Nan’s Oral History

● Nan, 46 years old, ethnic Karen Sgaw (Pga K’nau), living in a mountainous/highland area in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Head of the village
● Community members decided themselves to lockdown their community.
● They cannot sell their agricultural products due to limited demand
● Relying on self-grown rice and food from the forest

January 11, 2021

Border closures/restrictions 23-25
Changes to daily routine see ‘Jobs’
Comparison with other crises 6-8, 25, 27-28
Daily life necessities
-Food 12, 14, 19-20
-Hand sanitizer 10-11
-Masks 10-12
Financial impacts of Covid-19 see also ‘Jobs’
-Household debts 31-33
-Unemployment 17
Jobs
-Concerns about travelling to sell items 29
-Weavers 15-16
-Flower sellers 15, 24
-Produce sellers 13-15
Information sources on Covid-19 and related measures 25
Positive impact of Covid-19 16
Post Covid-19
-Concerns 31
-Hopes 33-34
Psychological impacts
-Depression 31-32
-Fear of meeting others 12
-Fear of returnees to the village 3-4
-Fear of talking about Covid-19 5-6
-Suspicion of community members who travel 22-23, 29
Relationships 11, 16, 29-30
Response measures for Covid-19
-Assistance for Covid-19 relief 10, 29-30
-Government measures 10
-Local measures
Advice from elders 5-6, 25-27
Checkpoints 23-25
Or Sor Mor (village health volunteers) 6, 11
Krau Yi Krau Klae 9
Shopping arrangements 12-13
-Online learning 17-18
-Quarantine 4-6
-Reactions to measures 22-23, 29
Royal Project 14-15