Thongchine Thongsythavong

Thongchine Thongsythavong (1937/8-1999) was a Laotian wedding consultant and knowledgeable community scholar who was born in Laos and came to the United States as a refugee from the Viet Nam War, settling in East Hartford. She worked at GE Electro Components Co. in Glastonbury, Connecticut. She helped to establish the Wat Lao Temple in New Britain and was a volunteer and supporter of the activities of the Temple. Thongchine was a valued collaborator for CCHAP’s showing of the traveling exhibit “The Ties That Bind: Southeast Asian Wedding Traditions,” along with Manola Sidara, on view at the Institute for Community Research in 1995.