Monorom Neth with family in a temple in Khao-I Dang refugee camp in Thailand 1979. From left to right: sister, Somealy Neth; Monorom’s mother, Om Van; unnamed person, Monorom Neth.
Monorom Neth’s mother, Om Van in what was her best outfit (green top), Khao-I-Dang refugee camp in Thailand 1979. Many photos from that time period show her dressed in this outfit as they had very few clothes.
Kam Lou Lopez’s family at a holding facility (“prison”) before being accepted into the Khao-I-Dang refugee camp, 1981. Kam is in the back on the right holding a baby. Her sister, Meicy, is on the left in the black shirt. The other children are unidentified.
Kam Lou Lopez’s bio for the Center for Pacific Asian Family (CPAF),San Diego, CA 2015. For Kam “real freedom” is having a mind, body, and soul free from violence.
Kam Lou Lopez (3rd from right) with fellow graduates from the National Women of Color Leadership Foundation, San Diego, CA 2015. Kam was selected to represent the Center for Pacific Asian Family. The award paid for 1.5 years of classes where she learned grant writing, self knowledge, and how to better help the underserved. At the completion of the course, awardees worked in a culturally competent, community-serving program.
