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American Threads in the Lanna Fabric U.S. Involvement in Northern Thailand

1867-2007

is produced by the U.S. ConsulateGeneral Chiang Mai in honor of His Majesty

King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 80th birthdayand in recognition of the many valuable

connections between our two countries past, present and future.

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American Threads in the Lanna Fabric U.S. Involvement in Northern Thailand 1867-2007

ISBN 978-974-8134-31-4

Edited by: Beatrice Camp, Plai-auw Thongsawat, Supattra Suttilagsana

Translated by: Pantip Jatchavala, Dheerayupa Sukonthapanthu

Published by: The U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai

July 2007

Designed by: Within Design Co., Ltd. Tel. 0 5327 2111

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Contents “√∫—≠ Preface 4§”π” Acknowledgements 6§”¢Õ∫§ÿ≥ Contributions in Education 8∫∑∫“∑„π¥â“π°“√»÷°…“ Collaboration in Medicine 22§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ¥â“π°“√·æ∑¬å Partnerships in Sustainable Development 34§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ„π°“√æ—≤π“Õ¬à“ß¬—Ëß¬◊π U.S. Diplomatic Presence 42°“√∑ŸµÀ√—∞Õ‡¡√‘°“„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ Americans Who Made a Difference 49™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π∑’Ë√—ß√√§å‘Ëß„À¡à„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ Daniel McGilvary ¥“‡π’¬≈ ·¡§°‘≈«“√’ Sophia Bradley McGilvary 50 ‚´‡øï¬ ∫√—¥‡≈¬å ·¡§°‘≈«“√’ Harold Young 51 ·Œ‚√≈¥å ¬—ß Edwin McDaniel 52 ‡ÕÁ¥«‘π ·¡§¥“‡π’¬≈ David Wyatt 53 ‡¥«‘¥ «—¬Õ“® Chester Gorman 54 ‡™‡µÕ√å °Õ√å·¡π Joan Eubank 55 ‚®π ¬Ÿ·∫ß§å Dick Mann 56 ¥‘Í° ·¡ππå Rebecca Weldon Sithiwong 57 √’‡∫°°“ ‡«≈¥Õπ ‘∑∏‘«ß»å References and Sources 58‡Õ°“√Õâ“ßÕ‘ß ·≈–∑’Ë¡“

American Threads in the Lanna Fabric U.S. Involvement in Northern Thailand 1867-2007 4

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Preface The relationship between northern Thailand and the United States is woven of

many strands. Starting with the arrival of American missionary Rev. Daniel McGilvary

in Chiang Mai in 1867, countless teachers, students, NGO workers, business people

and U.S. government experts and diplomats have formed the foundations on which

today’s relationship stands.

One of the most visible contributions made by Americans both historically and

today is in the area of education. As an example, a list of current university presidents

in the north shows the results of these continued U.S. connections: Chiang Mai and

Maejo University presidents both hold doctoral degrees from Oklahoma State, the

president of Rajabhat Chiang Mai has a Ph.D. from North Texas State and the president

of Mae Fah Luang graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Many others

in the region have attended local schools founded by Americans, studied in the U.S.,

received Fulbright scholarships, participated in AFS exchange programs, or had their

first English lessons from a Peace Corps Volunteer.

Medicine, agriculture, music, architecture, and environment are a few of the

other areas in which U.S. involvement has made a difference. We hope through this

small booklet to interest others in these American threads in the Lanna fabric.



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Acknowledgements The U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai would like to thank Embassy Bangkok

for support, especially Public Affairs Officer Anne Casper for financial and translation

assistance. In addition, we would like to express gratitude to Cindy Beavon, Ken

Kampe, Gary Suwannarat, Terry Daru, Bill Young, Becky Sithiwong, Joan Eubank,

Dick Mann, Alan Feinstein, Terry Otis, Heather Smith, and Charly Mehl. Also, Serin

Jirakupt at Prince Royal’s College, Anukul Konkaew at McCormick Hospital, Arisa

Lertruek at Payap University Archives, Somchai Obboon at McKean Rehabilitation

Institute and Hospital, and Apaporn Nakvachara and Vichien Jiratikanchai from Radio

Thailand Chiang Mai.



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Ken Kampe, Gary Suwannarat, Terry Daru, Bill Young, Becky Sithiwong, Joan

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Contributions in Education

From the first western schools established in

Chiang Mai in the 19th century to extensive linkages

today, Americans have played a key role in the

educational development of northern Thailand.

For the first Americans arriving in Chiang Mai,

primarily Presbyterian missionaries, the foundation

of schools was of primary importance. Successful

educational institutions remain one of the most

prominent and continuing legacies of early

American involvement in northern Thailand.

Until the late 19th century, education in

northern Thailand was available only for boys and

only in Thai Buddhist temples. Education in the

temples was, for the most part, limited to reading

and writing skills and usually only for the most

ambitious and dedicated.

The model of education imported

from the United States transformed

education in northern Thailand. Despite

initial skepticism, Thais recognized that

western-style schools offered important

benefits to the country. H.M. King

Mongkut permitted American language

teachers into the Royal Palaces in the

mid-1800s, seeing the United States

as a country that did not aspire to build

Southeast Asian empires. In his view, the

Americans represented a “neutral” force

between France in the east and England

in the west.


Ms. Julia Hatch (third from the left), Principal of the American School for Girls, and teachers.

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Chiengmai Boys’ School or Wangsingkham Boys School, later re-named The Prince Royal’s College by Crown Prince Vajiravudh in 1906.

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Secondary Schools The first Western school in northern Thailand

was directed at educating girls. Dara Academy,

now co-ed, traces its origins to American

missionary Sophia McGilvary’s decision to open

her Chiang Mai home to girls in 1875. McGilvary

taught needlework

and other home crafts

as well as Scripture.

