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Title
Oral History of Kou Srimoungchanh
Creator
Srimoungchanh, Kou
Contributor
Pan, Prinston
Date Created and/or Issued
2020-10-27
Contributing Institution
UC Irvine, Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive
Collection
Lao Stories: Laotian American Oral History Project
Rights Information
Copyrighted
This material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Transmission or reproduction of any material protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Contact the University of California, Irvine Libraries, Special Collections and Archives for more information (spcoll@uci.edu).
Description
Scope/Content: Kou Srimoungchanh spent a portion childhood in a small agricultural Lao village, where he recalls going out with his brothers to hunt for food. When the communists went to overthrow the Lao government, Kou and his family were able to escape to Hawaii due to his dad's relationship with the French and American government. He spent his teenage years back and forth between Hawaii and Winfield, Kansas. Despite trying other jobs, like carpet cleaning, he was eventually guided into technology. He is now the owner of his own tech company First Secure Data, where he works with other companies to create digital tools to protect their data.
Type
moving image
Format
1 mp4 video file; 1 word document transcription; 2 jpg image files
Extent
01:13:53
Identifier
ark:/81235/d87941746
LOHP0005_P02_Thumbnail.jpeg
Language
English
en

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