Letter from Joel and Barbara Halpern to his parents during their time in Laos with the United States Operations Mission. This letter is in the form of an interview conducted by Halpern's translator, Aram Udol. Udol interviewed a "Meo" (Hmong) from a village called Ban Phou Soong. The Tasseng, or district official, speaks about bringing his male relatives to Luang Prabang to go to school. He talks about his own lack of education. He speaks briefly about the lives of his extended family members.
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