Laos

Education Programmes in Ban Nammad Mai, Lao PDR 1. Background of the host community Ban Nammad Mai, located in the Luang Namtha province of Lao PDR has the smallest, poorest, and least developed hill tribe which is the Akha ethnic group. The villagers work long hours as a farmers or gardeners and survive on a very low incomes. A large part of the villagers live in a thatch-roof wooden houses that grouped around an open dirt area with lack of basic necessities such as water, food and electricity…

slavery. The profit is depicted in Lao-tzu’s Tao Te Ching and the control is resisted in Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave. Profit is one of the conditions, which is described in Lao-tzu’s Tao Te Ching. The philosophy of Lao-tzu through the Tao Te Ching lie in natural, balance, merge, integration of nature and human, as well as all creature’s relations. Considering man and nature create each other in the “Tao”. Lao-tzu understands that people…

was supported by the communist forces such as the Soviet Union and China, and South Vietnam was supported by the Anti-Communist forces like the Unites States of America, South Korea, and Thailand. The Vietnam War took place in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Vietnam is a country located in…

Introduction/Purpose The Battle of Hamburger Hill was an intense battle in the Vietnam War that sparked an abundance of controversy. While this battle was only 10 days long, it was one of the bloodiest moments of the Vietnam War, as well as a turning point. Hamburger Hill changed the strategy for how U.S. troops would handle the remainder of the Vietnam War. Definition of the Battle The Battle of Hamburger Hill occurred during Operation Apache Snow. The operation started on May 10th, 1969…

Chinese Philosophy, Lao Tzu and Confucius, disagreed over various goals for man, they both advocated for humans to live tandem with nature. In The Tao-te Ching, Lao Tzu advises that the way to achieve individual tranquility was by following the “Tao” or “the path.” During man’s walk on this path he advises, “To know contentment of wealth” (The Tao-te Ching 97). In this particular snipit, he preaches that satisfaction, regardless of economic situation, is wealth. What is wealth? Lao Tzu would…

In the story,Excerpt from The Winter Hibiscus, there's a girl named Saeng. She recently moved to the United States from Laos and it's not going so well for her. She failed her driving test and still misses her family back at Laos, back at her little house where she'd light candles for the spirit who was taking care of her home and her family. Her mother is obviously also having a hard time adjusting and still can't forget about her homeland. The hibiscus plant, to Saeng, represents all her happy…

The population of the community: In the United States, 17.3 million of the population identified themselves as Asian and/or Pacific Islander heritage (as cited by U.S Census, 2010). Of those 17.3 million many of the Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, and Hmong Americans reside in California (as cited by U.S. Census, 2010). Social workers must be culturally competent to service the needs of all clients in the Hmong community. Through the use of multicultural counseling, social workers will be able to…

philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu, encouraging humbleness and religious devotion. The word Tao means the “way” or the “path” and is believed to be the origin of the universe, the basis of the existence of all creatures, and the laws of development and change reigning all creatures. Daoism was founded around 550 B.C.E. This is a rough estimate because the first writings date back to 3rd or 4th centuries B.C.E. Some scholars claim Daoism was founded by a man named Lao-tzu, also spelled…

My world is called Hei’an meaning darkness since they live in a dark cave. There are seven cities the greatest being Shenghuo Hei'an, the other six are called Siwang, Qi si, Buxing, Huo, Shui, Wu Xing. Each city is a separate nation with its own government and laws. Connecting the cities is a series of bridges. To pass from each city you must have a passport or other papers. If you are an outlaw you will have to use the caves to get from city to city. The rules are pretty much the same from city…

up to present time. Taoism is a religion that originated in china approximately 2,400 years ago. The main principles of Taoism come from the Tao Te Ching which was written by a man named Lao Tzu. He was the keeper of the imperial library and he was famous across the land for his wisdom. Over time Lao Tzu became aware of the impending corruption of…