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Mai Ya’s Long Journey by Sheila Cohen is the first book in the new Wisconsin Historical Society Press Badger Biography series designed for upper elementary and middle-school readers that explores the stories of Wisconsin people. Mai Ya’s Long Journey relates the personal story of Mai Ya Xiong and her family. Their journey from the Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand to a new life in Madison, Wisconsin, is extraordinary, yet typical of the stories of the two hundred thousand Hmong people who now live in the United States and who struggle to adjust to American society while maintaining their own culture as a free people. The author, who has known Mai Ya since she was a student in her seventh-grade ESL (English as a Second Language) class, brings her personal perspective to this compelling story. ... Read more

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A true story of a young Hmong girl and her family's journey from a refugee camp in Thailand to life in Wisconsin
This true story of a young Hmong girl and her family's journey from a refugee camp in Thailand to life in Madison, Wisconsin was written by the child's ESL teacher.Mai Ya Xiong, now 25 years old and her family's first college graduate, spent her first seven years trapped in Thailand after her parents narrowly escaped from Laos. Her father had fought against Communists in a secret army developed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency.Life in Wisconsin challenged the young immigrant girl to keep a balance between her Hmong culture and American ways. The biography includes a concise look at Hmong animist beliefs, traditions and customs that date back 5,000 years. Photographs of Mai Ya growing up illustrate her story and corroborate an already authentic account. Mai Ya Xiong exemplifies the "can-do" attitude Americans have come to revere in our immigrant stories.The book, complete with timelines, glossary, index, appendix and reading group guidelines, enables students to experience Mai Ya's contemporary journey in its historical context.

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Chapters: Gulf of Tonkin, 17th Parallel North, Gulf of Thailand, Bù Đốp, Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm, Ha Dong, Pu Mat National Park, Detian - Ban Gioc Falls, Phu Yen Province, Red River, Dong Nam Bo, Quảng Ngãi Province, Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Bình District, Tuần Châu, Long Binh, Hill 55, Fansipan, Việt Bắc, Annamite Range, Lang Ca, Srepok River, Mnong, Tree Island, South China Sea, Triton Island, Cat Tien Archaeological Site, Ninh Thuan Province, Gia Lai Province, Ben En National Park, Châu Thành District, Tây Ninh, Ba Bể Lake, Song Be, Bắc Trung Bộ, Binh Quoi Tourist Village, Red River Delta, Ba Vi National Park, Con Dao National Park, Saigon River, Woody Island, South China Sea, Ia Drang Valley, the Rockpile, Sepon River, Phu My Hung Urban Area, Saigon Port, Deforestation in Vietnam, Port of Thi Nai, Sand Cay, Namyit Island, Johnson South Reef, Amboyna Cay, Spratly Island, Sin Cowe Island, Bassac River, Ile Des Cendres, Chan May Port, Shiceng Dashan Mountain, Rao Co, Phu Xai Lai Leng, Phu si Lung, Subi Reef, National Road 22, National Road 91, Gia Định Province, Dong Bac, Firebase Bastogne, Son River, Ma River, Gianh River, National Road 51, National Road 13, Mount Mau Son, Biên Hòa Province, Hao Son Village, Hậu Nghĩa, Hoan Kiem, Phuoc Long Province, Kong River, Ninh Phước District, a Shau Valley, Bach Dang River, Black River, Nam Sam River, Dong Da, Tay Ho, Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Day Expressway, Hai Hung Province, Nam Trung Bo, Chợ Lớn Province, Tay Bac, Ba Đình Square, Tho Chau, Nhat le Beach, Binh Long Province, Day River, Cả River, Thai Binh River, Cuu Long Province, Dong Nai River, Văn Mỹ, Long Bien, National Road 30, Hớn Quản, Phước Thành, Quảng Xuyên, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Da Nang Port, Mường Ảng District, Kim Thi, List of Islands of Vietnam, Văn Yên District, Hai Hung, Ben Thuy, Dien Bien, Quang Tin, Cau Giay, Da Lat Plateau, Ba Dinh, Châu Giang, Cẩm Bình, Thai Binh Rivers System, Phù Tiên, Ca Mau P...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2632487 ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Health and Place, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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In the wake of the AIDS crisis, 'traditional' Thai medicine has received new attention as a means by which people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) can receive some level of care. The revitalization of Thai medicine, however, is complicated by the competing organizational politics and social dynamics that regulate discourses and practices of health and health care in Thailand. This paper examines how Thai medicine is being (re)placed in the context of competing health-care systems and practices. Specifically, this analysis focuses on the complex interrelationships between 'traditional,' holistic medicine and 'modern,' allopathic medicine in a Thai context; and investigates the role of 'Thai medicine' (phaet phaen thai) and 'village medicine' (phaet pheun baan) as part of governmental and non-governmental efforts to provide health care to PLWHA in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The provisioning of such health care, however, takes place within the context of a struggle over 'local knowledge' and 'global change' and the ways in which places are organized in relation to the available treatment regimens for HIV/AIDS care. What this paper suggests is that the meanings of health and health care are inextricably linked to the complex, contested nature of social relations as they flow in, and are reworked through, particular places. ... Read more

