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The First International Conference on Lao Studies
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Vietnamese Studies Khmer Studies Chinese Studies Thai Studies Lao Studies
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*Reference/ |Khmer Studies: www.khmerstudies.org/index.htm; Thai Studies: http://depts.washington.edu/seac/newsletter2/thaistudies.htm;
Chinese Studies: www.international.ucla.edu/ccs/; Vietnamese Studies: www.viethoc.org/