Letter from Joel M. Halpern to Nettie and Carl Halpern
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Letter from Joel Halpern to his parents containing some miscellaneous field notes about royal titles in Luangprabang, Laos and other thoughts about weddings and wedding customs. The letter also concludes with the beginning of a college essay by a student from Barbara Halpern's English classes that describes customs from a number of different ceremonies in Laos. The student, Bouakeo, describes wedding, funeral, and religious ceremonies in Laos as well as customs surrounding having a baby. Bouakeo's essay continues with some autobiographical information. She mostly discusses her educational experience at a Chinese school and then the French school after it was opened.
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