05.28.21 - 06.10.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Gary Sayviseth & Vicky Phomsouvanh!

  • Thip Soulisak's Family Legacy Lives On Through His Lao Food Pop-Up (KCET 9)

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • California governor pardons formerly incarcerated firefighters (The Guardian)

  • Andre Soukhamthath using platform to combat anti-Asian violence: 'I didn't start a family for this sh*t' (USA Today)

  • Tampa Bay's Lao community welcomes a new year and a new day (Bay News 9)

  • Muay Thai Lao Fitness to hold grand opening in Point Richmond (Richmond Standard)

  • Construction Continues On Lao Buddhist Temple In Westminster Almost 10 Years After Fire (CBSN Denver)

  • Tihda Vongkoth on Anti-Asian Hate, the Music World and the Risk of Speaking Out (Sarasota Magazine)

  • Lao-Thai food festival to be held in Henrietta NY Sunday (Democrat & Chronicle)

  • Megan Khang, the fighter, taking every punch Olympic can offer (Golf Channel)

• Covid-19

  • Laos to receive Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine (The Star) 

• Motherland News…

  • Smoking-related deaths remain a cause for concern in Laos (The Star)

  • Rural Poverty Drives Child Labor in Laos Despite State Laws Prohibiting The Practice (RFA)

  • Laos Creates Task Force to Monitor 'Misuse' of Social Media (RFA)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • The Asian dishes that bring our readers comfort and remind them of home (Washington Post)

  • Local chef offering cicada-based meals that revitalizes her grandmother's recipes (WUSA 9)

  • Group Behind Ouzo Bay and Loch Bar to Open a New Italian Restaurant (Houstonia)