"I ALONE CANNOT CHANGE THE WORLD. BUT I CAN CAST A STONE ACROSS THE WATERS TO CREATE MANY RIPPLES." - MOTHER THERESA
LAO PROUD
LAO STRONG
LAOSD’s mission is to inspire and empower Laotian Americans through education, social and civic engagement. The organization works to promote cultural, educational and social values of Lao Americans and is dedicated to preserving and elevating the heritage and the immigrant legacy of the Laotian American community.
OUR STORY
LAOSD initially formed as a grassroots, community based, all volunteer organization that led the advocacy for inclusion of Laotian American Refugee History in California Schools and paved the way for other states to follow the pathway.
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WE ARE A 100%
VOLUNTEER BASED ORGANIZATION
supporting orgs
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Advocates for Iu Mien (AIM) California
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Alliance for Quality Education
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Asian Association of North Sacramento
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Asian Pacific American Coalition (APAC)
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Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
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Asian Pacific Islander Americans Public Affairs (APAPA)
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Bay Area Lao Association (BALA)
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California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)
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California Association of Human Relations Organization (CAHRO)
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California Pacific Chamber of Commerce
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California Teacher Association (CTA)
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Center for Lao Studies (CLS)
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Council of API Together for Advocacy and Leadership
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Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministry (FIRM)
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Full Circle Project, CSU Sacramento
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Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP)
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Iu Mien American National Coalition18
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Iu Mien Community Services
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Khmu National Federation (KNF)
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Khmu Women Association
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Kuya Ate Mentorship Program
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Lao Advocacy Organization of San Diego (LaoSD)
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Lao American Advancement Organization (LAAO)
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Lao American Association, Stockton
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Lao American Coalition, San Diego
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Lao American Community of Fresno
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Lao American Community of Merced
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Lao American Community of Porterville
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Lao American Cultural Center (LACC) - Bay Area
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Lao Association of Sacramento
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Lao Buddhist Temple, Visalia
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Lao Collective, LLC
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Lao Community Cultural Center, San Diego
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Lao Cultural Community Center Fresno
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Lao Family Community Development
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Lao Huam Phao Association of Sacramento
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Lao Iu Mien Culture Association (LIMCA)
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Lao Lanexang Association of Northern California
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Lao Union Buddhist of America, Inc
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Laos Angeles, LLC
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Laotian American National Alliance (LANA)
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Legacies of War
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Milam Law Office
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Pheuane Krou Lao Organization
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Progressive Vietnamese American Organization43
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Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival
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Sacramento Iu Mien Association
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Sahtu Press
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Shasta County Mien Community
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Southeast Asian Assistance Center (SAAC)
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Southeast Asian Furthering Education (SAFE), UC Davis
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Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
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Tai Lue Cultural Heritage of the USA
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TeAda Productions
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The Fresno Center
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Union of Pan Asian Communities
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Valley Hi Covenant
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Vice Mayor Eric Guerra, City of Sacramento
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Viet Vote
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Vietnamese Youth Development Center (VYDC)
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Wat Lao American Buddhist Temple, Stockton
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Wat Lao Saophuth Buddhist Temple, Sacramento
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Wat Phosiesatanak, Sacramento
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Wat Rattanaram, Elverta
LaosD
HEADQUARTERS