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Laos first begin competing at the Olympics in 1980, and has since sent athletes to compete in: 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. Laos has also sent paralympians since the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia. Laos has competed in the marathon, swimming, archery, and other track events.
Mien migrations, in contrast, seem to have come southeast through Burma and Thailand before reaching Laos. All Lao Sung settlements are located in the north, with only Hmong villages found as far south as Vientiane. [4] Lao Sung typically live on mountain tops, upland ridges, or hillsides over 1,000 meters in elevation.
Lao culture (1 C, 1 P) Laotian literature (1 C, 5 P) M. Mass media in Laos (4 C, 2 P) N. National symbols of Laos (1 C, 12 P) O. Cultural organizations based in Laos ...
Paddy fields in Laos Ox ploughing. In Laos, society is characterized by semi-independent rural villages engaged in subsistence agricultural production. [1] Ethnic, geographic, and ecological differences create variations in the pattern of village life from one part of the country to another, but the common threads of village self-reliance, limited regional trade and communication, and ...
For the purposes of the 1995 census, the government of Laos recognized 149 ethnic groups within 47 main ethnicities. [ 1 ] whereas the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) recently revised the list to include 49 ethnicities consisting of over 160 ethnic groups.
“If history isn’t documented, then it’s forgotten,” a librarian involved in creating Fresno State’s Hmong history repository said.
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