1. Introduction

• Explain the project’s goals and how the project directors worked with the women and communities. Mention how women were chosen and point out that the women serve as role models.

2. Forward (by guest writer—Helen Zia?)

• Based on the interviews and a wider knowledge, addresses Southeast Asian American women in general: explain dual identities/multiple roles; mention gender tension and race tensions; address traditional behavior of Indochinese woman vs. American changes; talk about communities and influences, point out that these women are successful because they have the ability to balance their two cultures and have not forsaken either culture. And a look to the future.
• Photographs: Kathy Prasith as traditional dancer; Kathy at home with sister in bedroom

3. Refugee Affairs Essay (by guest writer —Courtland Robinson?)

• Immigration—explain why they came, when they came, who makes up these communities, where these refugees and immigrants resettled and why in those locations; make reference to patterns in U.S. immigration history
• 3 maps (Southeast Asia, U.S., DC/MD/VA)
• Photographs: pictures of women in their homeland, refugee camps, American communities (would need to obtain from outside sources)

4. Cambodian Community

A. Description of community, religion and special events (brief—guest writer: who?)

Photographs/graphics:

• Southeast Asia locator map
• Ground-breaking ceremony for the Silver Spring, Maryland Cambodian temple's new Bot. The Bot is the building used for the ordination of monks. Photographs of ground breaking and of the completed Bot.
• Cambodian New Year celebration dance performance at T.J. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Photographs of dances.

B. 4 Women—each presented with a brief biography and quotes and 2-6 photographs of different sizes (at least one that is full page):

• Sam-Oeun Tes (Rady), classical dance teacher/beautician
  Photographs: Rady with husband and kids, Rady with mother and American flag, Rady teaching dance with individual student, Rady teaching dance with groups of students, Rady performing at New Years, Rady in beauty parlor
• Lany Tan Lang, clinical therapist/artist
  Photographs: Lany portrait serious; Lany portrait smiling; Lany on back porch with cat and spirit house
• Sisopha Mai Chavez and Bopha Mai Ram, owners, Asian Grocery Market
• Photographs: 2 sisters standing behind counter in store; outside of store with cousin holding sack of rice; Bopha with children; Sisopha kissing mother; family in store
• Thida C. Khus, director, Cambodian Network Council
  Photographs: Portrait in office with Washington Post newspaper; close portrait; Thida with visiting Cambodian leaders in meeting at the Senate; Thida in meeting at Indochinese Community Center with other Asian American community workers

5. Lao Community

A. Description of community, religion and special events (brief—guest writer: who?)

Photographs/graphics:

• Southeast Asia locator map
• Lao community members and guests come together each April to celebrate the Lao New Year. Members of the temple and friends bring food and other donations as offerings to the Buddhist monks. Sometimes traditional dances are also performed. Photographs of food, alter, monk, water cleansing ceremony, money offerings, chanting, children, new temple (8)

B. 4 Women—each presented with a brief biography and quotes and 2-6 photographs of different sizes (at least one that is full page):

• Phouratsmy Naughton (Phou), Buddhist nun/radio broadcaster
• Photographs: Phou at home with mother, Phou at Voice of America doing broadcast, Phou watching children perform dance, Phou standing in front of US Capitol, Phou at temple
• Supharak Pathammavong (Su), technical trainer/systems engineer, Sprint International
• Photographs: portrait in bedroom, Su playing volleyball on team, Su teaching Arabs at Sprint, Su with mother and niece or with family, Su playing classical guitar, Su standing next to diploma while watching football on TV
• Bounsou Sananikone, painter, community outreach worker
• Photographs: standing portrait, sitting portrait with her art, Bounsou with award certificate for work and grandchild, Bounsou doing social work
• Toumkham Somphanh, owner, Kingdom Printing
• Photographs: Toumkham working at shop, portrait at shop, portrait dressed up, Toumkham with husband at kitchen table, Toumkham with husband in fancy Lao dress clothes, Toumkham in front of American home

