07.30.21 - 08.05.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Ricky Van!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Hmong Americans are often obscured by model minority myth. Why Suni Lee's win means so much. (NBC News)

• Covid-19

  • Laos to get 1.4 million doses of Covid vaccine in coming weeks (The Star)

• Motherland News

  • In Laos, a Dubious Dam Threatens Luang Prabang (Foreign Policy)

  • Laos top beer Beerlao raises prices amid increasing production costs (The Star)

• Visit Laos

  • Guide To Laos: What People Wish They Knew Before Visiting (The Travel)

  • In Laos — Southeast Asia’s antidote to travel exhaustion — I finally learned the art of slowing down (Toronto Star)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Local chef bets his cultural roots will grow an audience for authentic flavors of Laos (The Oklahoman)

  • Naem khao is a crispy Lao rice salad that is sweet, salty, spicy, sour and sublime (The Day)

  • A taste of Laos at Sap Sap Lao Cafe in Pinellas Park (Tampa Bay Times)