Richard A. Ruth

Richard A. Ruth is a professor of Southeast Asian history in the United States. He holds two Master's degrees in history and Asian studies, as well as a PhD in history from Cornell. He worked in Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia for several years in non-governmental aid organizations (NGOs), and later became a research assistant in Yale University's Cambodian Genocide Project. He is the author of In Buddha's Company: Thai Soldiers in the Vietnam War.