Don Lam

Category: Thoughts & Reflections

  • Watch “Plantation Urban Spa & Resort, Phnom Penh Cambodia” on YouTube

    This a neat find in Phnom Penh, hopefully this may be some help to fellow explorers or first time visitors of Phnom Penh! One of the best hotel I found, that is relatively good price and central to most important attractions in the city.

  • Traditional Housewarming Ceremony

    What’s it like to attend a traditional Cambodian and Buddhist housewarming celebration? Here is my photographs from a friend’s celebration for their new house in North Carolina, USA.

  • Community Warmth

    The couple lost power to their gas heater the night before but with their kindness they invited and welcome us to their home with fresh cooked meal. The house became warmed by presence of community and friends, ensued by lively conversations. #KhmerKrom #RefugeesandImmigrant #communities

  • MDA’s 2022 Lighting the Way Gala

    Sharing another extraordinary event hosted by the Montagnard Dega Association / Montagnard American Organization (MDA/MAO). The Cambodian Cultural Center of North Carolina (CCC of NC) folks came to support our community partner and friends at the MDA for their second gala.

  • Lexington, Davidson County Cambodian Community Clinic

    A serene and peaceful tour of Wat Lexington Buddhist Temple by CANC’s president, Mr. Seyha Thach, with Hayley Wood from My Pharmacy based in Greensboro. Interesting fact, I learned today that the area which now sits the new Lexington Temple Prayer Hall used to be a helicopter landing pad before the property was purchased by…

  • Orange Robe Offering Kathen Festival

    Kathen is a Buddhist Festival that is normally observed around October 22/23 every year for the Triad’s Buddhist community at Wat Greensboro Buddhist Center. The festival marks the end of a three months retreat for monks where they remain in one place for the duration of the monsoon season. Community members attend local monasteries in…

  • Judicial Candidate Dinner

    Great honor of seeing Rep. Jon Hardister again after his support of Cambodian language access legislation forum hosted by our Cambodian community in July. Always cherish these experiences and connections to continue to learn about the democratic processes and systems in America. Its a breath of fresh air, to know that one can go freely…

  • I still miss you

    My alarms still wake me up to your schedule with your name that is still on my phone that I cannot bring myself to remove. After you left, I cope each day with a morning prayer. A reminder to be thankful for the times you stayed with us. Every morning my gratitude prayer alarm goes…

  • Data Report: Covid-19 and Xenophobia

    As COVID-19 cases rose, I noticed that I heard a lot more about hate crimes on national news outlets. In this article, I explore if there is a direct correlation between the amount of reported COVID-19 cases and reported hate crimes against Asian-Americans Support Johnny’s articles with HarmonyONE token

  • Food Forest For Greensboro – An Idealist’s Fantasy

    In 2019 I wrote a project proposal, complete with budget breakdown and location targets, in the hope that such an idea might gain traction and voted into the city’s participatory budget. Suffice it to say, it did not. We do not have a food forest today, anywhere, that I know of that falls within the…