04.05.19 - 04.11.19

• 2019 Lao New Year festivities across America (Little Laos on the Prairie)

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Darren Sayphraraj!

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • MaxMara Allegedly Stole Designs From A Laotian Community For These Pricey Dresses (BuzzFeed News)

  • Kou Yang book explores homeland of ‘Sayaboury – Land of a Million Elephants of Laos’ (Asian American Press)

• Motherland News…

  • Luang Prabang gets into gear for Lao New Year (Eleven Myanmar)

  • U.N. Expert: The Rich Get Richer in Lao PDR (Radio Free Asia)

  • Laos launches charging stations, paving way for electric vehicles (Phnom Penh Post)

  • Laos creates 2 national parks 'to protect forests and natural beauty' (Eleven Myanmar)

  • Margaux Senlis photographs the effects of unexploded ordnance in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (It’s Nice That)

• Visit Laos

  • Luang Prabang, Laos: Asia's city of gold (Stuff NZ)

  • 10 Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Laos (Fodor's Travel)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Famous Lao Papaya in San Jose celebrates its soft opening!

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)

03.22.19 - 03.28.19

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Mariah “Mimi” Phommachanh!

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • Purchase "Cluster" by Souvankham Thammavongsa, her fourth collection of original poetry

  • The History Of Vietnam War Hmong Fighter Pilots (WUWM 89.7)

  • Watch: Trailer for This Little Land of Mines, a documentary about Lao people and their work clearning over 80 unexploded ordinances.

  • 2019 Lao New Year Festival April 18-21st (KLFY CBS)

• Motherland News…

  • Villagers in Laos Refuse Dam Developer’s Compensation Offer for Relocation (Radio Free Asia)

  • First major tunnel over 5,000 meters drilled through along China-Laos railway (Xinhua)

  • Little Laos struggles to swallow Chinese debt (UCA News)

• Visit Laos

  • One Week in Laos Itinerary (Dream in Heels)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • New Lao/Thai restaurant, Sweet Rice, opens in Auburn (International Examiner)

03.15.19 - 03.21.19

• Advocacy group pushes for inclusion of Laos history in California's curriculum (NBC News)

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Scott Paophavihanh!

  • This Designer Is Using Streetwear to Get People Hyped About Laotian Food (Munchies by VICE)

  • PhoLaoSouphy (Lao Soup Noodle Pop Up) is back!

  • Kulap Vilaysack will be a panelist at Kollaboration's Empower 2019. Grab your tickets here!

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • Secret War Soldiers Fight For VA Access (The Business Journal)

  • 'Bodybuilding saved me': From refugee to iron-pumping champion (SBS News)

  • Looking for books that reflect diverse students, Minnesota teachers publish their own (StarTribune)

• Motherland News…

  • World Bank hands $72m in financing to Laos (Public Finance International)

  • Mekong Conservation Groups in Chiang Rai Want Written Proof that Blasting Project Scrapped (Chiang Rai Times)

  • Adopt-A-Village helps kids in Laos (Delta Optimist)

  • Crazier than Fiction: the Elephant Rangers of Laos (Geographical)

• Visit Laos

  • 25 Natural Wonders in Southeast Asia You Have to Experience to Believe (Fodor’s Travel)

  • Magical Laos: Rosewood Luang Prabang (Hong Kong Tatler)

  • A Design Lover’s Guide to Cambodia and Laos (Architectural Digest)

03.08.19 - 03.14.19

• San Diego’s Laotian community pushes for a place in California history books (Los Angeles Times)

• #LaosAngelesRoots

  • Laos Angeles Shine featuring Manivone Nonthaveth!

  • Check out Laos Angeles Roots member Izaac Wang in the Good Boys trailer!

• #Representation + #LaoDiaspora

  • The art thriving in the most heavily bombed country in history (The Guardian)

  • The Iu-Mien, Sacramento’s spirited but little-known refugee community, is starting to find its voice (Sacramento News & Review)

  • US fails to make top 30 in Global Wellness Index, as small countries dominate (New York Post)

  • Friday Finds: Uplifting Gifts for Women (Gifts & Decorative Accessories)

• Motherland News…

  • Powerful Photos of What Was Left Behind by America's Secret War in Laos (Vice)

  • China drops plan to blast Mekong islets (Bangkok Posts)

  • Laos Stops Chinese-backed Tourism Development Survey in 3 Villages (Radio Free Asia)

• Visit Laos

  • Travel to Luang Prabang (The South African)

  • The Most Beautiful Spas in Rain Forests Around the World (Travel + Leisure)

• #LaoFoodMovement

  • Fine Dining review: John Batchelor reviews Lao Restaurant in Greensboro (Go Triad)