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 ...

Text by JC Gibbs, Video produced by Crystal Rie and Cecilia Peterson Opening a Lao restaurant was Seng Luangrath’s lifelong dream, but she was unsure whether the American palate was ready. In the few ...

On Saturday, amid the cacophony of firecrackers and other pyro-noise, most of China will be up all night to welcome in the Year of the Tiger. Here in the north, that will mean televisions blaring, ...

Khao piek sen, Lao chicken noodle soup, has become my new cold-day craving. Chewy, handmade rice noodles swim in a rich and satisfying chicken broth alongside springy chicken meatballs and tender ...

ORANGE – When Xay Phengsy was growing up in Laos, her mother taught her how to make kao poon, a traditional noodle dish served with coconut milk and curry broth. Now Phengsy, who immigrated to the ...