03.08.19 - 03.14.19

• San Diego’s Laotian community pushes for a place in California history books (Los Angeles Times)

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Manivone Nonthaveth!

  • Check out Laos Angeles Roots member Izaac Wang in the Good Boys trailer!

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • The art thriving in the most heavily bombed country in history (The Guardian)

  • The Iu-Mien, Sacramento’s spirited but little-known refugee community, is starting to find its voice (Sacramento News & Review)

  • US fails to make top 30 in Global Wellness Index, as small countries dominate (New York Post)

  • Friday Finds: Uplifting Gifts for Women (Gifts & Decorative Accessories)

• Motherland News…

  • Powerful Photos of What Was Left Behind by America's Secret War in Laos (Vice)

  • China drops plan to blast Mekong islets (Bangkok Posts)

  • Laos Stops Chinese-backed Tourism Development Survey in 3 Villages (Radio Free Asia)

• Visit Laos

  • Travel to Luang Prabang (The South African)

  • The Most Beautiful Spas in Rain Forests Around the World (Travel + Leisure)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Fine Dining review: John Batchelor reviews Lao Restaurant in Greensboro (Go Triad)