Stories from Laos

Thanks to the Eastwind Bookstore, I read my first book of Laotian short stories. The book Mother's Beloved Stories from Laos is a the first collection of short stories published in English. It's good to learn about a culture that has been subjected to constant colonizations and destruction from wars.

There's a need for schools and universities to offer more courses on Southeast Asian history and literature.

I'm also reading an English translation of a Vietnamese narrative poem "The Tale of Kieu." It's supposed to be a classic.