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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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