As the popularity

of these gatherings

increased, McGilvary

sought out land to

develop an actual

school for girls. Thus

in 1879 Edna S. Cole

and Mary Campbell

founded and became

the first directors of

the “American Girls’

School” in Chiang

Mai. The school was

later named Dara

Academy in memory

of its early patron, Chiang Mai Princess Chao

Dararasmi, consort of King Chulalongkorn.

The Chiengmai Boys’ School, the forerunner

of the Prince Royal’s College, was founded under

similar auspices. In 1887, American Presbyterian

Rev. D.G. Collins moved from Bangkok to Chiang

Mai to set up a school on the west bank of the

Ping River. The school began with 2,000 baht and

about 30 students. As the first headmaster, Collins

not only oversaw the administration of the school

but laid the foundation for Western education in

northern Thailand, learning the local Lanna dialect,

seeking networks of support from the community

of Thais, managing the continual campaign for

funding from U.S. donors, and establishing the

first printing press in northern Thailand.

By 1906, the Chiengmai Boys’ School

had re-located to the east side of the river and

received from Crown Prince Vajiravudh the name

of “The Prince Royal’s College,” more commonly

called “PRC.” In 2006, PRC celebrated its 100th

anniversary under this name and commemorated

the early contributions Americans made in the

school’s development.

Americans also introduced Western-style

education in other northern provinces. In 1885,

Rev. Dr. Samuel C. Peoples and his wife founded

the Kenneth MacKenzie Memorial School in

Lampang, the first Western school outside of

Chiang Mai. Rev. Peoples and his wife also

founded the Lincoln Academy in Nan in 1904. By

1897, Rev. Daniel McGilvary and Dr. William Briggs

had constructed a small school in Chiang Rai as

well. Today eleven schools with American roots

Rev. David Ghormley Collins, founder of Chiengmai Boys’ School.

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µ–«—πÕÕ°‡©’¬ß„µâ æ√–Õß§å∑√ß¡’æ√–√“™¥”√‘«à“ ™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π‡ªìπÕ”π“® ç∑’ Ë‡ªìπ°≈“ßé √–À«à“ßΩ√—Ëß‡»∑“ß∑‘»µ–«—πÕÕ°·≈–Õ—ß°ƒ…∑“ß∑‘»µ–«—πµ° ‚√ß‡√’¬π¡—∏¬¡»÷°…“ ‚√ß‡√’¬π·∫∫µ–«—πµ°·Ààß·√°„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ¢Õß‰∑¬¡ÿàß„Àâ°“√»÷°…“·°à‡¥Á°ºŸâÀ≠‘ß ¥“√“«‘∑¬“≈—¬ ´÷Ëß‡ª≈’Ë¬π‡ªìπ‚√ß‡√’¬πÀ»÷°…“„πªí®®ÿ∫—π ¡’ª√–«—µ‘¬âÕπ‰ª∂÷ß‡¡◊ËÕ§√—Èß‚´‡øï¬ ·¡§°‘≈«“√’ ¡‘™™—ππ“√’™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π µ—¥‘π„®‡ªî¥∫â“π∑’Ë‡™’¬ß„À¡à¢Õß‡∏Õ‡ªìπ‚√ß‡√’¬π”À√—∫‡¥Á°À≠‘ß„πªï æ.». 2418 ·À¡à¡·¡§°‘≈«“√’Õπ‡¥Á°ºŸâÀ≠‘ß„Àâ√Ÿâ®—°‡¬Á∫ªí°∂—°√âÕ¬·≈–ß“π·¡à∫â“πÕ◊ ËπÊ æ√âÕ¡∑—Èß‡√’¬πæ√–§—¡¿’√å‰ª¥â«¬ ‡¡◊ËÕ¡’π—°‡√’¬π¡“°¢÷Èπ ·À¡à¡·¡§°‘≈«“√’°Á‡“–À“∑’Ë¥‘π‡æ◊ËÕ√â“ß‚√ß‡√’¬π”À√—∫‡¥Á°ºŸâÀ≠‘ß‚¥¬‡©æ“– ‡¡◊ ËÕ∂÷ßªï æ.». 2422 ‡ÕÁ¥π“ ‡Õ. ‚§≈ ·≈–·¡√’ ·§¡ªá‡∫≈≈å ‰¥â√à«¡°—π°àÕµ—Èß·≈–‡ªìπºŸâÕ”π«¬°“√‚√ß‡√’¬πÕ‡¡√‘°—π”À√—∫‡¥Á°ºŸâÀ≠‘ß (American Girlsû School) ¢÷Èπ∑’Ë‡™’¬ß„À¡à ‚√ß‡√’¬ππ’ÈµàÕ¡“§◊Õ‚√ß‡√’¬π¥“√“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡æ◊ËÕ√”≈÷°∂÷ßºŸâÕÿª∂—¡¿å√ÿàπ·√°§◊Õ æ√–√“™™“¬“ ‡®â“¥“√“√—»¡’ „π√—™°“≈∑’Ë 5 ”À√—∫‚√ß‡√’¬π™“¬¢Õß‡™’¬ß„À¡à (Chiengmai Boysû School) ´÷ËßµàÕ¡“°≈“¬‡ªìπ‚√ß‡√’¬πª√‘πå√Õ¬·¬≈å«‘∑¬“≈—¬ ‰¥â√—∫°“√°àÕµ—Èß¢÷Èπ„π∑”πÕß§≈â“¬Ê °—π „π æ.». 2430 »“π“®“√¬å ¥’.®’. §Õ≈≈‘πå ™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—ππ‘°“¬‡æ√‰∫∑’‡√’¬π‰¥â¬â“¬®“°°√ÿß‡∑æœ ‰ª¬—ß‡™’¬ß„À¡à‡æ◊ËÕ°àÕµ—Èß‚√ß‡√’¬π¢÷Èπ„π∫√‘‡«≥Ωíòßµ–«—πµ°¢Õß·¡àπÈ”ªîß ‚√ß‡√’¬π‡√‘Ë¡‡ªî¥Õπ‚¥¬¡’‡ß‘π∑ÿπ‡æ’¬ß 2,000 ∫“∑·≈–¡’π—°‡√’¬πª√–¡“≥ 30 §π »“π“-

