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Laotians Keep Family
As Humnoy’s first year mark comes near, I am constantly reminded that the word “family” has so much more meaning than just “mom” and “dad.” It goes beyond just beyond blood and water. Family is...
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Lao Prayers Lookin’ like “The Wave”
I decided to raise my family with no specific religious affiliation although I was raised Buddhist with a devout Buddhist mom. I would like Humnoy to be able to choose his own path from his unbiased...
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To Kim Kardashian: From One Mom To Kids With Weird Names To Another
A big congratulations to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on their healthy baby girl, who has been revealed to be named North West. You read it right: North West. I feel a strong connection to the new mom...
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This Traditional Lao Food Actually Harming Babies and Breastfeeding in Laos
My mother tried to convince brand-new postpartum me that my crying newborn was hungry because I wasn’t making enough milk. I would have entirely believed her if I wasn’t so precise in reaching the...
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This Is What A Laotian Four-Generation Gap Looks Like
Four years after his wife died, he still is living in the home where he relocated his entire family from war-torn Laos in 1979. His eldest daughter would bear a daughter as her eldest as well. This...
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Raising ‘Em Lao: Letting Your Biracial Kids Dance With The Other Culture
Perhaps the biggest perk of being raised bi-culturally is that it is double the fun. Lao culture has a strong footing in how I would like to raise the -Noys to experience the world but lest us not...
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Guest Blaog: Standing Out, Fitting In
*Ever since I came across the term “bLAOgger” from Little Laos on the Prairie, I probably overused it enough times to warrant a creative commons issue. Thanks to Chanida, who has been kind enough to...
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Lao Prayers Lookin’ like “The Wave”
I decided to raise my family with no specific religious affiliation although I was raised Buddhist with a devout Buddhist mom. I would like Humnoy to be able to choose his own path from his unbiased...
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To Kim Kardashian: From One Mom To Kids With Weird Names To Another
A big congratulations to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on their healthy baby girl, who has been revealed to be named North West. You read it right: North West. I feel a strong connection to the new mom...
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This Is What A Laotian Four-Generation Gap Looks Like
Four years after his wife died, he still is living in the home where he relocated his entire family from war-torn Laos in 1979. His eldest daughter would bear a daughter as her eldest as well. This...
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