Lao Voices

A Hmong girl all dressed up to have her Polaroid picture taken. I think this is a good idea to take pictures and give them away like this tourist. I will do that the next time I go to Laos.

A short clip about a Hmong family in Laos, recorded by a tourist. The video description said “This house was really nice, and they had a motorbike. Turns out they have relatives in the US that send them money, and in fact, the mother was visiting the US.”

Hmong village in Laos.
Part 1

A typical day in Vientiane with all the noises and the daily routines for the people. These clips were made by my aunt Kian as she was out doing chores.

Lao new year celebration in Las Vegas, USA.

Residents and tourists in Vientiane joyfully welcomed the New Year during three days of celebrations from April 13-15.
City roadsides were transformed into music stages as people held parties in front of their houses.
Most of them were teenagers who danced on benches and tables and there were also girls dancing on pick-up trucks driving on main [...]

A snippet from the documentary, Against the Tide.

A snippet from a Lao documentary about Lao fisherman from southern Laos.

Lao New Year 2008 celebration at Wat Lao Samakhitham in Binghamton, New York. The event took place on April 12, 2008.

The celebration of Pi Mai Lao by the Lao community in San Diego California.