12.14.18 - 12.20.18

• Watch: Lao Khang's story: BBC’s 100 Women of 2018 (YouTube)

• U.S. Deports Dozens More Cambodian Immigrants, Some For Decades-Old Crimes (NPR)

• Sign the petition to include Lao Refugee in California schools!

• #LaosAngelesRoots + #LaoDiaspora

  • #LaosAngelesShine featuring Andre Soukhamthath, the first Lao UFC Fighter!

  • Donate to Phet O’Donnell’s film “Go to Sleep” based on a Lao Ghost Story

• #Representation

  • Miss Laos wins National Costume at Miss Universe 2018 (The Nation)

  • PBS celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich celebrates Wausau-area Hmong culture, food, traditions (Wasau Daily Herald)

• Motherland News…

  • Is Laos facing a dam disaster? (CNN)

  • ‘Laos Messi’ Soukaphone Vongchiengkham joins Chainat Hornbill (Fox Sports Asia)

  • Chinese, Thai companies join hands to develop tourist boat service in Golden Triangle (Xinhua News)