6. Thai Community

A. Description of community, religion and special events (brief—guest writer: who?)

Photographs/graphics:

• Southeast Asia locator map
• Loy Khathong festival is presented by the Thai American Association on the National Mall near the Reflecting Pool each fall. The Loy Khathong ritual is a mixture of Hinduism and Buddhism devoted to paying respect to Mother River–whose waters sustain life. The community comes together to make khathongs and to set them adrift on the water in thanks. Photographs of khathongs being lit (2), small khathongs floating on Reflecting pool with participants watching, dancers, food being dispensed against backdrop of Jefferson Memorial, large khathong on Reflecting Pool
• Thai New Year celebration at Wat Thai in Wheaton, Maryland: Buddhist blessings, food, dance by young Thai girls and boys. Photographs of outside alter with families of several generations making offerings and praying, monks inside chanting, dancers performing, food, herb, and notions stalls

B. 4 Women—each presented with a brief biography and quotes and 2-6 photographs of different sizes (at least one that is full page):

• Suwattana H. A. (Toi), restaurateur, Star of Siam
  Photographs: portrait sitting at table in restaurant, Toi looking at sign announcing opening of third restaurant, close-up portrait, Toi standing in entrance of restaurant with menu
• Panida Puccinelli, vice president, First American Bank
  Photographs: portrait at door of bank, Panida working with colleague at bank, Panida with husband at home
• Dr. Anchalee Musikabhumma, pediatrician
  Photographs: Dr. Anchalee in clinic with patient (2), close-up portrait, Dr. anchalee at home with family
• Artree Panichkan, graphic designer
  Photographs: smiling portrait, serious portrait, with portfolio

7. Vietnamese Community

A. Description of community, religion and special events (brief—guest writer: who?)

Photographs/graphics:

• Southeast Asia locator map
• Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, was celebrated this year during February. In preparation for the holiday, community members came prepare food and flowers. Photographs: 2 young girls, flower vendor
• Vietnamese Flag day, a memorial ceremony for the anniversary of the communist takeover of Vietnam (anti-communist government), took place at the Eden Center, a major Vietnamese shopping district in Arlington. Photographs of people with US and democratic Vietnamese flags (3), Vietnamese uniformed officers, speakers in Vietnamese traditional dress
• Vietnamese Vía Ba ceremony, members of the Vietnamese, Thai, and Lao communities come together for a blessing ceremony in honor of the Confucius goddess Ba Chua-Xu Thanh-Mau. eople bring food, such as roast pig and rice cakes, flowers, and arrange the alter with these and a central painting of the goddess. Dances are performed, prayers said, and a meal is shared. Photographs of alter, drummer, prayers, community (5)

B. 4 Women—each presented with a brief biography and quotes and 2-6 photographs of different sizes (at least one that is full page):

• Nguyen Anh, composer/newspaper owner and editor, Pho nho
  Photographs: Anh in office with newspaper, Anh performing (2)
• Koch Ming Toi, president, Families of Political Prisoners in Vietnam Association
  Photographs: Toi with family at dinner table, Toi with lacquer painting, Toi in office with letters from families of political prisoners, Toi with son
• Kim Chi Crittendon, ESL teacher, Abington Elementary School
  Photographs: close-up portrait, portrait in Vietnamese dress at home, Kim Chi with family, Kim Chi running, Kim Chi at school with students (2)
• Anh Houng-Thi Tu, attorney, Legal Services
  Photographs: portrait in office, Anh talking with elderly Vietnamese at senior center (2)

8. Conclusion

• Photograph of Thai American girl practicing traditional Thai dance wearing a T-shirt which says "Educate without prejudice, Live without prejudice, Love without prejudice, World..."
• Bibliography of books, films, websites, curricula materials, resource organizations
• Acknowledgments (funders, advisors, community organizations; include statement about project directors and photograph of them)