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Lao New Year 2009 – Wat Lao Habersham
Wat Lao Buddhakhambouneheuang | May 30-31, 2009 | Baldwin, GA | Habersham County
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Miss Korea Atlanta Pageant | May 29, 2009 | Duluth, GA
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Featuring: Yasukazu Kano and Miyamoto Takana Notes: Really amazing flute player and musician from Japan, You might recognize the theme songs from some Miyazaki Films: Castle in the Sky, Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke), Turns into a DJ Shadow drumfest at the end, “filmed” with a D90 and 105mm 2.8 Micro VR, Maum Bakery, Doraville, GA
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Pep Boys Lowrider Car Show | Doraville, GA …bottom frame…the Last Son of Krypton walks among us!…
Continue readingLao New Year 2009 – Wat Buddha Moongcoon – Riverdale, GA
Lao New Year 2009 | Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon | Riverdale, GA
Continue readingInternational Lao New Year 2009 – San Francisco, CA – Festival Photos
International Lao New Year Festival San Francisco, California | April 11, 2009 Presented by: Center for Lao Studies Laotian American National Alliance Lao Heritage Foundation Sabaidee Pii Mai!
Continue readingInternational Lao New Year 2009 – San Francisco, CA – Opening
International Lao New Year Opening Ceremony Novato Arts Center at Hamilton Field | Novato, California The opening ceremony was quite moving, hearing stories and memories from the various men and women who worked as volunteers at the base that was the original housing and processing center for thousands of Lao refugees. I found out later […]
Continue reading…things that have been on my mind…
A few weeks ago we went to visit our old sponsors. It's something most Lao people are familiar with, having an American family adopt us or help bring us over from the refugee camps. Over time, we grew up and moved away, while most of them passed away.
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