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22 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman works in a silk weaving workshop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. The neighborhood was originally settled by Cambodian Chams who came to Thailand (Siam) at the invitation of the Thai (Siamese) King after they sided with Siam against the Khmer monarchy during a Siam/Khmer war in the 19th century. Most of the Chams were silk weavers. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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22 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman works in a silk weaving workshop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. The neighborhood was originally settled by Cambodian Chams who came to Thailand (Siam) at the invitation of the Thai (Siamese) King after they sided with Siam against the Khmer monarchy during a Siam/Khmer war in the 19th century. Most of the Chams were silk weavers. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