05.14.21 - 05.20.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Myna Sanasinh!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • SuChin Pak’s Favorite Gifts to Give From Asian American Brands and Makers (The Strategist)

  • Hmong veterans in Fresno in one last fight for equality (Your Central Valley)

  • I’m a Berkeleyan: Julie Thao is finding ways to heal trauma in her Hmong community (Berkeley News)

  • Gov. Evers signs bill designating May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day (WEAU 13 News)

  • Positive Asian Representation in Comics Matters (Twin Cities Geek)

• Covid-19

  • Australian government provides grant to cover 1 million vaccine doses in Laos (The Thaiger)

  • Covid-19 Taskforce announces 72 new Covid cases; govt to take more anti-virus measures (The Star)

  • Southeast Asia Hit By COVID-19 Outbreaks After Being Largely Spared By The Pandemic (NPR)

  • COVID Numbers Climb in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, With Some in Laos Fearing Vaccination (RFA)

  • Golden Triangle Tourist Zone in Laos a Hotbed for COVID 19 (RFA)

• Visit Laos

  • Muang Ngoi Neua (Atlas Obscura)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • FoodCrush Podcast: Thum and Sweet Basil (OnMilwaukee)