Ekaphap (unity) is a word found in both Thai and Lao languages. Unity and preservation of a distinctive national identity have been important priorities of both the Thai and Lao states. Ekaphap is one of the five major political slogans of the Lao...

Lao (ພາສາລາວ phaasaa laao) also Laotian, is the official language of Laos. It is a tonal language of the Tai family, and is so closely related to the Isan language of the northeast region of Thailand that the two are often classed as one...

Just days after the 25th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the House unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would help thousands of Hmong veterans and their spouses become U.S. citizens. The bill sponsored by Rep. Bruce Vento, D-Minn., waives the English-language...

Byline: Maureen Nolan Staff writer Lyda Ragonese doesn't remember her life in Laos or her family's escape to Thailand and their stay in a refugee camp. Her first memory is of kindergarten in a Syracuse school, playing with bubbles and sand. ...