All posts tagged: King of the Hill

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Lao Films and Films about Laos

Published by Bryan Thao Worra

This week kicks off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so you can expect lots of Celebrasian puns in various news articles. Not to be confused with Celebraisin, which would be one of those dancing claymation raisins from the 80s. This year marks the 40th anniversary since the first Asian Pacific American Heritage Month was recognized by Congress and the White House in 1978. For those of you who were curious, the month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants. And of course, everyone knows the significance of May to Lao because of the incredible lessons we all get about our journey to America in history class, right? Recently, community members have been asking Little Laos on the Prairie for movie recommendations involving Laos, especially in the aftermath of that Angelina Jolie movie about our …

Pros & Kahns: Ten Reasons Why We Should (Not) Hate Him

Published by littlelaosontheprairie

I would like to thank my co-blogger, Chanida, for re-introducing Kahn into my life. I loved the fact that the producers of King of the Hill made Lao folks part of prime time television, but did they have to make them so damn antagonizing? I will have to admit, I admired some parts of Kahn’s questionable characteristics as survival tactics necessary for any Lao living in Texas. I even secretly rooted for him. But at the same time I couldn’t stand how joyfully obnoxious he was. He also reminded me of the many real-life Kahns I have known and kept at a distance. [Sigh.] So, to get at the heart of this paradox, I revisited the episodes in which the Souphanousinphones appeared and I had come up with ten reasons why I love/hate Kahn. But, you decide for yourself. In no particular order… He loves karaoke and is into bad 80s music. He brags and shows off his material possessions. He is a fine example of a hard-working American; he works as a systems analyst. …