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UW-Madison to Host the 7th Hmong Studies Consortium Conference in October

7th Annual Hmong Studies Consortium Conference at UW-Madison

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www.mygrandforksnow.com/36501/news/c... A short article about our new book about Japanese Canadian in Grand Forks, B.C., Canada.

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Cambodia confirms birth of six Irrawaddy dolphin calves — Mongabay

At least six Irrawaddy dolphin calves were confirmed in Cambodia’s Mekong River this year, raising the estimated local population to 118 individuals, Mongabay reports.

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englishkyoto-seas.org/2026/08/vol-... Oliver Tappe has reviewed my most recent book about Champassak royalty and sovereignty in mainland Southeast Asia.

Vol. 15, No. 2, BOOK REVIEWS, Oliver Tappe | CSEAS Journal, Southeast Asian Studies

Contents>> Vol. 15, No. 2 BOOK REVIEWS Published: August 27, 2026 Ian G. Baird. Champassak Royalty and Sovereignty: Within and between Nation-States in Mainland Southeast Asia. Madison: University of ...

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A Virginia Rail at the Somass River Estuary, Port Alberni, B.C., Canada #birds

Two White-breasted Waterhens calling out to each other in Bangkok, Thailand #birds

An Indochinese Roller in Bangkok, Thailand #birds

Javan Pond-Heron in Bangkok, Thailand. #birds

A Coppersmith Barbet in Bangkok, Thailand #birds

A Pink-necked Green-Pigeon in Bangkok, Thailand #birds

A Little Heron in Bangkok, Thailand #birds

A Collared Kingfisher at Suan Rot Fai Park, an urban park in the middle of Bangkok, Thailand #birds

A Blue-winged Pitta and a Mangrove Pitta, both photographed yesterday (but in different habitats) in Satun Province, southern Thailand. #birds

Yesterday I encountered this female Banded Kingfisher in Satun Province, southern Thailand. #birds

A Zitting Cisticola at Nong Khamsen, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos #birds

Plain Prinia at Nong Khamsen, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos #birds

Streaked Weaver at Nong Khamsen, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos #birds

Common Hoopoe in Chiang Mai, Thailand today #birds

Black Baza in Chiang Mai, Thailand #birds

www.cao-ombudsman.org/case/cambodi... After a long delay, the CAO's report on Lower Sesan 2 dam has finally been published online. I worked on this project a couple of years ago.

Cambodia: Financial Intermediaries 01-03 | Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO)

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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... New open access article about air pollution in northern Laos co-authored with Danny Marks.

Hidden Smoke: Air Pollution, Agrarian Change, and Governance Gaps in Luang Prabang, Laos

Air pollution has emerged as a major public health and economic threat in Southeast Asia, yet Laos has received limited attention in scholarly and policy debates despite significant mortality and e...

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Forster's Tern at Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin, USA #birds

A Field Sparrow in Madison, Wisconsin #birds

Please join us on April 29.

Greater White-fronted Geese in Madison, Wisconsin, USA #birds

Cooper's Hawk in Madison, Wisconsin #birds

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Yh... I do not know the people who made this video, but it relies very heavily, including using my direct sources from three different academic pieces. There are a few mistakes, but overall they have done a reasonable job creating a video based on my work.

The Forgotten Hmong Communist Movement in Thailand

YouTube video by Tiger Bite-Sized History

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American Black Ducks in Madison, Wisconsin, #birds

A Brown Creeper in Madison, Wisconsin, USA today. #birds

A Red-bellied Woodpecker and a Downy Woodpecker in Madison, WI, USA #birds