The daughter of a bookstore owner , she was born in Trang Province . Pitpreecha was a prominent student activist in the 1973 Thai popular uprising ; following the Thammasat University massacre in October 1976 , she fled to the jungle and joined the Communist Party of Thailand . Pitpreecha returned to Bangkok in 1981 . With her husband Seksan Prasertkul , she went to the United States , where she earned a BA and MA in history from Cornell University . After her return to Thailand , she separated from her husband
Thammasat University massacre
Thammasat University massacre
Chiranan Pitpreecha