05.07.21 - 05.13.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Sera Koulabdara!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Buy wontons for a good cause, and other ways to support AAPI groups in Philly (The Inquirer)

  • Hmong refugee settled in Milwaukee, devoting her life to her husband and 10 children. Now, they're facing Mother's Day without her. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

• Covid-19

  • Laos records first Covid-19 related death over a year into the pandemic (CNN)

  • Laos: Bokeo province reports second highest number of Covid-19 cases (The Star)

  • Covid-19 outbreak reported near Laos casino run by alleged crime boss (CNN)

  • Laotian Canadian group aims to decrease COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (680 News)

• Motherland News…

  • China's debt-trap diplomacy (The Hill)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Chef Donny Sirisavath Embraces His Lao Family Traditions at Khao Noodle Shop (Thrillist)

  • Sap Sap Lao serves authentic Laotian cuisine in Pinellas Park (I Love the Burg)