Authors : Jiaxiu Liu, Pat Kotchapakdee and Homhuan Buarabha
Abstract: This study is part of the dissertation titled: an analyses on the identity of overseas Chinese in Talat Phlu, Yaowarat and Huai Khuang, Bangkok. The adviser is Dr. Pat Kotchapakdee and co-adviser is Dr. Homhuan Buarabha. This study aims to uncover Talat Phlu’s history and analyze the social changes of the overseas Chinese community there, through the use of sociology, an international immigrant study and historical literature. Qualitative research is conducted in this study. A literature scan as well as observation and interview were applied in this research. The results found that the overseas Chinese community development of Talat Phlu can be divided into four stages from its rise to its fall: the formation period, waterborne trade period, landborne trade period and the decline period. These changes were closely related to both transport and economic development of Talat Phlu and the changes of Chinese community are inseparable from the local external environment.
Jiaxiu Liu, Pat Kotchapakdee and Homhuan Buarabha, 2019. Rise and Fall: The Oldest Overseas Chinese Community in Bangkok, Thailand. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 4661-4668.