04.16.21 - 04.22.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Ae Southammavong!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • After 33 years, Winona's Yong Nhia Lor works toward citizenship (Post Bulletin)

• Covid-19

  • Laos confirms four new Covid-19 cases, tightens up measures against pandemic (The Star)

  • Laos Locks Down Capital, Provinces as COVID Cases Climb (Radio Free Asia)

• Motherland News…

  • Songkran Festival celebrated in Luang Prabang, Laos (Global Times)

  • Laos Opens More Land to Chinese Investment, Raising Local Concerns (Radio Free Asia)

  • Three Lao Rights Activists Serving Long Prison Terms Must be Released: UN Special Rapporteur (Radio Free Asia)