International Lao New Year Festival

04/26/2024

Just a quick reminder, the deadline to register for The 6th Lao Teachers Reunion is extended until May 8th. However, the lastday to get the group rate for the hotel is this coming Saturday, May 27, 2024.
If you would like to attend the 6th Lao Teachers Reunion, our contact points are listed on the poster. Thank you!

10/27/2020

Here’s a rundown of the ballot propositions most likely to impact higher education, students and other young people in California.

Here’s a rundown of the ballot propositions most likely to impact higher education, students and other young people.

10/19/2020

Reminder: Today, October 19, is the deadline to register to
and update your registration info for the Nov 3 Election! Mailed registration cards must be postmarked by today, Oct 19. You can also register online at http://registertovote.ca.gov until midnight.

10/13/2020

Ballot drop boxes offer voters a convenient, secure way to return their ballots. Only drop off your ballot at official county elections drop boxes. Find official drop boxes in your county at: https://CAEarlyVoting.sos.ca.gov

10/12/2020

Oct. 19th is the deadline to register to vote. You can register online, learn more below:

There is 1 week left to register to vote! 🚨The last day to register to vote easily online is October 19. Register now at https://RegisterToVote.ca.gov

10/12/2020

California has 4.2 million eligible AAPI voters? Urging our Lao American friends in California to get out the votes. We need to hear your voice! Be sure to send in your ballots early - and invite your friends, family, and loved ones to vote. Your vote matters! Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) Laotian American National Alliance (LANA) 501(c)(3) Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

09/23/2020

Make sure your family is counted in the Census. It only takes a few minutes in filling out the survey helps determine the future of programs for our kids, their education, and our health care. Your voice matters! We are in this together and can make a difference. Complete your Census today. Visit my2020census.gov or call 844330-2020.

09/22/2020

🗳To our fellow Lao Americans who are California residents, today is ! for November General Election:

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REGISTER or VERIFY registration at the California Secretary of State http://vote.ca.gov
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Watch your MAILBOX — active, registered voters will get a ballot the 1st week of Oct
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TRACK YOUR BALLOT to know it’s been received…

04/06/2020

Tribute farewell to a legend, a mentor, to celebrate his life, his accomplishment, and his great contribution to Lao music. I had a pleasure of meeting and working with the legendary songwriter and music composer, Ajarn Khamla Norkeo, during once of a lifetime concert, Haeng Jai Silapin Lao Concert, in 2013 organized by Phon Phoummithone and International Lao New Year Festival committee. Ajarn Khamla Norkeo was living in Nashville, TN at that time. Here is what Ajarn Lhamla Norkeo provided as his bio in Lao,

ອາຈາຣ໌ຍ ຄຳຫລ້າໜໍ່ແກ້ວ ເກີດເມື່ອວັນທີ່ 4 ເດືອນ ກໍຣະກະດາ ປີ 1936 ທີ່ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນທ໌ ເປັນລູກຊາຍຫລ້າຂອງຄອບຄົວທີ່ພໍ່ເປັນຄູ ແມ່ເປັນແມ່ເຮືອນ ຕາມທຳນຽມລາວເຮົາສມັຍນັ້ນ. ເປັນກຳພ້າພໍ່ຕັ້ງແຕ່ອາຍຸພຽງ 5 ປີ. ສຳຄັນພິເສຕແມ່ນ ພໍ່ເພິ່ນເປັນນັກດົນຕຣີລາວເດີມສມັກຫລິ້ນໂດຍເປັນມືລະນາດເອກ. ຄົງແມ່ນພັນທຸກັມໂດຍກຳເນີດຈຶ່ງສົນໃຈໃນດ້ານສິລປະການບັນເທິງມາແຕ່ເຍົາວັຍ.
ການສຶກສາລະດັບມັທຍົມປາຍ ໄດ້ເຕົ້າໂຮມໝູ່ພວກ 4-5 ຄົນ ຕັ້ງດົນຕຣີສມັຍຂຶ້ນ ໂດຍໃຊ້ເຄື່ອງເສບເອົາຕາມມີຕາມເກີດແລະຕັ້ງຊື່ຄະນະ “ໜຸ່ມສັງຄົມ” ພາຍໃຕ້ການຊີ້ແນະຂອງຊຸມອ້າຍແລະຜູ້ຫລັກຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ໃນຂົງເຂຕຕັ້ງແຕ່ປີ 1955. ການຊອກຮູ້ແລະຝຶກຝົນດຳເນີນມາເລື້ອຍໆຈົນສາມາຕຫລິ້ນດົນຕຣີ, ແຕ່ງແລະຮ້ອງເພງໄດ້. ການຕອບຮັບກໍ່ຢູ່ໃນລະດັບສູງຕລອດມາ.
ອາຈາຣ໌ຍ ຄຳຫລ້າ ໜໍ່ແກ້ວ ມີຜົລງານປະພັນເພງອອກມາຫລາຍນ້ອຍເພງ ແລະທັງໄດ້ສ້າງນັກສິລປິນທັງຍິງແລະຊາຍມາແລ້ວປະມານ 15 ທ່ານດ້ວຍກັນ. ມີຄົນເຄີຍຖາມອາຈາຣ໌ຍວ່າ “ຄິດຢາກຈະອຳລາວົງການນັກປະພັນຍາມໃດ?” ທ່ານໄດ້ຕອບວ່າ “ສັງຂາຣເທົ່ານັ້ນທີ່ຈະຍຸຕິເຮົາໄດ້”.
ເມື່ອຖືກຖາມວ່າ “ທ່ານຢາກຈະແນະນຳແລະບອກເຕືອນຄົນຫລຸ້ນຕໍ່ໄປໃນການສືບສານຄືແນວໃດ?”

ທ່ານຕອບວ່າ....
“ກະຣຸນາຢ່າປອມແປງ, ປ່ຽນແປງ, ລຶບລ້າງມ້າງເພ, ແລະຢ່າຖິ້ມປະຂອງດັ້ງເດີມ. ໃຫ້ຮັກສາເຄົ້າມູລອັນເກົ່າແກ່ໄວ້ບໍ່ໃຫ້ເສື່ອມສູນ. ເຄົ້າມູລນັ້ນແຫລ່ະແມ່ນແນວທາງຊີ້ບອກທິຕທາງແຫ່ງການສົ່ງເສີມແລະພັທນາ ເປັນມໍຣະດົກຕົກທອດຮອດຄົນຫລຸ້ນຕໍ່ໄປໃຫ້ເຫັນປະຫວັດສາຕຂອງຊາຕຢັ້ງຢືນນິຣັນດ໌ກາລ”

Thank you for all that you did for Lao music, artists, and musicians alike. Thank you for writing one of my favorite songs ‘Salic Jid’. You will surely be sorely missed. May your beautiful soul rest peacefully in paradise, Ajarn Khamla Norkeo 🙏❤️💐🎶

With much respect,
International Lao New Year Committee

11/08/2019

SB895 AB1393 Governor Gavin Newsom Center for Lao Studies LAOSD

10/22/2019

🚨 Please Share 🚨
🚨AssemblyMember Dr. Weber’s Office Regarding Veto of AB 1393 Laotian History and Cultural Studies Bill

10/22/2019

A Joint Community Statement in Response to California Governor Gavin Newsom Vetoed of AB 1393. Please Share!!! LAOSD Lao American AO