First International Conference on Lao Studies May 20-22, 2005
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First International Conference on Lao Studies May 20-22, 2005 |
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Tentative Conference Schedule
Updated May 16, 2005
Presentation time is 15 minutes in length, with 5 minutes for questions. The Conference will be held at the Music Building and Visual Arts Building located on the campus of Northern Illinois University.
Friday May 20, 2005
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12:00-1:00 p.m. REGISTRATION
1:00-1:30 p.m. OPENING & WELCOME Concert Hall, Music Building. Open to the Public.
John G. Peters, President of NIU
Harold A. Kafer, Dean of the College of Visual and
Performing Arts, NIU
Carol Compton, Conference Committee, Announcer and
Introductions
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Time Friday, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
History I Looking From the Past into The Future of Lan Xang Chao Anouvong Sethathirath IV North Carolina, USA (In Lao & English, rklk]k;) Indo-Lao Cultural Rapprochement In Ancient and Medieval Times Patit Paban Mishra, India
History of Wapikhamthong Province, Kingdom of Laos Bouaphet Sygnavong, California, USA (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Moderator: Greg Green, Illinois, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Gender & Development Economics Gender, Land Rights and Culture in Laos: A Study in Vientiane, Districts, Villages and Households Loes Schenk-Sandbergen, The Netherlands
Development Opportunities for Women in Rural Laos Kathryn Sweet, Lao PDR
The Image of Women in the Sex Trade Susada Viravong, Washington, DC, USA
Moderator: Somsonge Burusphat, Thailand
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Buddhism & Culture How Does Buddhism Help the Community? Ven. Phramaha Bounkong Singsouvanh, Hawaii, USA (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
The Lao Language and Lao People Khampha Sidavong, Connecticut, USA (In Lao & English, rklk]k;) Viewing Laos through Buddhism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Phra Dussdi Dhammacitto Manisaeng, Kansas, USA (In Lao & English, rklk]k;) Moderator: Khammany Mathavongsy, California, USA
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15 Minutes Break
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Friday 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
History II Tiao Phetsarath and the Lao Issara Grant Evans, Hong Kong
Touby Lyfoung and the Emergence of Youthful Leadership among the Lao Hmong Mai Na M. Lee, Wisconsin, USA
Historical Presentations in the Lao Texts: From the Independent to the Socialism Era Yaowalak Apichatvullop, Thailand
Moderator: Greg Green, Illinois, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Land Use & Livelihood Field Studies I Dynamics of Fallow Vegetation in Shifting Cultivation in Northern Laos: A Case Study In Houay Phee Village, La District, Udomxay Province Isao Hirota, Japan
The “Slippage” Implementation of Forest Policy by Local Officials: A Case Study of the Protected Areas of Savannakhet Province, Laos Kimihiko Hyakumura, Japan
Plant Uses in Minor Subsistence of Hill Peoples: From an Ethnobotanical Aspect Yukino Ochiai, Japan
Moderator: J. Lin Compton, Wisconsin, USA
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Buddhist Manuscripts & Teaching The Preservation of Palm Leaf Manuscripts in Lao PDR Dara Kanlaya, Lao PDR (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Towards a Computerization of the Lao Tham System of Writing Gregory Kourilsky, France, and Vincent Berment, France
Buddhist Pedagogy in Laos: Past and Present Justin McDaniel, California, USA
Moderator: Buasawan Simmala, Wisconsin, USA |
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15 Minutes Break
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Friday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
Economics I The Road to Serfdom and Back: the Process of Marketization in Laos James Soukam, New York, USA
Governance, Barriers, and the Socioeconomic Prospect in Laos Mana K. Southichack, Hawaii, USA
Lao Social Structure Boike Rehbein, Germany
Moderator: Hongvilay Thongsamouth, California, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Land Use & Livelihood Field Studies II The Trade Flow of Agro-forestry Products and Commodities in Northern Mountainous Regions of Laos Satoshi Yokoyama, Japan
Lao Wisdom on Land and Forest Use: Rethinking Principles of Environmental Governance Yasuyuki Kono, Japan
Testing Assumptions: The Recent History of Forest Cover in Nakai-Nam Theun National Protected Area, Khammouan and Bolikhamxay Provinces William G. Robichaud, Canada
Moderator: Vinya Sysamouth, California, USA
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Architecture and Art The Social and Symbolic Situation of the Artist in Lao Tradition and Diaspora Tiao Nithakhong Somsanith, France (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Burmese Influence in Lao Architecture: Late Eighteenth to Early Nineteenth Century Catherine Raymond, Illinois, USA
Transformation of the Buddhist Language in Lao Modern Architecture: What is Laotian Modern Architecture? Thongkhoun T. Pathana, Rhode Island, USA
Moderator: Kingsavanh Pathammavong, Washington DC, USA
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5:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. RECEPTION AT NIU ART MUSEUM in Altgeld Hall, including rice buffet (free of charge for conference registrants). Location: Burma Gallery in Altgeld Hall. Current Exhibit: "The World of Burmese Buddhism" (Center for Burma Studies)
6:45 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. FILM FESTIVAL (open to the public) Location: Rooms 100, 102, and 103, in the Art Building.
