5.25.18 - 5.31.18

• Vilayvanh Vanh Bender holds first reading of her book ‘Mommy Eats Fried Grasshoppers’ that was published by Lao owned: Sahtu Press.

• MENAFN: Mommy Eats Fried Grasshoppers: An Exciting New Upcoming Publication of Sahtu Press

• Margaret Rattanachane honored at UCSD’s annual faculty of the year awards!

• ATTENTION: LaoAmTV is now accepting submissions for interviewees!

• #RepresentationMatters:

  • Ross Butler, of 13 Reasons Why, opens up about his fight for Asian Representation in Hollywood.

  • Laos Angeles executive director Kulap Vilaysack featured on Girlboss - talking about Origin Story: A Documentary + much more!

  • Keanu Reeves, Daniel Dae Kim Board Ali Wong/Randall Park Netflix Comedy ‘Always Be My Maybe’

• Motherland News:

  • The Lao Gov’t has adopted measures to stimulate economic growth while also taking steps to curb inflation.

• #LaoFoodMovement:

  • Dallas Observer: A Beginner's Guide to Laotion Food in DFW

  • Laos Angeles Roots member, Saengthong Doungdara, speaks at UCLA about Lao food!

5.18.18 - 5.24.18

 

• Sahtu Press announces release date of children's book ‘Mommy Eats Fried Grasshoppers’

• Kulap Vilaysack guest stars on the season finale of Bob’s Burgers!

• Laos Angeles Roots members came out to support their own at a play reading.

• ABC Australia News: Escaping Laos and Finding a New Home Among Melbourne's Trams

• Lao Owned Sahtu Press shares write up on Kulap Vilaysack’s Origin Story Documentary.

• Liberation News: No Wars No Walls speaks out.

• Laos Angeles Roots Member, Ova Saopeng, is a MAP Fund Grantee!

• #SecretWarNews: MIA Pilot found years later in Laos.

• #RepresentationMatters:

  • Laos Angeles Executive Director, Kulap Vilaysack, interviewed on Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls.

  • Huffington Post: Ali Wong: Asians-Americans Are Opening Doors For Other Asian-Americans In Hollywood

  • Steve Arounsack's film ‘Halfway Home’ premiered at CAAMFest!

  • Instinct Magazine: We Are Falling For the Asian Magic Mike. Asian Magic Mike (created by Laos Angeles Roots member, Somlit Inthalangsy) booked a live performance at HAAPI Film Fest on June 8th!

• Motherland News:

  • Construction of sixth Thailand-Laos Friendship Bridge in Ubon Ratchathani sped up.

  • First Session of China-Laos Inter-governmental Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation Held in Beijing

  • AEC News Today: Lao News Round Up

• #LaoFoodMovement:

  • Voyage Dallas: Saap Lao Kitchen

  • Fork Life: Chef Seng on Children of Sticky Rice

  •  Dallas Observer: Lao Food Is Booming in North Texas

  • Times Leader: Cooking On Deadline: Chicken larb bursts with flavor

5.11.18 - 5.17.18

• Variety: Veena Sud, Kulap Vilaysack, and more on Increasing Asian-American Representation in Hollywood: ‘This Has to Be a Movement’

• Vientiane City Guide: Where to Eat, Drink, Shop, and Stay in Laos’ Capital.

• Senator of Rhode Island Commemorates Heroism of Hmong and Lao Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery

• Chronicle: A Mosquito Bite Nearly Killed Me

• Laos Angeles Executive Director, Kulap Vilaysack, and husband Scott Aukerman featured in Emmy Magazine spread.

• Marine Veteran Harasses Elderly Lao American Veteran in Sacramento.

• Sahtu Press printing a children's book: 'Mommy Eats Fried Grasshoppers' - coming this fall!

• Hmong veterans gather in Madison to celebrate Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day

• Sysamone Phaphon attended ‘Top Moms of Color in Tech’

• #RepresentationMatters:

  • Watch This: Inside scoop on the makings of Origin Story Doc by Director Kulap Vilaysack

  • Laos Angeles Roots member Vannaphone Meng Lothi’s son, Izaac Wang, books first feature film!

  • New York Times: Hiro Murai on the ‘Atlanta’ Finale and ‘This Is America’ Video

  • HuffPost: Ali Wong - Asian-Americans Are Opening Doors For Other Asian-Americans In Hollywood

  • Rita Phetmixay wins an award for her short ‘Phetmixay Means Fighter’ at CAAMFest36!

  • Hollywood Reporter: Cannes: Southeast Asia Is Ready for Its Big-Screen Close-up

  • AA Press: Lao Documentary to Screen at CAAMFest

• Motherland News:

  • Asia Times: The legacy of the US ‘secret war’ still takes a deadly toll on Laos

  • Asia Times: Little Laos Risks Losing It All to China

  • New Bus Routes Create Better Connection Between Thailand and Laos

• #LaoFoodMovement:

  • Snackboxe Bistro at it again and featured in a newspaper article!

5.4.18 - 5.10.18

• Laos Angeles Executive Director’s Origin Story the Documentary screening and Laos Angeles Roots Member, Rita Phetmixay’s Phetmixay Means Fighter at CAAMFest36 in San Francisco this weekend.

• Lao American, Nay Saysourinho, wrote a guest column in the The Funambulist

• Repercussions of the Secret War Today

• Huffington Post: Audiovisual narrative captures the sights and sounds of the region’s tight-knit Chinese-American community.

• SRJ News: Things to do in Laos

• For your viewing pleasure:

  • Kulap Vilaysack’s Origin Story Documentary Trailer

  • Lao Angeles Roots member, Somlit, released Asian Magic Mike

  • Ocean’s 8 Trailer Proves to Have Highly Diverse Cast

  • Promo trailer of Dr. Steve Arounsack's latest project, HALFWAY HOME and go see it at CAAMFest on 5/19!

  • CNN Travel: One Minute Tour of Luang Prabang

• Motherland News:

  • First elephant sanctuary in Laos opens up in Luang Prabang!

  • World Food Programme came up with plan to fight hunger in Laos.

  • Antara News: Eyeing Business Potential in Laos

  • The Diplomat: A Real Boost for the Tourism Industry in Laos?

  • Laos looks to hydropower to boost economy.

  • Lao Government Launches New Push Against Corruption

• #RepresentationMatters:

  • Time Magazine: Awkwafina is this Summer’s Breakout Star

  • Kim Yutani Named Director of Programming, Sundance Film Festival

• #LaoFoodMovement:

  • Little Laos on the Prairie: Exclusive interview with Michelin Chef James Syhabout

  • Thai Zap food trailer to mark three successful years in Pocatello

  • Laos Angeles Roots Member, Thip Soulisak, to host a pop up dinner!

4.27.18 - 5.3.18

 

• #RepresentationMatters:

  • 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:

  • HUGE NEWS: Irrawaddy Dolphin Numbers Increase on Mekong River

  • Laotion Times: Sinon Loresca, King of Catwalk Travels to Laos

  • The Nation: More elephant sanctuaries are popping up all over Laos.

  • Hotels are popping up left and right in Luang Prabang.

• #LaoFoodMovement:

  • Snackboxe Bistro in Doraville shines spotlight on Laotian staple dishes.

  • Melbourne, Australia x Lao Food Movement is real!

  • 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.

• Micetimes of Asia: 15 Reasons to Visit Laos

• 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