Category Archives: History & Culture

The Sedang People: History, Culture, and Ethnic Characteristics in the Central Highlands

The Sedang people (In Vietnamese: Xê Đăng or Xơ Đăng) are an ethnic group of...

The Ksingmul Ethnic Group: Custodians of Culture and Tradition in the Northwestern Region of Vietnam

The Ksingmul (Vietnamese: Xinh Mul), also known as Con Pua, Puộc, and Pụa, are an...

The Tà Ôi is an ethnic group of Vietnam (52,356 in 2019) and Laos (45,991 in 2015).

They speak the Ta’Oi language, a Mon–Khmer language. They are concentrated in A Lưới district...

The Rơ-măm People: Cultural Values That Need to Be Preserved

The Rmam people are a small ethnic group in Vietnam (639 in 2019). They speak...

Culture and Lifestyle of the Ơ Đu People: An Indigenous Ethnic Group in Vietnam and Laos

The Ơ Đu (O’du) are an aboriginal ethnic group in Vietnam and Laos. Their total...

The Ot N’rong Epic Culture: The Heart of the Mnong Community

The Mnong or Munong people (Vietnamese: người Mơ-nông) are an ethnic group mainly living in...

The Khmu People: The Unique Cultural Beauty of Southeast Asia

The Khmu (/kəˈmuː/; Khmu: /kmm̥uʔ/ or /kmmúʔ/; Lao: ກຶມມຸ [kɯ̀m.mūʔ] or Lao: ຂະມຸ [kʰā.mūʔ]; Thai:...

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...

Apsara Dance Heritage and Traditional Arts of the Khmer People

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...