Faces of the Unreached in Laos: Southeast Asia's Forgotten Nation [Paperback]

Asian Minorities Outreach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 22, 1999

'Faces of the Unreached in Laos' profiles 138 distinct ethno-linguistic people groups in Laos. Each profile contains pertinent cultural and historical information for each group, including a map and photograph of people in traditional dress. Superb full-color photographs are included throughout the book.

Non-Christian readers need to be aware that 'Faces of the Unreached in Laos' is a prayer guide intended for use by Christians and missionary agencies interested in Laos.

For centuries land-locked Laos has been the forgotten nation of Southeast Asia: forgotten by politicians, explorers and missionaries alike. AMO presents this new book to people around the world in a bid to raise awareness and outreach to the needy 138 people groups of Laos. This is the first known book to profile ALL the peoples of Laos.

Laos is one of the neediest, most ethnically diverse, and most strategic countries of the 10/40 window, but because of its relatively small population and Communist government few organizations consider Laos a priority.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

'Faces of the Unreached in Laos' makes an excellent guide for individuals, groups, and organizations interesting in helping the poorest of the poor, or even if you are just interested in the thicket of ethnic groups and tribes in the fascinating nation of Laos. Each page has pertinent cultural and historical information of each group, plus maps and photographs. A number of superb full-color photographs are also included in the book. It is not a question of IS this the best book available on the various peoples of Laos, it is the ONLY ever publication to contain such thorough research. It makes an ideal souvenir for travelers, a vital guide for scholars, and a handbook for the adventurous.

About the Author

Asian Minorities Outreach is a non-profit community development organization that works in the restricted countries of Asia among unreached tribes and ethnic groups.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Asian Minorities Outreach (July 22, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 9748530272
• ISBN-13: 978-9748530277
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,789,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exhaustive research, March 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Faces of the Unreached in Laos: Southeast Asia's Forgotten Nation (Paperback)

This is an excellent resource book on the ethnic hilltribe peoples on Laos. Incidentally, the war against the Hmong people still is going on today in Xieng Khoung province where the Laos government is using chemical and biological warfare against these people -- 300,000 have been killed by the government in the past two decades, at least 50,000 killed from biological warfare supplied by the Vietnamese. These people were asked to fight on behalf of America, and promised they would be taken care of if the war went badly. Unfortunately, the state department never had any intention of winning this war, just dragging out the war for the benefit of Dow Chemical and other multinationals profiting from the war. There are very few books about Laos, and almost none about the Hmong people. On top of this , many hilltribe people in Laos and Vietnam are being persecuted and killed for their conversions to Christianity.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Asian Minorities Outreach has done it again, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Faces of the Unreached in Laos: Southeast Asia's Forgotten Nation (Paperback)

An excellent resource. I've read other books by this author, so I've been waiting for this one to come out. I had no idea there was such ethnic diversity in Laos! You'd be hard-pressed to find some of this information anywhere else.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only source for the people of Laos., September 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Faces of the Unreached in Laos: Southeast Asia's Forgotten Nation (Paperback)

The book is an exhaustive research completed by Asian Minorities Outreach covering numerous topics relative to the peoples of Laos.

Every people group is covered with topics such as: geographic location, population, religion, number of christians, prayer needs, & interesting stories of culture.

The book is a must-read for anyone who has the slightest interest in Laos or its peoples. It is, in my opinion, the authoritative resource on the unreached peoples of Laos.