Richard McGregor will speak about his forthcoming book, Asia's Reckoning, an account of the widening geopolitical cracks in a region that has flourished under an American security umbrella for more than half a century. read more
As Richard said - a sierra is the range, which includes many mountains - but another answer is that the people that call a mountain range 'sierra' don't know what 'sierra' means because they don't speak Spanish. Which is why we have a mountain range called the Sierra Nevada Mountains: the mountain range nevada mountains. read more
"Mountain People" By George "Sonny" Hoffman. Montagnard (mountain yard) is a French word meaning mountain people. Yard is an American term meaning Montagnard. Yard is a term of endearment. The mountain tribes people of Southeast Asia do not look Oriental. Most look Polynesian, and their language sounds more Polynesian than Oriental. read more