KhooKham Nationalism and Japanese Soldiers: the Difference Images of Japanese Soldiers between Thai

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Khoo-Kham Nationalism and Japanese Soldiers
the Difference Images of Japanese Soldiers
between Thai History and the Memory of
Marginalized people
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By
Mr.Pipad Krajaejun Miss Pennapa Monsa-ard Miss
Thippaporn Inkum Asian Studies Institute,
Chulalongkorn University Under directed by
Asso. Prof. Dr.Surangsri Tonsiengsom
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Introduction

• These are images of the Japanese soldiers in
  World War II. Thai people in the Thais novel
  1968 recognized the Japanese soldiers as the
  invaders and came to infringe upon the
  sovereignty of the Thai nation.

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How can we explain this phenomenon?
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Objectives

• Firstly, to study the factors of Japanese
  soldiers negative image which have been in the
  memory of Thai people.
• Secondly, to study the difference images in the
  Thai people in central area and the marginalized
  people.

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Historical Facts
Text book about Thai and Japanese in the World
War II
Selected historical facts
Plot / Metanarrative
Social Memory about ThaiJapan in WW II
Khoo-Kham - Novel
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Propaganda Poster of the Japanese Army in Thailand
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Propaganda Poster of the Japanese Army in
Thailand, this shown that the Japanese Army was
the friend of Thailand.
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The painting show Japanese soldiers and Thai
soldiers checked hand together in the World War II
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Thai textbook
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Statistic of Khoo-Kham shown in dramas after the
novel was wrote in 1968.

• 1968 (Television drama) shown in Channel 7.
• 1973 shown in Theater.
• 1978 shown in Channel 5.
• 1988 shown in Theater.
• 1990 shown in Channel 7 this drama was the most
  popular among all.

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Quotation from Khoo-Kham novel

• Angsumalin Stop! Both captives are Thai
  people. This land is belong to Thai.

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Khoo-Kham Novel was written by Thommayantee in
1968
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Khoo-Kham in 1973
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Khoo-Kham in 1988
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Khoo-Kham in 1990 was the most popular version.
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Khoo-Kham in 1990
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Khoo-Kham on the stage performance in 2006,
performed by Japanese actor Seki Oseki.
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Khoo-Kham in Japanese version shown in Japan.
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Map of Japanese military routes in Southeast Asia

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Shan state
Map of Japanese and Thai military occupied the
Shan state in Burma
Mae Hong Son province
Thailand
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Thai soldier (???????????) entered to Northern of
Thailand, this army was supported by Japanese
army in the WW II
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Mr. Japu WutwittawatHilltribe people in Pang
Mapha, Mae Hong Son, N Thailand, 80 years old.
The eye witness who met the Japanese soldiers.
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Thank you very much for attention.
We thank to Asso. Prof. Dr.Surangsri
TonsiengsomMrs. Saikeaw ThipakornAsian Study
Institute of Chulalongkorn University Central
Library of Chulalongkorn University Mr.
Therdwong, the technician of Central Library