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Saturday May 21, 2005
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Continental Breakfast (included with registration)
8:00-8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION
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Time Saturday, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
Economics II U.S. –Laos Trade and Investment “Opportunities and Challenges” Buasawan Simmala, Lao PDR & Wisconsin, USA
Foreign Direct Investment in Lao PDR: Promotion Strategies Sianong Phomkong, Lao PDR
Sustainable Tourism Paradigm in Lao PDR (1986-2004) Boonyasarit Aneksuk, Thailand (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Moderator: Mana K. Southichack, Hawaii, USA
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Strand B Music Building,Room 173
Women & Culture Lao Women: Transmitters of Tradition and Culture Bounheng Inversin, Washington DC, USA
Rice, Women and Rituals Elisabeth Preisig, Lao PDR
Laos 1965: Feminist Consciousness and Social Critique Maria Carmen Domingo-Kirk, California, USA
Moderator: Laty Keodouangsy, Wisconsin, USA
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Lao Traditional Medicine I Traditional Medicine Stations: A Plan to Study and Popularize Lao Traditional Medicines Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Illinois, USA
Lao Traditional Medicine Mapping Project Mary Riley, Illinois, USA
The Influence of Cultural Tradition and Geographic Location on the Level of Medicinal Plant Knowledge Held by Various Cultural Groups in Laos Amey Libman, Illinois, USA
Moderator: Tassany Prasoeuthsy, Wisconsin, USA
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Saturday 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
War in History I The Contributions of the Laotian Ethnic Minorities in the Building of Laos Yang Dao, Minnesota, USA
Laos in the Vietnam War: The Politics of Escalation, 1962-1973 Patit Paban Mishra, India
The Formation and Maintenance of the Anti-Lao Government Forces Shoua Yang, Illinois, USA
Moderator: Frank Osanka, Wisconsin, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Lao Literature Research Work on the Thao Hung Epic by Maha Sila Viravongs: A Comparative Study of the Political Ideology Expressed in the Thao Hung Epic Douangdeuane Bounyavong, Lao PDR (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Women’s Identities in Contemporary Lao Literature after National and Democratic Revolution in 1975 Umarin Tularak, Thailand (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Xung Xin Xai: The Local Traditions of Laos Niphasone Souphom, Washington, DC, USA
Moderator: Carol J. Compton, Wisconsin, USA
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Lao Traditional Medicine II Collaborative Studies on Lao Medicinal Plants under the International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups Program Djaja D. Soejarto, Illinois, USA
Plant Use in Laos as Viewed through the Eyes of European Explorers Kristine L. Callis, North Carolina, USA
Aloha Medical Mission to Lao PDR Sakuna Thongchan, Washington, USA
Moderator: Nancy Xiong, Wisconsin USA
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15 Minutes Break
10:30 a.m. POSTER PRESENTATION Music Building Gallery Predicting Primary Forest Recovery in a Fragmented Landscape: a Restoration Roadmap Faith Inman, North Carolina, USA
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Saturday 10:45- 11:45 a.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
War in History II Legacies of War: A Project on the Secret U.S. Bombings in Laos, A Panel Channapha Khamvongsa, New York, USA Sary Tapaporn, California, USA Bounthanh Phommasathit, Ohio, USA Lee Thorn, California, USA
Moderator: Frank Osanka, Wisconsin, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Media, Performance & Literature Media in the Lao PDR: Post Chintanakane Mai Challenges Viengsay S. Luangkhot, Washington DC, USA
“Public” and “Private”: Notes on Media, Performance, and the Public Sphere in the Lao PDR Bret Johnson, Wisconsin, USA
Awakening Ancient Voices of Sang Sin Xai through Radio Tutu Phimviengkham, Washington DC, USA
Moderator: Vinya Sysamouth, California, USA
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Archaeology Recent Archaeological Research in the Lao PDR Thongsa Sayavongkhamdy, Lao PDR
Middle Mekong Archaeological Project Phase I: The Luang Prabang Survey Joyce C. White, Pennsylvania, USA
New Discovery of Buddha Collection at Tam Nong Papha, Thakhek District, Khammouan Province, Central Laos Viengkeo Souksavatdy, Lao PDR (In Lao & English, rklk]k;) Moderator: Catherine Raymond, Illinois USA |
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11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. LUNCH (included with registration)
12:00 noon BUSINESS MEETING: Music Building Room 173. The meeting is open to those who are interested in hosting the Second International Conference on Lao Studies to be held in 2007. A new host will be selected at this time.
