Biography

Prasong, telling the story of Elephants and Bees at DeKalb Public Library, October 14, 2002

PRESENT ADDRESS:

Home: 141 Moo 4 Wang Sarakham Garden
Tambon Koeng, Amphoe Muang
Mahasarakham 44000, Thailand
Tel & Fax: 66-43-742-443
Email: prasong@niu.edu

LOCAL ADDRESS:

808 Ridge Dr. Apt. 211 DeKalb, IL 60115 USA

Phone: 1-815-748-5754

COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP:

Thailand

EDUCATION:

B.A. (English), Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand, 1997.

Graduate Student in Cultural Anthropology, NIU, DeKalb, IL USA   2001---

PRESENT POSITION:

Graduate Research Assistant Lao SAEsite, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL USA 2001--

Assistant Director of The Mahasarakham Storytelling Project Mahasarakham 44000, Thailand Tel.&Fax: 66 (0)43 742 443

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lao Web site, the web site for learning Lao language and culture

www.seasite.niu.edu/lao

PREVIOUS POSITION:

Teaching Assistant

Western Languages and Linguistics Department Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Mahasarakham University, Thailand

PREVIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES:

Co-teaching with Dr. Wajuppa Tossa's courses on Thai/Lao Folk Literature and Storytelling  and Children's Literature

Assisting on the following courses: Introduction to Literature Reading Lab for Science Students

Giving storytelling performances in tandem, and theatre style with Dr. Wajuppa Tossa and The Mahasarakham Storytelling Team

Trainer and Leader of the Storytelling Tours Assistant Directors of Storytelling Workshops, Storytelling and English Camps, and Storytelling's Festivals at Mahasarkham University, Thailand

PREVIOUS CAREER:

	Teaching Assistant Western Languages and Linguistics Department Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Mahasarakham University, Thailand
	Courtesy Professor/Researcher, Storyteller Center for Asian and Pacific Studies (CAPS) University of Oregon, Oregon USA
	Part-time teaching position in English language and literature at the undergraduate degree level at Mahasarakham University

PUBLICATIONS:

	Handbook for the Mahasarakham Storytelling Workshop in 1998, 1999 co-author-- Dr. Wajuppa Tossa and Prasong Saihong.
	Handbook for the Mahasarakham Storytelling's Camp in 1998, co-author-- Dr. Wajuppa Tossa and Prasong Saihong.
	Handbook for the Mahasarakham Storytelling Workshop in 1997, assistant to Dr. Wajuppa Tossa and Dr. Margaret Read MadDonald.
	Handbook for the Mahasarakham Storytelling's Camp in 1997, co-author-- Dr. Wajuppa Tossa.
	A Collection of Folktales for Storytelling Workshops on Site for Elementary School Teachers in Northeast Thailand, co-author--Dr. Wajuppa Tossa, 1997.

AWARDS OR GRANTS:

	Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University
	The Australian National Storytelling's Guild Partial Funding to give storytelling performances in Australia with Dr. Wajuppa Tossa, September-October 1997.
	The John F. Kennedy Foundation of Thailand grant to give storytelling performances under Dr. Wajuppa Tossa's direction in the United States of America, October-November 1996.
	The Ford Foundation Grant from Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Oregon with Dr. Geraldine Moreno-Black, Dr. Kathie Carpenter, and Dr. Wajuppa Tossa 1998-1999.

PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS:

April 2002, Co-organizing of Mainland Southeast Asian Cultural Night, founded by NIU SA, and UID. Hosted by The Southeast Asia Club

August 2001, Presenting and Giving Performances Thai/Lao Folktales at The Seattle Storytelling Festival, Hosted by The King County Public Library System, Seattle, USA

August 2001, Presenting and Giving Performances Thai/Lao Folktales at The King County Public Libraries, Hosted by The King County Public Library System, Seattle, USA

April 2001, Presenting a paper in title "Jakarta Tale" with Dr. Wajuppa Tossa in Brown Bag Lecture Series, NIU, USA

April 2001, Co-organizing of Thai Cultural Night at NIU, DeKalb, IL USA

	November 2000, Assistant Director of the forth Tellabration in Thailand; at Mahasarakham University
	November 1999, Assistant Director of the third Tellabration in Thailand; at Mahasarakham University

	Assistant Director of Storytelling Troupe on Tours to give storytelling performances and workshops for primary, secondary schools, and colleges around Thailand.
	February 1999, Assistant Director of the annual conference on "Acting Skills and Storytelling in Language Teaching and the Preservation of Local Culture"
	October 1998, The National Storytelling Association's Annual Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN, USA.
	October 1998, The Talk Story Festival Hosted by Parks and Recreation Department of Honolulu, Hawaii.
	October 1998, The Council on Thai Studies Annual Conference, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
	October 1998, The Annual Conference of The American Folklore Society, Portland, Oregon.
	August 1998, The Conference on "Storytelling as Prevention" hosted by the Health Department of Tacoma, WA, USA.
	June 1998, Assistant Director of Storytelling Troupe on Tours to give storytelling performances and workshops for primary, secondary schools, and colleges around Thailand.
	2-4 April 1998 Assistant Director of the Storytelling and English Camp for Grade 1 Children and Parents, Ubonrat Dam, Khonkaen.
	Assistant Director and Presenter of Various Sessions in "Storytelling in the Classroom, a Workshop " held on February 5-7, 1998, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand.
	22-23 November 1997, Assistant Director of the Second Tellabration in Thailand; at Mahasarakham University
	14 September-5 October 1997 Storytelling Tour of Sydney, Australia and vicinity, the Third Annual National Storytelling Festival hosted by the Australian Storytelling Guild, Sydney, Australia.
	3-5 April 1997 Assistant Director of the Storytelling and English Camp for Grade 1 Children and Parents, Ubonrat Dam, Khonkaen.
	February 1997 Conducting Annual National Workshop on Storytelling, Language and Culture Teaching, Preservation of Local Languages and Culture at Mahasarakham University
	18 September-7 November 1996 Storytelling Tour of the Pacific Northeast of the United States--University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Washington University, Elementary and Middle Schools, Public Libraries in the Pacific Northwest, The Seattle Storytelling Guild, The Seattle Book Fest 96.
	November 1996-Present Storytelling Performance Tours and workshops for teachers in 19 provincial cities and Vientiane, Lao PDR for teachers/students and general public in elementary schools, colleges, and community festivals
	November 1996 Assistant Director of the first Tellabration in Thailand; at Mahasarakham University
	Assistant Director and Presenter of Various Sessions in "Storytelling in the Classroom, a Workshop " held on February 6-8, 1997, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand.

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