Following the communist victory in the Laotian Civil War (that was in the same period as the Vietnam War), many Lua families escaped Laos to seek refuge in the Luang Prabang Range area of Nan Province across the border in Thailand. There was a large concentration of Lua refugees at Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in Thailand.
Following the communist victory in the Laotian Civil War (which occurred during the same period as the Vietnam War), many Lua families fled Laos to seek refuge in the Luang Prabang Range area of Nan Province, across the border in Thailand. A large number of these refugees were housed at Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in Thailand.