the LAO people immigrated to Canada in late 70 till 1987 & some few after that .Canada welcome them to resettle here about approximately 70.000 peoples.They ' re spreaded every where from coast to coast.Today after 30 somthing years I don't know the real census is & the meantime I had one daughter of my own .....Eventhought I consider myself canadian .But deeply in my heart I 'm still thinking I am Lao also .I care so much anything about my birthplace.Yes I may not share of political ideality with the folks back home. That doesn't mean I hate Laos. I always hope one day Laos can have multi-parties system as we have in Canada ,exercise true democracy..For sure Laos can become civilised & most prosperous in the world .With around half of million Lao Nork nowadays....I think we can lend LAOS a hand .
the LAO people immigrated to Canada in late 70 till 1987 & some few after that .Canada welcome them to resettle here about approximately 70.000 peoples.They ' re spreaded every where from coast to coast.Today after 30 somthing years I don't know the real census is & the meantime I had one daughter of my own .....Eventhought I consider myself canadian .But deeply in my heart I 'm still thinking I am Lao also .I care so much anything about my birthplace.Yes I may not share of political ideality with the folks back home. That doesn't mean I hate Laos. I always hope one day Laos can have multi-parties system as we have in Canada ,exercise true democracy..For sure Laos can become civilised & most prosperous in the world .With around half of million Lao Nork nowadays....I think we can lend LAOS a hand .
the LAO people immigrated to Canada in late 70 till 1987 & some few after that .Canada welcome them to resettle here about approximately 70.000 peoples.They ' re spreaded every where from coast to coast.Today after 30 somthing years I don't know the real census is & the meantime I had one daughter of my own .....Eventhought I consider myself canadian .But deeply in my heart I 'm still thinking I am Lao also .I care so much anything about my birthplace.Yes I may not share of political ideality with the folks back home. That doesn't mean I hate Laos. I always hope one day Laos can have multi-parties system as we have in Canada ,exercise true democracy..For sure Laos can become civilised & most prosperous in the world .With around half of million Lao Nork nowadays....I think we can lend LAOS a hand .
I don't think so man, if you study more you will know and understand more than just you have learned from your secondary school...Think! most developed countries in the world how do the deal the political..???
the LAO people immigrated to Canada in late 70 till 1987 & some few after that .Canada welcome them to resettle here about approximately 70.000 peoples.They ' re spreaded every where from coast to coast.Today after 30 somthing years I don't know the real census is & the meantime I had one daughter of my own .....Eventhought I consider myself canadian .But deeply in my heart I 'm still thinking I am Lao also .I care so much anything about my birthplace.Yes I may not share of political ideality with the folks back home. That doesn't mean I hate Laos. I always hope one day Laos can have multi-parties system as we have in Canada ,exercise true democracy..For sure Laos can become civilised & most prosperous in the world .With around half of million Lao Nork nowadays....I think we can lend LAOS a hand .
Sorry that i've to write in English cos my computer has no Lao font.
Fore me, nothing absolutely right or wrong in this world der. Political system is just the image of politic of a country, but the main thing is HOW CLEVER AND CREATIVE THE LEADERS ARE?
Kingdom countries:
a. Rich: U.K, Japan, some European countries.
b. Still poor: Cambodia, Bhutan.
Capitalism:
a. Rich: USA, Singapore, France . . .
b. Still poor: Lots in African
Socialism:
a. Rich: China, Vietnam
b. Poor: as you know . . .
Some countries are the communist. Communist means all people equally in society, have enough food, good education and healthcare without doing anything. Those countries are: Brunei, some countries in Middle East. Their government can cover everything for their people.
So, whatever the systems are, the most important thing is DO leaders know how to build the country with conditions of: Education, Healthcare, Less gap between classes in society, Equally.
I listened to some Lao people who moved to Australia, some moved because of poverty in Laos, some moved because political system changed. I understand the feeling.
Think that all LAOTIANS are ONE FAMILY. I'm sure that in reality, a family, there should be one person used to do mistake. but can you FORGIVE your family member for the mistake?
It is the same. Imagine that all LAOTIANS are member of LAO FAMILY. Will you forgive LAO if there was or were mistake(s) caused by your family member?
Lao history told that LAO LANE XANG devised into 3 Kingdoms, LPB, VTE and CPS. That we lacked solidarity and always internal fought.
I hope all Laotians forgive each others. No more ARGUMENT and FIGHTING. Keep all the things in the past in mind and moving forward together. Forgive your family for the mistake.
IF LAOS NOT LOVE LAOS, WHO WILL LOVE US?
Sorry if it quite long, but it's just my opinion and my hope to see all Laotians have no more conflicts, preserve our culture and traditions and build our country together.
