Topic: Luang Prabang
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Difference Maker Publishing children's books – and delivering them by elephant
Sasha Alyson hauls (sometimes by elephant) children's books in the local language to kids in rural Laos eager to learn to read.
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How not to act around a monk in Laos
Tourists throng to photograph the Buddhist ceremonies of Luang Prabang. A Massachusetts native recently stepped in to give tourists guidelines for how to act appropriately.
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No limits at this Laotian library
In Laos's oldest city, a learning project offers students free access to books, computers, and lessons in a variety of topics.
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A pen, a passport, a mission for Laos
In Laos, where books are a rare commodity, one mystery writer puts the nation in print – and helps put books in the nation.
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One reporter's odyssey tracking his uncle's legacy in Laos
Lou Connick was a charming humanitarian who ran aid programs in Indochina in the 1970s – and moonlighted for the CIA. Just how far did he go in fighting communism?
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