®“√¬å§Õ≈≈‘πå´÷Ëß‡ªìπ§√Ÿ„À≠à§π·√°‰¡à‡æ’¬ß¥Ÿ·≈¥â“π°“√∫√‘À“√‚√ß‡√’¬π‡∑à“π—Èπ ·µà¬—ß‡ªìπºŸâ«“ß√“°∞“π”À√—∫°“√»÷°…“·∫∫µ–«—πµ°„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ¢Õß‰∑¬ ‡¢“‡√’¬π¿“…“≈â“ππ“ ·≈–¢Õ°“√π—∫πÿπ®“°™ÿ¡™π§π‰∑¬∑âÕß∂‘Ëπ √«¡∑—Èß√–¥¡‡ß‘π∫√‘®“§®“°™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π ∑—Èß¬—ß‰¥â°àÕµ—Èß‚√ßæ‘¡æå·Ààß·√°„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ¢÷Èπ¥â«¬ ‡¡◊ËÕ∂÷ßªï æ.». 2449 ‚√ß‡√’¬π™“¬¢Õß‡™’¬ß„À¡à °Á¬â“¬‰ªÕ¬Ÿà∑“ßΩíòßµ–«—πÕÕ°¢Õß·¡àπÈ”ªîß ·≈–‰¥â√—∫æ√–√“™∑“π™◊ ËÕ‚√ß‡√’¬π„À¡à®“°¡‡¥Á®æ√–∫√¡-‚Õ√“∏‘√“™ ‡®â“øÑ“¡À“«™‘√“«ÿ∏œ¬“¡¡°ÿÆ√“™°ÿ¡“√«à“ ‚√ß‡√’¬πª√‘πå√Õ¬·¬≈å«‘∑¬“≈—¬ (The Prince Royalûs College) À√◊Õ∑’ Ë‡ªìπ∑’ Ë√Ÿ â® —°°—π∑— Ë«‰ª„π™◊ ËÕ çæ’Õ“√å ’é æ’Õ“√å ’©≈Õß§√∫√Õ∫ 100 ªï‚√ß‡√’¬π¿“¬„µâ™◊ ËÕ„À¡àπ’ È‰ª‡¡◊ ËÕªï æ.». 2549 ·≈–®—¥æ‘∏’√”≈÷°∂÷ß

Rev. Collins with family in front of the printing house he founded, the first in Chiang Mai.

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educate Thai students in six northern provinces:

Chiang Mai, Lampang, Chiang Rai, Phrae, Nan

and Phitsanulok.

Higher Education Heartened by the success of these high

schools, American missionaries began planning the

construction of a northern private university. The

idea of establishing higher education in northern

Thailand arose in the Chiang Mai community in

the first part of the 20th century, when a group

of American Presbyterians drafted plans for a

“Laos Christian University.” Konrad Kingshill, a

young Presbyterian missionary, arrived in Chiang

Mai in 1947 to lay the groundwork for an enterprise

that culminated in the establishment of Payap

College almost 30 years later.

In 1974, after the Thai government approved

plans for private colleges, the Foundation of the

Church of Christ in Thailand opened Payap

College, the first private college outside of

Bangkok. Payap combined several American-

founded institutions, primarily the McGilvary

Theological Seminary and McCormick Hospital’s

Nursing School. The college added a humanities

faculty and absorbed the Theological Seminary’s

church music department, making Payap the first

school in Thailand to offer music as a course of

study. In 1984, Payap College gained university

status.

Payap University’s new law building and

international dormitory, dedicated in June 2007,

were partially funded through the American

Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program

of the U.S. Agency for International Development

(USAID). ASHA also provided over $1 million

for Payap’s new central library, the Sirindhorn

Resource Learning Center, which opened in 2005.

Under this program, Payap has received over $8

million in U.S. government funding since 1978.

Mrs. Carolyn Ryberg Kingshill, one of the pioneers of Payap’ s University Music Department and wife of Dr. Konrad Kingshill, with students of the Church Music Department, Thailand Theological Seminary (Photo by permission of Payap University Archives)

¡‘´‘ ·§‚√≈’π ‰√‡∫Õ√å§ §‘ßåŒ‘≈≈å ‡ªìπÀπ÷Ëß„πºŸâ°àÕµ—Èß§≥–¥ÿ√‘¬»‘≈ªá ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ ·≈–‡ªìπ¿√√¬“¢Õß ¥√. §Õπ√“¥ §‘ßåŒ‘≈≈å °—∫π—°‡√’¬π·ºπ°¥πµ√’ «‘∑¬“≈—¬æ√–§√‘µ∏√√¡ (¿“æ‰¥â√—∫Õπÿ≠“µ®“°ÀÕ®¥À¡“¬‡Àµÿ ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ)




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™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π∑—ÈßÀ¡¥ 11 ·Ààß„π 6 ®—ßÀ«—¥∑“ß¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ §◊Õ ‡™’¬ß„À¡à ≈”ª“ß ‡™’¬ß√“¬ ·æ√à πà“π ·≈–æ‘…≥ÿ‚≈° °“√»÷°…“¢—ÈπÕÿ¥¡»÷°…“ §«“¡”‡√Á®¢Õß‚√ß‡√’¬π¡—∏¬¡ª≈“¬‡À≈à“π’ È∑”„Àâæ«°¡‘™™—ππ“√’‡°‘¥°”≈—ß„® ·≈–‡√‘ Ë¡°àÕ√â“ß¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡Õ°™π·ÀàßÀπ÷Ëß¢÷Èπ„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ §«“¡§‘¥‡°’ Ë¬«°—∫°“√°àÕ√â“ß∂“∫—π¢— ÈπÕÿ¥¡»÷°…“¢÷ Èπ„π ¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ¢Õß‰∑¬®ÿ¥ª√–°“¬¢÷Èπ„π™ÿ¡™π‡™’¬ß„À¡à„π™ à«ßµ âπ§√ ‘µ å»µ«√√…∑’ Ë 20 ‡¡ ◊ ËÕ™“«Õ‡¡√ ‘° —π π‘°“¬‡æ√‰∫∑’‡√’¬π°≈ÿà¡Àπ÷Ëß√à“ß·ºπ°“√°àÕ√â“ß ç¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬§√‘‡µ’¬π≈“«é §Õπ√“¥ §‘ßåŒ‘≈≈å ∫“∑À≈«ßÀπÿà¡π‘°“¬‡æ√‰∫∑’‡√’¬π‡¥‘π∑“ß¡“∂÷ß

