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- 4. community.(“Before(the(coup,(there(was(marching.(
Now,(we(just(sit(outside(the(Ministry(of(
Transportation.”(Though(the(residents(were(still(forced(
to(move(to(a(new(location,(their(protests(resulted(in(a(
government(allotment(of(15(by(5(meter(homes(on(
nearby(land.(
(While(the(protests(for(the(Nong(Waeng(community(
have(become(less(frequent(due(to(their(success(in(
achieving(land(rights,(her(involvement(with(protests(
for(other(communities(who(continue(to(face(the(same(
challenge(continues(with(passion.(A(travel(from(Nong(
Waeng(to(Bangkok(is(no(easy(feat(–(it(is(at(least(eight(
hours(to(reach(their(destination(–(but(Nuanmeun’s(
unwavering(dedication(to(communities(that(are(not(
her(own(continues(to(highlight(her(love(of(helping(
others.((A(proud(smile(crosses(her(face.(
Nuanmeun(believes(health(in(Thailand(will(get(
better,(that(people(will(live(longer.(Her(granddaughter(
walks(in(the(room,(home(from(high(school.(When(
asked(about(her(grandchildren,(she(says,(“I(hope(that(
my(grandchildren(will(get(a(good(education,(live(a(long(
healthy(life,(and(eventually(become(village(health(care(
workers(too.”(
(
〇(Siena(Farrar,(Rachel(Kupferman,(and(Lisa(Levoir(are(
undergraduate(students(studying(in(Thailand(
(