Following up on our recent post about Mongoloid types, let us look at SE Asians, or more properly Southern Mongoloids.
A classic Lao beauty. Does she look Australoid-Mongoloid? Give it up.
A very beautiful Laotian girl.
Malay types vary considerably, but this is a nice example of a common phenotype.
A classic Malay type, a very beautiful woman. Note the Muslim headscarf.
Common Thai type. Note light skin, common in Thailand. Many Thais have considerable Chinese ancestry.
Thais vary quite a bit in their features, but this is fairly common Thai phenotype. Note the very light skin.
Fascinating people, the Taiwanese aborigines. Probably derived possibly from an ancient Ainuid type base. They often have an almost Caucasoid or Amerindian appearance, which suggests an Ainuid origin.
Taiwanese aborigines, a very interesting type. The woman have probably had breast implants. They look something like Amerindians.
The Hmong say that Hmong women sometimes give birth to babies with blond hair and blue eyes, a legacy perhaps of their origins in the Tarim Basin long ago, the same homeland as the Tocharians and the Tarim Mummies (Tocharian speakers). That area has a long history of Caucasoid-Mongoloid interaction. I thought blond hair and blue eyes were recessive and would never show up in a Mongoloid line but maybe I am wrong.
A Hmong woman with, incredibly enough, a blond baby. When I worked with the Hmong, they told me that blond and blue eyed babies were sometimes born to Hmong women, a legacy of their origin in the Tarim Basin long ago.
These are some very classical looking Vietnamese women. Vietnamese have a strong South Chinese or Cantonese appearance, one of the most Chinese-looking people outside of China proper.
Classic Vietnamese types – young women.
The young Vietnamese woman below has heavy Chinese or Cantonese genetics. Note light skin color. There are many Chinese in Vietnam and many Vietnamese have varying amounts of Chinese genes in them. Nevertheless, many ethnic Vietnamese hate Chinese people, and many Viet Chinese complain of discrimination from the Viets. Many fled after the Communist takeover because they ran businesses in the South.
A Vietnamese woman with heavy Chinese (Cantonese) admixture. There are many Chinese in Vietnam.
Muong, who speak a language very close to Vietnamese, have a very Cantonese appearance. They probably have similar origins with the Vietnamese – a mix of recent Cantonese invaders plus native SE Asian “montagnard” types. The Cantonese invaded about 2,200 years ago.
The Muong, a group in Vietnam that is very closely related to the Viets. Note the strong Cantonese appearance.
Dark skinned Tai girls from northern Vietnam. They speak a Tai language. Related to the Thais of Thailand but not the same group.
The Tai minority of Vietnam. This is not the same group as the Thai of Thailand, but they speak a related language. Groups include Black Tai, Red Tai, etc. They live in the north. Note dark skin.
Palaung, a Tibeto-Burman group from Yunnan and Thailand. Skin is dark.
Palaung, a group from southern China and Thailand. Note resemblance to Tai.
The Nung live in Vietnam. This group has a strong Yunnanese South Chinese appearance.
The Nung, a group from Vietnam. Very strong Southern Chinese (Yunnanese) appearance.
The Bai, a Tibeto-Burman group of Yunnan, may have origins in the north. Note Korean-looking faces and very North Mongoloid appearance.
The Bai, a Tibeto-Burman group from Southern China. Note rounded cheekbones similar to Koreans.
The Yi or Lolo of Yunnan, a Tibeto-Burman group. Beautiful women.
The Yi or Lolo, a Tibeto-Burman group from Yunnan.
A Tibeto-Burman speaking Akha tribal woman from the north of Thailand. This group uses opium heavily.
An Akha tribal woman from northern Thailand. Basically a Yunnanese grouping.
Very Malay-appearing Cham Muslims of Cambodia.
Chams, Muslims from Cambodia. Note strong Malay appearance.
More Chams below, these with a more typical SE Asian look.
More Chams. These women have a more typical SE Asian appearance.
