Lao in United States
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Many of the Laotians came to America from Laos as refugees after the Vietnam War and after Laos became a communist country about thirty to forty years ago.
A large number of Laotian Americans live in California. Many live in the San Francisco Bay region, in Fort Worth and in the Sacramento and Seattle regions.
Laotian Americans tend to live below the poverty level. Many leave high school. They speak Lao and English.
The Laotian Americans have many Buddhist temples in the USA. There is an online magazine LaoAmericans.com that gives stories of Laotian Americans. Some of them have achieved success at badminton.
* Scripture Prayers for the Lao in United States.
* Pray that in America that some who are Christians will help lead the Laotians to Jesus Christ.
* Pray that many will improve their economic situations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laotian_Americans
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2016-05-17 |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2020-07-18 |
| People Name General | Lao |
| People Name in Country | Lao |
| World Population | 3,781,000 |
| Total Countries | 11 |
| Indigenous | No |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 4 |
| Alternate Names | Eastern Thai; Lào; Lao Boc; Lao Noi; Lao Wiang; Lao-Lu; Lao-Noi; Laotian Tai; Laotian Thai; Lum Lao; Phou Lao; Rong Kong; Tai Lao; Ts'un Lao |
| People ID | 12989 |
| ROP3 Code | 105643 |
| Country | United States | ||
| Region | America, North and Caribbean | ||
| Continent | North America | ||
| 10/40 Window | No | ||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
| Country | United States |
| Region | America, North and Caribbean |
| Continent | North America |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
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Ethnologue Language Map
| Primary Language | Lao (210,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | lao Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Lao (210,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | lao Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Lao |
Primary Language: Lao
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1906-1967) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1926-1973) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1932-2012) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Lao |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ລາວ - Lao |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
| Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
60.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.50 %) |
4.00 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
33.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
0.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
3.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
| Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican |
0.0 %
|
| Independent |
0.0 %
|
| Orthodox |
0.0 %
|
| Other Christian |
0.0 %
|
| Protestant |
30.0 %
|
| Roman Catholic |
70.0 %
|
| Photo Source | Cambodia Research Network |
| Profile Source | Anonymous |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