Just some thinkings from a Lao youth who is studying in Australia.
the LAO people immigrated to Canada in late 70 till 1987 & some few after that .Canada welcome them to resettle here about approximately 70.000 peoples.They ' re spreaded every where from coast to coast.Today after 30 somthing years I don't know the real census is & the meantime I had one daughter of my own .....Eventhought I consider myself canadian .But deeply in my heart I 'm still thinking I am Lao also .I care so much anything about my birthplace.Yes I may not share of political ideality with the folks back home. That doesn't mean I hate Laos. I always hope one day Laos can have multi-parties system as we have in Canada ,exercise true democracy..For sure Laos can become civilised & most prosperous in the world .With around half of million Lao Nork nowadays....I think we can lend LAOS a hand .
First thing first I would like to say hello to our fellow Laotians in the main land and oversea as well. My family is one of thousands Laotian families in the U.S.
The night of August 4th, 1980 I brought my family swum across the Mekong river. At 10:00 pm I took my family to my friend's house at Ban Kao Lyo, his house is about 20 meters from the side of the Mekong river. The Mekong river was fulled with rapid current, that's normal for rainy season in Laos. At 1:30 am, I gave milk to my baby mixed with sleeping pill to knock her out before we start moving down to the side of the river. At 2:00 am we started to take off, I put my baby inside a tub, I placed my wife on top of inner tire tube then I blew 2 plastic bags and tight in together to be supported myself. My left hand pushed my baby tub, my right hand pushed my wife and my 2 feet was paddled. Thirty minutes later we were about almost in the middle of the river. I saw 6 to 7 splash of water about 4-5 meters in front of us, then I heard the sound of gun fired from the behind. The sound of bullets hit the water in front, the sides and behind of us, I thought we will get killed, only pray to god ( Buddha God ) to protect 3 of us. I was only pushed and pushed my baby and my wife fast I can. I heard a sound like a rocket from Thailand side and about 6-7 seconds the sky in that area was lighted up by para shut light. I saw the light of bullets that Thai Navy fired direct to Laos side, both sides were exchanged gunfire for about 5 to 10 minutes. Thai Navy came to rescue us minutes after gun fired were stopped. My wife yielded at me and said: " Ae, Chao Thuik Gning " ( You got hit ). I passed out right after Thai Navy pulled me out of water and I woke next day it was in Nong Kahai's Hospital and I saw my wife and our baby sit next to my bed. A captain of Thai Navy came to visit us at Hospital couple hours after I woke up, he told me that my blood were all over inside of my daughter tub and said my left hand were still holding that tub until he grabbed my baby out of that tub. We were all lucky, non one of us got killed. I got shot at my left fore arm and lost my first knuckle of my left index. I wasn't feel that I got shot during that time at all, only hurry to push my wife and daughter to Thailand side fast I could.
Thank's Buddha ( Thevada Fathaen ) save my family.
After you read my escaping story, would you tell me that should I forgive Laos border authorities or the Laos communist army, police and kong lone that they had done to me?
Why they shoot at unarm people? How come Laos Navy didn't use their boat to pick people up when they see them are swimming to Thailand instead of shoot at them?
This is my feeling about Laos PDR. I don't trust any body until Laos became to Democracy country. I love my motherland and its people but, their rules are unacceptable.
Oh! Buddha, It seems that you had faced horrible experience on escaping to Thailand. Anyway, have you ever visited or planned to visit your motherland recently?
It's not easy to leave that feeling away." Forgive but not forget" is till a best word for you. I were about to be killed by someone back in 30 years ago not all Lao people want to. we still want you back in Laos whatever your ID card is, your race is till Laos.
Oh! Buddha, It seems that you had faced horrible experience on escaping to Thailand. Anyway, have you ever visited or planned to visit your motherland recently?
It's not easy to leave that feeling away." Forgive but not forget" is till a best word for you. I were about to be killed by someone back in 30 years ago not all Lao people want to. we still want you back in Laos whatever your ID card is, your race is till Laos.
I can't count how many times I visited Laos, once a year,
some time twice, since 1995 to today's period. I try to forgive
and leave my feeling behind but it's hard to do so, because
whenever the imagination happen of that night is popping up
in my mind, it was horrible happen to my young family. We were
almost give away our lives in the middle of the Mekong river by
our swimming itself, how come Laos border control authorities
have to shoot us any way? Who's ordered them to shoot
the civilians or unarm people when they try to escape? The
PDR government right? How many people got killed from
their escaping by shooting from Laos red army, police and their
special agent forces Kong Lone?
