Charles F. Keyes Field Notes, Thailand: 1967-07 - 1967-08 (July and August 1967), Mahasarakham, Mae Sariang, Chiang Mai. Includes an index to a tape recording of Khrū Yuang Kāēo lessons from "A Colorful Coloquial" taped on Aug. 13, 1967.

Abstract

Charles F. Keyes Field Notebooks, Thailand: July 1967 and August 1967. This digital archive item contains two documents: 1. field notes, and 2. the index of a tape recording of Khrū Yuang Kāēo reciting lessons from "A Colorful Coloquial." Field notes were written in Mahasarakham Province (Changwat Maha Sarakham) and Amphoe Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son Province (Changwat Mae Hong Son) when Charles F. Keyes and E. Jane Keyes began conducting fieldwork in July and August 1967. This document is followed by field notes written in Mae Sariang in September, 1967. Topics (July): Conversation with Nukūn Thôngthawī; Bān Khwao; Meeting with Āčān Wisān; Bān Nông Tün School; Incident of the 'Stranger'; Anti-Communist Posters in Bān Nông Tün; Conversation with Jim Woods; "Communist Terrorists" (CT); Chiang Mai Province. Topics (August): Miscellaneous Observations on Mae Sariang; Benny; Nearby Wat; Local Geography; Japanese in Mae Sariang; Traditional Trade; Lua and Karen Buddhists; Temples in Mae Sariang; Christian Hostel for Karen Students; Visit with the Nāi Amphoe; A Karen Nationalist; Visit to Wat Čôm Čāēng; Burmese Goods in the Market; Interview with the Chief Abbot of the Amphoe; Visit to Tribal Development Center; Visit to the Court in Mae Sariang.