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Our Family's Journey of Survival From a War-Torn Land to the Promise Land
Written by Bounchanh Chanthaphon
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From a POW Camp in Northern Laos to a New Life in Iowa
Welcome to a two-part series. Part One is the story of a Laotian refugee’s struggle to survive retold by me. Part Two is the original story told by…
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Celebrating Tết in 2024
When I was about four years old, I attended my very first Tết celebration. At the time, we were living in Indianola and my family was helping to…
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Ring in the Year of the Dragon
The Lunar New Year will soon be here. It officially arrives on February 10, 2024, and will be celebrated by numerous Asian cultures around the world…
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Jane Nguyen
Fight or Flight - every teacher's internal panic
When I began my teaching practicum while in college in Iowa City, I remember feeling like I was in the right place. I liked the school environment and…
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Santa's Ride - holiday help for local refugees
On a cold and blustery day, hundreds of volunteers at six locations around the Des Moines area were on hand, armed and ready with clothing, supplies…
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Jane Nguyen
Forty Years since the Cabbage Patch Craze
In the early 80s, the fascination with Cabbage Patch Kids was undeniable and unexplainable. A pudgy-bodied, dimpled-face doll with yarn hair was the…
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Four years of not fitting in
Growing up, college was always on my radar. It wasn’t a matter of “if,” it was a matter of “where.” As I was considering different colleges, I knew…
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