07.24.20 - 07.30.20

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Jen Soutavong!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • COVID-19 Impact: Bana’s Story (SEARAC)

  • 'Courage, struggle and happy endings': Filmmaker traces her refugee family's path from peril to prosperity (CBC Canada)

• Motherland News…

  • Laos, Vietnam Confirm First COVID-19 Cases in Three Months (Radio Free Asia)

  • Survivors of Laos’ Worst Dam Disaster Still Struggling Two Years Later (Radio Free Asia)

  • What’s the secret to Southeast Asia’s Covid success stories? (Lowy Institute)

  • A broken dam and broken promises: Laos doubles down on hydropower despite risks (ASEAN Today)

  • Viewers of BBC2's Bears about the House are left 'heartbroken' after five-month-old cubs David and Jane go missing from sanctuary in a targeted attack (Daily Mail)

• Visit Laos

  • Japan Includes Hawaii on List of 12 Possible Safe Travel Destinations (Travel + Leisure)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Lao street food in the time of COVID-19: A story of bravery, joy & deliciousness (On Milwaukee)