Laos
Visions of Modernity in French Indochina
I recently discovered that the French Archives nationales de outré-mer has digitized a treasure trove of historical photographs from France’s former colonial possessions and has
Mapping Military Posts in French Indochina
Following on the post below, here is an attempt at making a map of military posts in French Indochina in World War II. On the
The Imagined Communities of the Tai Dam
I pointed out in the post below on “The Other Voices in ‘Vietnamese’ History” that in a place like the Nguyễn Dynasty empire the Việt
Smoking in 1960s Laos
Ever wonder what people in Laos were smoking in the 1960s as they cruised around in their new Mazdas? Well here is the answer. Consulate
Twentieth-Century Events From a Tai Perspective
In the late 1940s and early 1950s two of the most important events in the twentieth century took place on the Asian mainland. In 1949
The Lao Story of the Betel Leaf and the Areca Nut
The “Story of the Betel Leaf and the Areca Nut” is a famous “Vietnamese” story. I have Vietnamese in scare quotes here because the Vietnamese
