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Globalization means transnational marriages and intimacies become increasingly viable options for women and men. In Southeast Asia too, transnational marriages are rising due to a combination of factors including increased population mobility and changing lifestyles. The book to be launched at SEA Junction on 24 September at 6PM explores the marriages of Thai women with ‘farang’ (foreign) men. Authored by anthropologist Patcharin Lapanun and published in 2019 by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Press, “Love, Money and Obligation” tells the sentiments…

This class on Gender and Philanthropy is organized by SEA Junction for the students of the course, Gender, Enterprise and Organization, at the Gender and Development Studies program of the Asian Institute of Technology. They are master’s and doctoral students from gender and development studies and aquaculture and aquatic resources management (also working on gender issues in fisheries) and will come to SEA Junction with their professor, gender and migration expert, Kyoko Kusakabe. The course focuses on women’s economic empowerment,…

Despite Thailand having one of the best national healthcare systems in the region, not everyone can access it. Cross-border populations often live in underprivileged conditions and are exposed to infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. Limitations to health care access, due to geographical, financial, socio-cultural, language or security concerns, preclude effective prevention and treatment of diseases. Women and children are particularly at risk due to inadequate maternal and child services. To highlight cross-border health concerns, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine…

Despite Thailand having one of the best national healthcare systems in the region, not everyone can access it. Cross-border populations often live in underprivileged conditions and are exposed to infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. Limitations to health care access, due to geographical, financial, socio-cultural, language or security concerns, preclude effective prevention and treatment of diseases. Women and children are particularly at risk due to inadequate maternal and child services. To highlight cross-border health concerns, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine…

“A History of the Thai-Chinese”, written by Singaporean former diplomat Jeffrey Sng and his wife Pimpraphai Bisalputra brings to life the rich stories and legends of the Thai-Chinese. This community has had a tremendous impact on Siamese history and modern-day Thailand well beyond Bangkok’s thriving Chinatown. Many modern Thai leaders, including prime ministers, high-ranking officials and business leaders, are ethnic Chinese and of Chinese lineage and Sino-Thai influence is palpable in the spheres of politics, culture and economics.  Through interviews…

While there is much talk of the shrinking of civic space in Southeast Asia (and the world), public discussion rarely touches on how this also affects (and is affected by) the availability of funding for civil society organizations, in particular those that advocate for human rights. Last February, SEA Junction has launched a series of events and publications focusing on the funding challenges experienced by civil society in the region, with support by the Open Society Foundations (OSF).  This initiative…

Southeast Asia is a region rich in arts and craft. SEA Junction workshop series aims to provide a venue for both children and adults to learn by doing about some of these artistic traditions. On October 26 and 27 at 1 pm we welcome two Indonesian craft tutors, Saepudin and Wati Astuti, from Circa Handmade Indonesia, an organization working to enhance economic empowerment of disadvantaged women in West Java through the production and sale of traditional art and craft program.…

Prostitution is prevalent in every country in the world. Despite being extensively publicized in academic papers, documentaries, opinions or other media platforms, only few people realize about the lives of sex workers. Women who do sex work live and work on top of a mountain of social stigma and punitive laws. Laws which offer protections and benefits are withheld and sex workers are left to fend for themselves. The criminal law too often becomes a tool for corrupted officials to…