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==Online Sources== | ==Online Sources== | ||
*'''1895-1912''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=LAOS French Overseas Laos Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1895-1912], index and images. | *'''1895-1912''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=LAOS French Overseas Laos Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1895-1912], index and images. | ||
===British Overseas Subjects=== | ===British Overseas Subjects=== | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Laos], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Laos], index & images ($) | ||
*[ | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Laos], index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Laos], index | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Laos], index & images ($) | ||
==Laos Emigration and Immigration== | ==Laos Emigration and Immigration== | ||
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Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
==Immigration into Laos== | ==Immigration into Laos== | ||
*Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to '''Lan Xang''', which existed from the 14th century to the 18th century as '''one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia'''. | |||
*Because of its central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom '''became a hub for overland trade and became wealthy economically and culturally'''. | |||
*After a period of internal conflict, '''Lan Xang broke into three separate kingdoms—Luang Phrabang, Vientiane, and Champasak'''. | |||
*In 1893, the three territories came under a '''French protectorate and were united to form what is now known as Laos'''. | |||
*It briefly gained independence in 1945 after Japanese occupation but was '''re-colonized by France until it won autonomy in 1949'''. | |||
*Laos '''became independent''' in 1953. A post-independence civil war began ending in 1975. Laos was then dependent on military and economic aid from the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991.<ref name="la">"Laos", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos#Demographics, accessed 3 August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Laos== | ==Emigration From Laos== | ||
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' | *Some '''Vietnamese, Laotian Chinese and Thai minorities remain''', particularly in the towns, but many left after independence in the late 1940s, many of whom '''relocated either to Vietnam, Hong Kong, or to France.''' | ||
<ref>"Laos", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | *From 1975 to 1996, the '''United States''' resettled some 250,000 Lao refugees from Thailand, including 130,000 Hmong.<ref name="la"/> | ||
*'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 1,294,200. Top destination countries: '''Thailand, the United States, Bangladesh, France, Canada, Australia, Vietnam, China, Germany, Switzerland''' <ref>"Laos", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=13, accessed 3 August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Records of Laos Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Laos Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span> | |<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.] </span> | ||
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*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Vietnam Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[China Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[France Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Thailand Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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*[[Bangladesh Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Australia Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Germany Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Switzerland Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Online Sources
- 1895-1912 French Overseas Laos Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1895-1912, index and images.
British Overseas Subjects
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Laos, index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Laos, index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Laos, index & images ($)
Laos Emigration and Immigration
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.
Immigration into Laos
- Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 14th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia.
- Because of its central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom became a hub for overland trade and became wealthy economically and culturally.
- After a period of internal conflict, Lan Xang broke into three separate kingdoms—Luang Phrabang, Vientiane, and Champasak.
- In 1893, the three territories came under a French protectorate and were united to form what is now known as Laos.
- It briefly gained independence in 1945 after Japanese occupation but was re-colonized by France until it won autonomy in 1949.
- Laos became independent in 1953. A post-independence civil war began ending in 1975. Laos was then dependent on military and economic aid from the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991.[1]
Emigration From Laos
- Some Vietnamese, Laotian Chinese and Thai minorities remain, particularly in the towns, but many left after independence in the late 1940s, many of whom relocated either to Vietnam, Hong Kong, or to France.
- From 1975 to 1996, the United States resettled some 250,000 Lao refugees from Thailand, including 130,000 Hmong.[1]
- KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 1,294,200. Top destination countries: Thailand, the United States, Bangladesh, France, Canada, Australia, Vietnam, China, Germany, Switzerland [2]
Records of Laos Emigrants in Their Destination Nations
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One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the country of destination, the country they immigrated into. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for major destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at Category:Emigration and Immigration Records. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Laos", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos#Demographics, accessed 3 August 2021.
- ↑ "Laos", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=13, accessed 3 August 2021.