Vietnamese Activist 'Mother Mushroom' Released From Prison

A photo published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) purportedly shows Nguyen and her two children on a flight bound for the US. (CNN)A high-profile Vietnamese dissident and online blogger has arrived in the United States where she has been granted asylum following her release from prison in her home country. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, who is known by her online pseudonym, Me Nam -- which translates to "Mother Mushroom" -- touched down in the US late Wednesday, accompanied by her mother and two young children, according to Karen Tang, a US embassy spokeswoman.