8th Lao Studies Conference 2025

Calling all scholars, students and fans of Lao studies.  This is your event!

When: 11-14 September 2025
Where: Centre of Asian and Transcultural Studies, Voßstr. 2, Building 4110, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Learn about the Lao tea industry

Title:  Tea Sector Development in Lao PDR - Understanding 20 Years of Opportunities and Challenges
By:  Andrew Wilson
Publisher, Year:  Helvetas Advisory Services, 2021
Funded by:  Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Cost:  Free download

If you're a tea lover like me, you'll definitely enjoy this deep dive into the tea industry and its history in Laos.

Meet a Lao textile historian and visit his Lao Textile Museum

Source:  P26 Media, 2021

Meet a Lao puppet master and artist

Source:  P26 Media, 2021

Learn Lao sign language basics - greetings

Episode 10 ການທັກທາຍ Greetings

Source: ຫ້ອງຮຽນພາສາມືລາວ Lao Sign Language Learning Room, 2023

Laos' Incredible Silk

Source:  Slice, April 7, 2024

Follow the story of Anou, a 30 year old grandson of an exiled aristocratic family, who moves back to Laos after having lived in France his entire life.  His family had specialized in textile weaving - something Anou continues with great interest.

Every mention of Laos in American movies

Source:  ScreenAnalysis, 2022