Kou Voravong
Kou Voravong grew up in Savannakhet and pursued a primary education there. He obtained the « certificat d'études primaires complémentaire indochinois » - Certificate of Indochinese Additional Primary Studies - (CEPCI) in 1930, went afterward to Vientiane and began his first-secondary-school year at the Collège Auguste Pavie. But because of a conflict which opposed him to French Colonial administration, his adopted father was sentenced to prison that same year. As reaction to this situation, Kou Voravong left school and returned to Savannakhet. As an out-of-school teenager, he practiced sports, especially soccer.
Bao (musician)
Vo was born in Da Lat, Vietnam and immigrated to the United States in 1985 with his mother and four siblings. He attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) in Houston, TX and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. His musical influences include Prince, New Order, and Giorgio Moroder. In 2017, Vo released a five-song EP titled "BAO EP". In 2017, he also founded a social impact organization called Other.Us, which helps Asian-Americans in music to improve their reach to mainstream audiences, network among each other, and discuss issues impacting Asian-Americans.