05.03.19 - 05.09.19

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Phet O’Donnell

  • WATCH: Origin Story is now available on Amazon VOD!

  • LISTEN: “Mighty” an original song form “Origin Story” is available on iTunes & Spotify!

  • Comedian Kulap Vilaysack on documenting the search for her birth father in Origin Story (Entertainment Weekly)

  • ‘Origin Story’ Director Kulap Vilaysack Talks Uncovering Hard Truths, Asian Family Dynamics And Complexities Of Cultural Identity (Deadline)

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • Max Mara fashion label denies copying designs (The New Daily)

  • One American's journey to Southeast Asia: A look at how Hmong there came to find a home here in Wisconsin (Journal Sentinel)

  • Cornell Dining Worker Helping Professor Teach New Language Class (Cornell Sun)

  • Know Your Madisonian: Hmong refugee realizes dream of opening own barber shop (Wisconsin State Journal)

• Motherland News…

  • Norway’s ambassador to Laos attended seminar on landmines (ScandAsia)

  • Bangladesh, Laos joint champions as final is cancelled (The Daily Star)

  • Princess celebrates Songkran at Laos mission in Bangkok (The Thaiger)

  • Combating age-old beliefs can help save bears in Asia (Sustainability Times)

• Visit Laos

  • 5 Things to Eat and Drink in Laos (Fodor’s Travel)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Asian Flavors spices up Ohana Hale Marketplace (Frolic Hawaii)

  • The Lighter Side of Coffee (San Diego Magazine)