04.23.21 - 04.29.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Dane Amar!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • UMass Lowell professor helps lead effort to increase Asian American teachers (Boston Globe)

  • UCLA alumna amplifies Lao voices by discussing mental health, healing in podcast (Daily Bruin)
    

• Covid-19

  • Cambodia, Laos Suffer Worst Day of COVID-19 Infections on Record (Radio Free Asia)

  • Hospital running out of beds as Covid-19 cases are soaring in country (The Star)

  • Laos Sees Huge Jump in COVID-19 Cases, While Lockdown in Cambodia Threatens Food Security (Radio Free Asia)

04.16.21 - 04.22.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Ae Southammavong!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • After 33 years, Winona's Yong Nhia Lor works toward citizenship (Post Bulletin)

• Covid-19

  • Laos confirms four new Covid-19 cases, tightens up measures against pandemic (The Star)

  • Laos Locks Down Capital, Provinces as COVID Cases Climb (Radio Free Asia)

• Motherland News…

  • Songkran Festival celebrated in Luang Prabang, Laos (Global Times)

  • Laos Opens More Land to Chinese Investment, Raising Local Concerns (Radio Free Asia)

  • Three Lao Rights Activists Serving Long Prison Terms Must be Released: UN Special Rapporteur (Radio Free Asia)

04.09.21 - 04.15.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Alex Sirivath

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Joe Biden extends greetings to Indian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians celebrating Vaisakhi, other festivals (Livemint)

  • Thai, Lao, and Cambodian New Year celebrations held in Fresno (ABC 30)

  • Severe Humanitarian Disasters Caused by US Aggressive Wars against Foreign Countries (Global Times)

  • Why Biden Must Reverse Trump Policy on Landmines Now (Common Dreams)

• Covid-19

  • Large gatherings banned, vaccinations available over New Year holiday (The Star)

• Motherland News…

  • UN expert urges Laos to free critics (Yahoo News AU)

  • World Food Programme provides Laos US$1mil to feed returning migrant workers (The Star)

  • Lao Pastor Held for More Than a Year for ‘Disrupting Unity’ Has Been Released (Radio Free Asia)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Lao New Year recipe: Mushroom Laab (KARE 11)

04.02.21 - 04.08.21

Join us for our virtual Lao New Year celebration on April 10th at 5pm PT! 

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Khamla Sirivath

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Lao-American businesswoman announces candidacy for Arkansas governorship (The Star) 

• Motherland News…

  • 8 dead, former president rescued after yacht capsizes near Lao capital (CGTN)

  • Chinese Employer Detained in Laos for Not Paying Workers (Radio Free Asia)

  • Miss World Laos Surrenders Crown Following Age Controversy (Laotian Times)

  • Chinese Casino Magnate’s Empire Set to Expand in Laos (The Diplomat)

03.26.21 - 04.01.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Monica Sivixay

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Burial rights at national cemetery secured Hmong veteran of Vietnam War (Merced County Times)

• Motherland News…

  • Nepotism ‘Strong in Laos’ as Children of Party Faithful Fill Top Jobs (Radio Free Asia)

  • Laos approves more funding for biodiversity, environmental protection (The Star)