Introduction - SEAsite - Northern Illinois University
Introduction - SEAsite - Northern Illinois University
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In Memorium<br />
Maha Sila Viravong<br />
“Father of Lao Studies”<br />
Maha Sila Viravong was born<br />
exactly 100 years ago in the<br />
Isan province of Roi-Et, but<br />
he lived out his life in Laos.<br />
Among his great works are<br />
Thao Hung Thao Cheuang,<br />
Thao Sieo Savat,Tamnan<br />
Khun Bulom, Vetsantra Sadok,<br />
Pavatsat Lao, A Grammar<br />
of the Pali Language, Dictionary of the Lao Language<br />
in Four Volumes, History of the Lao Flag, That<br />
Luang Chronicle, The Twelve Customs, The Epic Poem<br />
of Sinxay, and the Biography of Viceroy Phetsarat. He<br />
was involved in editing numerous works on Lao history,<br />
literature and culture. We choose to honor his<br />
memory as “Father of Lao Studies” on this auspicious<br />
occasion of the First International Conference on Lao<br />
Studies.<br />
Kristina Lindell<br />
Kristina Lindell, renowned<br />
scholar of Asian<br />
folklore, linguistics and<br />
culture, internationally<br />
known for her long-term<br />
research on the culture<br />
of the Kammu (Khmu)<br />
people of northern<br />
Southeast Asia - Laos in<br />
particular - passed away<br />
on February 8, 2005, in<br />
Lund Sweden. In 1984, she and a number of specialists<br />
at Lund <strong>University</strong> established the Programme for<br />
East and Southeast Asian Studies, with Kristina Lindell<br />
as founding chair of its board. She and her Kammu<br />
collaborator, Damrong Tayanin (Kam Raw) wrote and<br />
published a series of works that appeared as Folk Tales<br />
from Kammu and the Kammu-Lao Dictionary using a<br />
Lao-based Kammu font developed by Professor Lindell<br />
and her colleagues. The world of Lao and Asian scholarship<br />
is deeply indebted to Kristina Lindell for her<br />
contribution to our knowledge about the Kammu. It is<br />
with this in mind that we pause to remmeber her at the<br />
First International Conference on Lao Studies in 2005.<br />
Explore <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
NIU Art Gallery<br />
Altgeld Hall<br />
Reception on Friday evening<br />
5:00 pm to 6:45 pm<br />
Current Exhibit: “World of<br />
Burmese Buddhism”<br />
Anthropology Museum<br />
Stevens Building<br />
Hours:<br />
Thur. – Sat. 8 am to 6 pm<br />
Current Exhibit:<br />
“Masks of Southeast Asia”<br />
Founders Memorial Library<br />
Hours:<br />
M-F 8 am to 5 pm<br />
Sat-Sun 1-5 pm
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