In 1966 the Official George Harrison Fan Club (OGHFC) decided to sponsor a child from the Christian Children’s Fund. Her name is Prapai “Noi” Tapunoi. She also had a little sister named Sunee. They lived in Chiangmai, Thailand. Noi (who was 6 at the time) thought her sponsors were the Beatles! Her first words in English were "We all live in a Yellow Submarine"!
Noi and Sunee Tapunoi in their OGHFC t-shirts in Chiangmai, Thailand (1969) (taken by Christian Children's Fund photographer)
1976. Tony & I with Rev. Alfred Creager became Noi’s Godparents in Collegeville (similar ceremony held in Chiangmai, Thailand) . (taken by Guy Kinzer)
Noi Tapunoi and I celebrating Christmas on her first full day in America (1979) (taken by Tony Mancuso)
Mancuso-Kinzer-Tapunoi family - Guy Kinzer, Sunee Tapunoi, Dorothy Kinzer, Pat & Tony Mancuso, Suzanne & Anthony Mancuso, Pia Tapunoi, Noi Tapunoi
Pia Tapunoi, Noi Tapunoi, & Sunee Tapunoi after Noi’s graduation from Michigan State University (1995) (taken by Tony Mancuso)
Noi becoming a U.S. citizen in Grand Rapids, Michigan (1999) (taken by Tony Mancuso)
Noi with the Judge who presided over the Citizenship Ceremony (1999) (taken by Tony Mancuso)
Sunee Tapunoi got her Green Card after 12 years on the Green Card list. We met her & Noi at Dulles Airport in Washington DC (2012) Noi, me & Sunee.
Noi in 2021.
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