Editorial, International, Laotian
Bryan Thao Worra
By BRYAN THAO WORRA
AAP staff writer
This week on August 1st, we mark the one-year anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Those who ratified the treaty agreed to halt the use of these inhumane weapons. This treaty also includes provisions calling for support for clearance, stockpile destruction and victim assistance.
Laotian, National, Performance Art, Spoken Word, Storytelling
Bryan Thao Worra
The Common Ground Open Mic series will be celebrating one year of performances at the VAALA Cultural Center on August 4th in Santa Ana, California. Lao American writer Bryan Thao Worra will be performing there alongside Jenny Yang (comedienne), Gingee (b-girl dance punk) and Anna Nguyen (spoken word).
Christian, Faith, Laotian, National, Obituary
Barry K. Thongvanh (1950 – 2011)
AAP staff report
Pastor Barry K. Thongvanh, 60, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died June 7, 2011 in Storm Lake. He was a founding member of the Central Asian Pacific Islander Commission and Iowa Commission on Asian Pacific Affairs.
Business, Laotian, Training/Workshops
The Lao Assistance Center was formed by ethnic Lao refugees in 1983 who had escaped the war in Laos. The founders wanted to respond to the emerging needs of their newly arrived community members to help rebuild their lives. Today, Minnesota has the third largest Lao population in the country, but in Minnesota over 47 percent of the homes are upside down in their mortgages and facing foreclosure.
Arts, Community, Government, Human Rights, Laotian, Veterans/Military
A fundraiser to support the removal of unexploded munitions will be held on Wednesday, June 15th at the Target Auditorium of the historic Open Book Building in downtown Minneapolis. Starting at 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., the event is to raise support for two organizations: the Mines Advisory Group and Legacies of War, with a particular focus on efforts in Southeast Asia.
Laotian, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Writing
This fall, three award-winning Lao American writers hope to tour across the Midwest.
On Mother’s Day, they just launched a fundraising campaign on the crowd-funding website kickstarter.com to raise $5,200 by July 7th to cover their travel and printing costs, and to bring Lao American poetry, spoken word and visual art to five states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan.
Dr. Khamhou Bounphamala, Lao Mongolian Friendship Hospital. and U.S. Army medical team members Major Ryan Deboard and 1st Lieutenant Meghan Painter treat Lao patients during the medical outreach event. (US Embassy photo)
Vientiane, Laos (April 22, 2011) – The U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Army Pacific Command, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of National Defense, and Xiengkhouang Province, conducted a five-day Humanitarian Medical Outreach and Training Event in Xiengkhouang Province from April 18-22, 2011.
Environment, Government, International, Laotian
Vientiane, Laos (March 29, 2011) – The U.S. Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Karen B. Stewart, took part in a ceremony to officially open a forest substation in Nam Et Phu Loey National Protected Area (NPA) in Huah Panh Province March 28.
U.S. Ambassador to Laos Karen Stewart and the Vice Governor of Hua Panh Province pose with friends and guides at the completion of their March 28 journey into the Nam Et Phu Luey National Protected Area, the last tiger breeding ground in Indochina.
Ketsana
Acclaimed Lao American singer Ketsana is coming to Minnesota to help celebrate the Lao New Year Saturday, April 16, from 8:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. at the Buasavanh Restaurant, 7324 Lakeland Avenue N., Brooklyn Park, Minn. Admission is $15.
Adisack Nhouyvanisvong (Contributed photo)
An interview with Bryan Thao Worra
As a graduate student Dr. Adisack Nhouyvanisvong co-founded the SatJaDham Lao LIterary Project, a grass-roots organization established to promote the Lao literary arts. Now, he has co-founded Naiku, an educational software company focused on bringing educational technology tools to help teachers and students.
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