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Sujit Wongthes

スジット・ウォンセス

Sujit Wongthes

Aliases: Wongthet

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1945-04-20 (Prachinburi province)
Nationality
Thai
Languages
Thai

Career

Occupations
journalist, author
Active Years
1966-2024
Affiliations
Sinlapa Watthanatham
Influenced By
Sulak Sivaraksa

Education

Silpakorn University
archaeology
Country: Thailand

Awards

Sriburapha Award
1993
Result: winner
National Artist
2002
Organization: Ministry of Culture
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Jek Phon Lao

History/Cultural Studies

Advances the idea that modern Thais are a mixture of native Lao people and Chinese migrants, contradicting Thai nationalist historiography.

Thai identityEthnic mixingChinese migrantsLao people

Khon Thai Mai Dai Ma Chak Nai

History/Cultural Studies

Shows Tai people still living in China, attacking nationalist ideas that Thais were driven out of southern China.

Tai peoplesThai people in ChinaNationalism critique

Style & Themes

Literary Style
CriticalCultural critique
Recurring Motifs
Ethnic mixingCultural identity

Legacy

Thai journalist and author recognized for cultural and historical critiques, awarded National Artist title.

Trivia

  • Born to a father of Phuan descent and a mother of Teochew Chinese descent.