McGilvary Theological Seminary, now part of Payap University (Photo by permission of Payap University Archives)

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U.S. citizens were also instrumental in

the founding and development of Chiang Mai

University (CMU). The origins of the university

lie with a 1954 decision by the Thai Council

of Ministers to establish a medical school

in northern Thailand. This project secured

financial and developmental assistance from

the U.S. Operations Mission (USOM) in 1956

and led to a long-term collaboration with

the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

The U.S. commitment to constructing the

medical school included collaboration on a

master plan, the help of American technicians,

University of Illinois Chiang Mai Project When the Thai government decided in 1956 on Chiang Mai as the site of the first medical school outside of Bangkok, the U.S. government agreed to pay half the construction cost and to train Thai physicians in the U.S. After a survey team visited Chiang Mai in 1961, the University of Illinois College of Medicine embarked on an eight-year program of cooperation and assistance to the Faculty of Medicine of Chiang Mai Hospital, with support from the Agency for International Development (AID)’s U.S. Operations Mission (USOM) in Thailand. In 1964 the first group of seniors sat for the medical exam in Bangkok, winning the top four places among all medical students in the country. In 1965 construction began on a seven-story medical school-hospital building that was completed in 1969. Their Majesties the King and Queen presided over the dedication ceremony on January 29, 1970. During the eight years of the project, a total of $3,791,620 was committed by the U.S. government for its support. Although the contract with the University of Illinois ended in 1970, exchanges continued based on mutual academic benefit to the two institutions. In 2005, the University of Chiang Mai presented an honorary degree to one of the Americans involved in the project, biochemistry professor Dr. Floyd W. Dunn, for his contributions to medical research and development in Chiang Mai.

Amb. Ralph Boyce receives an award from HRH Princess Sirindhorn at the 2005 dedication of Payap University’s Sirindhorn Resource Learning Center, built with financial assistance from the U.S. government.

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University of Illinois officials greet Their Majesties the King and Queen at the 1970 dedication of the medical school-hospital building.

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‡™’¬ß„À¡à„πªï æ.». 2490 ‡æ◊ËÕ«“ß√“°∞“π”À√—∫°‘®°“√Õ¬à“ßÀπ÷Ëß´÷Ëß®–æ—≤π“°≈“¬‡ªìπ«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ„π‡«≈“‡°◊Õ∫ 30 ªïµàÕ¡“ „πªï æ.». 2517 À≈—ß®“°∑’Ë√—∞∫“≈‰∑¬Õπÿ¡—µ‘·ºπ°“√°àÕµ—Èß«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡Õ°™π ¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘¿“§√‘µ®—°√„πª√–‡∑»‰∑¬‰¥â‡ªî¥«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ ´÷Ëß‡ªìπ∂“∫—πÕÿ¥¡»÷°…“¢Õß‡Õ°™π·Ààß·√°∑’Ë‰¡àÕ¬Ÿ à„π°√ÿß‡∑æœ «‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ‰¥â√«¡‡Õ“∂“∫—π∑’Ë°àÕµ—Èß‚¥¬™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π∑—ÈßÀ¡¥‰«â¥â«¬°—π ∑’Ë”§—≠Ê °Á¡’«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ√–§√‘µå∏√√¡·¡§°‘≈«“√’ ·≈–‚√ß‡√’¬πæ¬“∫“≈¢Õß‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈·¡§§Õ√å¡‘§ «‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ¬—ß‰¥â‡ªî¥§≥–¡πÿ…¬»“µ√å‡æ‘ Ë¡Õ’°§≥–Àπ÷ Ëß·≈–π”·ºπ°¥πµ√’§√‘µ®—°√¢Õß«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ√–§√‘µå∏√√¡·¡§°‘≈«“√’¡“√«¡‰«â¥â«¬ ∑”„Àâ«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ°≈“¬‡ªìπ∂“∫—π°“√»÷°…“·Ààß·√°„πª√–‡∑»‰∑¬∑’Ë‡ªî¥Õπ«‘™“¥πµ√’ „πªï æ.». 2527 «‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ‰¥â√—∫∂“π¿“æ‡ªì¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬ Õ“§“√„À¡à¢Õß§≥–π‘µ‘»“µ√å ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ·≈–ÀÕæ—°π—°»÷°…“π“π“™“µ‘ ´÷Ëß¡’æ‘∏’‡ªî¥‡ªìπ∑“ß°“√ ‡¡◊ËÕ‡¥◊Õπ¡‘∂ÿπ“¬π 2550 ‰¥â√—∫°“√π—∫πÿπ¥â“π°“√‡ß‘π „π°“√°àÕ√â“ßà«πÀπ÷Ëß®“°‚§√ß°“√‚√ß‡√’¬π·≈–‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈Õ‡¡√‘°—π„πµà“ßª√–‡∑» (American Schools and Hospitals Abroad › ASHA) ¿“¬„µâÕß§å°“√æ—≤π“√–À«à“ßª√–‡∑»¢Õß√ —∞∫“≈À√ —∞œ (U.S. Agency for International Development › USAID) πÕ°®“°π’È ASHA ¬—ß‰¥â„Àâ‡ß‘π®”π«π 1 ≈â“π‡À√’¬≠À√—∞ ‡æ◊ËÕ°“√°àÕ√â“ß»Ÿπ¬å∑√—æ¬“°√°“√‡√’¬π√Ÿâ‘√‘π∏√ (”π—°ÀÕ¡ÿ¥) ·≈–‡ªî¥„™â‡ªìπ∑“ß°“√„πªï æ.». 2548 ¿“¬„µâ‚§√ß°“√ ASHA π’È ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ‰¥â√—∫‡ß‘π∑ÿππ—∫πÿπ®“°√—∞∫“≈À√—∞œ ‰ª·≈â«°«à“ 8 ≈â“π‡À√’¬≠À√—∞ π—∫µ—Èß·µàªï 2521 ‡ªìπµâπ¡“

¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬Õ‘≈≈‘πÕ¬å ‚§√ß°“√‡™’¬ß„À¡à „πªï æ.». 2499 ‡¡◊ ËÕ√—∞∫“≈‰∑¬µ—¥‘π„® °àÕµ— Èß‚√ß‡√’¬π·æ∑¬å·Ààß·√°πÕ°°√ÿß‡∑æœ ¢÷ Èπ∑’ Ë‡™ ’¬ß„À¡à √ —∞∫“≈À√—∞Õ‡¡√‘°“µ°≈ß™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ §à“°àÕ√â“ß§√÷ËßÀπ÷Ëß·≈–„Àâ°“√Ωñ°Õ∫√¡·æ∑¬å‰∑¬ „πÀ√—∞Õ‡¡√ ‘°“ À≈—ß®“°§≥–”√«®‡¥ ‘π∑“ß ¡“‡™’¬ß„À¡à‡¡◊ ËÕ æ.». 2504 «‘∑¬“≈—¬°“√·æ∑¬å ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬Õ‘≈≈‘πÕ¬å‰¥ â‡¢ â“√ à«¡„π‚§√ß°“√ §«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ·≈–π—∫πÿπ√–¬–¬“« 8 ªï ·°à§≥–·æ∑¬»“µ√å ‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈‡™’¬ß„À¡à ‚¥¬§«“¡π—∫πÿπ®“°Õß§å°“√‡æ◊ËÕ°“√æ—≤π“√–À«à“ßª√–‡∑» (Agency for International Development-AID) ´÷ËßµàÕ¡“‡ªìπÀπà«¬ß“π·¡à¢ÕßÀπà«¬ß“π∫√‘À“√§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (U.S. Operations Mission - USOM) „πª√–‡∑»‰∑¬ „πªï 2507 π—°»÷°…“·æ∑¬å™ — Èπªï ÿ¥∑â“¬ °≈ÿà¡·√°‰ªÕ∫„π°√ÿß‡∑æœ ·≈–‰¥â§–·ππŸßÿ¥ „π’ËÕ—π¥—∫·√°¢Õßπ—°»÷°…“·æ∑¬å∑—Èßª√–‡∑» °“√°àÕ√â“ßÕ“§“√‡√’¬π∑“ß°“√·æ∑¬å·≈–‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈À√◊Õ çµ÷°‡®Á¥™—Èπé ‡√‘ Ë¡„πªï æ.». 2508 ·≈–‡√Á®¡∫Ÿ√≥å‡¡◊ËÕ ªï æ.». 2512 æ√–∫“∑¡‡¥Á®æ√–‡®â“-Õ¬ŸàÀ—«·≈–¡‡¥Á®æ√–π“ß‡®â“œ æ√–∫√¡√“™‘π’π“∂ ‡¥Á®æ√–√“™¥”‡π‘π¡“‡ªî¥Õ“§“√ ‡¡◊ ËÕ«—π∑’ Ë 29 ¡°√“§¡ 2513 µ≈Õ¥‚§√ß°“√ 8 ªï √—∞∫“≈À√—∞œ ‰¥â„Àâ°“√π—∫πÿπ‡ªìπ¡Ÿ≈§à“ 3,791,620 ‡À√’¬≠À√—∞ ·¡â«à“—≠≠“°—∫¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬Õ‘≈≈‘πÕ¬å‰¥â‘Èπÿ¥≈ß„πªï æ.». 2513 ·µà°“√·≈°‡ª≈’Ë¬π√–À«à“ß∂“∫—π∑—ÈßÕß¬—ß¡’Õ¬ŸàµàÕ‡π◊ËÕß∫πæ◊Èπ∞“π¢Õß§ÿ≥ª√–‚¬™πå¥â“π«‘™“°“√√à«¡°—π „πªï æ.». 2548 ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à¡Õ∫ª√‘≠≠“¥ÿ…Æ’∫—≥∑‘µ°‘µµ‘¡»—°¥‘Ï·°à™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π∑’Ë ‡ªìπÀπ÷Ëß„π°≈ÿà¡™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π∑’Ë¡’à«π√à«¡„π‚§√ß°“√ ∑à“π§◊Õ»“µ√“®“√¬å¥â“π™’«‡§¡’ »“µ√“®“√¬å ¥√. ø≈Õ¬¥å ¥—∫∫≈‘« ¥—ππå „π∞“π–∑’Ë∑à“π¡’§ÿ≥Ÿª°“√µàÕ°“√«‘®—¬·≈–°“√æ—≤π“∑“ß°“√·æ∑¬å∑’Ë‡™’¬ß„À¡à

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consultants, and administrators, and a promise to

provide American teachers until Thai instructors

were able to teach medical students themselves.

The commitment also included a scholarship

program sending Thai students to the United

States for graduate and post-graduate studies

in basic and clinical sciences. In total, the United

States government contributed some $3.8

million through USOM and its parent agency, the

Agency for International Development (AID), for

construction and support of the medical school.

In 1964, this medical school became the

core of Chiang Mai University, the first institution

of higher learning outside of Bangkok. From the

beginning, Chiang Mai University used a U.S.

educational model of faculties and departments

offering a range of majors, rather than following the

then-common Thai model of a university focused

on a single subject.

Chiang Mai University today continues its

relationship with the U.S. through linkages with

some 40 American universities as partners in

educational exchange. Via the Fulbright and other

exchange programs, many faculty have received

advanced degrees in the United States.

