It’s the holiday season and while we know the Lao way of celebrating isn’t just eating holiday hybrid favorites like honey-baked ham with a side of sticky rice and jeow, it’s also about giving. The reflections of the past year, what it means to be in tuned with one’s self, and building community one hopes to see. During this season in Laos, it’s Winter. The sunshine peaks sometimes, but with temps that reach as low as 20 degrees F in some remote villages, and without access to properly insulated walls, heat and thicker clothes– it can get pretty cold. This week, two young Lao Diaspora noticed the need, gathered donations, and hit the road to give to villages in need. Thouni Seneyakone, who is a Lao Minnesotan living in Vientiane, works for Village Focus International. Their team went to eight villages in Salavan province and Sekong Province, to give warm clothes and blankets to villagers and children, reaching more than 1,000 villagers. “I started this initiative because for this holiday season, I’ve focused on fundraising in Cambodia all year …