Kam Lou Lopez’s family in a photo documenting that they had been accepted as refugees into the Khao-I-Dang refugee camp, 1981. From left to right: Kam’s father, Man Lou; mother, Fang Phar; Kam; her sister, Meicy; cousin, Seav (cousin’s last name unknown). One of Kam’s uncles sponsored them to the U.S. The family took the uncle’s last name, Sy. When they became U.S. citizens they changed it back to Lou.
