Chanida Phaengdara Potter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chanida Phaengdara Potter

Date of Birth: 28-May-1984

Place of Birth: Vieng Xai, Laos

Profession: writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Chanida Phaengdara Potter (1984) is a Lao American writer, activist and community development strategist in the Lao American and Southeast Asian diaspora communities.
She is well known for her work as the founding editor of the internationally acclaimed online publication, Little Laos on the Prairie where voice and visibility of the Lao diaspora experience are amplified.
She is the executive director of The SEAD Project (Southeast Asian Diaspora Development), an organization based in Minnesota and Laos aimed at empowering Southeast Asian diaspora communities by bridging the access gap to community, storytelling, languages, heritages and cross-cultural connections and knowledge-sharing through creative workshops and communication tools.
She has worked in the nonprofit field on organizing, public affairs, community development, and human rights advocacy.