Students Criticize U.S. Involvement – 18.01.003.IMG_THAI.ThaiUniversityStudentsDemandTheCompleteWithdrawalofAmericanServicemenFromThailand.1976.Alamy.E116MT

The US has had a looming presence in Thai politics and economy since after WWII. During the 1976 protests, students erected giant banners around Sanam Luang to criticize continued US presence and support of the ruling military regime in Thailand.

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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.

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