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“Thai cuisine by Vasana” published by Bunka Shuppan Kyoku.

“Thai cuisine with seasonal foodstuffs” published by Bunka Shuppan Kyoku.

Name : Ｖａｓａｎａ　Ｔａｋｅｓｈｉｔａ

Nationality : Thai

Date of Birth : July 19, 1959

Address :　33/118 MOOBANN TUR.RUAM CHOCK SOI CHOCKCHAI 4

             LADPRAO ROAD.BANGKOK.10230 THAILAND

Personal history :

March 1959: Born in Mae Sai city, Northern Thailand. Moved to Bangkok and graduated from a technical school.

March 31, 1979: Moved to Japan after the marriage.

1992: Received a Japanese Permanent Residence Status.

April 1999: Returned to Thailand (She still visits Japan twice a year, and teaches Thai cooking there.)

Academic Background :

March 1979: Graduated from SAMSENCOMMERCIALCOLLEGE in Bangkok, THAILAND

July 1979: Entered TokyoJapaneseSchool

March 1982: Graduated from TokyoJapaneseSchool

April 1982: Entered Tokyo Sightseeing Technical college (An air hostess Major)

March 1983: Graduated from Tokyo Sightseeing Technical college (An air hostess Major)

July 1983: Entered TokyoJapaneseSchool

March 1984: Graduated from TokyoJapaneseSchool

April 1984: Entered AsahiComputerSchoolTokyo (Office Automation Major)

March 1985:Graduated from AsahiComputerSchoolTokyo (Office Automation Major)

Career as a Thai cooking expert :

1990: Took personal lessons with the late Mr. Bshu Phuontana, who was a main chef at a Palace Cuisine Restaurant “BUSSARACUM”.

Also entered UFMBaking & CookingSchool and took lessons.

At the same time, received many advises and tips from famous restaurants’ chefs.

Business and Thai Cooking Experience :

June 1985 ? March 1986   Worked at Tokyo Kendensetsu Inc. as a part time worker, typing documents on word processor.

April 1986 ? March 1991 　 Worked at Ohdensha Inc. in the general affairs department as a part time worker, typing documents on word processor.

June 1989 ? March 1999 　 Started “Vasana’s Cooking Class” at home.

December 1990 - Present   Thai cooking instructor in SeibuCommunity college (Ikebukuro, Tokyo)

May ? June 1991 (total four times) 　 Taught Thai cooking at Kawasaki-city International Party

1991 　　 Taught recipes for Thai curry for ANA first class customers at Narita ANA hotel.Taught how to cook and also translated materials.

October 2, 1992 (once) 　　 Taught Thai cooking at Koto-ku Youth center

February 1993 - 1995 　　　 Thai cooking instructor at Fujin Seikatsu, Meguro Gakuen.

April 1993 ? 2001 　　　 Thai cooking instructor at AsahiCultureCenter (Shinjuku, Tokyo)

May 14, 1993 (once) 　 Taught Thai cooking at Nakano-ku, Minami-NakanoCommunity Center.

April 1994 ? 2000 　　　 Demonstrated “Vasana’s Thai cooking lesson” in Son Kraan Festival, planned by Thai Students Association.(at Nakano Jigen temple)

May 30, 1994 (once) 　　 Taught Thai cooking at “Fooddeum”, planned by NisshinFood Product Co., Ltd.

May 31, 1994 (once) 　 Taught Thai cooking at Kita-kuConsumerCenter.

July 26, 1994 (once) 　 Taught Thai cooking at Chuo-ku, NihonbashiPublicHealthCenter.

October 8, 1994 (once) 　　 Taught Thai cooking at 18th Resident Festival in Maguro-kuResidentCenter.

October 1994 ? 2000 　　 Demonstrated “Vasana’s Thai cooking lesson” at Kappabashi Cooking Equipments Festival.

March 1995 ? 2000 　　 Taught Thai cooking at Furusato center in Minamata-shi, Kumamoto prefecture.

May ? July 1995 (total ten times) 　 Taught Thai cooking, planned by Ohta-ku Educational Committee.

May ? July 1996 (total ten times) 　　　　 Same as above.

May ? July 1998 (total ten times) 　　　　　Same as above.

November 1996 - 2000 　　 Demonstrated “Vasana’s Thai cooking lesson” in Looi Krathon Festival at Ban Thai Restaurant, planned by Thai students association.

May ? June 1995 (total six times) 　　 Taught Thai cooking, planned by Arakawa-ku Educational Committee.

May - July 1995 (total three times) 　　　　Same as above.

May - July 1995 (total six times) 　　 Taught Thai cooking, planned by Kawasaki-city, Aso-ku.

September - October 1995 (total six times) 　 Taught Thai cooking at Kita-kuFemaleCenter.

October - November 1995 (total three times)   Taught Thai cooking at Koto-kuResidentCenter.

July 1996 (once) 　　 Taught Thai cooking at Meguro-ku, MeguroPublicHealthCenter.

1996 - 1997 (total three times) 　　 Taught Thai cooking at Tokyo Gus (Shinjyuku)

October - November 1996 (total three times) 　 Taught Thai cooking at Higashiyama Company Ltd., at Meguro -ku.

February 1997 　　　　 Coordinated Thai food menu for Thai restaurant “Baan Ki Rao” in Shinjuku 。

July 1997 　　　　　 Coordinated Thai food menu for Thai restaurant “Bai Tong” in Higashi Ginza.

