KKouanchao

KKouanchao's picture

Biography

About me

A Lao American college administrator, I received a doctorate in Community College Leadership from California State University Fullerton, with a focus on the journey of Lao American students in higher education. Born in Savannakhet, Laos, I grew up in Minneapolis. I believe in the importance of community service and helping others to reach for the best within themselves and other people.

Interests: 
Arts, Education, Community Service
Twitter: 
@ketmanikEdD
Column: 
Kouanchao Corner

Prepare and Participate: Lao American Parenting to Pursue Knowledge

By Ketmani Kouanchao, Kouanchao Corner

     Recently, a student in my program was preparing a speech, and she was moved by the words of the late El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz who said “Education is the passport to the future,

MORE »
Kouanchao Corner

Building Lao voices by speaking up

By Ketmani Kouanchao, Kouanchao Corner

On my last vacation I took a day to see my representatives at the state capitol. It sounded boring to my nieces, who hoped I would go to someplace like Disneyland, but I explained that it was an important part of being American, especially because our family comes from Laos. We can never take our rights for granted, and it is important to exercise our rights, especially the right to speak for ourselves.

MORE »
Kouanchao Corner

Visiting Little Laos on the Prairie: An Interview with Chanida Phaengdara Potter

By Ketmani Kouanchao, Kouanchao Corner
When you're looking for the online voice of the Lao American community, you don't often see many of us regularly writing, considering there are over 200,000 Lao in
MORE »
Kouanchao Corner

Speaking up and seeking success in the Lao American community

By Ketmani Kouanchao, Kouanchao Corner
I just finished giving a keynote speech to the Laotian American Community of Fresno during their annual dinner on March 9th.
MORE »
Kouanchao Corner

Our stories, our values, our directions

By Ketmani Kouanchao, Kouanchao Corner

There's an old Lao saying that "Language tells you about someone's country, manners tell you about someone's family." I think the stories we tell ourselves says a lot about who we have been and where we might go.

MORE »
Kouanchao Corner

Giving as a Lao tradition

By Ketmani Kouanchao

December makes me nostalgic, and of course reminds me of gifts and presents. It's a time we spend looking back and looking forward. How do we appreciate what we have properly?

MORE »

Halloween and Lao learning

By Ketmani Kouanchao, Kouanchao Corner

It’s October, so our thoughts are naturally on Halloween and scary things. As a kid, trick or treating meant we were usually bundled up in winter jackets, so no one saw our costumes.

MORE »
Kouanchao Corner

Connecting education to lifelong success

By Ketmani Kouanchao, Kouanchao Corner

In Laos, there is an old saying that “only the lucky ones can go to good schools.” I often thought of this as I went to school in Minnesota.

MORE »
Kouanchao Corner
Syndicate content