Asians in Greater Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Saksady Xai Song Kham

Titles: Asians in Greater Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Saksady Xai Song Kham (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Saksady Xai Song Kham was born in 1958 in Pak Se Champassak, Laos. He arrived in Minnesota as a refugee in 1980. At the time of the interview he was an active union representative and a dedicated supporter and organizer of the Lao community in Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Crossing the Mekong River to escape to Thailand, living in a refugee camp; traveling back to Laos to help his captured family escape; life in the refugee camp; adjusting to American culture; adjusting to the Midwest; building and supporting the Lao community.

Dates

• 09/23/2012 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Kham, Saksady Xai Song
• interviewer: Yang, Pa

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 144
• Accession Number: AV2012.5.14

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Asians in Greater Minnesota Oral History Project' <OH 144>

Quantity: 1 hour compact disc 36 pages transcripts

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:00:23 running time

Subjects

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