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Above the Fray Newsletters
Above the Fray: Traditional Hilltribe Art publishes a quarterly newsletter where you can "travel with us" to visit villages, meet artists, learn about Mines Advisory Group, and read stories of our adventures. Here you will also find a wonderful collection of our photographs highlighting the people, beauty and cultures of hilltribe Laos and Vietnam. If you wish to receive notice of our quarterly e-newsletter when it is published, please contact us.
Articles and photos by Maren Beck and Josh Hirschstein, and Ari and Zall, and are the exclusive property of Above the Fray, Inc.
Click on the date/image to download each newsletter as a pdf.
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#14: Fall 2011
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Notes from a Thatched-Roof Hut
SE Asian Tribal and Ritual Art: The Inevitability of Change
It's Dark, We're Lost, and My Parents Are Approaching Useless (by Zall, age 15)
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#13: Summer 2011
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The Akha People of NW Laos
An Akha Funeral
The Akha People and Their Ornaments
Above the Fray Receives MAG Recognition
Off To Earlham! (by Ari, age 18)
Market Pho and the "Bpaeng Neua" Blues (by Zall, age 15) |
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#12: Spring 2011
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To Market To Market in Bao Lac
Cluster Casualties: A Report from Mines Advisory Group (by L. Syphavong, MAG Comm. Coord.)
Wham, Blam, There Goes Our Van (by Ari, age 17)
Facing Life & Everything It Has To Offer (by Zall, age 14) |
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#11: Winter 2011
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Trekking to Trang and Tea's
Highlights from Grandma - Hemp Weavers of Lung Tam, Vietnam
Age Is Just a State of Mind (by Ari, age 17)
In Between the LInes (by Zall, age 14)
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#10: Fall 2010
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Souksakone Khakampanh: Master Dyer and Weaver
The Intricacy of Koh (Discontinuous Supplemental Weft Pattern Weaving)
MAG Gets a Lift
Making a Difference in One Small Place, by Ari (age 17)
My Life as a Photo-Journalist, by Zall (age 14)
Java Time, by Zall |
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#9: Summer 2010
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Visiting the Rong House in Vietnam's Highlands
Beat This Rong House Drum
Mines Advisory Group Returns Safety to a School
Above the Fray E-Newsletter Now Available
The World Is Not a Fair Place (by Ari, age 17)
The Meat Market (by Zall, age 14) |
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#8: Spring 2010
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The Trials of Southern Laos...
And the Calm of the North
Mun Masks
Going, Going, Ghana (by Ari, age 16)
Breakfast of Champions (by Zall, age 13) |
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#7: Winter 2010
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Welcome to Ban N-------:
Treasured Secret of Houaphon
What are Phaa Sabai Healing Cloths?
MAG Helps to Improve Lives
Inescapable Homework (by Ari, age 16)
The First (and Last) Time I Try Bat (by Zall - age 13) |
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#6: Fall 2009
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Sho Lythi: Our Spirited Black Hmong
Guide, Friend, and Confidante
MAG Update
Dogs for Sale, by Ari (age 16)
Trekking with Tuwee, by Zall (age 13) |
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#5: Summer 2009
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Deepening our Ties
Sukavit: Queen Bee of Xam Tai
New Cuisine, New Art
Visiting Korea, by Ari (age 16)
Hanoi's Snake Restaurant, by Zall (age 13) |
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#4: Spring 2009
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Our Unexploded Bombs: Laos’ Modern Crisis
The Power of Silk
Under a Mountain (by Zall, age 12)
Let’s Eliminate Cluster Bombs Altogether (by Ari, age 15) |
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#3: Winter 2009
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Old Friends, New Faces, and Amazing Treasures
The Artists and Their Art
The Bus Stop (Grubs anyone?) (by Zall, age 12)
The Basi Ceremony (by Ari, age 15)
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#2: Fall 2008
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Summer Adventures Yield Treasures
On the Road in Laos’ Hilltribe Regions
Visiting a Lao Weaving Village
Might As Well Go Eat Bugs (by Zall, age 12)
Seeking Bombs on the Plain of Jars (by Ari, age 15) |
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#1: Summer 2008
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Grand Opening Reflections
MAG Sends a Big Thank You
Houa Phan Province and Our Hearts
Hilltribe Art Focus: The Shaman Cloth
The Bus Ride (by Zall, age 12)
Dinner on My Own (by Ari, age 15) |
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