01.15.21 - 01.21.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Vee Syharath-Woo

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Community Highlights: Meet Rita Phetmixay of Healing Out Lao’d (Voyage LA Mag)

• Covid-19

  • Star of the East: Laos hasn’t had one Covid death. You can’t go now, but do start planning a visit to its uplifting ancient capital (Daily Mail)

  • Laos: 2,410 people quarantined over Covid-19; govt to vaccinate more people against virus (The Star)

• Motherland News…

  • ‘Luang Prabang is dead’; in jewel of Laos tourism jobs have gone, businesses have closed, and the future looks uncertain – but a lot quieter (SCMP)

  • In the Face of Criticism, Laos Pushes Ahead With Four Mekong Dams (The Diplomat)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Local Laotian pop-up restaurant SapSap to start beer company, open new space in March (The Journal Times)