{"id":2,"date":"2009-05-22T10:18:26","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T17:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:15:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Chiang Mai Project.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007 a theater group made up of actors from all over North America traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand. They collaborated with local Thai actors to put on a full production of the play <em>A Gap in Generations<\/em>. More than just a cultural exchange, all proceeds from the performance went to aiding two charities that the director, Sherie Guilliat, had become deeply involved with. These were the Vieng Ping Children&#8217;s home in Mae Rim, Thailand and the Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital in Lampang, Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>Through this site and a recently completed film about the project, we are continuing to develop awareness and raise money to help these worthy causes.<\/p>\n<p>Check in for updated news and information about the charities we support. You can always <a href=\"mailto:info@chiangmaiproject.com\">e-mail<\/a> us as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_156\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/?attachment_id=156\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-156\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156\" class=\"size-large wp-image-156  \" title=\"Sherie&amp;Sun_2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SherieSun_2-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SherieSun_2-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SherieSun_2-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SherieSun_2.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thai actor &#8220;Sun&#8221; with director, Sherie Guilliat.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/?attachment_id=12\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12 \" title=\"100_0413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/100_0413-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/100_0413-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chiangmaiproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/100_0413-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the cast from &#8220;A Gap in Generations&#8221;.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Chiang Mai Project. 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