July 2012
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Lao Language Initiative
laolanguagelearner:
I am part of a committee that is trying to get the Lao language taught at a university, and it would benefit the committee if you could take the survey. The committee is composed of masters students, Ph.D. students, and professors around the nation, so this initiative is very important. It would give us a sense of interest in the Lao language. If any of you know anyone...
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Vietnam War’s Legacy Is Vivid as Clinton Visits...
VIENTIANE, Laos — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clintonmade a brief stop on her Asia tour on Wednesday in Laos, the first visit by an American secretary of state here in 57 years and one that brought into stark relief the enduring legacy of the Vietnam War.
At an artificial-limb center, Mrs. Clinton met a 19-year-old who lost his forearms and eyesight when a bomb, dropped by the United...
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Clinton Arrives in Cambodia for ASEAN Ministers... →
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Ny Name's Justin Aung Lee. →
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Breakfast Conversations.
Mom: after the refugee camp, when we got to America, it was that one lady that taught me what I'm supposed to do when I get my period--
Me: MOM, I'M EATING MY BREAKFAST.
Mom: so?! You and Monica always say VaJayJay like its nothing. This is real too!
Me: I don't say it while you're eating!
Mom: huy! Let me finish.
Me: VAGINA.
Mom: stop, mi kaoun!
Me: VAGINA VAGINA VAGINA.
Mom: the man in the other car is looking! Mi kaoun, stop it!
Me: VAGINA.
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Reflections on the 2012 APIASF Higher Education...
apiasfrepresent:
By Charles Nguyen
My experience at the 2012 APIASF Higher Education Summit has inspired me more than I had anticipated. As a Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Thai American, I was well aware of the poor higher education attainment rates and severe lack of role models in professional degrees among Southeast Asians reflected in my community. However, the shocking data presented in the...
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brokenbackbone:
Belle - Bochan Huy
Dear Mr....
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Southeast Asian Culture Teacher
thekofox:
So next week I start working as a teacher for the Socio-Economic Center for Southeast Asians as a teacher for the summer program. It will be interesting, I have to handle 30 kids and try my best to teach them what I know.
I’ve been doing a lot of research lately and this is like studying for history. I have so much to retain.
I’ll be coming in with a Lao, Hmong, Vietnamese, and...
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Mom, I want to marry a Hmong woman...
myflowercloth:
A conversation between me and my 6 year-old son.
Son: “Mom, I want to marry a Hmong woman. And I already have a Hmong girlfriend.”
Me: “Oh, really? Why do you want to marry a Hmong woman?”
Son: “Because Hmong women are pretty and hot. And they have sexy legs. And they are beautiful and smart.”
Me: “But women from other race are also beautiful and smart.”
Son: “Yeah, but...
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Southeast Asian American Identity Research Study
Click here to be part of the study: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5BCPN9J
“You are invited to participate in a study examining Southeast Asian Americans’ identity and overall sense of well-being. The study is aimed to explore Southeast Asians Americans’ sense of identity and the perception of their experiences. The researcher is conducting this study as part of a clinical psychology...
