Preface : Recent mon-khmer studies -- Mon-khmer peoples and Thai culture -- When i went to see the kmhmu' in Vietnam -- Cheuang and the cheuang phenomenon of the kmhmu' -- A remarkable kmhmu' in nghe an -- The kmhmu' in Vietnam : Sedentarization, adaptation, and marginalization -- Mountainous development programs and socio-economic changes among the kmhmu' in nghe an province, Vietnam (Case study of huoi cut, yen na commune, tuong duong district) -- Revisiting frank LeBar's observations of kmhmu' in Northern Thailand : A comparative update -- Local knowledge in health care of kui in kampong thom province, Cambodia : Case study of kon ka eak village, prasat sambour district and to lek ja village, prasat banlang district -- history of the suay in soukhouma district, champasak province, lao PDR -- Migration and labor movement of the jui : Khok makham noi village, plapplachai district, Buriram province, Thailand -- Resillence among thepalaung in shan state -- Changes in blang culture and society -- Palaung in Thailand migration, settlement and livelihood -- Interview professor xie zhi cheng -- Interview sara yaw shu (Joshua) chin -- The lake of green ghosts -- Notes on mong mau, wa regio -- Mong mau and wa headhunting.