04.09.21 - 04.15.21

• #LaosAngelesRoots 

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Alex Sirivath

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

  • Joe Biden extends greetings to Indian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians celebrating Vaisakhi, other festivals (Livemint)

  • Thai, Lao, and Cambodian New Year celebrations held in Fresno (ABC 30)

  • Severe Humanitarian Disasters Caused by US Aggressive Wars against Foreign Countries (Global Times)

  • Why Biden Must Reverse Trump Policy on Landmines Now (Common Dreams)

• Covid-19

  • Large gatherings banned, vaccinations available over New Year holiday (The Star)

• Motherland News…

  • UN expert urges Laos to free critics (Yahoo News AU)

  • World Food Programme provides Laos US$1mil to feed returning migrant workers (The Star)

  • Lao Pastor Held for More Than a Year for ‘Disrupting Unity’ Has Been Released (Radio Free Asia)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Lao New Year recipe: Mushroom Laab (KARE 11)