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Keo Vongvixay

Author’s Cover Bio Born in Laos, I migrated to Australia as a child after the official ending of the Vietnam War. Growing up in two cultures gave me a very valuable insight into the fluid and evolv...view moreAuthor’s Cover Bio Born in Laos, I migrated to Australia as a child after the official ending of the Vietnam War. Growing up in two cultures gave me a very valuable insight into the fluid and evolving nature of culture, and as the sixth child in a family of nine, I had a freedom to explore and select the best from two belief systems. The messages from the folklore of my childhood seem to run as a common thread throughout every culture; that greed and the pursuit of wealth and power can blind you to your own self-destruction. I firmly believe as writers and participants in society we can influence the direction of thought and ideas for the progressive development of humanity. I now live in Melbourne Australia with my family.view less