Chiang Mai is well-known for its ancient architecture and cultural diversity. Focusing on some of the political history of the past century, anthropologist Jane M. Ferguson discussed Shan histories and border-crossing cultures, their historical relationships with both Shan States in present-day Myanmar as well as Northern Thai Lanna kingdoms and later struggles over ethnic identities and national belonging.
This lecture was followed by an excursion to 3 local Shan temples in Chiang Mai.
Description This three-day, two-night excursion offered participants the opportunity to see and learn from Lanna scholar and professor, Dr. Ratanaporn Sethakul, Ph.D., about the history, culture, architecture, and way of life of the people in Phayao, a charming city...
Itinerary 8:30 am- Departed from Lifelong Learning Payap Center. 9:00 am- Arrived at the Mae Jo cherry processing facility. The guide, Richard Mann, explained the different wet milling processes they used, as well as some new processes they were developing. Cherry...
Description: This 4-session art course explored the basic concepts of art in a fun way. Attendees were challenged to draw a self-portrait without observing, to draw the negative space to reflect positive space objects, to draw flowers in an abstract way, and to draw...