
The Story of a Vietnamese-American Who Lost His Homeland While Studying in Japan
Fifty years ago on April 30, Saigon fell, marking the end of the Vietnam War.
Fifty years ago on April 30, Saigon fell, marking the end of the Vietnam War.
The SAKURAI Yumio Collection at the Asian Research Library of the University of Tokyo is a collection named after and based on the personal materials of the late scholar of history and area studies.
In March 2023, "Glossary of Vietnamese and Thai Terms for Librarians Supplemented with Glossary of Lao and Khmer Terms (Second edition)" was published.
The Ngoc-Hoang Pagoda (also known as Jade Emperor Pagoda) that became the subject of La Pagode de Dakao (Lelièvre and Clouqueur 1914) is a religious facility that was constructed by Chinese immigrants during the French colonial rule period in Saigon, the capital city of the Cochin China colony of the time.
Akira SUEHIRO was a prominent scholar of Asian economics. His collection which in total incorporates 2,233 items is mainly comprised of books and journals in the Thai language on the economy, society, and political history of Thailand.
Yumio SAKURAI was a distinguished scholar of historical area studies. His collection comprises 2,112 pieces and is currently housed in the Asian Research Library.
Japanese Research Leader: Yuki SHIBUYA Regarding research results achieved through public research funding, in
Kazue IWASA contributed a commentary on the literacy education materials donated by ACCU.
Professor SUEHIRO, a concurrent professor of U-PARL, introduces Thailand’s “Cremation Volumes” in this article. Readers who are interested in Thailand and economic and social history should not miss it!