Overseas Thai
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Overseas Thai people (Thai: คนไทยพลัดถิ่น, คนไทยในต่างแดน) number approximately 2.7 million people worldwide. They can be roughly divided into two groups;
- A "non-resident Thai" is a citizen of Thailand who holds a Thai passport and has temporarily emigrated to another country for employment, residence, education or any other purpose. The Bank of Thailand estimates that, as of 2016[update], 1,120,837 Thais worked overseas.[1]
- A "Person of Thai Origin" is a person of Thai origin or ancestry who was or whose ancestors were born in Thailand or other countries under Thai ancestry and holds non-Thai citizenship. A person of Thai origin might have been a citizen of Thailand and subsequently taken the citizenship of another country.
Overseas Thai communities
- Thai American
- Thai Australian
- Thai Canadian
- Thais in Burma
- Thais in India
- Malaysian Siamese
- Thai New Zealander
- Thais in Hong Kong
- Thais in the United Kingdom
- Asian Swedes
- Yodaya : descendants of historical Siamese prisoner of war in Myanmar since Ayutthaya Period. Yodaya Community still exist in Mandalay and Sagaing Regions.[2]
References
- ^ Rujivanarom, Pratch (2017-12-23). "Thais working abroad prone to exploitation". The Nation. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Talk Vietnam. "Historical traces of Thai community found in Myanmar". Talk Vietnam. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
External links
Media related to Thai diaspora at Wikimedia Commons
