How to pronounce “isan” in English

His mother's ancestral village is in Isan, Thailand, and his father in Pakse, Laos.

And now, part of Isan-- that part of Laos is now part-- it's Thailand.

The French came in, colonized Laos, which was also part of Thailand-- like the Isan area, that's part of Laos.

So when people ask me-- like, oh, that's why I'm to say where I'm from, or it's like, oh, I'm Thai-Isan.