Laotian American Professor Takes a Leading Role in American Literature   Because of Toon's background, being a refugee like many of her students, she understands their problems and difficulties and wants to help because she relates to them well.

Laos Shares Its Views on World Problems at UN   Addressing the 54th UNGA, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith discussed, among other things, nuclear proliferation and the problem of unexploded ordinance, stressing on its effects on his country.

Young Lao-American Golfer Made to the Last Round of the U.S. Kids World Championship   Kailie Vongsaga has won 6 titles and many 2nd place medals in 2009, 3 titles with the JJGT, 1 with the SDJGA, 1 with the US Kids, and 1 with the Lao Junior Golf. She finished 3rd place in the SDJGA 8-years old division player of the year award.

LHF Summer Camp Strives to Teach Lao Culture to Young Lao-Americans   "The two-week Summer Day Camp took place at Wat Mixay, the Lao Temple in Seattle, where Lao culture and traditions were taught through arts, music and performances," Chittaphone explained.

LANA Takes a Lead in Getting Laotian-Americans Counted in the 2010 Census   "LANA is taking a lead because there's no one doing it, and not because we want to do it, but we have to do it," explain Sourichanh, President of the Laotian American National Alliance-San Francisco.

Laotian-American Amy Chanthaphavong Crowned Miss Asian America 2009   "Winning the Miss Asian America title is not something I did on my own at all. Once I realized that I won, it wasn't like "I WON", but rather "WE WON", as a people and a culture."

The Sixth Annual Asian Heritage Awards   The Sixth Annual Asian Heritage Awards was organized to honor those men and women, individuals and organizations who have dedicated their lives and contributed so much for the betterment of humanity and the community.

Laotian-born Nithaya Somsanith Became Fashion Designer at 22   Nithaya told VOA that “Being a good designer, one must know how to sow and construct clothing… making pattern and should know how to make clothes from scratch.”