Category Archives: History & Culture

Exploring the Cultural Characteristics of the Chơ Ro Ethnic Group

The Chơ Ro (or Chau Ro, Do Ro; Vietnamese: người Chơ Ro) are a Mon–Khmer people in Vietnam. Most Chơ Ro...

From History to Reality: The Journey of the Bru – Vân Kiều People

The Bru (also Bruu, Riang or Bru-Vân Kiều; Vietnamese: Người Bru – Vân Kiều; Lao: ບຣູ ; Thai: บรู; which literally means “people living in the...

Culture and Lifestyle of the Brau People

The Brau people (Vietnamese: Người Brâu) are an ethnic group living in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. In Vietnam, most Brau live in Đắc...

The Ba Na Ethnicity: History and Cultural Characteristics

The Bahnar or Ba-Na (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ɓaː˧naː˧] are an ethnic group of Vietnam and the indigenous people of the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum, as well...

Portrait of the Thổ Ethnic Group: History and Cultural Characteristics

The Thổ ethnic group (also Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong) inhabits the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam, mainly Nghệ An Province southwest of Hanoi. Many Thổ...

Exploring the Culture and History of the Mường Ethnic Group

The Mường (Mường language: Mõl Mường (Mường Bi dialect), Vietnamese: người Mường) are an ethnic group native to northern Vietnam. The Mường is...

Exploring the Culture and History of the Chứt Ethnic Group

The Chut (Vietnamese: Người Chứt, Rục language: Cheut /rocky mountain) are a small ethnic group located in the Minh Hóa and Tuyên Hóa districts of Quảng...

The Kinh People in the Flow of Vietnam’s History

The Vietnamese people (Vietnamese: người Việt , lit. ’Việt people’ or ‘Việt humans’) or the Kinh people (Vietnamese: người Kinh , lit. ’Metropolitan people’), also recognized as the Viet people or...