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International Lao New Year Festival 2012

April 30th, 2012 by LaoAmericans | No Comments

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.


A taste of home

November 19th, 2011 by LaoAmericans | No Comments

A taste of home

Papayas, jackfruits, coconuts, bananas, bees, bamboo, omelete, chili sauce, smoothie, sticky rice, soups, salads, skewers and stews. Dennis travels to Laos to visit family in late 2011 and shares with us his favorite eats.  Enjoy!


Capturing light and color

March 27th, 2011 by LaoAmericans | 1 Comment

Capturing light and color

Photographer Xiaohoa Michelle Ching turned her lens on Laos in early 2011 to capture beautiful images of daily life. Michelle’s ethnic Chinese father met her mother in Laos before they immigrated to the US.


Miss Asian America 2009

September 12th, 2009 by LaoAmericans | No Comments

Miss Asian America 2009

History was made on Saturday, August 8th, 2009 at the iconic Palace of Fine Arts Theater, San Francisco, CA. Amy Monmaly Chanthaphavong was chosen by a panel of seven judges to be the 2009 Queen of the 24th Annual Miss Asian America Pageant. She beat out 22 other contestants at the Miss Asian America.


Lao Heritage Foundation

July 12th, 2008 by Siamphone Louankang | No Comments

Lao Heritage Foundation

The Lao Heritage Foundation (LHF) is a non profit national organization based out of Washington D.C., established in 2004 by a group of young Lao American professionals and artists across the US … The mission of the Lao Heritage Foundation is to preserve and promote Lao culture through the arts, and transmit it to future generations.



IAMAmarai

Story One: "Loss, Life and Laos" is a story of hope, identity, and new life despite loss. Amy story-tells with Soutkita "La" Reagan, founder of Jai Lao Foundation, on their identity struggle as Laotian Americans carrying legacies left by their parents. La recounts her heartbreaking loss that prompted a deeper search for herself and her true roots back to the heart of Laos.

I AM Amarai is both a story and a show. It is a story about ordinary people bravely facing their journeys with authenticity, vulnerability, and passion. It is looking to discover purpose through the lives of others and in so doing, finding beauty in dark places. This is a web-show of short films. By capturing the lives of individuals and groups or organizations, we discover and create avenue of Hope & Love (Charity), through the art of cinematic storytelling. Follow: https://twitter.com/IAMAmarai

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