Exchanges Today’s U.S. involvement in northern Thai

education includes a broad set of exchanges for

students and teachers. One popular means for

high school study abroad is through agencies such

as the U.S. government-supported AFS exchange

program. Under this program over 5000 Thais

and hundreds of American students have lived and

studied in each other’s countries. Other non-profit

U.S. exchange agencies such as CIEE (Council on

International Educational Exchange), IES (Institute

for the International Education of Students) and

SIT (School for International Training) have also

established programs in Thailand to promote study

and work abroad opportunities with the U.S.

Fulbright scholarships are awarded to both

Americans and Thais to conduct research, study,

and teach in each other’s countries. Since 1949,

the Fulbright program has enabled over 1500 Thais

and over 500 Americans to research, study, and

teach in each other’s countries. Northern Thailand

is a popular destination for U.S. Fulbright scholars,

with at least three Fulbright recipients working in

the northern region each year.

For nearly 80 years the United States has

attracted Thai students; today Thailand ranks

10th among countries sending international

students to U.S. universities. As early as 1924

these students returned to form a “social-cum-

support group” that took the name American

University Alumni Association. In 1952 the U.S.

Embassy teamed up with this group to establish




æ≈‡¡◊ÕßÕ‡¡√‘°—π¬—ß¡’∫∑∫“∑”§—≠„π°“√°àÕµ—Èß·≈–æ—≤π“¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬·Ààßπ’È∂ ◊Õ°”‡π‘¥¢÷ Èπµ“¡¡µ‘§≥–√—∞¡πµ√’„πªï 2497 ∑’ Ë°”Àπ¥„Àâ¡’°“√°àÕµ—Èß‚√ß‡√’¬π·æ∑¬å¢÷Èπ„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ¢Õß‰∑¬ ‚§√ß°“√π’È‰¥â√—∫§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ¥â“π°“√‡ß‘π·≈–°“√æ—≤π“®“°Àπà«¬ß“π∫√‘À“√§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (U.S Operations Mission › USOM) „πªï æ.». 2499 ·≈–π”‰ªŸ à§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ√–¬–¬“«°—∫ §≥–·æ∑¬»“µ√å ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬Õ‘≈≈‘πÕ¬å §«“¡ºŸ°æ—π¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ „π°“√°àÕµ—Èß‚√ß‡√’¬π·æ∑¬å‰¥â·°à °“√√à«¡√à“ß·ºπ·¡à∫∑ §«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ®“°™à“ß‡∑§π‘§ ∑’ Ëª√÷°…“ ·≈–π—°∫√‘À“√™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π √«¡∑—Èß°“√—≠≠“«à“®–àßÕ“®“√¬å™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π ¡“ª√–‡∑»‰∑¬‡æ◊ËÕÕππ—°»÷°…“·æ∑¬å®π°«à“Õ“®“√¬å™“«‰∑¬®–“¡“√∂Õπ‰¥â‡Õß πÕ°®“°π’È ¬—ß¡’°“√¡Õ∫∑ÿπ·°àπ—°»÷°…“‰∑¬„π°“√»÷°…“µàÕ„πÀ√—∞œ „π√–¥—∫∫—≥±‘µ·≈–∫—≥±‘µ»÷°…“∑—Èß¥â“π«‘∑¬“»“µ√åæ◊Èπ∞“π·≈–∑“ß§≈‘π‘° ‚¥¬√«¡·≈â« √—∞∫“≈À√—∞œ ‰¥â¡Õ∫‡ß‘πª√–¡“≥ 3.8 ≈â“π‡À√’¬≠À√—∞ ºà“π∑“ßÀπà«¬ß“π∫√‘À“√§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (US Operations Mission - USOM) ·≈–Õß§å°√·¡à§◊ÕÕß§å°“√‡æ◊ËÕ°“√æ—≤π“√–À«à“ßª√–‡∑» (Agency for International Development - AID) ‡æ◊ËÕ„™â„π°“√°àÕ√â“ß·≈–π—∫πÿπ‚√ß‡√’¬π·æ∑¬å „πªï æ.». 2507 ‚√ß‡√’¬π·æ∑¬å·Ààßπ’È°≈“¬‡ªìπ·°πÀ≈—°¢Õß¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à ´÷Ëß‡ªìπ∂“∫—π¢—ÈπÕÿ¥¡»÷°…“·Ààß·√°∑’Ë‰¡à‰¥âµ—ÈßÕ¬Ÿà„π°√ÿß‡∑æœ µ—Èß·µà·√°‡√‘Ë¡¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à°Á„™â√Ÿª·∫∫°“√»÷°…“¢ÕßÕ‡¡√‘°“∑’ Ë·∫àß‡ªìπ§≥–·≈–¿“§«‘™“ ·≈–¡’

«‘™“‡Õ°À≈“¬«‘™“„Àâ‡≈◊Õ°‡√’¬π ·∑π∑’Ë®–„™â√Ÿª·∫∫¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬¢Õß‰∑¬„π¢≥–π— Èπ∑’ Ë à«π„À≠à‡πâπ “¢“«‘™“‡©æ“–‡∑à“π—Èπ „πªí®®ÿ∫—π ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à¬—ß√—°…“—¡æ—π∏¿“æ∑’ Ë¡’°—∫À√—∞œ ‚¥¬¡’°“√·≈°‡ª≈’ Ë¬π∑“ß°“√»÷°…“°—∫¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬ 40 ·Ààß „πÀ√—∞œ πÕ°®“°π’È ¬—ß¡’Õ“®“√¬åÀ≈“¬∑à“π„π¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬ ∑’ Ë‰¥â‡¥‘π∑“ß‰ª»÷°…“µàÕ„πÀ√—∞œ¿“¬„µâ‚§√ß°“√·≈°‡ª≈’Ë¬π ‡™àπ øÿ≈‰∫√∑å ·≈–‚§√ß°“√·≈°‡ª≈’Ë¬πÕ◊ËπÊ ‚§√ß°“√·≈°‡ª≈’Ë¬π „πªí®®ÿ∫—π À√—∞œ¡’∫∑∫“∑µàÕ°“√»÷°…“¢Õß‰∑¬

The U.S. Operations Mission (USOM), University of Illinois and Thai government collaborated in founding the first regional medical school, now the Faculty of Medicine of Chiang Mai University

Àπà«¬ß“π∫√‘À“√§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬Õ‘≈≈‘πÕ¬å·≈–√—∞∫“≈‰∑¬√à«¡¡◊Õ „π°“√°àÕµ—Èß‚√ß‡√’¬π·æ∑¬å·Ààß·√°„π¿Ÿ¡‘¿“§ ªí®®ÿ∫—π§◊Õ§≥–·æ∑¬»“µ√å ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à

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an English language center in Bangkok under

the name “AUA”. These centers spread to other

cities, with the U.S. providing money, teachers and

administrative assistance through the mid-1990s.

