Category Archives: History & Culture

The Mảng People: Unique Culture, History, and Language

The Mảng (Chinese: 莽人; pinyin: Mángrén; Vietnamese: Mảng) are an ethnic group living primarily in Lai Châu, northwestern Vietnam, where they are one of...

Customs, History, and Language of the Mạ People

The Mạ or Maa (Vietnamese: Người Mạ) are a Mon–Khmer indigenous people of Vietnam (population 50,322 in 2019). They are concentrated mostly in the Lâm Đồng and Đồng...

Khmu: Culture and Traditional Customs Through Time

The Khmu (/kəˈmuː/; Khmu: /kmm̥uʔ/ or /kmmúʔ/; Lao: ກຶມມຸ [kɯ̀m.mūʔ] or Lao: ຂະມຸ [kʰā.mūʔ]; Thai: ขมุ [kʰā.mùʔ]; Northern Thai: ขมุ [kʰā.mǔʔ] ;Vietnamese: Khơ Mú; Chinese: 克木族; Burmese: ခမူ) are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. The majority (88%) live in northern Laos where they constitute...

Apsara Dance Heritage and Traditional Arts of the Khmer People

The Khmer people (Khmer: ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, UNGEGN: Chônchéatĕ Khmêr, ALA-LC: Janajāti Khmaer [cɔn.ciət kʰmae]) are an Austroasiatic ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 95% of Cambodia’s population...

The Khang People: Traditional Customs and Cultural Diversity

The Kháng people (Vietnamese: Kháng) are an Austro-Asiatic people of northwestern Vietnam. Etymology The Kháng people also called as...

The H’re People: A Minority Ethnic Group with Distinct Identity in the Heart of Vietnam

The H’re people (Vietnamese: người H’rê) are an ethnic group of Vietnam that speak a language in the Mon–Khmer family. Most H’re...

The Jeh-Tariang People: Unique Culture and Traditional Customs in the Central Highlands

The Jeh-Tariang people, also written as Gie Trieng people (Vietnamese: người Giẻ Triêng) are an ethnic group in Vietnam. Most...

Distinctive Cultural Features of the Co Tu People

The Katuic people (also Co Tu, Ca Tang; Vietnamese: người Cơ Tu; Katu: Manứih Cơ Tu) are an ethnic group of about...

Exploring the Unique Culture of the K’Ho Ethnic Group

The K’Ho, Cơ Ho, or Koho are an ethnic group living in the Lâm Đồng province of Vietnam‘s Central Highlands. They speak the K’Ho...

The Cor People: Preserving Traditions and Culture Through Time

The Cor (or Co, Col, Cùa; Vietnamese: Người Co) are an ethnic group of Vietnam. Most Cor live...