A History of the Thai Chinese

Jeffery Sng and Pimpraphai Bisalputra have dedicated much of their lives to the study of Chinese and Thai history. Sng studied philosophy and literature at Singapore University then attended Cornell University for postgraduate studies at the Institute of Southeast Asian studies. He has lived in Bangkok for over 30 years, writing articles about the Chinese Diaspora, the Thai Chinese business community, Chinatown and many other topics. Pimpraphai graduated from the London School of Economics and attended Cornell for her postgraduate studies. She has published extensively on the Chinese in Thailand. The pair previously collaborated on the book Bencharong & Chinawares in the Court of Siam, The Surat Osathanugrah Collections.