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SHARE This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you eight stories in the fields of nature and conservation. William training a newborn stingray to take food from a diver to prepare it for future success on exhibit with other stingrays. Photo ©William Hana I grew up on an air force base surrounded by many canals and rivers in Bangkok, Thailand. Water is sacred to Thai culture. The traditional New Year, Songkran, is celebrated by pouring water on Buddha statues and each other to wash away sins and bad luck. Thai also celebrate the Loi Krathong festival at the end of every harvesting season, a tradition of thanking the water goddess for a plentiful harvest and asking for her forgiveness from polluting her water.

Krung thep mahanakhonUnited statesUniversity of illinois at chicagoJulie larsen maherWilliam hanaJohng sheddLoi krathongPacific marine mammal centerAnimal health departmentWildlife conservation societyUs armyFishes departmentPacific islander heritage monthNew york aquariumJamaican bay salt marshNew year