He belongs to the Kru ethnic group, from south-eastern Liberia's Grand Kru County, one of the poorest parts of the country.
ລາວເປັນສະມາຊິກຂອງ Kru ກຸ່ມຊົນເຜົ່າ, ເຊິ່ງ hail ຈາກພາກຕາເວັນອອກພາກໃຕ້ຂອງ Liberia Grand Kru County, ຫນຶ່ງໃນເຂດທີ່ທຸກຍາກຂອງປະເທດ.