Reference : H-1-1-5

Name of creator(s) : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Scope and content : The Lahu live in China, Thailand and Myanmar. Although most are uneducated, education and military conscription are eradicating the traditional Lahu way of life. Nonetheless, education can be seen to have advantages for the Lahu people, who through education learn how to live more hygienically and how to take better pride in themselves. While appearance and language are changing, the traditional religion remains strong, with strong animist tendencies. In Thailand, Lahu are only known by official class, and they rarely intermingle with the people of the plains. As a result, their understanding of the wider world is limited, and, cut off from society, they find it difficult to make progress

Extent and medium : Typescript