A new initiative is aimed at raising awareness about a dark and often forgotten chapter of U.S. history: the secret bombing of Laos during the Vietnam War. Nearly half a century later, most Americans ...

History changes as you move around the world. On Sunday night’s episode of "Parts Unknown," Anthony Bourdain delves into a little-known part of American history, exploring the country of Laos and its ...

"I love things that go booom," says Marine Staff Sgt. Steve Mannon, with one of the many Vietnam War-era rounds uncovered at the crash site. Sgt. Christophe Paul/U.S. Army Commuting by chopper, ...

For generations, the women of rural Laos have told the stories of their lives through weaving, threading symbols like flowers, rainstorms and mythical serpents into everyday clothes and fabrics. Fifty ...

High over the jungle green hills of Laos, unmarked U.S. transport planes loosed red and white parachutes that floated down the supplies of war: ammunition, clothing and food. Only a few miles away, ...

A Laotian American community organization wants to add a new chapter into California's newly revamped history curriculum: Laotian history. The group Lao Advocacy Organization San Diego, better known ...

Our travels in Southeast Asia this past February included Luang Prabang, Laos. A UNESCO world heritage site, Luang Prabang is a small city with only 56,000 inhabitants. However, it was the capital of ...

Step into the history of Laos as we explore one of its oldest temples. Surrounded by quiet beauty and spiritual charm, this ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos — It was 1974, and American bombs had only recently stopped falling here. In less than a year, Pathet Lao rebels would take over the entire country, establishing a communist ...

The organization SEALit Center put on an exhibit called Laomerica 50: Democracy and Diaspora, featuring books, art and artifacts, in the Minneapolis Central Library in 2024. NINA MOINI: I'm Nina Moini ...