My 3 months daughter now she's 30 years old and she has her
own family with 3 beautiful kids 7, 5 and 3 years. We have 2 more
children, a girl and a boy, beside her in the U.S. She's a heart
Doctor and have her own clinic with her husband and he's heart
Doctor also. Her younger sister, 28, is Engineer and design auto
body for Honda company in Indiana. Her younger brother,26, is
working for her as a Financing Officer.
I am over 50 and plus of my age and no need to do anything over
in Laos. I love my birth place and never and ever forget this tiny
motherland. I live in the top modern and developed country in the
world and we have less than perfect living life style, but can't stop
me to thinking about my relatives back home. My children are
grow up in the U.S. and for sure they are 100% American way. I can
only going for travel and spend my Dollars one a year and sending
money to my relatives to help Laos growing economy.
First thing first I would like to say hello to our fellow Laotians in the main land and oversea as well. My family is one of thousands Laotian families in the U.S.
The night of August 4th, 1980 I brought my family swum across the Mekong river. At 10:00 pm I took my family to my friend's house at Ban Kao Lyo, his house is about 20 meters from the side of the Mekong river. The Mekong river was fulled with rapid current, that's normal for rainy season in Laos. At 1:30 am, I gave milk to my baby mixed with sleeping pill to knock her out before we start moving down to the side of the river. At 2:00 am we started to take off, I put my baby inside a tub, I placed my wife on top of inner tire tube then I blew 2 plastic bags and tight in together to be supported myself. My left hand pushed my baby tub, my right hand pushed my wife and my 2 feet was paddled. Thirty minutes later we were about almost in the middle of the river. I saw 6 to 7 splash of water about 4-5 meters in front of us, then I heard the sound of gun fired from the behind. The sound of bullets hit the water in front, the sides and behind of us, I thought we will get killed, only pray to god ( Buddha God ) to protect 3 of us. I was only pushed and pushed my baby and my wife fast I can. I heard a sound like a rocket from Thailand side and about 6-7 seconds the sky in that area was lighted up by para shut light. I saw the light of bullets that Thai Navy fired direct to Laos side, both sides were exchanged gunfire for about 5 to 10 minutes. Thai Navy came to rescue us minutes after gun fired were stopped. My wife yielded at me and said: " Ae, Chao Thuik Gning " ( You got hit ). I passed out right after Thai Navy pulled me out of water and I woke next day it was in Nong Kahai's Hospital and I saw my wife and our baby sit next to my bed. A captain of Thai Navy came to visit us at Hospital couple hours after I woke up, he told me that my blood were all over inside of my daughter tub and said my left hand were still holding that tub until he grabbed my baby out of that tub. We were all lucky, non one of us got killed. I got shot at my left fore arm and lost my first knuckle of my left index. I wasn't feel that I got shot during that time at all, only hurry to push my wife and daughter to Thailand side fast I could.
Thank's Buddha ( Thevada Fathaen ) save my family.
After you read my escaping story, would you tell me that should I forgive Laos border authorities or the Laos communist army, police and kong lone that they had done to me?
Why they shoot at unarm people? How come Laos Navy didn't use their boat to pick people up when they see them are swimming to Thailand instead of shoot at them?
This is my feeling about Laos PDR. I don't trust any body until Laos became to Democracy country. I love my motherland and its people but, their rules are unacceptable.
Sigh!!!!
Quite hard to say! After reading your story, truly sad, nearly cry.
As I mention, if possible, Can you forgive and keep all the memory in mind. Actually I love to listen to the refugees when they moved to another or third countries.
Even I cannot touch it all, but I do understand the feeling.
But if all of us still get mad on this, we cannot move forward.
I have a case here in Australia. I cannot tell specific detail for somehow. Hope you understand.
There is a restaurant owns by Laotian. She hates Laos and Laotian. When some Lao students applied for job, she accepted. But the way she did with those Lao students were extremely unacceptable, look down on them, said some rude words to them, she told she hates Laotians, she hates the people from Laos and she hates Laos.
What I need to ask, Are those Lao students wrong? All of them born in mid of 1980s. They do not involve in any aspects of the suffer of Lao history. Why the owner of that restaurant act somethings bad to them? if she hates, why she still speak Laos, why she still eating or selling Lao food.
In contrast, there are many kind Lao refugees here as well. They told that they understand the conditions in Laos and forgive the mistakes in the past. But they will not never forget about it.
I do strongly believe that ALL PEOPLE WHO WERE IN LAOS, WHOSE ANCESTORS ARE OR WERE LAO, THEY WILL ALWAYS BE LAOTIAN.
As I said, I do understand. It is just my hope, my opinion. But what will you and others forgive or not, it depends.
I also believe that ALL NEW LAO GENERATION NEED TO SEE THE REAL SOLIDARITY OF ALL LAOTIANS WORLDWIDE.
