bay,
Guam and then Camp Pendleton, California.
A Catholic Church in Sunnyvale had sponsored her family and they have
settled there ever since. (The
California Department of Finance publications notes that in 2007 the City’s
population is estimated to be 135,721.)
In 1996 Mai Loan’s interest and talent in music and singing
were discoverd by Master Thanh Lap. In
2000-2004, Mai Loan and Thanh Lap organized “subjective music” broadcasts each
Wednesday night in San Jose on 96.1 VNFM. She has gained love and admiration from fans
all over the world.
“It seems that my life has a karma with
soldiers,” She says softly. “I need to show our gratitude with soldiers,
to glorify the brave history pages, and bear our pain for Vietnam.”
I have all of her 9 CDs.
Her voice is the combination of top singers in the Vietnamese music
industry: Thai Thanh, Khanh Ly, Le Thu,
Thanh Thuy, Thanh My, Hoang Oanh, Mai Ngoc Khanh, Minh Hieu, and Thanh Tuyen.
Two of the CDs are narrations of the final battles. I listen to all of the CDs from the
beginning to the end many times. When
my wife and I were in the car, she usually sang together with Mai Loan happily.
Mai Loan’s dimples are very deep. In my life, I never saw “deeper” dimples than that. I asked her if they are natural. She smiled broadly and the dimples got
deeper. Mai Loan told me that many people
had asked her the same question. “They
are all natural. I guarantee you, Mr.
Doanh, no surgery,” she gently confirmed.
Mai Loan’s address, e-mail and website are as follows:
LOAN
NGUYEN
PO BOX 64030
SUNNYVALE, CA 94088-4030
E-MAIL: nguyenmai59@yahoo.com
WEBSITE: WWW.MAILOANMUSIC.COM
NGUYEN KINH DOANH
AUGUST 2007
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Nguyen Kinh Doanh is a journalist and a
California Highway Patrol Certified Reporter.
Being a real estate agent and tax consultant, his articles on taxes,
selected subjects and travel have appeared in numerous Vietnamese and English
language periodicals. His website www.nguyenkinhdoanh.com launched 14
months ago now has over 153,000 times of viewers.
Mr. Doanh can be reached at:
NGUYEN
KINH DOANH
1905
S WESTERN AVE., SUITE 7
LOS
ANGELES, CA 90018
CELLULAR (213)361-7929
E-MAIL: doanh1@sbcglobal.net