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Chapters: Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 83. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Thailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With three gold and eight medals altogether, it was the best ever performance of Thai athletes at any Olympic Games. Women's 100 metre hurdles: Women's High Jump: Women's Shot Put: Thailand had never won a medal in Olympic Badminton, and it seemed like their best chance to change that in Athens lay with the mixed doubles team, which was fifth-seeded. However, they lost their first match to a Swedish team, including a hard-fought 31-point second set. No other Thai entrant came into the tournament ranked in the top 10, but world #21 Boonsak Ponsana pulled off a surprise run in the men's singles. After easing through his first match, Ponsana beat the 5th seed from Korea in a tough, hour-long match. With the elimination from his quarter of the top seed, Lin Dan, Ponsana then advanced to the semi-final, where his run ended, as he lost two consecutive matches to Indonesian opponents to end up in 4th. The bronze medal match was a straight sets loss, but was more than an hour long, and featured a 33-point second set. Men's Singles: Men's Doubles: Women's Singles: Women's Doubles: Mixed Doubles: Of the nine medals Thailand had won at the Olympics Games coming into Athens, eight had been in Boxing, so it is no surprise that it was among the Thais most successful events in the 2004 Games. The six Thai boxers in Athens included the first Thai Olympic gold medalist (Kamsing), a world champion (Jongjohor) and three Asian Games medallists (Pannon, Boonjumnong and Prasathinphimai). Somluck Kamsing was the first to go down, losing his first round bout handily. Next was Pannon, beaten by the eventual gold medalist from ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=927794 ... Read more

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This atlas portrays Thailand's social anad economic development within a geographical context. The Kingdom of Thailand has undergone many changes throughout its long history, most recently during its vigorous growth from the middle of the 1980s. This volume interprets Thailand's internal dynamics as well as its integration at the regional and global levels.

This is the first atlas of its kind for Thailand. It includes a wide range of maps and spatial information using various computer-assisted techniques. Seventy plates of maps, accompanied with commentary, cover significant topics such as Thailand's role in the world system, its place in Eastern Asia, and its population, infrastructure, urban network, production, income, education, and intra-regional dynamics.

The volume brings together expert information from a variety of fields. It will be a valuable tool for teachers, students, planners, and entrepreneurs. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Padang Besar is a border town of the Malaysia-Thailand border in the Sadao district, Songkhla province, Thailand. Since 2004 the municipality has town status (thesaban mueang) and covers parts of the subdistrict (tambon) Padang Besar. As of 2007 it has a population of 13,748.There is a road and rail border crossing into Malaysia in Padang Besar. The road checkpoint is located about 1km outside town on the road to Sadao. The town on the Malaysian side is also known as Padang Besar. All rail passenger formalities, including for exiting Thailand, are carried out in the Malaysian Padang Besar railway station where there is an integrated customs, immigration and quarantine checkpoint for both countries. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2005. The length of the article is 2851 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Indian Ocean tsunami: socio-economic impacts in Thailand.
Author: Jonathan Rigg
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 171Issue: 4Page: 374(6)

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This book investigates how ethnic communities in Northern Thailand perceive problems and benefits of local participation in the tourism planning process. It also explores how inhabitants perceive the general impacts of tourism development. In particular, problems associated with tourism development in terms of its impacts on ethnic communities, as understood by the local residents involved, are identified. One factor suggested by the results is that such impacts are in part a result of both insufficient and ineffective participation of local residents in tourism planning. Conflicts of interest between policymakers and villagers were the most critical concern needing capable institutional governance for sustaining resources in the region. This book also suggests a new ethical framework for future planning of the region. ... Read more