Today 20 language schools remain as the heir to

that partnership. These include AUA Chiang Mai,

established in 1957, as well as AUA branches in

Chiang Rai, Lampang and Phitsanulok.

In 1980, USAID funded the Hill Areas

Education Program of the non-formal Education

Department Effort to Promote Thai Literacy.

This educational program cooperated with local

villagers in the northernmost regions with the

intention of teaching practical goals such as

obtaining Thai citizenship or preventing drug

use. Many participants moved on to highland

development work through the UN, NGOs or

new government initiatives in later years.

U.S. Government Programs In the late 1990s, the U.S. Departments

of State and Education contributed funds to

establish two community colleges in the province

of Mae Hong Son, the first post-secondary school

institutions in this province along the Burma

border.

American UniversityAlumni Language Center (AUA) AUA Chiang Mai, which today offers language classes, cultural

programs, and an English language library, first opened in 1957 at the U.S.

Consulate under the sponsorship of the U.S. Information Service (USIS). In

1965, USIS and AUA moved from the Consulate premises to a building on

Thapae Road; the language school was managed by long-time Chiang Mai

resident Ruth Young. In 1969, USIS and AUA moved to the present compound

on Rajadamnern Road. An auditorium was added in 1973 for movies, lectures,

concerts, and exhibitions sponsored by the U.S. government with the mission

of creating mutual understanding between Thailand and the U.S.

Although AUA originally focused on teaching English to Thais, in the

mid-1980s Thai language courses were added for westerners. With the

closure of USIS Chiang Mai in 1996, AUA became a self-supporting language

school and cultural center. Today AUA Chiang Mai serves 7000 students

studying English each year and hundreds more studying Thai. The library,

which is available for the school’s language students and, for a small fee,

to the public, remains a gateway into American and Thai culture, language,

history, arts, and society.

AUA Director John Gunther and library patrons commemorated AUA’ s 10 years as a self-supporting institution in 2006

ºŸâÕ”π«¬°“√∂“∫—πÕπ¿“…“ ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ‡™’¬ß„À¡à ®ÕÀåπ °—π‡∏Õ√å ·≈–¡“™‘°Õÿª∂—¡¿åÀâÕß¡ÿ¥ √”≈÷°∂÷ß«“√–∑’Ë ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ‡ªìπ∂“∫—π∑’Ëæ÷Ëßµπ‡Õß§√∫ 10 ªï „πªï æ.». 2549




„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ ‡™àπ ‚§√ß°“√·≈°‡ª≈’Ë¬π®”π«π¡“°”À√—∫π—°‡√’¬ππ—°»÷°…“·≈–Õ“®“√¬å «‘∏’°“√Àπ÷Ëß ∑’Ëπ‘¬¡„π°“√‡¥‘π∑“ß‰ª»÷°…“√–¥—∫¡—∏¬¡ª≈“¬„πµà“ßª√–‡∑»§◊Õ°“√µ‘¥µàÕºà“π‚§√ß°“√ ‡Õ ‡Õø ‡Õ (AFS) ´÷ Ëß‰¥â√ —∫‡ß‘ππ—∫πÿπ®“°À√—∞œ ¿“¬„µâ‚§√ß°“√π’È ¡’π—°‡√’¬π‰∑¬°«à“ 5,000 §π ·≈–π—°‡√’¬πÕ‡¡√‘°—πÀ≈“¬√âÕ¬§π‰¥â¡’‚Õ°“Õ“»—¬·≈–»÷°…“„π∑—ÈßÕßª√–‡∑» πÕ°®“°π’È ¬—ß¡’”π—°ß“π·≈°‡ª≈’Ë¬π∑“ß°“√»÷°…“∑’Ë‰¡à·«ßº≈°”‰√Õ’°À≈“¬·Ààß„πÀ√—∞œ ∑’ Ë√ à«¡¥”‡π‘π‚§√ß°“√„πª√–‡∑»‰∑¬‡æ◊ ËÕàß‡√‘¡ °“√»÷°…“·≈–°“√∑”ß“π„πÀ√ —∞œ ¥ â«¬ Õ“∑‘ Council on International Educational Exchange ›CIEE, Institute for the International Education of

Students › IES ·≈– School for International Training › SIT ∑ÿπøÿ≈‰∫√∑å‡ªìπ∑ÿπ∑’ Ë¡Õ∫„Àâ·°à™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π·≈–™“«‰∑¬‡æ◊ËÕ∑”°“√§âπ§«â“ «‘®—¬ ·≈–∑”°“√Õπ„π‰∑¬À√◊ÕÀ√—∞œ µ—Èß·µàªï æ.». 2492 ‡ªìπµâπ¡“ ¡’™“«‰∑¬°«à“ 1,500 §π·≈–™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π°«à“ 500 §π ‰¥â§âπ§«â“«‘®—¬ ‡√’¬π·≈–Õπ„πÀ√—∞œ ·≈–‰∑¬ ºà“π∑ÿπøÿ≈‰∫√∑å ¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ¢Õß‰∑¬‡ªìπ∂“π∑’Ë´÷ËßºŸâ‰¥â√—∫∑ÿπøÿ≈‰∫√∑å™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—ππ‘¬¡¡“∑”°“√»÷°…“·≈–§âπ§«â“ ‚¥¬„π·µà≈–ªï ®–¡’ºŸâ‰¥â√—∫∑ÿπøÿ≈‰∫√∑å™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—πÕ¬à“ßπâÕ¬“¡§π∑”ß“π§âπ§«â“Õ¬Ÿà„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ ‡ªìπ‡«≈“‡°◊Õ∫ 80 ªï¡“·≈â«∑’ ËÀ√—∞Õ‡¡√‘°“¥÷ß¥Ÿ¥π—°‡√’¬π‰∑¬ ª√–‡∑»‰∑¬àßπ—°»÷°…“‰ª‡√’¬π

