01.08.21 - 01.14.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Theo Yang

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Laos to Accept Two Foreign Athletes of Lao Descent (The Laotian Times)

  • Check Out Tintin V.’s Story (VoyageLA)

• Covid-19

  • Laos Issues New COVID-19 Control Order (Lexology)

  • Laos declares Covid-19 vaccinations safe, more to be inoculated next week (The Star)

• Motherland News…

  • Laos joining hands with Australia to provide pilot support for teachers (The Star)

12.18.20 - 01.07.21

12.18.20 - 01.07.20

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring

    • 1/6/21: Dennis Saicocie

    • 12/30/20: Phongsia Perry Vongkiasone aka SOAL

    • 12/23/20: Anthony Singhavong

• Covid-19

  • Surgeon says funerals, family get-togethers fueling COVID-19 transmission among Hmong (Twin Cities Pioneer Press)

  • Sai Shoua Yang, Hmong community leader, dies of COVID-19 at 88 (The Star Tribune)

  • Second Wave of Coronavirus in Thailand Leaves Lao Migrants Unemployed and Stranded (Radio Free Asia)

  • Laos temporarily bans seafood from Thailand after Covid-19 outbreak (The Thaiger)

  • Laos: Many major festivals all cancelled; Covid-19 vaccine to arrive in early 2021 (The Star)

• Motherland News…

  • More Lao Fishermen Arrested in Thailand After Entering Illegally on Way Home (Radio Free Asia)

  • Hydropower vs Heritage: Will Laos Lose Luang Prabang? (The Diplomat)

  • Lao Dams Lower Water Levels on a Scenic River, Harming Tour Boat Operators and Other Local Businesses (Radio Free Asia)

  • Vientiane's 'Made in Laos' fair a huge success (The Star)

  • Outback skateboarder travels entire east coast of Australia to fundraise for skatepark in Laos (ABC Australia)

  • Singaporean with passion to care for animals at shelter in Laos (Yahoo News Singapore)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Unexpected ingredients promise to make new Thum Phuk sticky rice lager unique (On Milwaukee)

12.11.20 - 12.17.20

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Kristy Cha!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Rice in Appalachia? Meet the Farmers Growing Traditional Laotian Foods in North Carolina’s Hills (100 Days in Appalachia)

  • New children’s book tells tale of a Lao American journey (Asian American Press)

  • Lao poet releases new book, ‘Every Passing Minute’ (Asian American Press)

• Motherland News…

  • Laos’ Rights Record Marred by Arbitrary Arrests, Forced Disappearances and Harsh Treatment in Custody (Radio Free Asia)

  • Eight Years, and Still No Answers on Lao Activist’s Disappearance (The Thaiger)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Best thing I ate: These Lao sausages are extraordinary (OC Register)

12.05.20 - 12.10.20

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Eric Phothisanh & Sabrina Boualaphanh!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • St. Paul museum opens its windows to Southeast Asia's 'generation 1.5' (Star Tribune)

• Motherland News…

  • Up to Eight Killed or Injured in Blast at Lao-Vietnam Border Checkpoint (Radio Free Asia)

  • Thailand Threatens to Reject Electricity from Laos’ Sanakham Dam Over Environmental and Security Concerns (Radio Free Asia)

  • Lao Christians Evicted From Their Village Return, But Can’t Build Homes (Radio Free Asia)

  • Is an alleged drug kingpin from China investing millions in a port in Laos? (CNN)

11.20.20 - 12.04.20

11.20.20 - 12.04.20

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Nitda Louangkhoth!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American leader and Secret War veteran (Sahan Journal)

  • Dr. Daniel Hogan: To the Hmong man I met last night in the emergency room … (Twin Cities Pioneer Press)

  • A grandma’s stories of life in Laos light up this children’s book (International Examiner)

  • Luang Prabang Film Festival Sets Fully Virtual Selection (Variety)

• Motherland News…

  • Laos reports 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (Xinhua)

  • USDA Awards $25 million to Help Feed Lao Children in Need (U.S. Embassy)

  • What the Plain of Jars in Laos tells us about disaster risk management in the era of coronavirus (SCMP)

  • Thai Official Warns Laos on Power Purchases from Controversial Dam (The Diplomat)

• Visit Laos

  • Lao’s Art Of Weaving (ASEAN Post)