Going the Distance
Nang Nonnarth Dunn, avid runner and VillageRun founder, invites you to the VillageRun 3rd Annual 5K Charity Run+Walk on May 11th, 2013, at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. Walkers, joggers and runners are welcome to bring friends and family to this fun community event.
An Island on the Mekong: Royaume du Laos
“Laos has been in the middle of one war after another, since the day I was born,” he explained, “it was just a part of life.” Onkeo was born in 1947, two years after the end of the Second World War, and the start of the First Indochina War.
An Island on the Mekong: Don Xai
Don Xai (Xai Island) is an island in the Mekong River, in the southern part of the country of Laos. It is officially located in the province of Champasak, in the Soukhouma district. For most Westerners it is a world away, still unspoiled by modernity.
Elephant Mobile Library
“Elephants are coming! Elephants are coming!” Hundreds of young voices shout in chorus, the excitement palpable. But these are not just any elephants—they are four-legged libraries! In Laos, the Asian elephant has long been a national symbol.
The Poetry of Breaking
I perform with the same purpose of any art form I pursue, to inspire and to tell my story, to make it timeless. It is such a gratifying feeling to see someone, who has no understanding of breaking or no understanding of its history, give love and enjoy this art form when I perform it.
Professional Profile: Anasone Silivongxay
“Anasone is one of the most devoted teachers I have had the pleasure of working with. She believes that every student can and should be challenged to think at higher levels and provides a sound basis for education to excel from. She is my mentor and my friend and I feel honored to learn from her.”
The Weight of an Elephant
She arrived that day – the elephant that came to sit upon my chest. The weight showed up the very second I heard the screaming lady running toward me from the river. It felt like a jolt to my body, as though someone threw a brick that struck my chest and pierced the skin.
Roses & Red Ants
This is a story about four Princes and a soldier fighting a Civil War for the soul of Laos as a proxy to the Cold War. Sinakhone Keodara, the producer of this film, believes that this story belongs to the Laotian diaspora and to the world.
International Lao New Year Festival 2012
LaoAmericans.com sponsored the National Papaya Salad Contest at the International Lao New Year Festival in San Francisco, California on April 28, 2012. The first prize winner of this year’s Papaya Salad Contest is Phouangphanh Keovongsa.
Help Search for Lao Family
I was adopted by an American family when I was approximately 6 months old. No birth record is available. My pediatrician, Dr. Karen Olness, is my adoptive mother. Her husband, Hakon Torjesen, was a diplomat working at the Lao Embassy at the time of my adoption in 1968.
International Lao New Year Festival 2012
LaoAmericans.com sponsored the National Papaya Salad Contest at the International Lao New Year Festival in San Francisco, California on April 28, 2012. The first prize winner of this year’s Papaya Salad Contest is Phouangphanh Keovongsa.
An Island on the Mekong: Royaume du Laos
“Laos has been in the middle of one war after another, since the day I was born,” he explained, “it was just a part of life.” Onkeo was born in 1947, two years after the end of the Second World War, and the start of the First Indochina War.
Help Search for Lao Family
I was adopted by an American family when I was approximately 6 months old. No birth record is available. My pediatrician, Dr. Karen Olness, is my adoptive mother. Her husband, Hakon Torjesen, was a diplomat working at the Lao Embassy at the time of my adoption in 1968.
The Poetry of Breaking
I perform with the same purpose of any art form I pursue, to inspire and to tell my story, to make it timeless. It is such a gratifying feeling to see someone, who has no understanding of breaking or no understanding of its history, give love and enjoy this art form when I perform it.
Roses & Red Ants
This is a story about four Princes and a soldier fighting a Civil War for the soul of Laos as a proxy to the Cold War. Sinakhone Keodara, the producer of this film, believes that this story belongs to the Laotian diaspora and to the world.
