Isaan in the 1960s – Life as a foreign teacher in Maha Sarakham
A photo essay about life in Maha Sarakham 50 years ago from Kermit Krueger, a United States Peace Corps Volunteer working at Maha Sarakham Teachers’ Training College from 1963 to 1965.
Month: May 2016
Voices from Isaan: two years under military rule
This week marks the second anniversary of Thailand’s latest coup d’état on May 22, 2014. The Isaan Record talked to people in Khon Kaen city and surrounding districts about two years of military rule.
The Isaan Record
May 23, 2016
Planting the seeds of herbicide-free farming in Yasothon
Many farmers in Na Samai subdistrict of Yasothon province have recently shifted to abandon herbicides in their farming practices. The critical factor in this remarkable trend seems to be the power of social networks.
The Isaan Record
May 19, 2016
Isaan in the 1960s – A day at the races (part three)
Rocket festivals, haircuts under the wing of a plane and dog population control in the 1960s in Isaan. Read the final part of the essay “A day at the races” by Kermit Krueger, who was a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Maha Sarakham from 1963 to 1965.
The Isaan Record
May 12, 2016
Isaan in the 1960s – A day at the races (part two)
Read the second part of the essay “A day at the races” by Kermit Krueger, who was a United States Peace Corps Volunteer working at Maha Sarakham Teachers’ Training College from 1963 to 1965. It’s a personal account of life as a foreign teacher in Maha Sarakham in the 1960s and also a historical document of the Northeast during that period.
The Isaan Record
May 5, 2016
Isaan in the 1960s – A day at the races (first part)
The Isaan Record is proud to republish an illustrated essay by Kermit Krueger, a United States Peace Corps Volunteer working at Maha Sarakham Teachers’ Training College from 1963 to 1965.