List of Laotian Americans
This is a list of notable Laotian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
This list does not include Hmong Americans, who can be found in the List of Hmong Americans.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Laotian American or must have references showing they are Laotian American and are notable.
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List
- Vichay Phommachan, Deaf musician and actor, who was the first Deaf contestant from American Idol
- TC Huo, writer[1]
- Jujubee, drag queen and reality television personality
- Malichansouk Kouanchao, visual artist
- Khan Malaythong, badminton player at the 2008 Summer Olympics[1]
- Thavisouk Phrasavath, Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning director
- Bryan Thao Worra, writer[1]
- Kulap Vilaysack, actress, comedienne and podcaster
- Nor Sanavongsay, artist, app developer
- Saymoukda Vongsay, writer
- Catzie Vilayphonh, spoken word poet of the group Yellow Rage who were featured on the first season of Def Poetry Jam
- Chloe Dao, winner of the second season of the reality show Project Runway
- Petty Officer, 1st Class (PO1) John Douangdara - Lead dog handler for the elite SEAL Team Six and may well be the first Laotian American to die as SEAL Team Six. [2][3][4]
In fiction
- Souphanousinphone family of King of the Hill (TV series)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Born in Laos
- ↑ http://lana-usa.org/?p=2798
- ↑ http://www.lasga.org/1989/lao-american-navy-seal-john-douangdara-to-be-buried-in-arlington/
- ↑ http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06/27/could-it-have-been-prevented-theblaze-tvs-for-the-record-investigates-potential-military-mismanagement-of-the-deadliest-day-in-the-afghan-war/
External links
- LAOTIAN AMERICANS by Carl L. Bankston III at everyculture.com
- Laotian Americans Form National Organization at earac.org