The Vietnam War Through Thai Eyes
I just came across a recent video by the Thai band Cocktail called “You” (เธอ). It is about a Thai soldier who fell in love with a Vietnamese girl while…
The Apowan Chinese and a French Fishing Contractor in 1954 Vietnam
The Geneva Accords of 1954 brought an end to the First Indochina War. As is well known, these accords called for the temporary division of the country at the 17th…
A Lost Opportunity or Opportunism in 1945 Vietnam?
One idea that has been expressed a lot is the idea that the US lost an opportunity in 1945 when Truman did not respond to any of Hồ Chí Minh’s…
The Absence of the Kwien in 1914 Chiang Mai
I was reading a book from 1914 called the Directory for Bangkok and Siam. Intended as a guidebook for foreign businessmen, this book contains a lot of practical information about…
The Art of Denouncing Landlords in 1950s North Vietnam
Last summer while in Bangkok I bought a book at Asia Books that was published a few years ago by the Fine Art Publishing House in Vietnam. It is called…
Swimming with Crocodiles in 1934 Malaya
I came across an amazing movie from 1934 called “Beyond Bengal.” It is the record of an expedition into the Malayan jungle by American “explorer” Harry Schenck. The film was…
Italians and Americans in Thailand in the 1970s
In writing a post recently on hapa actresses from Southeast Asia I came across the name of an Indonesian-Dutch hapa actress whom I had never heard of, Laura Gemser. In…
An Overseas Chinese Who Died for Vietnamese Independence in 1945
I was reading the newspaper, The Truth (Sự Thật, 7/12/46), and found an article about “An Overseas Chinese Intellectual Who Died for the Independence of Vietnam.” The masthead of this…
A Social & Cultural History of Roads in British Southeast Asia
It dawned on me recently that it would be interesting to research and write a social and cultural history of roads in Southeast Asia. What is more, if one focused…
British Pathé Newsreels on the End of World War II in Southeast Asia
British Pathé, a company that used to produce newsreels of events around the world, has placed over 80,000 videos on YouTube. There are many from Southeast Asia. Some have sound,…
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