03.19.21 - 03.25.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Jimmy Saysiry

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • It was just another morning stroll to the school bus stop with his grandson for Tsong Tong Vang. Then the hate speech erupted. (Sahan Journal) 

• Covid-19

  • UN's AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines donation arrives in Laos (The Star)

• Motherland News…

  • Rainforest Trust is Saving Habitat in Laos for the Rare Asian Unicorn (Rainforest Trust) 

  • Thai pageant fans fighting mad over ‘stolen’ fish costume (Coconuts) 

  •  Laos cleans up riverside clutter at tourist spot Vangvieng (The Star)

  • Clash Between Lao Troops and Armed Group Leaves One Dead in Xaysomboun (Radio Free Asia) 

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Eating Out: Saap Saap (Discover Muscatine)

03.12.21 - 03.18.21

Anti-Asian violence in the spotlight after Atlanta spa shootings (11 Alive)

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Vanhlee Lattana

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • The Victims of Agent Orange the U.S. Has Never Acknowledged (NY Times)

  • Colonel vowed Hmong veterans would be remembered. Now he’s one honored at Fresno funeral (Fresno Bee)

• Covid-19

  • Small-to-Medium Size Businesses Fail in Laos as Tourism Drops Amid COVID Fears (Radio Free Asia)

  • Laos begins to administer first Covid-19 vaccines to key groups (The Star)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Five D.C. Patios for Outdoor Dining and Drinking That Deserve More Love (Washington City Paper)

03.05.21 - 03.11.21

Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon is out now! Watch it in select theaters or on Disney+ Premier Access!
-Check out photos from when Laos Angeles organized a Baci Su Kwan ceremony for the Raya team!

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Anusone Keochai!

  • ‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Finds Inspiration In The Cultures, People Of Southeast Asia (Asian Journal)

  • ‘Gran Torino’ Actor Bee Vang Set To Star In Indie Horror-Comedy ‘Dark Christmas’ (Deadline)

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Raya and the Last Dragon Introduces Disney’s First Southeast Asian Princess. Advocates Say Hollywood Representation Shouldn’t Stop There (TIME)

• Motherland News…

  • Jailed Lao Activist Silenced by Government, but Continues to Inspire (Radio Free Asia)

  • Chinese Police Return Three Female Trafficking Victims to Laos (Radio Free Asia)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Chinatown’s Best Hidden Courtyard Is a Thai-Laotian Gem (Honolulu Magazine)

02.26.21 - 03.04.21

02.26.21 - 03.04.21

Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon is out on March 5! Watch it in select theaters or on Disney+ Premier Access!
-Check out photos from when Laos Angeles organized a Baci Su Kwan ceremony for the Raya team!

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Jenny Sanasinh Easley!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • How Disney's 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Found Inspiration From Southeast Asia (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • As schools reopen, Asian American students are missing from classrooms (Washington Post)

  • State tries to block inmate transfers to ICE (AV Press)

• Motherland News…

  • UNESCO Requests New Impact Assessment for Luang Prabang Dam (Radio Free Asia)

  • Laos: After successful elections, results are expected to be announced this week (The Star)

  • Laos: Covid-19 insurance now a requirement for entry into the country (The Star)

  • Thailand Court Rejects Appeal for Petition Against Laos’ Pak Beng Dam (Radio Free Asia)

  • Income support to help 17,000 garment workers in Lao PDR hit by COVID-19 (ILO)

  • Spotify expanding to over 80 new locations including Brunei, Laos and Cambodia (NME)

• Visit Laos

  • We Finally Know The True Age of These Huge, Mysterious Jars Scattered in Laos (Science Alert)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Han Lao has closed in Brentwood (Sauce Magazine)

  • Zaap Lai is Thai and Lao dining at its best (Johnson City Press)

02.19.21 - 02.25.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Harris Panyanouvong

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Modesto Asian Market holds grand reopening after rebuilding from fire (Fox 40)

  • Fort Wayne Lao community group to host food distribution (Fort Waynes NBC)

  • In the galleries: Personal and political perspectives on the past (Washington Post)

• Covid-19

  • The Covid-19 era's anti-Asian racism isn't new. I learned this the hard way. (NBC News)

• Motherland News…

  • If Laos fell into a Chinese debt trap, would it make a noise? (SCMP)

  • Two Critics of Lao Government Removed as Candidates for Reelection to National Assembly (Radio Free Asia)

  • Chinese Investment in Laos Sparks Chinese-Language Learning Boom (Radio Free Asia)

  • Over 500 workers at risk of asbestos-related diseases (Vientiane Times)

  • Thailand NGO seeks halt to Mekong dam project in Laos, as threat to Asean's most vital waterway grows (Asian One)

  • Laos leaders fear ‘domino effect’ of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement amid election (SCMP)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Be transported to Southeast Asia with Lao's revamped menu on the Palm (Whats On)