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Reports on Various Aspects of Laos

ContributorsHalpern, Joel (Author) / Barney, George L. (Author) / Kaufman, Howard K. (Author)
Created1963
DescriptionReports on the Nam Ngum Project; geographic, demographic and ethnic background in Laos; the Meo of Xieng Khouang Province; Village Life in Vientiane Province; and Minority Groups in Northern Laos especially the Yao
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Minority Groups In Northern Laos

ContributorsIwata, Leiji (Author) / Sakomoto, H. (Translator) / Halpern, Joel (Editor)
Created1960
DescriptionA report on the minority groups in Northern Laos, with a focus on the Yao.
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Marriage Among the Lamet and the Baci Ceremony

ContributorsIzikowitz, Karl Gustav (Author) / Needham, Rodney (Author)
Created1960
DescriptionArticles concerning the marriage practices of the Lamet people in Northern Laos.
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The Yao People in Thailand

ContributorsKandre, Peter K. (Author)
Created1964
DescriptionAn article on the Yao people of Northern Laos and other minority groups.
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Work in Laos: Some Immediate Problems

ContributorsLewin, Howard (Author)
Created1965
DescriptionDescribes the engineering projects by USAID in small Lao villages.
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Life in Vientiane

Created1966
DescriptionArticle about the daily life in Vientiane, Lao Buddhist beliefs, and food.
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Government and the Hill Tribes of Laos

ContributorsOsborn, G. M. T. (Author)
Created1967
DescriptionArticle about the racial and social isolation of minorities and native groups in Laos, their relationships with each other and the government, and the lack of agricultural development and infrastructure in their areas.
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Fifteenth National Annual Conference Primary School Inspectors

ContributorsChanthala, Khamtanh (Speaker)
Created1973
DescriptionReport on programs to increase the education opportunities to minorities in rural areas
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The Fifth Month Festival

ContributorsSage, William W. (Contributor)
Created1976
DescriptionAn article describing the Fifth Month Festival or the New Years Festival and its rituals by Laotians living in the San Francisco Bay area
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The Baci

ContributorsAbhay, Thao Nhouy (Author)
Created1969
DescriptionTwo articles concerning the ceremony of the baci in Lao culture. Includes a copy of a book chapter written by Thao Nhouy Abhay, the former Minister of Education.