Category Archives: History & Culture

The Bouyei People – A Cultural Journey Across the Borderlands

The Bouyei are a Tai-speaking ethnic community with a long history in southwestern China and...

The Stieng People – The Story of a Community Along the Vietnam – Cambodia Border

 The Stieng people are an ethnic community with a long history in Vietnam and Cambodia....

The Sedang People – From Upland Fields to Seasonal Festivals

The Sedang, also known as Xê Đăng or Xơ Đăng in Vietnamese, are one of...

The Ksingmul People of Northwestern Vietnam

The Ksingmul are one of the ethnic communities that have lived for generations in northwestern...

The Ta Oi People – Between the Truong Son Mountains and a World of Spirits

The Ta Oi are an ethnic community living on both sides of the Vietnam–Laos border....

The Rơ-măm People – A Small Community in the Central Highlands

The Rơ-măm are one of Vietnam’s smallest ethnic communities, with a population of 639 according...

Discovering the Traditional Culture and Way of Life of the Ơ Đu People

The Ơ Đu, also known as O’Du, O Du, Iduh, Tay Hat, Hat, or Haat,...

Ot N’rong: The Cultural Heritage of the Mnong People

The Mnong, also known as M’nong or Bunong, are an ethnic group mainly living in...

The Khmu: A Story of Mountains, People, and Culture

The Khmu are one of the long-established ethnic communities of Southeast Asia, living mainly in...

The Mảng People in the Cultural Landscape of Northwestern Vietnam

The Mảng are one of Vietnam’s officially recognized ethnic groups, living mainly in Lai Châu...