12:00 noon VIDEO SHOWING: Vientiane in the Flow of History Produced by Gregory Green, NIU Art Building, Room 100
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Time Saturday, 1:00- 2:00 p.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
History III Cultural Heritage of the Lost Kingdom In the United States: The History of Laotian People in America Kingsavanh Pathammavong, Washington DC, USA
Lao History Stories: Towards Multivocality in History Writing Anna Karlstrom, Sweden
Hmong Americans: 30 Years in Review Kou Yang, California, USA
Moderator: Grant Evans, Hong Kong |
Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Lao Music I Performing Isan-Style Lam in Laos: An Expression of Pan-Laoism or Thai Hegemony Terry E. Miller, Ohio, USA
Going ‘Glocal’: Lao Music in Transnational Spaces Adam Chapman, Australia
The Cultural Collision between Folk Performing Arts, Molam and the Culture Industry Prayut Wannaudom, Thailand (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Moderator: Carol J. Compton, Wisconsin, USA
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Law & Culture How to Get Rid of an Unwanted Suitor: Advice from Hmong Elders Susan Meredith Burt, Illinois, USA
Hmong in Wisconsin: Attitudes toward Minnesota’s Hmong Marriage Bill Shoua Thao, Wisconsin, USA
Lao-America and the Laws that Shape It Hongvilay Thongsamouth, California, USA
Moderator: Tina Arounsack, California USA
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15 Minutes Break
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Saturday 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
Education I K-16 Lao Language Curriculum for Wisconsin Seree Weroha, Wisconsin, USA
Project Voices, Individuals, and Pictures: Engaging Hmong Parents, Schools, and CBOs to Support Student Learning and Academic Achievement Laty Keodouangsy, Wisconsin, USA
State-Mandated Selective Testing, Classification, and Tracking of English Learners in California Public Schools Yang Sao Xiong, California, USA
Moderator: Phoumy Sayavong, California, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Lao Music II The Mouth Organ of Laos: An Instrumental Constant at the Heart of Complex Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Veronique de Lavenere, France
Khaen Repertories: The Development of Lao Traditional Music in Northeast Thailand Priwan Nanongkham, Ohio, USA
Moderator: Terry Miller, Ohio, USA |
Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Health & Culture The Place of Story, Silk and Song: Collaborative Development Practice in Laos Ellen A. Herda, California, USA
Development Practice in Primary Health Care: A Participatory Service and Education Model in Lao Valerie Dzubar, California, USA
Women, Weaving, and Well-Being: The Social Reproduction of Health in Laos Kristin V. Lundberg, Kansas, USA
Moderator: Pom Outama Khampradith, Washington, USA
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15 Minutes Break
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Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
Education II The Power of Narrative: Students Daring to Dream in Lao PDR Kara Burnett, California, USA
Social and Cultural Perspectives of Lao Developing Voices through Writing Rassami Souryasack, California, USA
Lao Primary Schools Teachers’ Perceptions of the Developmental Stages of Youth in UXO-Impacted Communities Christy Hicks, Michigan, USA
Moderator: Bounheng Inversin, Washington DC, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Resources on Laos A Digital View of Laos: The Joel M. Halpern Laotian Slide Collection, SEAiT, University of Wisconsin-Madison Joel M. Halpern, Massachusetts, USA, and Larry Ashmun, Wisconsin, USA
SEASITE Lao: Web Resources for Lao Studies John Hartmann, Illinois USA and Kip Thammavongsa, Illinois, USA
SEAAdoc: Documenting the Southeast Asian American Experience Anne Frank, California, USA
Moderator: Sangkhom Ratsavong, Wisconsin, USA
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Textiles and Culture Tai Banners: Buddhist Import or Adaptation Rebecca Hall, California, USA
Stories of Silk: Lao Textile Tourism Sandra Cate, California, USA
The Process of Assimilation: Interview Narratives of Six Lao-American Women Refugees Vinthany Souvannarath, Wisconsin, USA
Moderator: Jacqueline Butler-Diaz, Arizona, USA |
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5:00 p.m. Buses leave for Elgin for LAO CULTURAL NIGHT, Elgin High School; 1200 Maroon Drive; Elgin, IL 60120
9:30 p.m. Buses leave for NIU (Buses will pick-up and drop-off at the Holmes Student Center, NIU campus.)
