The Chinese Newspapers in Bangkok since the Late 1910s until the Early 1930s
Keywords:
The Chinese Community in Bangkok, Chinese Newspaper, Revolutionary Spirit, Cultural CommunityAbstract
Abstract
The difficulty in obtaining the old Chinese newspapers in Siam at the beginning of the twentieth century and the demand for researchers’ Chinese reading ability, especially the semi-vernacular Chinese used in the early years of the Republic of China, led to a rarity of Chinese research based on old Chinese newspapers published in Bangkok, despite a plethora of research findings in the study of the Chinese community in Siam. By examining the old Chinese newspapers edited by members of the Siamese Chinese community from the late 1910s to the early 1930s, this article argues that the reading proclivity of Siamese Chinese was a cultural exchange that helped form the Chinese identity in exile. Firstly, the old Chinese newspapers in Siam closely followed domestic political trends and maintained a high level of political sensitivity. Their focus on what was happening in China and around the world, undoubtedly, facilitated the development of self-awareness among the Chinese community. Secondly, as these newspapers reflected, under the influence of mainstream Chinese thoughts, the Siamese Chinese’s identity had gradually taken shape, and their political consciousness was awakened.
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Newspaper Materials
N.D. (1917, July 12). Corrupt police officer accepts bribes and releases wanted criminals. Tianhan Gongbao.
__________. (1917, July 12). Frequent arson cases in Chao’an County. Tianhan Gongbao.
__________. (1917, July 12). Rampant opium in Dapu County. Tianhan Gongbao.
__________. (1917, July 26). Is there no sin when one has money. Tianhan Gongbao.
__________. (1917, July 26). The restoration of monarchy is a farce. Tianhan Gongbao.
__________. (1917, July 26). Urgent need to expel prostitutes. Tianhan Gongbao.
__________. (1917, August 24). Mathematics and Thinking Training. Zhonghua Minbao.
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__________. (1917, September 11). Military force. Tianhan Gongbao.
__________. (1922, May 10). Memories of the central plains. Huaxian Xinbao.
__________. (1922, May 13). The opportunity is coming. Huaxian Xinbao.
__________. (1922, May 22). War between the Zhili Clique and Fengtian Clique profoundly affected Shanghai]. Huaxian Xinbao.
__________. (1922, June 23). The hedonism of youth. Huaxian Xinbao.
__________. (1926, January 1). Developing women’s advantages. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, January 5). Political report of Zhou Enlai on the diplomatic support association]. Minguo Ribao.
__________. (1926, January 9). Women’s liberation. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, January 10). How to improve the life of working women. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, January 21). Chasty. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, January 26). Perseverance, victory. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, January 28). An announcement to compatriots at home and abroad. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, January 28). Sacrifice and struggle. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, February 4). Daltonian education and Chinese education. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, February 10). The past and present of music education. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, February 20). On philosophy. Zhonghua Minbao, 20 February 1926.
__________. (1926, March 2). Fine arts and education. Zhonghua Minbao.
__________. (1926, March 15). My opinion on overseas Chinese education in Southeast Asia. Zhonghua Minbao.
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__________. (1926, July 3). The dreadful conspiracy of Japan. Zhonghua Minbao.
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__________. (1926, July 31). The true meaning of class struggle. Zhonghua Minbao.
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__________. (1933, March 20). Performance advertisement for Meihua Singing and Dancing Troupe. Chenzhong Ribao.
__________. (1933, November 14). Film advertisement for Cuckoo in an old temple. Chenzhong Ribao.
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