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Michelle inside her grandmother's ancestral home

Michelle Gallery

Michelle Gallery

Michelle inside her grandmother's ancestral home

Michelle inside her grandmother's ancestral home

The watchtower of Michelle's maternal grandmother's village, Bok Saa, in Toisan

The watchtower of Michelle's maternal grandmother's village, Bok Saa, in Toisan

A deserted alleyway in Bok Saa, Toisan

A deserted alleyway in Bok Saa, Toisan

Rice paddies at the entrance of Michelle's maternal grandfather's village, Saam Baat, in Toisan

Rice paddies at the entrance of Michelle's maternal grandfather's village, Saam Baat, in Toisan

The 2015 Roots cohort in front of Michelle's maternal grandmother's village, Bok Saa

The 2015 Roots cohort in front of Michelle's maternal grandmother's village, Bok Saa

Michelle and Mr. Yang, a Toisan official

Michelle and Mr. Yang, a Toisan official

The front entrance of Michelle's grandfather's home in Saam Baat (with her mother's first cousin and her husband)

The front entrance of Michelle's grandfather's home in Saam Baat (with her mother's first cousin and her husband)

Inside Michelle's grandmother's home

Inside Michelle's grandmother's home

Paying respect inside her grandmother's home

Paying respect inside her grandmother's home

Thanking the village elder who recognized Michelle's great-great-grandfather's name

Thanking the village elder who recognized Michelle's great-great-grandfather's name

Burning money as an offering with Al Cheng

Burning money as an offering with Al Cheng

Beautiful watercolor paintings found in Michelle's grandmother's home

Beautiful watercolor paintings found in Michelle's grandmother's home

All smiles with the Bok Saa villagers who were instrumental in finding Michelle's ancestral home

All smiles with the Bok Saa villagers who were instrumental in finding Michelle's ancestral home

Michelle and Steve Owyang in the rice paddies of her grandfather's village, Saam Baat

Michelle and Steve Owyang in the rice paddies of her grandfather's village, Saam Baat

The incense left by Michelle on her grandmother's family alter

The incense left by Michelle on her grandmother's family alter

Michelle's grandmother's home was boarded and locked up and the village head had to saw off the lock for the group to go inside

Michelle's grandmother's home was boarded and locked up and the village head had to saw off the lock for the group to go inside

Inside Michelle's grandmother's home

Inside Michelle's grandmother's home

The beautiful, intricate family alter inside of Michelle's grandfather's ancestral home

The beautiful, intricate family alter inside of Michelle's grandfather's ancestral home

Michelle and Al Cheng in front of her ancestral home

Michelle and Al Cheng in front of her ancestral home

Crowning the princess of Bok Saa

Crowning the princess of Bok Saa

Rice paddies - aka runways

Rice paddies - aka runways

The hardworking Popo in Noki's village

The hardworking Popo in Noki's village

Lily "Michellis" Wang

Lily "Michellis" Wang

Sifu, Golden State's number one fan!

Sifu, Golden State's number one fan!

Michelle and Ty jumping for joy!

Michelle and Ty jumping for joy!

Sifu and Michelle

Sifu and Michelle

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