{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Lao and Proud: Chef inspires others to embrace their heritage and history through food","publication_date":"May 15, 2025","summary":"Food is a tangible and accessible way to understand and connect with different societies. One chef has led the movement to bring traditional food from her home country of Laos to diners across the United States. Laura Barrón-López reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Laura Barro\u0301n-Lo\u0301pez, Sarah Clune Hartman, Vivian Hoang","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/05\/eb40a28f56cf5a09e67a7355fd1a4e2b-laoproud-1-1024x527.jpg","thumbnail_height":527,"thumbnail_width":1024}