Thai Associate Professor, Doctor of History and Special Affection for Vietnam

After graduating with a PhD in history from Ho Chi Minh City National University and returning to Thailand to work, Associate Professor Dr. Thananan Boonwanna has made positive contributions to the fields of history and Vietnamese diplomacy .

Associate Professor Dr. Thananan Boonwanna - a Thai female teacher, Head of the Mekong River Basin Studies Department, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Khon Ken University, has lived and worked as a PhD student in Vietnam for more than four years.

Ms. Thananan Boonwanna received her PhD from Ho Chi Minh City National University,

Special affection for the country and people of the S-shaped land has become an indispensable part of her life.

As an Associate Professor, Doctor of History, and expert on Vietnam, Ms. Thananan Boonwanna has conducted many research works on Vietnamese history that have been highly appreciated by the Thai scientific community, contributing to the dissemination of domestic and foreign viewpoints and policies as well as Vietnam's policies and views on territorial sovereignty over the two archipelagos of Truong Sa and Hoang Sa of Vietnam in Thailand.

Among them, typical works are the publication of books "History of Vietnam before 1975" and "Nguyen Co Thach from the perspective of Thai press".

She also has in-depth research articles on Vietnam such as: Vietnam and sovereignty over the two archipelagos of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa; Research on Vietnam-China relations based on Vietnamese documents; Current status of understanding of "History of Vietnam-US relations" in theses in Vietnam; Nguyen Thi Minh Khai: Vietnamese revolutionary...

Associate Professor, Dr. Thananan Boonwanna launched two books about Vietnam.

In addition to the above contributions, as Head of the Mekong River Basin Studies Department, a member of the Research Board of the Southeast Asia Center, and the Mekong River Basin Socio-Cultural Diversity Research Center, she has quietly promoted projects and plans to teach Vietnamese language, culture and politics to students of Khon Ken University.

Associate Professor Dr. Thananan Boonwanna has successfully introduced Vietnamese Studies into the curriculum of Khon Ken University and cooperated with the Vietnamese Consulate General here to gradually promote the establishment of the Center for Vietnamese Studies at Khon Ken University in the near future.

Associate Professor Dr. Thananan Boonwanna in Vietnamese Ao Dai.

When asked about the reason for wanting to popularize research works about Vietnam in Thailand, she said: “I remember the first days in Vietnam, everything was new and strange. However, the friendliness and hospitality of the Vietnamese people made me feel at home.

Right after graduating and returning to Thailand, I realized that Thailand and Vietnam are two brother countries. Thai people of Vietnamese origin have a long history in Thailand, but due to some objective reasons, many Thai people do not fully understand Vietnamese history and culture, and there are also more and more Thai people of Vietnamese origin who cannot speak Vietnamese.

This is what motivated me to develop the Vietnamese language and culture in Thailand. I want to let everyone know that there is a Vietnam like that, friendly, hospitable and with a long-standing historical tradition.

For Associate Professor Dr. Thananan Boonwanna, Vietnam is not only a place for her research and study but also a second homeland as her husband is also Thai but has been working in Vietnam for more than 30 years.

Perhaps, it was her experiences and research in Vietnam as well as the times she represented Vietnamese researchers in Thailand to debate in scientific conferences to defend Vietnam's policies and viewpoints that created her special feelings and unforgettable memories for Vietnam.

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