Thailand 7

Listen to Thailand 7, a 29-year-old man from Bangkok, Thailand. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 29

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 26/08/1993

PLACE OF BIRTH: Bangkok, Thailand

GENDER: male

ETHNICITY: Asian/Thai

OCCUPATION: M.F.A. student in directing

EDUCATION: pursuing an M.F.A., to be granted in spring 2023

AREAS OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS:

The subject has lived only in Bangkok and Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, United States.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH:

The subject and his parents were born and raised in Bangkok, his mother being from the suburbs; however, his grandmother was Chinese, from Southeast China, and spoke Teochew. He attended school one hour from Bangkok, in Pathum Thani. His classmates came from all around Thailand. He began learning English at age seven.

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RECORDED BY: Connie de Veer

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 14/12/2022

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF SCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

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ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

I was born and raised in Bangkok. Um, I had my undergrad at Bangkok University, majoring in directing. Um, so, yeah, and after that I, I taught there, at Bangkok University, for three years before I came here to, to the U.S. to get, uh, to get a higher education at Illinois State University in their M.F.A. directing program. And this is my third year, and it’s been good so far, and I am proud of my journey.

[The subject finishes his unscripted speech by speaking in Thai. The transcription and English translation are pending.]

TRANSCRIBED BY: Connie de Veer

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 15/12/2022

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