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Sunday May 22, 2005
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Continental Breakfast (included with registration)
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Time Sunday, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
Culture and History I The Chao Ai-Chao Nong Legend and Tradition Suksavang Simana, Lao PDR (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Gerrit Wuijsthoff’s Journey to the Lao Court at Vientiane, 1641-1642 Wouter Feldberg, The Netherlands
The Laos Historiography in the Socialist State Period of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Kitirat Sihabun, Thailand
Moderator: Viengsay Luangkhot, Washington DC, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Lao Language & Research Language in Laos: An Agenda for Research Nick Enfield, The Netherlands
Contemporary Lao Writing Souksomboun Sayasithsena Washington, DC USA (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
On-Line Translation Services for the Lao Language Vincent Berment, France
Moderator: Karen Adams, Arizona, USA
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Development & Irrigation A Sustainable Irrigation Project in Lao PDR: Effective Management of Pump Irrigation Projects in the Mekong River and Its Tributaries Fongsamuth Phengphaengsy, Japan
Kaan Baan: Sipsongpanna Lue’s Communal Village Activities in Irrigation Vinya Sysamouth, California, USA
Is Hydropower the Best Option for Laos’ Development? Aviva Imhof, California, USA
Moderator: J. Lin Compton, Wisconsin, USA |
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15 Minutes Break
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Sunday 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
Culture and History II Naming Process of the Tai-m`en: Influences of Culture on Language Rattana Chanthao, Thailand (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Lao Nationalism as Reflected in Primary and Secondary School Texts Jaruwan Thammawat, Thailand (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
The Relationship between Differential Acculturation Levels and Perception of Intergenerational Conflict and Depression in Lao-American Adolescents Phoukham Kelly Bounkeua, Washington, USA
Moderator: Khammany Mathavongsy, California, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Historical Linguistics & Lao Tones Linguistic and Historical Continuities of the Tai Dam and Lao Phuan: Case Studies in Boundary Crossings John Hartmann, Illinois, USA
Tones in Proto-Lao, Modern Lao, and Future Lao
Phinnarat Akharawatthanakun,
Thailand
Acoustic Phonetics of Lao Tones Marlys A. Macken, Wisconsin, USA
Moderator: Nick Enfield, The Netherlands
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Rural Development Reaching the Poorest in the Lao PDR Requires Cutting Edge Approaches Jacquelyn Chagnon, Lao PDR
Rural Financial Development: Credit Credit Access and Credit Constraints of Rural Farm Households in Naxaithong and Phonghon Districts in Lao PDR Phinseng Channgakham, Japan
Aiding or Abetting? Village Relocation and International Donors in the Lao PDR Bruce P. Shoemaker, Minnesota, USA
Moderator: William Sage, Arizona, USA
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15 Minutes Break
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Sunday 11:30 - 12:30 a.m.
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Strand A Music Building, Room 152
Intercultural Contact & Survival Intercultural Contact and Exchange: The Philippine-Lao Nexus Penelope V. Flores, California, USA
Shih-chung Hsieh, Taiwan
Lessons of Refugee Survival J. Pete Fuentecilla, New York, USA
Moderator: Toni Philadeng, California, USA
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Strand B Music Building, Room 173
Linguistics: Lao Syntax Lao Numeral Classifiers in Comparison to Central Thai Somsonge Burusphat, Thailand
Interpreting Four-Word Phrases and Related Patterns in Lao Discourse Carol J. Compton, Wisconsin, USA
The Lao Copula /men/ as a Focus Marker Karen Barto, Arizona, USA
Moderator: John Hartmann, Illinois, USA
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Strand C Music Building, Room 171
Cultural Conservation Linking the Lao Loum Diaspora in Northern Illinois with Cultural Conservation Practice in Vientiane, A Panel Alan Potkin, Illinois, USA Chaleunxay Phommavongsa, Lao PDR Catherine Raymond, Illinois, USA Souneth Photisane, Lao PDR Vanpheng Keophannh, Lao PDR (In Lao & English, rklk]k;)
Moderator: Alan Potkin, Illinois, USA
This session is open to the public.
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12:30 p.m. CLOSING SESSION Concert Hall, Music Building. Open to the Public.
Grant Evans, Professor, University of Hong Kong, Summary of the First International Conference on Lao Studies Julia S. Lamb, Conference Committee and NIU, Southeast Asian Outreach Coordinator, Comments of Appreciation Vinya Sysamouth, Co-chair, Comments of Appreciation John Hartmann & Vinya Sysamouth, ICLS co-chairs: Present Lao Studies banner to the Second International Conference on Lao Studies host (to be held in 2007) Second ICLS Host: TBA
Greg Green, Conference Committee and NIU Southeast
Asian Librarian, Announcer |
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