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Asian Tribes : the Black Hmong. frans devriese - foto_morgana [460] One of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam is the Hmong (Meo) tribe with more than 700.000 inhabitants. The origins of the non-Vietnamese minorities are far from clear, but scholars generally... Destinations: Sapa Topics: People
The Last of the Free Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,579] During the Vietnam War, the Hmong of Laos had the dubious distinction of being at the very bottom of that conflict's pecking order. They constitute a particularly revealing example of an ethnic group... Destinations: Vientiane \| Laos Topics: Literature \| 20th Century History \| War & Conflict
In Search of a Hmong King: The Markets Leslie Nevison - lnevison [1,844] Return to Article: In Search of a Hmong King Destinations: Ha Giang \| Vietnam Topics: Culture \| Travel \| Photography
In Search of a Hmong King: The People Leslie Nevison - lnevison [1,844] Return to Article: In Search of a Hmong King Destinations: Ha Giang \| Vietnam Topics: Culture \| Travel \| Photography
In Search of a Hmong King: The Scenery Leslie Nevison - lnevison [1,844] Return to Article: In Search of a Hmong King Destinations: Ha Giang \| Vietnam Topics: Culture \| Travel \| Photography
In Search of a Hmong King: The Village Leslie Nevison - lnevison [1,844] Return to Article: In Search of a Hmong King Destinations: Ha Giang \| Vietnam Topics: Culture \| Travel \| Photography
In Search of a Hmong King Leslie Nevison - lnevison [1,844] 'There is an old Vietnamese song," says Man, 'about my country"s close relationship with China." He begins to sing softly what he could remember of it: 'Mountain to mountain, river to river, teeth to... Destinations: Ha Giang \| Vietnam Topics: Culture \| Travel
Sapa Rhapsody Ian Stuart - ianstuart [59] Hmong, Tai and Red Zhao have lived in Vietnam's North West since the 1700's, when the nomads began arriving from China. Todays trekkers, marvelling at the lush Hoang Liem valley vistas, a tail end of... Destinations: Sapa \| Vietnam Topics: Travel \| People
Off the Beaten Path - Minorities in Asia. ThingsAsian - ta [3,690] Black & white environmental portraits from Cambodia, Vietnam and China by New York photographer Michael Schenker. Destinations: Phnom Penh \| Hanoi \| Cambodia \| China \| Vietnam \| Hong Kong Topics: Photography
Black Hmong hill tribe woman, Sapa klieb [742] Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City \| Vietnam Topics: Culture \| Travel \| Photography \| Art

Old woman of the Black Hmong tribe with umbrella against the sun

Asian Tribes : the Black Hmong.

frans devriese - foto_morgana [460]

One of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam is the Hmong (Meo) tribe with more than 700.000 inhabitants. The origins of the non-Vietnamese minorities are far from clear, but scholars generally...

Destinations: Sapa
Topics: People

The Last of the Free

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,579]

During the Vietnam War, the Hmong of Laos had the dubious distinction of being at the very bottom of that conflict's pecking order. They constitute a particularly revealing example of an ethnic group...