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Lao American History and Culture Resources

This LibGuide offers a curated selection of resources that highlight the history, culture, and contributions of the Lao American community.

Lao American Historical Resources

Chanthaphavong, Samaya. (2013). Laotian and Hmong Americans: History and Culture In Asian American History and Culture (pp. 532–537)

David Smyth. (2013). The Canon in Southeast Asian Literature: Literatures of Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, Taylor & Francis

Jacobs, Seth. (2013). The Universe Unraveling: American Foreign Policy in Laos, ISBN: 9789971696658

Kurlantzick, Joshua. (2017). A Great Place to Have a War: America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA, Simon & Schuster

Lee, Jonathan H. X. (2023). History of Asian Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots, ISBN: 9798765115091 

Lum, Thomas. (2010). Laos: Background and U.S. Relations Access PDF

Nakhonkham Bouphanouvong. (2004). Sixteen Years in the Land of Death: Revolution and Reeducation in Laos, White Lotus Press

Niltasuwan, Patrice M. (2016). Piles of Salt: A Life Narrative of Civil War, Refugeeism, and Sociopolitical Transnationalism, ISBN: 9781535446853

Norindr, Panivong. (1997). Phantasmatic Indochina: French Colonial Ideology in Architecture, Film, and Literature, Duke University Press

Phammavong, Pheuk. (2024). The Consequences of the Detention Camp: A Tale of the Past and Present Amid Cultural Differences in the U.S.A., ISBN: 9798342019927

Phouthavong, Boon. (2024). From Rice Fields to America: A Journey of Survival and Resilience,  Amazon Link

Phouthavong, Boon. (2024). The Consequences of the Detention Camp: A Tale of the Past and Present Amidst the Cultural Differences in the USA, Amazon Link

Schlight, John. (1996). A War Too Long: The USAF in Southeast Asia 1961–1975 Access PDF

Sisavatdy, Khamphoui 1936-, Khamphoui Sisavatdy Papers, 1956-2022. Access Wisconsin Historical Soc Archives

Souvanna Phouma, Prince of Laos, Papers (1961–1970), Library of Congress Link 

Stuart-Fox, M. (1997). A History of Laos, Cambridge University Press

Sumēt Chumsāi Na ʻAytthayā & R. Buckminster Fuller. (1988). Naga: Cultural Origins in Siam and the West Pacific, Oxford University Press

Warner, R. (1995). Backfire: The CIA's Secret War in Laos and its Link to the War in Vietnam, Simon & Schuster

Wolfson-Ford, Ryan. (2018). Ideology in the Royal Lao Government-Era (1945–1975): A Thematic Approach, University of Wisconsin - Madison (ProQuest)

Wolfson-Ford, Ryan. (2024). Forsaken Causes: Liberal Democracy and Anticommunism in Cold War Laos 

 

 

Websites

Legacies of War:  https://www.legaciesofwar.org/