The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXXIX, Part 1-2 ... - Khamkoo
The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXXIX, Part 1-2 ... - Khamkoo
The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXXIX, Part 1-2 ... - Khamkoo
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Tin lvlatmg Kyi<br />
Thai Descendants in Burma: A Thai Court Dancer's F amily<br />
~·1 va Gvi t l875-195 7) was mv >!:ntndfnlhor<br />
U \Vlw Instilled and ~trousl.!d <strong>the</strong> Thai ln.sdm::t<br />
in my blood. I sow him quite <strong>of</strong>ten before he died<br />
and used w ask hun ubuut uur Thai ancestry.<br />
Since thm tim!! I have finctl all Vhriuus pieces <strong>of</strong><br />
inlbnnation he gave me inro a ··pictur-e··.<br />
lie told rnt nf his grandlitthcr and cou ld<br />
rclllember his name. 11 wa~ a Bunnc;sc namt, U<br />
Tay :md his wife wns Daw llmo. a Tha1 d\!s ... ~enclanL<br />
U Tay was a hnllet dancer al <strong>the</strong> CO\Irt, as<br />
his Jorefnthcrs. <strong>the</strong> Thni dnnccrs. h:•d been before<br />
hun.<br />
Defore U Tay. no nanics couiJ be n:mcmberecl<br />
or ottr Thai nncestot·s. First <strong>of</strong> my Th~i<br />
ancestors was a member <strong>of</strong> £he Thai roynl ballet_<br />
I I~ S tak ... ~n h.> Oumta. One<br />
Lhing l am ccrt.ain is thm he \vamed 10 go home<br />
(IJlcl that \·cry strong and intense desire to return<br />
to his homclanJ made llint ill unul hi' b.
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