The Independent traveled to Laos this week and spoke to a Hmong rights group that has been advocating on Yang's behalf, as ...

In Laos, the art of traditional hand weaving is passed down by women from generation to generation. Boutsaya Viengviseth is among those on a mission to ensure the art form continues to draw ...

Tammie Xiong, executive director of the Hmong American Women's Association ... Vietnam and Thailand at the Buddha Park in Vientiane, Laos (Alisha Rahaman Sarkar/The Independent) Yang claims ...

While Laotian women experience expanded opportunities for enacting their gender identities through wage labor and access to education, Laotian men experience a narrowing of opportunities, having lost ...