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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Hmong people, Si La, O Du people, Mon people, List of ethnic groups in Laos, Lao people, Peopling ofMorePlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Hmong people, Si La, O Du people, Mon people, List of ethnic groups in Laos, Lao people, Peopling of Laos, Miao people, Tai peoples, Ta Oi people, Dai people, Tai ethnic groups in Southeast Asia, Khmu people, Hill tribe, Khmuic peoples, Mlabri people, Tai Dam, Lamet, Laotian Chinese, Kam-Sui peoples, Bru people, Phuan, White Tai, Khuen people, Red Tai, Lao Sung, Mal people, Lua people, Kucong, Phai people, Saek people, Katang, Kuy language, Lao Theung, Lao Lom, Alak people, Pacoh, Phunoi people, Xinh Mul people, Lao Loum, List of hill tribes of Thailand, Xinh Mun people, Brau people, Kongsat, Kaleun people, Bit people, Yoy people, Katu people. Excerpt: The Hmong (RPA: Hmoob/Moob, IPA: ), are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity ( ) in southern China. Hmong groups began a gradual southward migration in the 18th century due to political unrest and to find more arable land. A number of Hmong people fought against the communist Pathet Lao during the Laotian Civil War. Hmong people were singled out for retribution when the Pathet Lao took over the Laotian government in 1975, and tens of thousands fled to Thailand seeking political asylum. Thousands of these refugees have resettled in Western countries since the late 1970s, mostly the United States but also in Australia, France, French Guiana, Canada, and South America. Others have been returned to Laos under United Nations-sponsored repatriation programs. Around 8,000 Hmong refugees remain in Thailand. Hmong people have their own terms for their subcultural divisions, Hmong Der (aka White Hmong) and Mong Leng (aka Mong Njua or Green Mong) being the terms for two of the largest groups in Asia. In the Romanized Popular Alphabet, developed in the 1950s in L... Ethnic Groups in Laos: Hmong People, Si La, O Du People, Mon People, List of Ethnic Groups in Laos, Lao People, Peopling of Laos, Miao People by Source Wikipedia
