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DENIS D. GRAY, Contributing writer
October 20, 2021 09:00 JST
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Born of a Thai mother and an African father, the popular Thai vlogger Natthawadee "Suzie" Waikalo says she was bullied by her schoolteachers and once fired from a job because her bosses said her color "made the company look bad." At times, she says, passengers on buses have moved away when she has sat next to them.