Ho undercover -- Ho Chi Minh’s covert journey to independence

[Members free, non-members 300 baht; students with ID, 150 baht. Bar and restaurant open.]

Fascinated by the life of Ho Chi Minh, unquestionably one of the most influential figures in Southeast Asian history, Teddy Spha Palasthira has significantly expanded his earlier book ‘The Siamese Trail of Ho Chi Minh’, based on the true story of the Vietnamese leader’s adventurous journey across the jungles and mountains of northeast Siam in 1928 and 1929. It also includes the fictional story of Wong, a young Thai-Vietnamese idealist who falls under the magnetic spell of Uncle Ho.

Teddy has crowned his colourful careers in advertising, diplomacy and academia with a fourth as an author. A noted raconteur, he ranks among the most productive Thai writers in English today with his stylishly written and beautifully presented books.

Teddy’s earlier works include ‘Siamese Anglophile’, an autobiographical work about a Siamese born in London and nicknamed ‘Teddy’ by his English nanny. ‘The Last Siamese’ relates the heroic tales of 12 exceptional characters who lived in Siam/Thailand between the 1900s and 1960s. ‘Addresses’ is the story of a Siamese boy growing up in wartime England and post-war Europe and Thailand.

Teddy was called to the bar at London's Middle Temple in 1969, but did not pursue a career in law. After a short stint at the Thai foreign ministry, he switched to advertising, ran Ogilvy & Mather and Dentsu Young & Rubicam in Bangkok, won a Clio creative award from New York City, was a visiting professor at Missouri School of Journalism in the mid-nineties, and was appointed media adviser to Thailand’s minister of foreign affairs in 2007.

A former president of the Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Dante Alighieri Cultural Association, Teddy has served on the boards of the Siam Society and the Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce. He is a grand officer (first class) of the Italian Republic (2004).

Join us for an evening of historical insight.

Discussant: Dominic Faulder, FCCT board member and Nikkei Asia associate editor.

Books will be available for signing.

Members who wish to book in advance should email [info@fccthai.com](mailto:info@fccthai.com) or call the FCCT office on 02-652-0580.

Non-members can use this link.

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