04.08.23 - 04.20.23

• #Representation + #LaotianDiaspora

• I dropped cluster bombs on Laos in US 'secret war.' Ukraine shouldn't want this nightmare. (USA Today)

• St. Paul native brings Asian American experience through new movie ‘The Harvest’ (KSTP News)

• Textiles show history of Secret War in Laos, and how women perceived conflict (NBC News)

• Not just a festival, Lao New Year is also a source of Lao pride (Medium)

• Theater professor helps bring first-ever Hmong opera to life (Macalester College)

• Motherland News

• Laos' inflation falls for first time in 18 months (The Star)

• Wild elephants destroy homes and crops in northern Laos (RFA)

• Southeast Asia's water festivals: Hopes and scenes (RFA)