Author Archives: My Hoang

Culture of the Gelao Ethnic Group: Unique History and Traditions

The Gelao people (also spelled Gelo) (Gelao: Klau, Chinese: 仡佬族; pinyin: Gēlǎozú) are an ethnic...

The Cultural Diversity of Thai Ethnic Groups in Vietnam

Tai people (Vietnamese: Người Thái) are officially recognized by the Vietnamese government as one of...

The Festivals, Cuisine, and Traditional Music of the Tày People

The Tày people, also known as the Thổ, T’o, Tai Tho, Ngan, Phen, Thu Lao,...

The San Chay People: Unique Features in Festivals and Beliefs

The San Chay people (Vietnamese: Người Sán Chay; also called Sán Chỉ) live in Tuyên...

Distinctive Features in the Costumes and Beliefs of the Nùng People

The Nùng (pronounced as noong [nuːŋ]) are a Central Tai-speaking ethnic group living primarily in...

The Tai Lü People – A Northern Tai Ethnic Group with Unique Cultural Characteristics

The Tai Lü people (Tai Lue: ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ, Chinese: 傣仂, Dǎi lè, Lao: ລື້, Lư̄, Thai:...

Lao: An Ethnic Group That Has Gradually Left Its Mark on the History of Southeast Asia

The Lao people are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia. They primarily speak...

Discovering the Giay People: A Distinct Ethnic Group of the Northern Mountainous Region of Vietnam

The Giáy people (Vietnamese: người Giáy [ŋɯɤi˨˩ zɑi˧˥]), known in Laos as the Nhang or...

The Bouyei People: Unique Language and Cultural Characteristics

The Bouyei (also spelled Puyi, Buyei and Buyi; self called: Buxqyaix, [puʔjai] or “Puzhong”, “Burao”,...

The S’tiêng People: A Branch of the Khmer Loeu Ethnic Group in Cambodia and Vietnam

  The Stieng people (Vietnamese: Xtiêng/Stiêng) are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Cambodia. They...