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Photo of Drinking and Rowdiness at the Temple--oh wait I don't take pictures of that stuff.<\/p><\/div>\n
I often wonder if all of my Lao New Year photos are actually doing more harm than good. \u00a0Because I don’t necessarily post images of what truly happens, when outsiders go to the temple\/community center\/fairgrounds, they might be in for a shock. \u00a0There are many things in the Lao community that I don’t agree with, and by virtue of me being Lao, I feel that I can write about my genuine concerns. \u00a0My pictures are pretty, but real life most of the time is not. \u00a0On certain weekends in April, at most if not all Lao temples, what should be a tranquil place basically becomes Mardi Gras or a tail gate party. \u00a0I’m sure most outside first timers are taken back with the sheer cacophony, kids running around with the water and shaving cream, the drinking on Sundays, and again the deafening level of noise coming out of the loudspeakers. \u00a0It’s a mixture of so many things, a sensory overload from a culture still trying to find its identity in America. \u00a0In one part of the temple grounds you have the traditional alms giving to the monks and community meal that everyone contributed to. \u00a0On another you have the vendors with questionable prices and wares that are impulse buys for kids only interested in having fun. \u00a0The colorful worship hall stands like a beacon of peace, but meanwhile little boys are running around with toy plastic guns. \u00a0In one corner of the grounds you have young people honestly trying to figure out their place in this dual culture, and in the other corner you have the kids with the colors and speech rifled with “N word” this and “N word” that. \u00a0I should know, I’m Lao, I grew up with all of that too. \u00a0This is what I personally think about when I attend Lao New Year. \u00a0On our day to show the best of our culture and our traditions, we basically become a nuisance to the neighborhood. \u00a0I mean, who wouldn’t despise a group of people that park everywhere, fill up the air with smoke and crank up the treble and volume on a Sunday morning? \u00a0It doesn’t have to be that way.<\/p>\n
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In the sea of confusion I think about the bright points, that there might be many in the coming generation that will know how to meld the old ways with the rules and social guidelines of our current home. \u00a0The ones that can make for themselves a better life than the ones our elders had, working so hard in the textile mills and chicken plants. \u00a0It’s no secret that to many other races we are the _________ (insert racial epithet here) of Asian people. \u00a0It’s about time that changed. \u00a0Our people all have tremendous stories, from the rice paddies, to the refugee camps, to the cities. \u00a0After every Lao New Year I usually have to consider just walking away, since I know so much of the good and amazing things our culture has to share gets lost on this celebration run amok. \u00a0But it seems like I always come back. \u00a0When I drop the stance of a cranky observer\/documentarian and have fun, I do see the simple joys that can be had at any gathering place. \u00a0I had a couple of shots left on the Polaroid and used the last frame on my two most favorite little people…all in all, a good memory to keep from “Loud” New Year. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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I often wonder if all of my Lao New Year photos are actually doing more harm than good. \u00a0Because I don’t necessarily post images of what truly happens, when outsiders go to the temple\/community center\/fairgrounds, they might be in for a shock. \u00a0There are many things in the Lao community that I don’t agree with, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4,359,7,260],"tags":[173,219,51,37,218],"class_list":{"0":"post-15996","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-lao-culture","8":"category-lao-thai-khmer-new-year","9":"category-photos","10":"category-writing","11":"tag-color","12":"tag-fp-100c","13":"tag-lao-new-year","14":"tag-nikon","15":"tag-polaroid","17":"post-with-thumbnail","18":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/03g.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pelE0-4a0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51871,"url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/lao-new-year-2022-wat-buddha-khanti-snellville-stone-mountain-ga-saturday-photos-preview\/","url_meta":{"origin":15996,"position":0},"title":"Lao New Year 2022 – Wat Buddha Khanti – Snellville \/ Stone Mountain, GA – Saturday Photos – Preview","author":"Boon.Vong","date":"April 26, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Sabaidee Pii Mai everyone.\u00a0 Here are a few teaser photos from myself and Chalita from Saturday's pre festivities.\u00a0 Thanks to the young folks and little ones for keeping the dance culture going.\u00a0 More photos to come as I slowly go through them and edit and color correct. https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/lao-new-year-2022-wat-buddha-khanti-saturday-photos-set-1\/ https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/lao-new-year-2022-wat-buddha-khanti-saturday-photos-set-2\/","rel":"","context":"In "Lao Culture"","block_context":{"text":"Lao Culture","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/category\/lao-culture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lao_New_Year_Photos_2022-04-23_111_b-vong.com_Boon_Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lao_New_Year_Photos_2022-04-23_111_b-vong.com_Boon_Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lao_New_Year_Photos_2022-04-23_111_b-vong.com_Boon_Vong.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lao_New_Year_Photos_2022-04-23_111_b-vong.com_Boon_Vong.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lao_New_Year_Photos_2022-04-23_111_b-vong.com_Boon_Vong.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":81663,"url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/lao-new-year-conley-ga-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":15996,"position":1},"title":"Lao New Year – Conley, GA 2024 – Saturday Photos","author":"Boon.Vong","date":"May 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u223d Lao New Year \u223c Wat Lao PothisaramConley, GA\u00a0 |\u00a0 April 27, 2024 \u2022\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2022\u00b0\u2022\u2740\u2022\u00b0\u2022\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2022 I was only able to attend on Saturday, but here are a few images.\u00a0 Thanks to all the ladies volunteering your valuable time, everyone looked great.\u00a0 Also thanks to my \"assistants\" for helping take photos! 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