It’s Time for Southeast Asian History to Go Digital
The “digital humanities” is, if not the hottest field in academia in the US today, certainly the fastest growing. If you observe the announcements that are posted to web sites…
Agro-Cultural Complexes Instead of Ethnic Groups in Mainland SEAsia
Well since the “Vietnamese Historical Scholarship is Dead” post is getting some attention these days, it’s a good chance to follow up on something that I only mentioned in passing…
A Vietnamese View of Interracial Couples in 1919 London
Having just written about Eurasians in Singapore during World War II, let us now take a look at how Eurasians come about – through interracial relationships. I came across some…
Betraying Eurasians in WW II Singapore
I think it would be safe to say that anthropologist Ann Stoler is one of the pioneers of the study of “mixed-race” peoples in colonial settings, and in European colonies…
Daw Pyu the Mac Phsu Balm Queen
You may have heard of the two “Tiger Balm Kings” (Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par) that is, the two ethnic Chinese from Burma who went on to create…
The King of Seasonings in 1950s Thailand
I came across this advertisement for Aji-No-Moto brand monosodium glutamate (MSG) from a Chinese-language newspaper from Thailand in the 1950s. It is called “The King of Seasonings” and the advertisement…
What is Historical Scholarship in Vietnam Integrating With?
So the Fourth International Conference on Vietnamese Studies is taking place at the moment in Hanoi (or perhaps just coming to an end right about now). The theme of the…
Đông Sơn Headhunters
A couple of weeks ago I met someone who told me about Bác sĩ Kiều Quang Chẩn and said that she had heard him give an interesting talk in California…
Cù Lao Hainan and Han-Việt Expansion
I was looking at collection of maps called Sketched Maps of the Southern and Northern Regions (Nam Bắc kỳ hội đồ 南北圻繪圖) that I’m guessing dates from the late nineteenth…
Subalterns Speaking in Colonial Burma
One form of history that is fascinating to read but a challenge to research is what is often referred to now as subaltern history or “history from below.” This is…
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