CSEAS Friday Forum Lecture Series

"The integration of the global market economy and resultant economic earning potential are major factors that influence how Hmong in Laos choose to interact with the surrounding areas. Many villagers in the Laksao area generate income through various means, such as opening restaurants and guesthouses, making and selling handicrafts, and working as wage laborers among others. This talk, however, focuses on a practice utilized by local villagers that not only generate income, but also have serious