{"id":1026,"date":"2008-09-02T21:33:54","date_gmt":"2008-09-03T02:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2011-08-22T11:26:48","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T15:26:48","slug":"traveling-through-laos-with-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/traveling-through-laos-with-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling through Laos with Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are the people that I traveled through Laos with.\u00a0 All amazing and kind hearted people with some connection and empathy towards\u00a0Laos and\u00a0its people. (Please excuse my\u00a0silly bios) \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

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1] FB
\n<\/strong>Writer, Interviewer, Cookie Thief, Author of \u201cVoices from the Plain of Jars,\u201d helped to expose the secret war in Laos to the\u00a0U.S. Government and public.\u00a0 Original keeper of the bombing survivor drawings from Xieng Khouang province.\u00a0 Reminds me of a college professor I had in my final year.\u00a0 Cares more about the Lao people than most Lao people.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2] BD
\n<\/strong>Writer, Author of \u201cAnother Quiet American: Stories of Life in Laos\u201d Highly educated lawyer, snappy dresser, having worked in the Tourism Dept. in Vientiane, knows all the good Lao Coffee shops.\u00a0 Really is the quiet American, that will surprise you with his Lao language skillz.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3] PU<\/strong>
\nBorn in Houesai, Laos and raised in New England, she is experiencing her first trip back to Laos after 31 years.\u00a0 Smart lady working on her PhD at Harvard, Can’t stay still when hearing ’80’s music.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4] VV
\n<\/strong>Born and raised in Laos, Translator, Fulbright Scholar, Knows many languages.\u00a0 Studied in Laos, Japan, New York City, in International Relations, smart, caring, acts more Japanese than Lao, knows all the good places to eat in Vientiane. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5] OS
\n<\/strong>Actor, Refugee Nation, Talented performing artist that knows how to amplify the experiences and emotions of the Laotian Diaspora.\u00a0 Born in Savannakhet, and\u00a0Knows that Laos is the best!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6] CK
\n<\/strong>Project Director Legacies of War, Does so much for the group and works tirelessly on this ambitious project. Kind hearted and known to buy things for street kids.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7] IK
\n<\/strong>Was born in a refugee camp in Kao-I-Dang, Thailand after her parents escaped the Killing Fields in Cambodia.\u00a0 Khmer American, MFA in Museum Communication.\u00a0 Wants to promote more Asian art in contemporary and traditional museums, laughs a lot. \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

8]\u00a0ER<\/strong>
\nWriter, was exposed to the issue of UXO’s during a visit to Laos several years ago, and wanted to help out the people of Laos.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9] TN
\n<\/strong>Well traveled MBA, having been to 27 countries.\u00a0 Speaks Chinese and very respectful to other cultures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10] LC
\n<\/strong>Actor, Director\/Founder of\u00a0TeAda Productions, also a talented performing artist and great workshop instructor.\u00a0 Lao by marriage (You had me at Padek<\/em>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

11] ST
\n<\/strong>Born in Luang Prabang, left at the age of 2.\u00a0 Works in the healthcare field, Involved in advocacy work in the Seattle area as well as work with schoolkids.\u00a0 Is the leading lady in the movie called her life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12] VS
\n<\/strong>Phd, Translator, Director of Center for Lao Studies, Very knowledgeable of Southeast Asian culture and history.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

13] BV
\n<\/strong>Yours Truly, Artist\/Photographer, Weighs the least, but ate the most on this trip. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are the people that I traveled through Laos with.\u00a0 All amazing and kind hearted people with some connection and empathy towards\u00a0Laos and\u00a0its people. (Please excuse my\u00a0silly bios) \ud83d\ude42 1] FB Writer, Interviewer, Cookie Thief, Author of \u201cVoices from the Plain of Jars,\u201d helped to expose the secret war in Laos to the\u00a0U.S. Government and 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