Information on the thesis "Resettlement and Life Changes of the Dan Lai (Tho) Group in Pu Mat National Park (Case study of the Dan Lai people in Tan Son and Cua Rao villages, Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province)" by graduate student Bui Minh Thuan, majoring in Ethnology.1. Student's Full Name: Bui Minh Thuan 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: October 8, 1978 4. Place of Birth: Thanh Hoa 5. Decision No. 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 2, 2007, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student. 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Resettlement and Life Changes of the Dan Lai (Tho) Group in Pu Mat National Park (Case study of the Dan Lai people in Tan Son and Cua Rao villages, Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province). 8. Specialization: Ethnology 9. Code: 60 22 70 10. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Sy Giao, Department of Anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 11. Summary of the thesis results:
- This contributes to supplementing the documentation for studies on migration and resettlement in development projects in Vietnam, especially for compulsory resettlement models.
- Highlight the positive aspects as well as the limitations and shortcomings in the process of migration and resettlement.
- Propose solutions to contribute to improving the lives, stabilizing production and living conditions for the resettled Dan Lai people in particular and in resettlement areas in general.
- The research findings of this project will contribute to shedding more light on some issues concerning the history and culture of the Dan Lai people.
12. Published works related to the thesis:
- Some documents aimed at clarifying the origins of the Dan Lai people in Con Cuong district, Nghe An Science and Technology Magazine, No. 7/2010.
- Resettlement Migration and the Issues Arising (The Case of the Dan Lai People in Pu Mat National Park, Mon Son Commune, Con Cuong District, Nghe An Province), Nghe An Science and Technology Journal, No. 8/2010.
- Contributing to clarifying the origins of the Dan Lai (Tho) group in Con Cuong district, Nghe An province, Southeast Asian Studies Journal, No. 10/2010.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Bui Minh Thuan 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: 8th October 1978 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa Province 5. Admission decision number: /2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH Dated 2nd November 2007 by The Principal of Social Science and Humanity University, National University of Hanoi. 6. Changes in academic process: None. 7. Official thesis title: Reinhabition and changes of the Dan Lai's life in the National Park of Pu Mat (two cases of Tan Son and Cua Rao villages, Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province) 8. Major: Ethnography 9. Code: 60 22 70 10. Supervisors: Associate Professor, Doctor Le Sy Giao, Faculty of Ethnology, Social Science and Humanity University, National University of Hanoi. 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
- Contribute to provide more research materials on emigrants and reinhabition in Vietnam's development projects, specially on forced reinhabition.
- Show both positive and negative aspects in the process of emigrant and reinhabtion.
- Suggest resolutions for the reinhabited Dan Lai as well as other reinhabited groups to improve their standards of life and stabilize their production activities.
- The thesis' results contribute to clear some historical and cultural issues of the Dan Lai.
12. Issued articles relating to this thesis:
- More materials to identify the Dan Lai's origin in Con Cuong district, Nghe An Journal of Science and Technology, No. July 2010.
- Some problems on emigrant and reinhabition (the case of Dan Lai minority group in National Park of Pu Mat, Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province), Nghe An Journal of Science and Technology, No. August 2010.
- Contributing to identify the Dan Lai's origin (the Tho) in Con Cuong district, Nghe An province, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, No.10/2010.
