March 2012
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i hate when...
xkishojox:
i eat Pho & afterwords my hair smells like it from the aroma… >A<;’
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Love - Musiq Soulchild cover →
fckyeahcambodia:
Help a sista out. ^_^ Not everyday you find out that a Cambodian person can sing, lol.
My name’s Golden Touch. I’d appreciate if you guys would comment, like, or subscribe. <3
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Watchhmongthrills:
Being Hmong means being Free
“We have changed from non-literate mountain farmers into fully capable citizens of the western world in the course of a single generation.” —Lia Vang, the film’s 17-year old narrator
When the U.S. withdrew from the Vietnam War in 1975, approximately 120,000 Hmong were driven from their homeland in Laos by communist forces and forced to re-establish...
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Culturally detached
kevontnguyen:
Thinking back I never really got to fully embrace my heritage. The sites and sounds. The history and overall everything culturally part of me. It is somewhat of a big deal to me because I’m always so proud of being that perfect 50/50 of Chinese and Vietnamese, but feel to always abandon at least one part of it at one point or another. Each are such rich with culture and history...
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A letter from my mother to hers.
brokenbackbone:
Dear Mommy Dearest,
It has been 3 years since you left us. Three years ago I began a two year long downward journey into insanity, depression, and fear unlike any I’d ever experienced in the past. Three years ago I no longer had hope and I felt like my life was over. Three years ago I wanted to be at the hospital, climb into bed with you and hold you as much as I...
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I forgot how spicy Lao food was
misswindupbird:
I’m paying for my mistake in sweat and tears
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A Love Poem to the Woman of my life
fongtranpoetry:
There’s a justice in the fact that a woman taught this boy how to be a real man when no other man was to be found when absence fathers casted Vietnamese dramas onto families like Paris by Night falsified with their empty wishing she there for me love unconditional, no pre-existing she let me have a brother by forking over money she never had bail brothers out of prisons brothers...
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Understanding the Affordable Care Act: A Fact... →
Her Story: When I was growing up, my father struggled with multiple health problems. He was diagnosed with diabetes, and also suffered from lung problems that made it hard for him to breathe. Even though these are health conditions that could have been managed, he was never able to get the health care he needed. He applied for Medicaid three times and was denied each time. Additionally, because of...
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drycleaner
Sure, there are always struggles but we came all the way to America for this kind of life.
My name is Thế Trịnh and I adapted the name Sharon when I arrive in the states. I am from Phan Thiết and I grew up with 4 brothers and 4 sisters. I’m the middle child. My mother and father were both Teo Chew, but they escaped China to live in Vietnam. One of my siblings died during the journey to Vietnam....
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Listening to Dad
hellafly:
I’ve been spending a lot of time with dad at the store lately. I never work with mom because she doesnt really like the help. Dad gives me plenty of chores to do at the store. He is usually one to talk a LOT A LOT, but often about superficial things. And those kind of topics you hate discussing with your parents about: school, future, career goals, what your friends have accomplished...
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Thit heo kho trung →
vietnamazing:
One of my favorite Vietnamese recipes, ever.
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Conversations With My Dad: On Dinner, and a Silent...
keizi:
I laid in my room tapping away on this laptop around midnight and I heard a noise: that familiar sound of a spoon clanking onto a white, stone/china plate from IKEA. I thought to myself, “Hell, I’m hungry. I wonder what Dad’s eating.”, and walked out the door, down the hallway into the kitchen. I found him with a bag of Lao seaweed, three different types of jeo (what Lao people name...
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You know when your hmong..
thischickrocks:
especially for a girl, you come home getting yelled at instead of the son getting yelled at. even if he’s been out all day.
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friendship
ellisisle:
so last sunday, my parents were going to a funeral and my mom said to my little sister, “give me the camera. i need it so i can go take pictures with my phooj ywg (friend).” phooj ywg? my mom had phooj ywg too? for me, that was the strangest thing that my mom had ever said. usually, she just talk and gossip with the relatives of relatives of relatives. you know how old hmong people...
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“I love Hmong culture, but Hmong culture poses a huge problem for me and for the...”
– Seng Vang (via hmongthrills)
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Be a Mentor for the Southeast Asian Student... →
fascinasians:
The University of California, Berkeley Southeast Asian Student Coalition (SASC) was formed in the year 2000 by college students who sought to empower the Southeast Asian American community. One of SASC’s major projects was the formation of the Summer Institute. SASC Summer Institute is a five-day event from June 20th to June 24th, 2012. It provides an opportunity for Southeast...
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Girl: What are you?
Me: What?
Girl: Like where are you from...?
Me: Um.. Vancouver?
