HAPPY LAO NEW YEAR!
Bet you have never seen Obama drinking a coconut in Luang Prabang.
Cape Cod Times: Mashpee students use 3-D printing to help Laotian schoolchildren
Catzie Vilayphonh took her oath of office as a Council Member for Pennsylvania’s Council on the Arts!
The remains of almost half of the 573 American service personnel presumed missing in action (MIA) in Laos during the Indo-China War have been located.
Hmong colonel who fought with U.S. in Vietnam gets full military burial.
Motherland News:
Women from Hong Kong help with the Rugby Revolution in Laos.
The Greater Mekong Subregion countries (like Laos) once plagued from poverty are now economic success stories.
Road trip to Mekong: Four women bikers rode motorcycles through seven nations in seven weeks. Laos included.
Baby born via Lao surrogate four years after the death of parents.
Borneo Bulletin: It is confirmed that the conservation of Vat Phou will be carried out through the years.
United Nations Population Fund: Rural midwives help save mothers giving birth in Laos.
Laos Angeles Roots member Lina Luangrath is having her third performance this spring at the Hotel Sofitel in Beverly Hills.
Screen Steve Arounsack’s film: Getting Lao'd - The Growth of Lao Music and Film Scene
Refugee camp born, Kao Kalia Yang, speaks about her new book & how her parent's immigration story has inspired her.
HBO Show, Westworld, rounds out incredibly diverse cast ahead of season 2.
Laos Angeles Roots member, Saengthong Douangdara spreads the Lao Food love at UCLA!
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Month by eating all of the food! Save the date and join Saengthong Douangdara at the LA Food Bowl!
Have you tried the native Lao food: Chili Wood?