10.01.21 - 10.07.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Mickey Koulabdara!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Leck Sengsoulichanh, Minnesota immigrant who fought with US forces in Laos, dies at 81 (Star Tribune)

  • Romeoville Resident Featured On 'Top Chef Amateurs' (Patch)

• Covid-19

  • Lockdown extended in Laos until Oct 15 as Covid-19 cases continue to rise (The Star)

• Motherland News

  • Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears (Washington Times)

  • Lao Villagers Displaced by Xayaburi Dam Still Lack Farmland, Water (RFA)

  • Two Lao Banana Workers Denied Their Pay Walk 250 Miles Home (RFA)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Oklahoma City welcomes Ma Der Lao Kitchen, keeps light on for Jimmy's Egg  (The Oklahoman)