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A boxed set of 6 wonderful books, great for learning goegraphy and history. The stamps included will help that tactile learner. Fantastic photography! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Blackwell Publishers Ltd. on December 1, 2007. The length of the article is 11412 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: KEY WORDS: Thailand, river basin management, political ecology, water resources, allocation, discourse

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Title: Scales and power in river basin management: the Chao Phraya river in Thailand.(Report)
Author: Francois Molle
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2007
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Volume: 173Issue: 4Page: 358(16)

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The best guide to Southeast Asia, completely updated

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Important Contacts A to Z; Smart Travel Tips; Fodor's Choice; What's Where; Pleasures & Pastimes; New & Noteworthy; complete index. ... Read more

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I love the Rough Guides, Moon Guides, and Lonely Planet. The only problemis, they often assume you're going for 3 weeks or 6 months. I can seldomget away for more than 8-10 days at a time. Fodor's doesn't just dump a lotof destination info on you. They help you prioritize by listing"must-see" sights and presenting multiple alternative itinerariesfor trips of different lengths, etc.

Last December, Fodor's SE Asia guidehelped me figure out that the Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore odyssey we wantedjust wouldn't fit comfortably into 10 days. So we postponed that trip untilsomeday when we have at least 2 or 3 weeks. Instead, we simply flew intoBangkok and immediately booked a 3-day Phnom Penh/Angkor tour. In all, wedid 3 days each in Cambodia and Bangkok and 4 days in Tokyo. It was afabulous trip.

This time I'm using Fodor's Japan, together with the Moonand Rough Guides (and of course the Internet), to plan a 10-day solo tripto Hokkaido. From Fodor's I get the highlights, along with a good idea ofwhat I can expect to fit into 10 days. From the other two I get obscure(but equally important!) details, such as the fact that the little farmingtown of Furano (not mentioned in Fodor's) gets a lot of Japanese touristsbecause it was the setting for the long-running TV drama Kita no Kuni Kara(From the North Country). I've only seen a few early episodes of that show,but it's enough that now I want to see Furano too.

To sum up, I useFodor's as my starting point, then read other guides to get extra details.I've done 2 Asia trips this way, and I'll be doing the 3rd one very soon.

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As Fodors does like no one else, this pleasing digestible guidebook gives practical information to the traveller for an incredibly large and diverse region.A great starting point for trip planning in southeast Asia. ... Read more

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Historical geography with emblems of 76 provinces and various institutions of Thailand. ... Read more

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A 1967 look at the Thai people and country with photos ... Read more

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Discover what it's like to live in the Countries of South-East Asia. Read about the history, geography, languages, customs and traditions of Laos, the Philippines, Cambodia and Thailand, and find out about their landmarks and unique plants and animals. The books include maps, flags, a visual timeline, recipes and craft activities. Age 7+. ... Read more

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Bangkok. History of Bangkok, Culture of Bangkok, Tourism in Bangkok, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, List of districts of Bangkok, List of tallest buildings in Thailand, Thai local elections, 2006, List of universities in Bangkok, List of hospitals in Bangkok, List of television stations in Bangkok, List of museums and art galleries in Bangkok, List of theatres in Bangkok, List of sport venues in Bangkok, Large Cities Climate Leadership Group, List of metropolitan areas in Thailand by population, Megalopolis (city type), Bangkok Airways, Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, BTS Skytrain, Bangkok Metro ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Na Khun Yai (Thai: ?????????) is a subdistrict (tambon) in the Nakhon Phanom province, administrated by Na Wa district in northeastern Thailand(Isaan). The village is located about 900 km north of Bangkok. Nakhun Yai is well underdeveloped. Agriculture is the main business. There is no tourism at all. Nakhon Phanom (Thai: ??????) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon and Nong Khai. To the north-east it borders Khammouan of Laos. The province is located at the valley of the river Mekong and is mostly plain. In the northern part of the province has more upland character, and forest covered plains. The main river in the northern part is the Songkhram River and the smaller Oun river. The southern part is more flat, and has the Kum river as only notable river. The provincial capital, the city of Nakhon Phanom, is located directly at the banks of the Mekong. ... Read more