LA Weekly: Kulap’s Origin Story, Filmmaker Slays Demons of Her Past.
Kulap Vilaysack and James Syhabout featured on NBC Asian America: A to Z!
Bentonville Film Festival: 10 Feature Films Will World Premiere at BFF. (Our Executive Director, Kulap Vilaysack’s film Origin Story made the list!
For your viewing pleasure:
NBC Asian America Presents: A to Z (2018) (Spoiler: Lao Americans James Syhabout and Kulap Vilaysack were two of the chosen!)
Peep pics from our first monthly meeting: Laos Angeles Deuan Sabaidee aka LADS. Hosted and organized by Laos Angeles Roots members Somlit + Seraphina.
Thip Soulisak designed a beautiful float for Temecula’s Lao New Year Fest!
Motherland News:
Snackboxe Bistro in Doraville shines spotlight on Laotian staple dishes.
Don’t forget to grab your tix for the Lao Food Bowl w/ Laos Angeles Roots member Saengthong Douangdara! (May 19th 4-6pm).
Get Lao’d food truck named one of the 2018 Best Of Fortworth Winners.
Obama’s ‘The Final Year’ which features Laos debuts on HBO on 5/21.
Forbes: By visiting this sanctuary, you can save elephants in Laos.
Merced Sun-Star: Who are Laotians? Merced's Lao educates with 'New Year' celebration for community
3.30.18 - 4.5.18
NBC News: Congress passes law allowing national cemetery burials for Lao and Hmong 'Secret War' veterans.
Celebrate #LaoNewYear with Krysada Binly Panusith Phounsiri and EraNetik Kennedy Phounsiri at Market Creek Plaza at 3:30 PM on April 8th!
Mother’s seek to combat breastfeeding stigma in Asian-American communities.
For your viewing pleasure: Brief History on Asian America
Charlotte Observer: Asian Americans think an elite college degree will shelter them from discrimination. It wont.
Legacies of War: March 2018 Newsletter featuring: Huge win for UXO sector in Laos; Announcing LaoNow 2018; Join the Circle of Hope
Executive Director Kulap Vilaysack's documentary will be be premiered at this year’s Bentonville Film Festival. It was also chosen to be the centerpiece documentary at this year’s CAAMFest!
All Raise’s founding members made history by becoming the first all-women venture capitalists featured on the cover of Forbes magazine.
Entertainment Weekly: Pixar’s Short Film ‘Bao’ (created by Domee Shi) is your ‘Incredibles 2’ Appetizer
Writer of ‘The Song Poet’ - Kao Kalia Yang talks about how she has no memory of Laos.
Founder of FilmHero, Sysamone Phaphon, talks about What Indie Filmmakers Need To Generate More Revenue And Visibility on Forbes.
Laos Angeles Roots member, Saengthong Douangdara spreads the Lao food love at William Sonoma in Beverly Hills!
Malina Syvoravong shares one of Saengthong Douangdara’s recipes on the North Coast Journal.
ATTENTION: Submit your shorts to NBC Universal Short Film Festival by April 30th!