05.17.19 - 05.23.19

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Souvankham Thammavongsa!

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • Leominster family set for ‘Family Feud’ (Telegram)

• Motherland News…

  • Laos ‘Disciplines’ Hundreds of Corrupt Officials in Recent Months, Jails Few (Radio Free Asia)

  • Philippines suffers 3-1 loss to Laos in AFF U-15 Women's Championship semis (ESPN)

• Visit Laos

  • 137 More Giant Artifacts Found in Deep Forest Around the Plain of Jars (Ancient Origins)

  • Laos: Venturing Through Southeast Asia’s Most Isolated Terrain (Wall Street Journal)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Local restaurant celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with its authentic dishes (11 Alive)

  • Inside Hanumanh, Shaw’s New Lao Bar From the Thip Khao Team (Eater DC)

  • 9 Essential Lao Dishes To Acquaint Yourself In The Rich Cuisine (Food Beast)

05.10.19 - 05.16.19

Support this Kickstarter to create a "Laotian Athletes" Illustrated Book!

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring  Souphan Keodouangkham!

  • WATCH: Origin Story is now available on Amazon VOD!

  • 'Origin Story' Filmmaker Kulap Vilaysack Brings Lao Culture to Hollywood Hills (The Hollywood Reporter)

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • How advocates are writing Asian American stories back into history books (NBC News)

  • Hmong and Refugee Communities Hosting Hmong-Refugee Day at the State Capitol Today (Madison 365)

  • Conversations with the Inspiring Anita Dangerfield (VoyageDallas)

• Motherland News…

  • 'A Million Elephants' No More: Conservationists In Laos Rush To Save An Icon (NPR)

  • Still no Source of Income for Villagers Displaced by Lao Dam Project (Radio Free Asia)

  • The man risking his life to expose the destruction of the tiger (Washington Post)

• Visit Laos

  • Oodles of noodles and the magic of Mekong: a foodie's guide to Laos (Evening Standard)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • New Laotian spot Laos In Town debuts in NoMa (Hoodline)

05.03.19 - 05.09.19

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Phet O’Donnell

  • WATCH: Origin Story is now available on Amazon VOD!

  • LISTEN: “Mighty” an original song form “Origin Story” is available on iTunes & Spotify!

  • Comedian Kulap Vilaysack on documenting the search for her birth father in Origin Story (Entertainment Weekly)

  • ‘Origin Story’ Director Kulap Vilaysack Talks Uncovering Hard Truths, Asian Family Dynamics And Complexities Of Cultural Identity (Deadline)

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • Max Mara fashion label denies copying designs (The New Daily)

  • One American's journey to Southeast Asia: A look at how Hmong there came to find a home here in Wisconsin (Journal Sentinel)

  • Cornell Dining Worker Helping Professor Teach New Language Class (Cornell Sun)

  • Know Your Madisonian: Hmong refugee realizes dream of opening own barber shop (Wisconsin State Journal)

• Motherland News…

  • Norway’s ambassador to Laos attended seminar on landmines (ScandAsia)

  • Bangladesh, Laos joint champions as final is cancelled (The Daily Star)

  • Princess celebrates Songkran at Laos mission in Bangkok (The Thaiger)

  • Combating age-old beliefs can help save bears in Asia (Sustainability Times)

• Visit Laos

  • 5 Things to Eat and Drink in Laos (Fodor’s Travel)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Asian Flavors spices up Ohana Hale Marketplace (Frolic Hawaii)

  • The Lighter Side of Coffee (San Diego Magazine)

04.26.19 - 05.02.19

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Cholee Spicer!

  • Filmmaker Kulap Vilaysack Untangles Her Family History In ‘Origin Story’ (Character Media)

  • LISTEN: “Mighty” an original song form “Origin Story” is available on iTunes & Spotify!

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • Laos Angeles is proudly partnering with the 35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival for three films, which showcase Southeast Asian stories. Please consider supporting them by purchasing a ticket:

    • Origin Story: May 7th @ 6:15pm, Regal LA LIVE

    • Actress Wanted: May 4th @ 3:30pm, Downtown Independent

    • Last Night I Saw You Smiling: May 6th @ 9pm, Regal LA LIVE

  • Mu, Penumbra bring a cross-cultural ghost story to life (MPR News)

  • Utahns celebrated the Lao New Year, a two day festival helping to build a new assembly hall (The Salt Lake Tribune)

• Motherland News…

  • Lao Citizens Turn More to Internet, Social Media For Their News (Radio Free Asia)

  • Laos storm into final (The Daily Star)

• Visit Laos

  • 'Amazing Race' Contestants Are Sharing Their Best Laos Memories on Instagram Ahead of New Episode (Men’s Health)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • A New Food Cart Serving Lao Specialties Has Opened in Southeast’s Cartlandia Food Pod (Eater Portland)

  • Explore a Wide-Ranging Menu of Lao Cuisine in NoMa (Washington City Paper)

04.19.19 - 04.25.19

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Henry Amphapasith Lithyouvong !

  • Kulap Vilaysack exorcises her family's demons with 'Origin Story' (Capital Times)

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • Laos Angeles is proudly partnering with the 35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival for three films, which showcase Southeast Asian stories. Please consider supporting them by purchasing a ticket:

    • Origin Story: May 7th @ 6:15pm, Regal LA LIVE

    • Actress Wanted: May 4th @ 3:30pm, Downtown Independent

    • Last Night I Saw You Smiling: May 6th @ 9pm, Regal LA LIVE

• Motherland News…

  • Evangelical group says Laos deports 3 American missionaries (Fox News)

  • Bomb-Clearing Efforts in Laos Slow Due to Shortage of Funds (Radio Free Asia)

  • China Digs Deep in Landlocked Laos (The Diplomat)

  • Towards a Malaria-Free Laos (UNOPS)

• Visit Laos

  • The biggest water fight in the world! (BBC)

  • Masked merriment: Sacred Laos 'ancestors' honoured for new year (Yahoo News Australia)