12.07.18 - 12.13.18

• Young Lao Rugby Leader named as one of BBC’s 100 Women 2018 (Asia Football Rugby Union)

• Ohio Elects Their First Laotian American State Senator (Next Shark)

• Sign the petition to include Lao Refugee in California schools!

• #LaosAngelesRoots + #LaoDiaspora

  • #LaosAngelesShine featuring Susan Kounlavongsa!

  • Donate to Phet O’Donnell’s film “Go to Sleep” based on a Lao Ghost Story

  • Lao Americans Win Joyce Award (Sahtu Press)

• #Representation

  • IFFAM: Mattie Do, Annick Mahnert Continue Journey With ‘Long Walk’ (Variety)

  • 'The Perilous Odyssey' and ‘Siri’ Take Top Prizes at Tribeca Talent Lab in Laos (Hollywood Reporter)

  • The five most extra outfits from the Miss Universe National Costume show (The South African)

• Motherland News…

  • Turning bombs into bracelets, as Laos villagers wait for safe land (Thomson Reuters)

  • Homestay brews up perfect recipe for success (Borneo Bulletin)

  • WWF announces discovery of 157 new species in Southeast Asia (WFMZ-TV 69)

  • Outstanding Lao, Cambodian students in HCM City honoured (VietnamPlus)

  • Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen visits Laos (Khmer Times)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • A food education: Snackboxe Bistro offers a look at Lao street food and culture (11Alive - NBC)

  • James Syhabout’s cookbook shows off his San Fran restaurant, pays tribute to family and the motherlands (International Examiner)