The recent scandals around unfree or slave labour in the Thai fisheries has provoked action by corporate seafood buyers, importing governments, intergovernmental agencies, and the Thai government aimed at eliminating unfree labour. These scandals are not limited to Thailand however, … Read more
In the 1960s, a large proportion of the Hmong people living in the mountains of northern Thailand joined the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT) due to various injustices and abuses. The Hmong became an important group within the CPT. However, … Read more
The Foreign Language & Area Studies(FLAS) Fellowship gives students funding to study a not commonly studied language such as Arabic, Chinese, Hindu, Japanese, Korean, Persian and Urdu. Grants are available for both the academic year and summer and are available … Read more
Southeast Asian Approaches present free movie screening of popular Thai heist thriller "Bad Genius" (2017). The movie follows Lynn, an intelligent high school student who develops an elaborate plan to help other students cheat. Things eventually get out of hand … Read more
Interested in a career in foreign service? Come and talk to Justin Walls (Foreign Service Officer) about his experience as a foreign service officer currently stationed at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China, and learn all about the Foreign Service … Read more
On 22 May 2014, a military junta calling itself the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) launched a coup and ousted the elected government in Thailand. On 16 July 2019, the NCPO formally ceased to exist when a new … Read more
Sign up here: https://carolinaasiacenter.unc.edu/workshops/ for a chance to learn Bahasa Indonesia, Vietnamese, and Thai from our instructors as part of Asia Week 2021! Tuesday, April 20, 8pm - 9:30pm EDT: Indonesian with Margie Secord Wednesday, April 21, 8pm - … Read more
Prof. Jane Ferguson of the Australian National University will speak on her new book: Repossessing Shanland: Myanmar, Thailand, and a Nation-State Deferred (University of Wisconsin Press, 2021). Around five million people across Southeast Asia identify as Shan. Though the Shan … Read more
Come to get an introduction to Thai, with instructor Dr. Rungsima Kullapat, a research associate of the Carolina Asia Center. Thai is a tonal language spoken in Thailand and among Thai diaspora communities, with its own alphabet. This workshop welcomes … Read more
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