02.12.21 - 02.18.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Moe (Boualaphanh) Lamstein

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Lao Food Box Drives on February 12 and 26 (Milwaukee Courier Online)

• Motherland News…

  • Two huge unexploded bombs found in southern Laos (Xinhua)

  • Carrying forward "spirit of ox, " builders striving for timely completion of China-Laos railway (The Star)

  • MRC Blames Mekong River’s Blue Hue on Upstream Outflow Restrictions, Decreased Rainfall (Radio Free Asia)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • What’s Eaten Where: Laos (Cyprus Mail)

  • LAOTIAN CULTURE IS BREAKING OUT ACROSS DALLAS-FORT WORTH (Central Track)

02.05.21 - 02.11.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Butterfly Cayley

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • My Mother Was a Victim of the Rise in Anti-Asian Crime—Here’s What You Can Do to Help (Vogue)

• Covid-19

  • COVID-19 Cases Surge in Vietnam as Laos Receives More Vaccine From China (Radio Free Asia)

• Motherland News…

  • Lao Police Unable to Identify Suspect, Motive in Shooting of Hmong Christian Leader (Radio Free Asia)

  • Construction Delays Mean Continued Homelessness for Survivors of Laos’ Worst Dam Disaster (Radio Free Asia)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Hammered by the Pandemic, a Laotian Destination in Irving is For Sale (Dallas Observer) 

  • Sexy Food and Tasty Beer When Laos Is in the House (Austin Chronicle)

  • Southeast Asian Food Truck Spotlights Specialities of Laos and Cambodia (Eater San Diego)

  • Move Over, Detroit—Indian, Mexican, and “Lao-sy” Pizza Are the Next Big Thing (Washingtonian)

01.29.21 - 02.04.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Phanath Nate Sengmany

  • Inspiring Conversations with Saeng Douangdara of Saeng's Kitchen (Voyage LA)

  • Congrats to Laos Angeles Roots community member IZAAC WANG for his role in Disney's RAYA & THE LAST DRAGON

  • -Check out the trailer to the film here!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Family of 84-year-old killed in SF believe attack was racially motivated (KTVU)

  • ICE Releases Former Firefighter Inmate Set for Deportation to Laos (NextShark)

• Motherland News…

  • Boats Washed Away When Lao Dam Releases Water Without Warning (Radio Free Asia)

  • Thailand challenges Laos dam building spree on Mekong River (Nikkei Asia Review)

• Visit Laos

  • Laos: Chom Ong cave, one of the longest in South-East Asia, opened as new visitor attraction (The Star)

  • Laos: Famed Hin Nam No national park to join IUCN green list (The Star)

01.22.21 - 01.28.20

Congrats to Laos Angeles Roots community member IZAAC WANG for his role in Disney's RAYA & THE LAST DRAGON

-Check out the trailer to the film here!

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Jenny Thida Phrasavath-Hodge

  • Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Thalia Tran & Izaac Wang Join Kelly Marie Tran In ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ (Geeks of Color)

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Disney's 'Raya and The Last Dragon' has a bit of an East Asian problem (What To Watch)

  • A woman who won a $60 million lottery said she got the winning numbers from her husband's dream (CNN)

  • A Lifetime of Commitment: Honoring Thongsoun Phuthama (APEN)

  • ‘Dear Neighbors’: Poster project brings powerful messages to Rondo and Frogtown (Twin Cities Pioneer Press)

• Covid-19

  •  Coronavirus Victims: Keeper Of Hmong Culture Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk Sikoun (NPR)

• Motherland News…

  • Laos tightens border watch after virus imports from Thailand (Bangkok Post)

  • Lao Fishermen Stranded in Malaysia Go Home, Others Still Wait to Return (Radio Free Asia)

• Visit Laos

  • Cheap Places to Travel While Young (Yahoo)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Popular local restaurant owner opens new Asian-inspired eatery (The News Herald)

01.15.21 - 01.21.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Vee Syharath-Woo

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Community Highlights: Meet Rita Phetmixay of Healing Out Lao’d (Voyage LA Mag)

• Covid-19

  • Star of the East: Laos hasn’t had one Covid death. You can’t go now, but do start planning a visit to its uplifting ancient capital (Daily Mail)

  • Laos: 2,410 people quarantined over Covid-19; govt to vaccinate more people against virus (The Star)

• Motherland News…

  • ‘Luang Prabang is dead’; in jewel of Laos tourism jobs have gone, businesses have closed, and the future looks uncertain – but a lot quieter (SCMP)

  • In the Face of Criticism, Laos Pushes Ahead With Four Mekong Dams (The Diplomat)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Local Laotian pop-up restaurant SapSap to start beer company, open new space in March (The Journal Times)