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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. Continue Reading
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? Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
Minnesota just celebrated Lao Minnesotan Artists Heritage Month for the very first time. This made me think back to the SatJaDham Lao Literary project, which has many wonderful memories connected to Minnesota.
The first question to the Obama campaign during a recent townhall for Asian Americans was “how are you going to ensure we can all have access to higher education?” This resonated with me because only a few weeks earlier, the Pew Research Center released its study, “The Rise of Asian Americans” on the growth of the& Continue Reading