Bryan Thao Worra (1973- ) is a Laotian American poet, writer, and journalist.

He was born Thao Somnouk Silosoth in Vientiane, Laos on January 1, 1973 during the Laotian Secret War (1954-1975). He came to the United States in July, 1973 as the adopted child of an American pilot working in Laos for Royal Air Lao. Bryan Thao Worra's early years were spent in Missoula, Montana, Anchorage, Alaska, and Saline, Michigan.
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