05.28.21 - 06.10.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Gary Sayviseth & Vicky Phomsouvanh!

  • Thip Soulisak's Family Legacy Lives On Through His Lao Food Pop-Up (KCET 9)

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • California governor pardons formerly incarcerated firefighters (The Guardian)

  • Andre Soukhamthath using platform to combat anti-Asian violence: 'I didn't start a family for this sh*t' (USA Today)

  • Tampa Bay's Lao community welcomes a new year and a new day (Bay News 9)

  • Muay Thai Lao Fitness to hold grand opening in Point Richmond (Richmond Standard)

  • Construction Continues On Lao Buddhist Temple In Westminster Almost 10 Years After Fire (CBSN Denver)

  • Tihda Vongkoth on Anti-Asian Hate, the Music World and the Risk of Speaking Out (Sarasota Magazine)

  • Lao-Thai food festival to be held in Henrietta NY Sunday (Democrat & Chronicle)

  • Megan Khang, the fighter, taking every punch Olympic can offer (Golf Channel)

• Covid-19

  • Laos to receive Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine (The Star) 

• Motherland News…

  • Smoking-related deaths remain a cause for concern in Laos (The Star)

  • Rural Poverty Drives Child Labor in Laos Despite State Laws Prohibiting The Practice (RFA)

  • Laos Creates Task Force to Monitor 'Misuse' of Social Media (RFA)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • The Asian dishes that bring our readers comfort and remind them of home (Washington Post)

  • Local chef offering cicada-based meals that revitalizes her grandmother's recipes (WUSA 9)

  • Group Behind Ouzo Bay and Loch Bar to Open a New Italian Restaurant (Houstonia)

05.21.21 - 05.27.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Jan Leuanglitthidet!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Phone tree links Laotian immigrants to COVID info, each other (LA Times)

  • These 46 Asian Street Styles Will Make You Rethink Your Whole Wardrobe (BuzzFeed)

• Covid-19

  • How Laos escaped coronavirus community transmission and deaths — until now (ABC Australia)

  • Vientiane capital sees rise in untraceable Covid-19 infections (The Star)

• Motherland News…

  • Two Lao Workers Die From Suspected Chemical Use at Chinese-Owned Banana Farm (RFA)

  • Lao Woman Who Disappeared is Believed to Have Been Trafficked to China (RFA)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Laab Gai: Lao Minced Chicken Salad (Delish)

  • Doraville Restaurant Snackboxe Bistro Brings Lao Barbecue to Duluth This September (Eater ATL)

05.14.21 - 05.20.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Myna Sanasinh!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • SuChin Pak’s Favorite Gifts to Give From Asian American Brands and Makers (The Strategist)

  • Hmong veterans in Fresno in one last fight for equality (Your Central Valley)

  • I’m a Berkeleyan: Julie Thao is finding ways to heal trauma in her Hmong community (Berkeley News)

  • Gov. Evers signs bill designating May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day (WEAU 13 News)

  • Positive Asian Representation in Comics Matters (Twin Cities Geek)

• Covid-19

  • Australian government provides grant to cover 1 million vaccine doses in Laos (The Thaiger)

  • Covid-19 Taskforce announces 72 new Covid cases; govt to take more anti-virus measures (The Star)

  • Southeast Asia Hit By COVID-19 Outbreaks After Being Largely Spared By The Pandemic (NPR)

  • COVID Numbers Climb in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, With Some in Laos Fearing Vaccination (RFA)

  • Golden Triangle Tourist Zone in Laos a Hotbed for COVID 19 (RFA)

• Visit Laos

  • Muang Ngoi Neua (Atlas Obscura)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • FoodCrush Podcast: Thum and Sweet Basil (OnMilwaukee)

05.07.21 - 05.13.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Sera Koulabdara!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Buy wontons for a good cause, and other ways to support AAPI groups in Philly (The Inquirer)

  • Hmong refugee settled in Milwaukee, devoting her life to her husband and 10 children. Now, they're facing Mother's Day without her. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

• Covid-19

  • Laos records first Covid-19 related death over a year into the pandemic (CNN)

  • Laos: Bokeo province reports second highest number of Covid-19 cases (The Star)

  • Covid-19 outbreak reported near Laos casino run by alleged crime boss (CNN)

  • Laotian Canadian group aims to decrease COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (680 News)

• Motherland News…

  • China's debt-trap diplomacy (The Hill)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Chef Donny Sirisavath Embraces His Lao Family Traditions at Khao Noodle Shop (Thrillist)

  • Sap Sap Lao serves authentic Laotian cuisine in Pinellas Park (I Love the Burg)

04.30.21 - 05.06.21

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Laotian American truck driver took leave from work, sold car to stop anti-Asian hate (NBC News)

  • Group of Women Asking for Prayers Rob $1,500 From Lao Buddhist Temple Monks in Arizona (NextShark)

• Covid-19

  • The world is watching India’s coronavirus crisis but Asia’s developing nations are all at risk (Southern China Morning Post)
    

• Motherland News…

  • Lao Workers Are Paid Back Wages at Chinese-Owned Cement Plant, Ending Dispute (Radio Free Asia)

  • 'Plain of Jars', one of the most mysterious archaeological sites, reveals its true age (DailyMail)

  • China's Debt-Trap Diplomacy (The Hill)
    

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • The Weekly Eater: Lead with the Lao menu when exploring at Olay’s (Star Advertiser)

  • Kitchener's Knife and Pestle a cut above with its Lao cooking (New Hamburg Independent)