Category: Blog
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Seattle’s Chinatown/International District
19 March 2024 Jeff Hou from the University of Washington gave us a richly informative tour of Seattle’s Chinatown/International District. Far from the current trends of cultural revivalism and ethnic festivalization, it is humbling to learn more about the contested histories of Chinatown/ID as a site of intergroup tension, resistance, and collective action. As someone…
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Role of interior architects in urban communities
On Monday March 4th, 2024, my colleague Boonanan Natakul and I had the pleasure of speaking to third-year interior architecture students at Thammasat University about the fascinating evolution of Thonburi, a once-sleepy western part of Bangkok that has undergone significant changes due to the introduction of mass transit and a recent tourism boom. We talked…
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From Surabaya to Bangkok and Back: A Reflection
It’s late at night in Bangkok. I’ve just returned from the SEANNET 2.0 launch meeting in Surabaya, where I had the pleasure of meeting wonderful people and new colleagues, trying new foods, and seeing new sights and sites, all the while being overwhelmed by the hospitality of East Java. Ten hours and three coffees later,…
Napong Tao Rugkhapan 