03.29.19 - 04.04.19

• UN expert: Outlook grim for victims of Laos dam collapse (Washington Post)

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Julie Thoummavong!

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • Veterans Weekly Cup of Coffee group honors 92 Vietnam veterans, including Lao fighters (WJFW NBC)

  • New Americans: ‘Johnny’ Phakasoum completes journey from Laos to citizenship (Salisbury Post)

  • Laotian family achieves the ‘American Dream’ (Hernando Sun)

• Motherland News…

  • UN rights envoy says Laos focus on big projects hurting poor (Washington Post)

  • Laos has 'mortgaged' future at expense of people, U.N. expert says (Thomson Reuters)

  • Watch: Fighting pollution in Laos (Deutsche Welle)

  • Laos seeks to promote female entrepreneurship (Phnom Penh Post)

  • Saving the ‘Asian Unicorns’: How do you protect what you can’t see? (Washington Post)

• Visit Laos

  • Laos prepares to introduce an eVisa (TTR Weekly)

  • New Year in Southeast Asia: how to join the party in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos (South China Morning Post)

  • Luang Prabang, Laos: City of Gold with a French connection (Traveller)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Inside Look: Oakland’s new Lao Tae offers exotic, flavorful Laotian dishes (Mercury News)

  • Community & Family: Thai Orchid marks 20 tasty years in Klamath (Herald and News)

  • New Thai and Laotian Food Truck Brings Pork Skewers and Crispy Rice to Austin (Eater)