February 1998 　　　　 Coordinated Asian foods booth for the opening ceremony of NTT International Network Company Ltd., in Hotel Okura (Tokyo).

March - April 2000 (total eleven times) 　Taught at Thai cooking class at HattoriCookingSchool (Machida), AsahiCultureSchool (Shinjyuku), SeibuCommunity College (Ikebukuro).Taught Thai cooking privately at Takadano-baba

September - October 2000 (total twelve times) Taught Thai cooking privately in Tokyo.

November 11, 2000　　　 Started “Baan Vasana” in Bangkok.(House of Vasana)

(Business activities: Thai cooking lesson, Hair salon, Thai traditional massage & foot massage, Beauty Salon, home stay service, Japanese and Thai language lesson)

March 2001 (total eleven times) 　　 Taught Thai cooking at AsahiCultureSchool (Shinjyuku), SeibuCommunity College (Ikebukuro), Hattori Gakuen Cooking Station (Machida) and KomagomeSocialEducationCenter.

August - September 2001 (total eleven times) Taught Thai cooking at AsahiCultureSchool (Shinjyuku), Hattori Gakuen (Machida) and KomagomeSocialEducationCenter.

March - April 2002 (total thirteen times) 　 Taught Thai cooking at SeibuCommunity College (Ikebukuro), TsujiGakuenCookingSchool (Ikebukuro East), Ecole Printemps Ginza, KobeHigashinada-kuResidentCenter and KomagomeSocialEducationCenter.

May 2003 (total eight times) 　　　 Taught Thai cooking at Ecole Printemps Ginza, Spanish Restaurant “Aihambra” and KomagomeSocialEducationCenter.

May 2004 (total seven times) 　　 Taught Thai cooking at Ecole Printemps Ginza, TsujiGakuenCookingSchool (Ikebukuro East), KomagomeSocialEducationCenter and Tokyo Gus (Shinjyuku Showroom).

Other activities: Translator /Interpreter :

Translated for Japanese and Thai governors at Thai Product Commerce Meeting, upon on Thai Commerce Department’s request.

Translated for Thai trainee at a Toshiba factory.There are many translations, excluding them.

Participated as a panelist for The 3rdFoodCultureExchangePlaza, International Symposium “Hospitality of foods; Comparison between Japan, Asia and Europe” at Hiroshima-shi, Minami-kuResidentCenter in November 23, 1993.

From 1993, Start donating money from the charity of “Mrs. Vasana’s Thai cooking lesson” to “MaeSaiPublicElementary School” and “Rong-rianPonPublicJunior-highSchool” as a scholarship, in order to support children’s education.

Thai cooking programs on TV, translations and demonstration on the programs.

1990 - 1993 　　 Translated for the program “Chikyu Zigzag” in TBS (Channel 6)

January 8, 1992 　　 Demonstrated on the program “Food King Quiz! Chikyu Marukajiri.Omedetai Thai cooking” in TV Tokyo (Channel 12)

March 1, 1993 　 Demonstrated on the program “LA CUISINE Tom Yam Goong” (Drama).

May 29, 1993 　　 Demonstrated on the program “TV Columbus, Vegetable in the world” in TV Tokyo (Channel 12).

March 14, 1994 　　 Demonstrated on the program “Hello 2 o’clock” to introduce Thai rice and Thai cooking.

March 16, 1994 　 Translated for the program “Kenko-do Honpo” in TBS (Channel 6)

March 16, 1994 　　 Demonstrated on the program “Morning Eye” to introduce Thai rice and Thai cooking.

May 19, 1994 　　 Translated for the program “Phra Buk - a Big Catfish” in NHK BS2 (BS11)

February 1995 -　　　 Translated for the programs “Sekai Ururun Taizaiki” in TBS (Channel 6).

January 24, 1998 　　 Translated for the program “Shitteru Tsumori” in Nippon Television (Channel 4).

Articles in Magazines and books (mainly on Thai cooking)

Weekly Houseki

Food Business; April & May 1991

タイ雑誌　　　　　

Thai Magazine: MAGAZINE FOR CREATIVE WOMEN; October 1991

Torabaayu; February 1992

EATS; June 1992

Daily Sport; October 16, 1992 (Friday)

“Thai cuisine by Vasana” published by Bunka Shuppan Kyoku. A 9th edition.

Nikkei Newspaper (Evening edition); April 2, 1993 (Friday)

Kurashi & Nenkin; 1993 Summer

Management information (NISSAY); September 1993 at Japan observation colum.

SAIYAI (Monthly magazine of Thai students association); November 1993

Anan: November 1993

Tokyu-line Newspaper; March 21, 1994

TRAVEL JOURNAL; 2 & 9 May, 1994

Monthly Meguro No.72; June 1994

Asahi Newspaper (Morning edition); June 1, 1994 (Wednesday)

TANTO; August 1994

Cook the world’s dishes - Thai food, published by Totsuki Shoten; March 1995

Jyosei Jishin “Easy cooking for tropical deserts”; May 23, 1995

Asahi Graph; July 19, 1996

Sawadii (Magazine for Thai); September 1996

See you in Asia; 2001/Vol.2

“Thai cuisine with seasonal foodstuffs” published by Bunka Shuppan Kyoku.

Marugoto Thailand (2001/January -Present)

Thai cooking in Thai information magazine for Japanese people

Naani (Japan World); December 2001 -Present

Koko; December 2001 -Present

Bangkok Shuho; June 2002 - Present

Internet: Bangkok Shuho; August 2002 - Present

Asia Tabi Tubo Magazine; January 2003