5.11.18 - 5.17.18

• Variety: Veena Sud, Kulap Vilaysack, and more on Increasing Asian-American Representation in Hollywood: ‘This Has to Be a Movement’

• Vientiane City Guide: Where to Eat, Drink, Shop, and Stay in Laos’ Capital.

• Senator of Rhode Island Commemorates Heroism of Hmong and Lao Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery

• Chronicle: A Mosquito Bite Nearly Killed Me

• Laos Angeles Executive Director, Kulap Vilaysack, and husband Scott Aukerman featured in Emmy Magazine spread.

• Marine Veteran Harasses Elderly Lao American Veteran in Sacramento.

• Sahtu Press printing a children's book: 'Mommy Eats Fried Grasshoppers' - coming this fall!

• Hmong veterans gather in Madison to celebrate Hmong-Lao Veterans Appreciation Day

• Sysamone Phaphon attended ‘Top Moms of Color in Tech’

• #RepresentationMatters:

  • Watch This: Inside scoop on the makings of Origin Story Doc by Director Kulap Vilaysack

  • Laos Angeles Roots member Vannaphone Meng Lothi’s son, Izaac Wang, books first feature film!

  • New York Times: Hiro Murai on the ‘Atlanta’ Finale and ‘This Is America’ Video

  • HuffPost: Ali Wong - Asian-Americans Are Opening Doors For Other Asian-Americans In Hollywood

  • Rita Phetmixay wins an award for her short ‘Phetmixay Means Fighter’ at CAAMFest36!

  • Hollywood Reporter: Cannes: Southeast Asia Is Ready for Its Big-Screen Close-up

  • AA Press: Lao Documentary to Screen at CAAMFest

• Motherland News:

  • Asia Times: The legacy of the US ‘secret war’ still takes a deadly toll on Laos

  • Asia Times: Little Laos Risks Losing It All to China

  • New Bus Routes Create Better Connection Between Thailand and Laos

• #LaoFoodMovement:

  • Snackboxe Bistro at it again and featured in a newspaper article!

3.9.18 - 3.15.18

• Lam Vong Dance to be nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Status.

• #ImmigrationMakesAmericaGreat - The Washington Post features Jennifer Mendelsohn, shining a light on the hypocrites and launching ‘resistance genealogy’

• #AAPIActors Christine Ko Joins CW’s ‘Dead Inside’ & Vinny Chhibber Joins CBS’ ‘Red Line’

• Christina Choe of Sundance-Winning ‘Nancy’ signs with WME.

• MTV’s Decoded breaks down the common argument of the Model Minority.

• Laos Angeles member, Thip Soulisak, creates fundraiser with mission of preserving Lao culture and promoting Lao American community prosperity.

• #LaoFoodMovement’s Chef Seng joins Heritage Radio Network’s Episode 31 to spread the Lao food gospel.

• Glamour Magazine: Now Trending on TV - The Sexy Asian Hunk

• It's #nationalwomensday every day. Laos named best in terms of females in parliament.

• PopSugar highlighted a Lao-Cambodian wedding. 

• For your listening pleasure: Story of brother & sister emigrating from Luang Prabang in 1998 on This is Love Podcast.

• Michelin-starred chef, James Syhabout, wants to bring the food of his native Laos to the masses.

• Featured on the Columbus Dispatch, Noi and Vongseng Luangraj of Orrville celebrate their 60th anniversary!

• New Lao Restaurant Alert: "The Lao Kitchen" in Greensboro!

• Singapore’s Augustman Magazine: 5 Things You Should Know About Vientiane and Laos

• Farm training proves key to helping reintegrate Lao human trafficking survivors.