Current status of Mien people working in urban areas: Case study of a hillside village in northern Thailand

• Project/Area Number: 26870205
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology; Area studies
• Research Institution: The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
• Principal Investigator: MASUNO Takashi 総合研究大学院大学, 先導科学研究科, 客員研究員 (40569159)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
• Keywords: ミエン / ヤオ族 / 少数民族 / 生業 / 出稼ぎ / インフォーマルセクター / 豆乳 / 高齢化 / 山地民 / 高齢者 / 東北タイ / 都市 / 山村 / タイ / 挙家離村

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research objective is to clarify the current status of the Mien people living in the urban areas of Thailand. The research was conducted at a Mien hillside village in Phayao Province of northern Thailand. The results are as follows: The villagers work in not only the Bangkok area but also other areas within the country. Specifically, many villagers work in Khon Kaen province of northeastern Thailand and are engaged in selling soybean milk at street stalls. The villagers working in urban areas affect the economic activities of their home village by buying sacrificial animals and renting agricultural land in their home village.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] バンコク・サイアムスクエア界隈における牛乳事情 (2017)
  • Author(s): 増野高司、チョンプーニック・ロムワタナタム
  • Journal Title: 家畜資源研究会報 Volume: 16 Pages: 21-25
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] ニワトリとブタの供犠： タイ北部に暮らすミエン族の事例 (2015)
  • Author(s): 増野高司
  • Journal Title: 生き物文化誌学会 ビオストーリー Volume: 23 Pages: 24-27
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Useful aroids and their prospects in Vietnam (2015)
  • Author(s): Nguyen Van Du, Bui Hong Quang, Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Tran Van Tien, Masuno T, and Peter J. Matthews.
  • Journal Title: Aroideana Volume: 38E(N1) Pages: 130-142
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] タイ北部に暮らすミエン族の食事におけるニワトリの重要性 (2015)
  • Author(s): 増野高司
  • Journal Title: 家畜資源研究会報 Volume: 15 Pages: 14-19
• [Journal Article] Livelihoods of hillside areas in the past and the present: Mien (Yao) people in Northern Thailand (2014)
  • Author(s): MASUNO Takashi
  • Journal Title: Mekong Sub-region Social Research Center ed. Changing Way of Life of Ethnicities in the Mekong Region Volume: 1 Pages: 35-53
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] ミエン族の出稼ぎに関する研究 (2017)
  • Author(s): 増野高司
  • Organizer: 日本タイ学会の2017年度研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: 法政大学市ヶ谷キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2017-07-08
• [Presentation] タイ北部のミエン族が暮らす山村における食と環境利用 (2016)
  • Author(s): 増野高司
  • Organizer: 『料理の環境文化史公開セミナー』
  • Place of Presentation: 国立民族学博物館（吹田市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-01-10
• [Presentation] タイ北部に暮らすミエン（ヤオ）族の食文化の理解に向けて (2015)
  • Author(s): 増野高司
  • Organizer: 『日本タイ学会 第17回研究大会』
  • Place of Presentation: 東京学芸大学（小金井市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-11
• [Presentation] 都市部への出稼ぎ者の増加にともなう家畜利用の変化－タイ北部のミエン族の山村における事例－ (2015)
  • Author(s): 増野高司
  • Organizer: 第15回 熱帯家畜利用研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 馬の博物館（横浜市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-27
• [Presentation] 青森県の花見－花見ガニ（トゲクリガニ）食に着目して－ (2014)
  • Author(s): 増野高司
  • Organizer: 日本民俗学会第66回年会
  • Place of Presentation: 岩手県立大学滝沢キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-12
• [Presentation] Experiences of working overseas: A case study of the Mien (Yao) ethnic minority in northern Thailand (2014)
  • Author(s): MASUNO Takashi
  • Organizer: The 3rd MSSRC International Conference on "Mekong Region and ASEAN in Transition: People and Transborder Issues"
  • Place of Presentation: Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-11
• [Presentation] Case Study on Cockfighting Activities in Phayao Province, Northern Thailand (2014)
  • Author(s): MASUNO Takashi
  • Organizer: Seminar of The Human-Chicken Multi-Relationships Research Project II
  • Place of Presentation: Toshi Center Hotel, Tokyo
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-18