"A Nation In Search Of A State" "Purpose of this web site: The purpose of this website is to provide definitive information about critical events effecting the lives of the Akha people in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, China and Vietnam. How to use this web site: This web site is broken down into five categories: 1. Information from and about the Akha; 2. Projects that assist the Akha; 3. Administrative information, reports and commentary; 4. Volunteer opportunities and how you can participate; 5. Information about the Akha Heritage Foundation. "The Akha Heritage Foundation delivers vital aid and services to a mountain network of more than 300 villages. "If you are interested in receiving information of events via e-mail you may subscribe to the popular Akha Weekly Journal on Yahoo Groups by clicking the link below. Feel free to browse through the many past issues in the Yahoo Archives. Akha Weekly Journal via E-mail Akha Weekly Journal is our e-mail newsletter about the life of the Akha people and our work with them. One of the items of content we sometimes discuss in the journal is "Akha Zauh". We use the name "Akha Zauh" because "Zauh" in Akha, refers to the Law, Culture and the "heart of" being Akha. "In a time when so many outsiders are denying that the Akha have a culture and have done so much to systematically eliminate these traditions we would like to show that the Akha, as much as any other people, have an extensive history, legal system, intricate culture and sizeable collection of literature. "The weekly e-mail journal gives updates of events here among the Akha as we work on providing medical services, clean water, literature development in Akha language, literacy in Akha language, seeds for nutrition, and advocacy services. This is not a highly polished journal, this is more the result of whatever the week?s work has involved, the highlights, interesting commentary and whatever else can be fit in while bordering on exhaustion..." There is an archive of "The Akha Weekly Journal" from February 1999 (click on the Yahoogroup link and/or subscribe to the list).