08.20.21 - 08.26.21

• Covid-19

  • 6,835 Covid patients discharged from Laos hospitals (The Star)

  • The U.S. Is Trying To Improve Relations With Southeast Asia — Using Western Vaccines (NPR)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Athenian Corner and Laos Thai Kitchen are bringing flavors from around the world to Lowell, Massachusetts (WCVB)

08.06.21 - 08.19.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Cinselaila Thammavongsa!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Southeast Asian immigrants grow crops in Seattle’s P-Patches to produce familiar flavors for their families (Seattle Times)

• Covid-19

  • Japanese shipment of Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine arrives in Laos (The Star)

  • Laos: Unwanted landmark as country's rising Covid-19 cases total almost hitting 10000 (RFA)

• Motherland News

  • Migrant Workers Stranded by COVID-19 Lockdown Desperate to Leave Laos SEZ (Radio Free Asia)

  • Laos Drowning in Debt That Can't be Repaid: Experts (RFA)

  • LOCALAOS - the first Laos startup to be listed on Forbes Asia 100 to Watch (The Star)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Delicious Lao dishes take centre stage at Waterloo restaurant (The Record)

  • Racine Restaurant Promotes Philanthropy and Laotian Culture through Food (Shepherd Express)

07.30.21 - 08.05.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Ricky Van!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Hmong Americans are often obscured by model minority myth. Why Suni Lee's win means so much. (NBC News)

• Covid-19

  • Laos to get 1.4 million doses of Covid vaccine in coming weeks (The Star)

• Motherland News

  • In Laos, a Dubious Dam Threatens Luang Prabang (Foreign Policy)

  • Laos top beer Beerlao raises prices amid increasing production costs (The Star)

• Visit Laos

  • Guide To Laos: What People Wish They Knew Before Visiting (The Travel)

  • In Laos — Southeast Asia’s antidote to travel exhaustion — I finally learned the art of slowing down (Toronto Star)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Local chef bets his cultural roots will grow an audience for authentic flavors of Laos (The Oklahoman)

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

  • A taste of Laos at Sap Sap Lao Cafe in Pinellas Park (Tampa Bay Times)

7.23.21 - 07.29.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring King Bounsou Senathit, bka King Cookdaily!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Opinion: Sunisa Lee didn’t owe the U.S. gold. Her victory is a gift, especially to her Hmong community. (Washington Post)

• Covid-19

  • Laos: Covid-19 Cases to continue as daily cases goes above 200-plus yet again (The Star)

  • Laos: Johnson & Johnson vaccinations begin in Champasack and Vientiane (The Star)

  • Laos: Champassak, Savannakhet struggling to cope amid influx of returning migrant workers (The Star)

• Motherland News

  • How making travel easier will change Laos tourism: new road and railway will draw more more mainstream visitors, but will adventure seekers be put off? (SCMP)

07.16.21 - 07.22.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Soupany Parr!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Lao author's book documents family's refugee journey, racial struggles (Daily Herald)

  • Run Me to Earth — a stunning novel about the ties of friendship (Daily Times)

• Covid-19

  • Prisons, Migrant Workers Key Fronts in Battle Against COVID-19 in Cambodia, Laos (RFA)

  • Laos: Vientiane court sentences Covid-19 spreaders to jail (The Star)

  • White House sends vaccines to Laos, Fiji and Costa Rica (Yahoo News)

• Motherland News

  • Over 22000 pieces of UXO cleared in Laos in 6 months (The Star)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Review: Canton's Charming Elephant Brings Laotian Cuisine to Baltimore (Baltimore Magazine)

  • Every dish tells a story (Illinois Times)

  • Laotian cuisine in NYC is often behind a Thai disguise (AMNY)