12.17.21 - 12.23.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Vien Phommachanh!

• Motherland News

  • Earthquake in Laos shakes Thailand, cracking 425 year old Buddha statue (Thaiger)

  • "Chat girls" in Laos forced into prostitution at a Golden Triangle casino (Thaiger)

  • Lao dam collapse survivors still wait for new homes amid construction delays (RFA)

• Visit Laos

  • This serpent god is everywhere in Laos (Nat Geo)

12.10.21 - 12.16.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Rosy Lattanavong!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Southeast Asians are underrepresented in STEM. The label 'Asian' boxes them out more (NPR)

• Motherland News

  • As China brings Laos into its fold, will the US seek to reset relations to counter Beijing? (SCMP)

  • In Laos, a 'very dangerous dam' threatens an ancient world heritage site (Mongabay)

  • Five thousand passengers board Laos-China Railway in first five days (The Star)

  • Despite COVID-19, China Expects 1 Million Passenger Trips on New Laos Rail Link (Reuters)

11.26.21 - 12.09.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Olay Inthavong!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • From Laos to Albemarle: Ly lives American Dream (The Stanly News & Press)

  • In her parents honor, BouNom Bakery funds scholarship to UConn Asian studies institute (Hartford Courant)

  • Meet SapSap, a Racine-Area Laotian Restaurant With a Cause (Up North News)

  • Rising Stars: Meet Jennifer Champa (VoyageLA)

• Covid-19

  • Laos to reopen to fully vaccinated international tourists in 2022 (Thaiger)

• Motherland News

  • What Chinese Dams in Laos Tell Us About the Belt and Road Initiative (The Diplomat) 

• Visit Laos

  • Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts| (Yahoo News)

11.19.21 - 11.25.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Shawn Khounphithack!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Human Exploration: The transitory and ethereal figures of Sanithna Phansavanh (Reporter Newspaper)

  • "From Laos to America" celebrate reopening in Wausau (WAOW ABC 9)

• Covid-19

  • Laos manufacturer to make molnupravir for Covid-19 treatment (The Star)

• Motherland News

  • Six years later, Lao workers have yet to be paid for work on resettlement towns (RFA)

  • People pray around That Luang Stupa during That Luang Festival in Laos (Global Times)

11.12.21 - 11.18.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Patty Chomseng!

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Theater Mu Thinks Outside the Zoom Box (MSP Mag)

  • Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack (CNN)

• Covid-19

  • Laos government confirms easing of Covid-19 measures for schools and businesses (The Star)

  • Laos PM orders vaccinations for children in the 12-17 age group (The Star)

  • Covid-19 restrictions in Laos to remain in force indefinitely (The Star)

• Motherland News

  • Thailand agrees to buy electricity from Laos, ignoring NGOs' concerns (RFA)