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The Tai Dam (Tai Dam: ꪼꪕ ꪒꪾ, Lao: ໄຕດຳ, Thai: ไทดำ) are an ethnic minority predominantly from China, northwest Vietnam, Laos, Thailand. They are part of the Tai peoples and ethnically similar to the Thai from Thailand, the Lao from Laos and the Shan from Shan State , Myanmar .
Their language is reportedly similar to Tai Dam and Tai Men. Tai Nyo – 13,000 people in Pakkading District, Borikhamxai Province, Laos; 50,000 people in northeastern Thailand, where they are better known as Nyaw. Similar to Lao of Luang Prabang. Tai Pao – 4,000 people in Viangthong, Khamkeut and Pakkading districts of Borikhamxai Province ...
"Refugees Welcome" is the story of how the Tai Dam came to Iowa, Gov. Robert Ray and a love story that followed.
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The term Kra–Dai peoples or Kra–Dai-speaking peoples refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to Northeast India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand and parts of Vietnam, who not only speak languages belonging to the Kra–Dai language family, but also share similar traditions, culture and ancestry.
In Vietnam they are called Tai Dón or Thái Trắng and are included in the group of the Tái peoples, together with the Thái Đen ("Black Tai"), Thái Đỏ ("Red Tai"), Phu Thai, Tày Thanh and Thái Hàng Tổng. The group of the Tái people is the third largest of the fifty-four ethnic groups recognized by the Vietnamese government.
Xiangkhouang is home to five different ethnic groups: the Tai Dam, Tai Daeng, Phuan, Khmu, and Hmong. Their traditional houses, dresses, beliefs and rituals are part of the cultural heritage of Laos. There are also minorities of Laotian Chinese and Vietnamese, as well as some international workers from South Korea, Japan, Europe and North America.
“Tai chi is an excellent practice for focusing on the breath in this moving meditation.” ... Again, the best way to experience tai chi is in the company of other people of all ages. So put on ...