LA Weekly: Kulap’s Origin Story, Filmmaker Slays Demons of Her Past.
Kulap Vilaysack and James Syhabout featured on NBC Asian America: A to Z!
Bentonville Film Festival: 10 Feature Films Will World Premiere at BFF. (Our Executive Director, Kulap Vilaysack’s film Origin Story made the list!
For your viewing pleasure:
NBC Asian America Presents: A to Z (2018) (Spoiler: Lao Americans James Syhabout and Kulap Vilaysack were two of the chosen!)
Peep pics from our first monthly meeting: Laos Angeles Deuan Sabaidee aka LADS. Hosted and organized by Laos Angeles Roots members Somlit + Seraphina.
Thip Soulisak designed a beautiful float for Temecula’s Lao New Year Fest!
Motherland News:
Snackboxe Bistro in Doraville shines spotlight on Laotian staple dishes.
Don’t forget to grab your tix for the Lao Food Bowl w/ Laos Angeles Roots member Saengthong Douangdara! (May 19th 4-6pm).
Get Lao’d food truck named one of the 2018 Best Of Fortworth Winners.
Obama’s ‘The Final Year’ which features Laos debuts on HBO on 5/21.
Forbes: By visiting this sanctuary, you can save elephants in Laos.
Merced Sun-Star: Who are Laotians? Merced's Lao educates with 'New Year' celebration for community
4.13.18 - 4.19.18
4.13.18 - 4.19.18
#LaoNewYear2018:
Friday, April 20th at 9PM - Join EraNetik & Collective Society Entertainment at the Soho Gastropub in San Diego.
Sunday, April 22nd 8AM - 8PM - Attend Hollywood’s Songkran Fest!
Buddhist monks clean and wash Buddha statues during Songkran Water Festival in Laos
Kinnaly Lao Traditional Music & Dance Troupe will be in Washington, D.C. performing at the Lao Embassy New Year Celebration taking place April 27th-28th, 2018.
Thakhek, Laos has been chosen as one of the ‘Most Scenic Motorbike Rides Around the World’ according to Urban Daddy.
Asia Sentinel: The Endangered Last ‘Blank Spot’ on Indochina’s Map - Attapeu, Laos.
Get an inside look on bride trafficking in Laos and China.
New York Times: Why So Many Asian-American Women Are Bleaching Their Hair Blond
Anchorage Daily News: House Bill 125 recognizes Hmong veterans with rights.
ATTENTION: Asian Womxn in the Arts is taking submissions for their Cycle 1 Celebration show! Email submissions & questions to: connect.awa@gmail.com
Cathy Yan Is Warner Bros’ Choice To Direct Margot Robbie In Next Harley Quinn Film
Crazy Rich Asians dropped a sneak peak of their trailer!
Time Magazine: The Most Influential People in the World - We spy many Asian Americans!
Laos Angeles Roots member, Rita Phetmixay, will be screening her short film ‘Phetmixay Means Fighter’ at this years CAAMFest.
Asian American Press highlights film ‘Growing up Hmong at the Crossroads’ that follows many Lao Diaspora families.
3.9.18 - 3.15.18
Lam Vong Dance to be nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Status.
#ImmigrationMakesAmericaGreat - The Washington Post features Jennifer Mendelsohn, shining a light on the hypocrites and launching ‘resistance genealogy’
#AAPIActors Christine Ko Joins CW’s ‘Dead Inside’ & Vinny Chhibber Joins CBS’ ‘Red Line’
MTV’s Decoded breaks down the common argument of the Model Minority.
Laos Angeles member, Thip Soulisak, creates fundraiser with mission of preserving Lao culture and promoting Lao American community prosperity.
#LaoFoodMovement’s Chef Seng joins Heritage Radio Network’s Episode 31 to spread the Lao food gospel.
Glamour Magazine: Now Trending on TV - The Sexy Asian Hunk
It's #nationalwomensday every day. Laos named best in terms of females in parliament.
PopSugar highlighted a Lao-Cambodian wedding.
For your listening pleasure: Story of brother & sister emigrating from Luang Prabang in 1998 on This is Love Podcast.
Michelin-starred chef, James Syhabout, wants to bring the food of his native Laos to the masses.
Featured on the Columbus Dispatch, Noi and Vongseng Luangraj of Orrville celebrate their 60th anniversary!
New Lao Restaurant Alert: "The Lao Kitchen" in Greensboro!
Singapore’s Augustman Magazine: 5 Things You Should Know About Vientiane and Laos
Farm training proves key to helping reintegrate Lao human trafficking survivors.