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

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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
• 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

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.

Free Research Field

地域研究　文化人類学