Julie Daniels’ first Christmas in Coal City, Illinois, 1980, with her “adopted” American father, Bill Fisher. Bill and his wife, Melody, sponsored the family to the U.S.
Julie Daniels with two of her brothers, in Coal City, Illinois 1980. From left to right: unidentified boy, Julie’s brother, Todd; Julie Daniels; her brother, Logan, unidentified boy.
Julie Daniels and her family after arriving in the U.S. in Coal City, Illinois in 1980. Back row, left to right: unidentified woman; Julie’s brother, Logan; unidentified man; Julie’s mother, Samoth Ros, holding Janet’s baby brother. Front row, left to right: brother, Todd; and Julie Daniels.
Janet Vanniroth with friends in Long Beach, CA 2022. From left to right in front: Maly Theng, Janet, Lisa Sam, Rena Bo. In back is Lisa Sam, visiting from the East Coast. Lisa and Molly went to Cal State Long Beach. Rena Bo worked at United Cambodian Community, a mutual assistance association in Long Beach, with Janet. Janet now works at California State University Dominguez Hills.
Janet and her husband, Dara Vuth, at a Coffee Bean and Tea store in Long Beach, CA, 2019. Dara’s mother died in January 2019 and he became a monk for a short time. After a parent’s death, it is customary for the son or son-in-law to shave his head and become a monk for a short period of time. The merit he earns by doing this goes to the deceased. Dara’s hair is growing back.
