296th INTG Meeting – A Talk by Carol Grodzins, Vice President, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, and Nikom Putta, Ashoka Fellow. Translator Ken Kampe Profile: Carol Grodzins, Vice President, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public Carol leads Ashoka’s Global Fellowship program, realizing the collective potential of 1,800 Ashoka Fellows in over 60 countries. Her past experience … Read more
295th INTG Meeting – A Talk and Documentary Film Presentation by Hseng Noung of the Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) Second Showing of the Documentary to an Audience of More than 80 “Sacrifice” (1998) is a 50-minute documentary produced and directed by Ellen Bruno. Each year thousands of young girls are recruited from rural Burmese … Read more
291st INTG Meeting – A Talk and Documentary Film Presentation by Laurie Maund, and Hseng Noung of the Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) “Sacrifice” (1998) is a 50-Minute Documentary Produced and Directed by Ellen Bruno Each year thousands of young girls are recruited from rural Burmese villages to work in the sex industry in neighboring … Read more
290th INTG Meeting – A Talk and DVD Presentation by Dr. Vanida Khumnirdpetch and David Steane The word ‘tribes’ refers to ‘breeds’ in animal terms. Many breeds are at serious risk of being extinct while, as yet, we do not know sufficient about their genetics and their qualities. Many breeds have been replaced, or are … Read more
288th INTG Meeting – A Talk and Presentation by Dr. Rasmi Shoocongdej In comparison to other areas in Thailand, the archaeology of highland Pang Mapha, a borderland between Thailand and Myanmar, is very poorly known. Much of what is known is based upon the pioneering work of Chester Gorman, an American archaeologist in 1960’s, who … Read more
287th INTG Meeting – A Talk and Presentation by Dr. Duongchan Apaavaatjrut Charoenmuang The Minutes of Dr. Duongchan’s talk are comprised of her newspaper article and your Convenor’s recollections of an extremely informative and well delivered presentation The smoggy, grayish haze that has spread over Chiang Mai and many other provinces of northern Thailand and … Read more
286th INTG Meeting – A Talk and Presentation by Carol Stratton The Script for Carol’s Talk and Presentation The subjects most often depicted on monastery walls are the Life of the Buddha and the tosachat, the last ten Jatakas telling of the Buddha’s ten previous lives. These Jatakas each explain a given virtue which the … Read more
283rd INTG Meeting – A Talk and Presentation by Dr. Janet C. Sturgeon The Full Text of Janet’s Talk and Presentation Border Landscapes looks at Akha access to resources and land use as influenced both by their location on international borders, and by their incorporation into modernizing nation-states. Today I’m covering the second part, the … Read more
