Kavi’s father used to say, “Can’t I beat my daughter?” Unfortunately, says Kavi, her brother picked up this attitude as well. Kavi’s parents’ first methods of discipline were beating, punching, and strangling. She...
Thailand
Tara Abhasakun
Thai Supermodel Cindy Bishop leads #DontTellMeHowToDress along with #MeToo
Thai supermodel and host of Asia’s Next Top Model Cindy Sirinya Bishop is taking her campaign #DontTellMeHowToDress to an exhibition next month to raise awareness of sexual harassment and victim blaming in Thailand. In...
A Perfect Day in Chiang Mai for a Digital Nomad (Wannabe)
Do you want to be a digital nomad? Why not try for a weekend? Digital nomadry seems like the alternative lifestyle everyone dreams about, from startup magazines to office workers in cubicles. With laptops instead of a...
Youjin Lee
#padthaigate: What Thai Food Means in the Dreams of the Diaspora
Songkran is the Thai New Year and it is held every April 13. It is when we honor the elderly and symbolically wash away dukkha (misery, suffering), and when we tum boon (make merits) by practicing generosity and...
May Cat
Thainitiative: Bringing Education to Thailand’s Hills
Every entrepreneur, whether she is building a non-profit organization or a startup, faces a lonely and underappreciated struggle. April Magazine starts a series giving voice to their work and dreams. Today we present...
Guest Writer
Give Women More Space in Thailand’s Buddhism
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”][agg-ad id=”15486″ align=”center”] I sat down and asked Dr. Ariya Svetamra of the Women’s Studies Centre, Chiang Mai University, whether...
Pim Kemasingki
Amdaeng Muen: the fighter for love, life, and women’s rights in Thailand
Amdaeng Muen was a peasant girl in 19th century Thailand. At a time when only men were allowed an education in the buddhist temples and women were supposed to stick to housework, Muen wanted to learn to read and write...
April Editors
Farewell My King – How Thai women remember the late king
When I visited Bangkok five years ago I noticed the street vendors selling small Buddha pendants and Jasmine flower bracelets. Some were also selling old black and white photos of the then King Bhumibol Adulyadej...