Đàm Vĩnh Hưng is a Vietnamese pop star

Pop Star

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. He has become very popular in Vietnam

Vietnam

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 beginning with his first career solo, “Bình Minh Sẽ Mang Em Đi” and “Tình Ơi Xin Ngủ Yên”. Hung is involved in combating the escalating traffic crisis. He is a goodwill ambassador

Ambassador

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 to Asia Injury Prevention Foundation

Asia Injury Prevention Foundation

Asia Injury Prevention Foundation is a non-profit enterprise begun to combat the growing traffic crisis in Southeast Asia...

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In July 2010, Hung came to Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California

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 to give a concert

Concert

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. Security was heavy in expectation of protests by Vietnamese American

Vietnamese American

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s, many of whom see him as a symbol of the communist government which they fled. Activist Ly Tong

Ly Tong

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 dressed up in drag in order to slip through security, and under the pretext of giving Hung a flower, sprayed him in the face with pepper spray

Pepper spray

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Early life

Hung was born in Da Nang city in 1971 with his first career as a hair dresser. Mr. Dam began his musical career in 1996.

External links

• "‘Lady’ in red pepper sprays Mr. Dam in California ", Thanh Nien, 7/23/2010.