“Recently, I took my mother to Metta, a health center serving Southeast Asian refugees in the Lowell area. She never knew how...
“I’m the youngest executive director in the organization’s 30 years of inception. For 27 years growing up in Lowell, I’ve seen its...
“I started working at CMAA on February 11th. Prior to this, my only exposure to the Southeast Asian community was the Lao...
“I want to be a lawyer because I want to influence judicial reform in Cambodia. I want to give pro bono services...
“I had joined a gang and by age 18, I was locked up and served jail time for 4 almost years. Since...
“I come here a few hours a day to paint these stories of Buddha on the walls of Watt Jass. I’ve been...
“I cut the grass, take out the trash, and transport the monks around town. I have been volunteering at [Wat Jass] for...
My name is Norita Smoeuk (@popcrimes), or Nori for short. Khmer families know me by, Fifi. I am an illustrator under the...
“My experience meeting with Khmer Student Association (KhSA) and Cambodian Student Association (CSA) was like being one whole family. We shared our...
“Sophath Oun, 26, is the most humble person I know. Growing up we never really hung out with each other because of...
“It was a great feeling seeing almost every major Asian American artist out for Philly Phest last night. All the artists had...
“Janin Vann is 27-years-old and recently graduated from Fresno State with a Bachelors of Science in pre-occupational therapy. She is the first...