Girl: No like where is your family from?
Me: Uh well I was born here but my parents immigrated from Cambodia.
Girl: Oh how exotic! Where is that! Africa?
ugh... if I get another person asking me if Cambodia is in Africa or South America I'm going to to beat the fuck outta his/her face with a geography book. Same goes for anyone calling me "exotic."
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Proud to Be Hmong and Queer!
lindahawj:
Recently, I’ve been intentionally searching, living, and experiencing a lot with my trans and queer Hmong/SEA sistas and brothas… intentionally seeking deeper beyond the mainstream LGBTQ community/scene… not letting institutions/orgs define or infuse “empowerment” into me, because I can damn sure empower myself to organize. I’m real proud to be Hmong and Queer/Lesbian!
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I'm 23, Khmer and
experience-the-warmth:
I’ve never actually had a Cambodian friend.
You’d think that growing up in Chicago would’ve given me some sort of advantage. Thousand of Cambodians flocked to this city as refugees back in the early eighties. Combined with the fact that I spent a bit of time at the Cambodian Association of Illinois when I was little would’ve meant that I was in constant contact with Khmer...
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One of my favorite pleasures in life is being able...
notimetocare:
It’s such a beautiful language. To be able to say that I can understand Vietnamese tv shows is great, but knowing what my ancestors have been speaking for so long and being able to communicate in Vietnamese with my grandparents and other elder relatives is amazing. So many immigrants have come to the United States and lost sight of the beauty of their respective cultures. Diversity...
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Lao, Lua, Hmong, Mien, Vietnamese, Cambodians and...
rikuchanhnoy:
You guys have no clue how lucky you guys are. Every single time I hear a story about my family coming from Laos escaping the war. It completely tears my heart that the process of getting here was deliberately painful. I lost a more then a handful of uncles and aunts that I could have met if they made it here. They came to the US to have a better future. But what do I see? Most of...
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tự tin
laprincesseperdue:
“tự” meaning “self” in Vietnamese, and “tin” meaning “believe.” Put those words together and you get the word “confidence.” I love that.
Believing in yourself is sexy.
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Lao Parties
abannavong13:
There is nothing like going to a big lao party. bwahahahaha. always at lao parties there is larb, thum mak hoong, asian bbq, sticky rice in like you know those little plastic bags. Lots of people, relatives etc.
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Cambodians, other people, help each other out....
The Green Papaya is a community blog and online forum where the Southeast Asian community may share its stories. Its goal is to provide an online space that engages the SEA community, fosters voices within that community, and also raise awareness about that community. Click here if you wish to submit a post. awkwardfordayss:
All you have to do is just go to this website on the Cambodian...
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anchor
knowthesaurus:
Thinking about post-grad life hasn’t been difficult for me lately. I have a guarantee of where I’ll be in the summer, where I’ll be in the fall, and hopefully where I’ll be for the two years thereafter.
And the back up plan was to always go home. East Side San Jose. Where a room was there for me for the last 20 years. Where there was family.
Things have taken a different course...
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Binly aka Lance La Rock [AALimelight.com]
aalimelight:
Binly Krysada Phounsiri aka Lance La Rock
Binly Krysada Phounsiri (Lance La Rock)
Lancer (The Calamities) vs. JaSoul (Battle Born) Tuesday Blends Exhibition Battle
’Round Midnight – Bboy Lancer
Who are you? My name is Krysada Phounsiri. Some know me as Binly. Some know me as Lancer / Lance LaRock
What are you? I am a dude born in Huay Xai, Laos. A guy...
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Day 66.
soburelusions:
Probably the 10th person I’ve met who asked me if I was Japanese since I’ve been here. When guessing my ethnic background, it usually goes like this:
Thai
Japanese
Pilipino
Then I say “California. Family from Vietnam.” Some will then maneuver their arms and hands as if they were holding a gun. “Ah, Vietnam~” they say. I realized today that my motherland will forever be...
White Woman Syndrome: Treatment Underway
apicp:
by Chi Tran
Battling the inequalities for people of color in mainstream media
Why is it that Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) are rarely featured in movies? Not having the spotlight in the entertainment world is one thing. But it is absolutely frustrating when missing person or homicide cases that involve APAs, or other people of color, are also not given adequate attention in mainstream...
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Getting smack-talked on in your own language
vinavo:
I never really indulge in mani & pedis but since I’m hitting the big apple tonight, I thought, “Hey! Why not?” So I made an appointment with Nails by Wendy, a local nail salon at our University Village. Nails by Wendy does not have a great reputation but I just needed a quick fix. I arrived 20 minutes late for my appointment so I said I’m sorry I’m late, I will just wait my turn in...
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