07.09.21 - 07.15.21

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Every Passing Minute” builds on the resiliency of Lao spirit while exploring commonalities of the immigrant experience (International Examiner)

• Covid-19

  • Laos: Covid-19 cases climb in Champasack and Savannakhet following influx of returnees (The Star)

  • More cases reported at Laos border towns as country records 68 new Covid-19 infections (The Star) 

• Motherland News

  • Lao Farmers Driven From Their Land by Foreign Concessions, Rising Costs (RFA)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • A taste of Southeast Asia at Tuk Tuk Mobile Feast, Seattle's only Lao food truck (Seattle Refined)

07.02.21 - 07.08.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Kim Khouan Khong Sandara!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Laos to Send Six Athletes to Compete at Tokyo Olympic Games (Laotian Times)

  • Police officer first Asian-American to serve as grand marshal for Storm Lake's July 4 parade (Sioux City Journal)

• Covid-19

  • COVID-19 Drives New Surge in Trafficking of Women From Laos to China (RFA)

  • Laos confirms first three cases of Delta variant (Borneo Bulletin)

• Motherland News…

  • Lao Flood Survivors Still Struggle, With Cash and Rice Support Now Cut Off or Reduced (RFA)

  • On China's Doorstep, Laos Plays a Careful Game of Balancing (The Diplomat)

06.25.21 - 07.01.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring NUUXS!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Mattie Do’s ‘The Long Walk’ Lands U.S. Deal With Yellow Veil Pictures – Cannes Market (Deadline)

  • Quincy State Rep. Tackey Chan joins colleagues in condemning deportation of Southeast Asians (Patriot Ledger)

• Covid-19

  • Laos Covid-19 taskforce announces country free of local cases on Saturday (June 26) (The Star)

• Motherland News…

  • Chinese Casino and Resort in Laos Resumes Work on Controversial Airport (RFA)

  • Flooding, landslides expected in north of Laos until July 4 (The Star)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Naem khao is a crispy Lao rice salad that is sweet, salty, spicy, sour and sublime (Washington Post)

  • Naem Khao (Lao Crispy Rice Salad) (Washington Post)

06.18.21 - 06.24.21

GoFundMe: Xayaboury Laos Flood Relief

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Mollii Khangsengsing!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Binly Documents the Often Forgotten Stories of Lao Americans (Yahoo Finance)

  • 'Thankful to God, I'm safe.' Three refugees became Idahoans. Here are their stories (East Idaho News)

  • Lao-Thai restaurant builds legacy for a Wisconsin family (Spectrum News)

  • Memoir by UW–Madison alumnus Lor recounts journey from Laos to US (UWM School of Edu)

• Covid-19

  • Laos: No travel privileges even with two doses of vaccine, says top official (The Star)

  • Lao woman rejected while trying to register for Covid-19 vaccine (The Thaiger)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Southeast Asian mix: Krung Thai's superb offerings include dishes from Laos, Vietnam (Albuquerque Journal)

06.11.21 - 06.17.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Dante Strambler!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Unique museum collection of Hmong cultural items finds new home in downtown Wausau (Herald Times Reporter)

  • Why South East Asia's film industry succeeds against all odds (Griffith News)

  • Teacher from Laos retires after 35 years at Edinburgh (Daily Journal)

• Covid-19

  • Concerns over blood clots in Laos Covid patients intensify (The Star)

  • Laos joins hands with Vietnam to fight COVID-19 (Vietnam Plus)

• Motherland News…

  • Laotians Still Affected by Wartime Use of Agent Orange, Study Finds (RFA)

  • Villagers Displaced by Laos’ Nam Ngum 4 Dam Say Compensation is not Enough (RFA)

  • Hundreds of Families Forced to Move for Lao Coal Plant Expansion (Radio Free Asia)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Local Wat Pa Lao food festival celebrates Buddhist culture (Rochester First)

  • Photo gallery: Lao restaurant SapSap prepares to open (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

  • SapSap, the popular Lao-American pop-up, will open its restaurant soon (Milwaukee Journal SentineL)

  • How to make larb, a refreshing warm salad (Santa Press Democrat)

  • Tofu Larb (Recipe by NY Times)