#LaosAngelesRoots
Laos Angeles Shine featuring Annie Mekdara!
#Representation + #LaoDiaspora
One of the last surviving Hmong war heroes has died. Lt. Col. Youa True Joseph Vang, 83, settled in St. Paul. (Pioneer Press)
Admissions director forged path as first-gen college student (UCSC News Center)
Max Mara Stole Ethnic Laotian Designs Then Told Laotians to Delete Posts Calling Them Out (NextShark)
Motherland News…
Lao Villagers Displaced by Nam Theun 2 Dam Say They Still Need Help (Radio Free Asia)
Laos’ trash problem is an ecological time bomb, here’s how it can course-correct (The Indian Express)
Survivors of Laos dam collapse question where aid dollars went (ABC Australia)
Evangelical group says 3 US volunteers detained in Laos (Associated Press)
Thai group to help Laos fight liver fluke after success in Northeast (The Nation)
Blessed beauties: Laos new year pageant pits 'King's daughters' as rivals Read more at (Channel News Asia)
Visit Laos
Ways to enjoy Lao Traditional New Year (Eleven Myanmar)
A Visit to Belmond La Residence Phou Vao in Laos (Luxury Travel Magazine)
#LaoFoodMovement
Auburn Welcomes a Sweet New Restaurant (Auburn Examiner)
Lao Taé Brings Laotian Fare to Montclair Village (East Bay Express)
04.05.19 - 04.11.19
2019 Lao New Year festivities across America (Little Laos on the Prairie)
#LaosAngelesRoots
Laos Angeles Shine featuring Darren Sayphraraj!
#Representation + #LaoDiaspora
Motherland News…
Luang Prabang gets into gear for Lao New Year (Eleven Myanmar)
U.N. Expert: The Rich Get Richer in Lao PDR (Radio Free Asia)
Laos launches charging stations, paving way for electric vehicles (Phnom Penh Post)
Laos creates 2 national parks 'to protect forests and natural beauty' (Eleven Myanmar)
Margaux Senlis photographs the effects of unexploded ordnance in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (It’s Nice That)
Visit Laos
Luang Prabang, Laos: Asia's city of gold (Stuff NZ)
10 Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Laos (Fodor's Travel)
#LaoFoodMovement
03.29.19 - 04.04.19
UN expert: Outlook grim for victims of Laos dam collapse (Washington Post)
#LaosAngelesRoots
Laos Angeles Shine featuring Julie Thoummavong!
#Representation + #LaoDiaspora
Motherland News…
UN rights envoy says Laos focus on big projects hurting poor (Washington Post)
Laos has 'mortgaged' future at expense of people, U.N. expert says (Thomson Reuters)
Watch: Fighting pollution in Laos (Deutsche Welle)
Laos seeks to promote female entrepreneurship (Phnom Penh Post)
Saving the ‘Asian Unicorns’: How do you protect what you can’t see? (Washington Post)
Visit Laos
Laos prepares to introduce an eVisa (TTR Weekly)
New Year in Southeast Asia: how to join the party in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos (South China Morning Post)
Luang Prabang, Laos: City of Gold with a French connection (Traveller)
#LaoFoodMovement
03.22.19 - 03.28.19
#LaosAngelesRoots
Laos Angeles Shine featuring Mariah “Mimi” Phommachanh!
#Representation + #LaoDiaspora
Purchase "Cluster" by Souvankham Thammavongsa, her fourth collection of original poetry
The History Of Vietnam War Hmong Fighter Pilots (WUWM 89.7)
Watch: Trailer for This Little Land of Mines, a documentary about Lao people and their work clearning over 80 unexploded ordinances.
2019 Lao New Year Festival April 18-21st (KLFY CBS)
Motherland News…
Visit Laos
One Week in Laos Itinerary (Dream in Heels)
#LaoFoodMovement
New Lao/Thai restaurant, Sweet Rice, opens in Auburn (International Examiner)
03.15.19 - 03.21.19
Advocacy group pushes for inclusion of Laos history in California's curriculum (NBC News)
#LaosAngelesRoots
Laos Angeles Shine featuring Scott Paophavihanh!
This Designer Is Using Streetwear to Get People Hyped About Laotian Food (Munchies by VICE)
Kulap Vilaysack will be a panelist at Kollaboration's Empower 2019. Grab your tickets here!
#Representation + #LaoDiaspora
Secret War Soldiers Fight For VA Access (The Business Journal)
'Bodybuilding saved me': From refugee to iron-pumping champion (SBS News)
Looking for books that reflect diverse students, Minnesota teachers publish their own (StarTribune)
Motherland News…
World Bank hands $72m in financing to Laos (Public Finance International)
Mekong Conservation Groups in Chiang Rai Want Written Proof that Blasting Project Scrapped (Chiang Rai Times)
Adopt-A-Village helps kids in Laos (Delta Optimist)
Crazier than Fiction: the Elephant Rangers of Laos (Geographical)
Visit Laos
25 Natural Wonders in Southeast Asia You Have to Experience to Believe (Fodor’s Travel)
Magical Laos: Rosewood Luang Prabang (Hong Kong Tatler)
A Design Lover’s Guide to Cambodia and Laos (Architectural Digest)