∂“∫—πÕπ¿“…“ ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ∂“∫—πÕπ¿“…“ ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß„À¡à´÷Ëß„πªí®®ÿ∫—π‡ªî¥Õπ¿“…“Õ—ß°ƒ…·≈–¿“…“‰∑¬ ®—¥‚§√ß°“√«—≤π∏√√¡·≈–„Àâ∫√‘°“√ÀâÕß¡ÿ¥Àπ—ß◊Õ¿“…“Õ—ß°ƒ… ‡ªî¥∑”°“√‡ªìπ§√—Èß·√°‡¡◊ËÕªï æ.». 2500 ≥ ∂“π°ßÿ≈À√—∞Õ‡¡√‘°“ ‚¥¬‰¥â√—∫°“√Õÿª∂—¡¿å®“°”π—°¢à“«“√Õ‡¡√‘°—π (United States Information Service-USIS) µàÕ¡“„πªï æ.». 2508 ¬Ÿ´‘·≈– ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ‰¥â¬â“¬ÕÕ°®“°∫√‘‡«≥∂“π°ßÿ≈‰ªÕ¬Ÿà∑’ËÕ“§“√∫π∂ππ∑à“·æ ¢≥–π—Èπ ∂“∫—πÕπ¿“…“∫√‘À“√‚¥¬ Ruth Young ´÷Ëßæ”π—°Õ¬Ÿà„π‡™’¬ß„À¡à¡“‡ªìπ‡«≈“π“π ®π„πªï æ.». 2512 ¬Ÿ´‘ ·≈– ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ °Á‰¥â¬â“¬¡“Õ¬Ÿà∑’Ë∂ππ√“™¥”‡π‘πµ√“∫∂÷ßªí®®ÿ∫—π „πªï æ.». 2516 ¡’°“√√â“ßÀÕª√–™ÿ¡‡æ‘Ë¡‡æ◊ËÕ©“¬¿“æ¬πµ√å ®—¥∫√√¬“¬ ·¥ß¥πµ√’ ·≈–®—¥π‘∑√√»°“√µà“ßÊ ∑’Ë√—∞∫“≈À√—∞œ ‡ªìπºŸâÕÿª∂—¡¿å ‚¥¬¡’¿“√°‘®§◊Õ√â“ß§«“¡‡¢â“„®∑’Ë¥’√–À«à“ßª√–‡∑»‰∑¬·≈–À√—∞œ ·¡â«à“‡¥‘¡∂“∫—πÕπ¿“…“ ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ¡ÿàß‡πâπÕπ¿“…“Õ—ß°ƒ…„Àâ§π‰∑¬ ·µà„π°≈“ß§√‘µå∑»«√√…∑’Ë 1980 (æ.». 2523-2533) °Á¡’°“√‡æ‘Ë¡À≈—°Ÿµ√¿“…“‰∑¬”À√—∫™“«µ–«—πµ° ‡¡◊ËÕ ¬Ÿ´‘ „π®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß„À¡àªî¥µ—«≈ß„πªï æ.». 2539 ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ®÷ß°≈“¬‡ªìπ∂“∫—πÕπ¿“…“·≈–»Ÿπ¬å«—≤π∏√√¡∑’Ëæ÷Ëßµπ‡Õß „πªí®®ÿ∫—π ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ‡™’¬ß„À¡à Õπ¿“…“Õ—ß°ƒ…·°àπ—°‡√’¬πªï≈– 7,000 §π ·≈–Õπ¿“…“‰∑¬·°àπ—°‡√’¬πªï≈–À≈“¬√âÕ¬§π ÀâÕß¡ÿ¥ ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ „Àâ∫√‘°“√ø√’·°àπ—°‡√’¬π¢Õß ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ·≈–„Àâ∫√‘°“√·°à“∏“√≥™π‚¥¬‡°Á∫§à“∫√‘°“√‡æ’¬ß‡≈Á°πâÕ¬ ÀâÕß¡ÿ¥·Ààßπ’È‡ªìπª√–µŸŸà«—≤π∏√√¡ ¿“…“ ª√–«—µ‘»“µ√å »‘≈ª–·≈–—ß§¡¢Õß‰∑¬·≈–À√—∞Õ‡¡√‘°“

Mrs. Ruth Young, the first director of AUA Chiang Mai, with students in 1957

π“ß√Ÿ∏ ¬—ß ºŸâÕ”π«¬°“√∂“∫—πÕπ¿“…“ ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ‡™’¬ß„À¡à §π·√°°—∫π—°‡√’¬π „πªï æ.». 2500

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variety of capacities. In 2006 a dozen volunteers

based in northern Thailand worked on projects

primarily related to education in rural areas

A look at Thai schools today reveals the

extent of U.S. influence on the Thai educational

system. The American and Thai partnership in

providing educational opportunities in northern

Thailand began with schooling taught in missionary

homes and went on to opening classroom doors

for girls, developing medical schools, and instituting

exchange programs. Early Americans in northern

Thailand who prioritized the creation of schools,

followed by later U.S.-supported programs, have

left a lasting impact in the field of Thai education.

Amb. Darryl N. Johnson (2001-2004) presented computers donated by the American Chamber of Commerce to Jakamkanatorn School in Lamphun, where he taught English as a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960s

‡Õ°Õ—§√√“™∑Ÿµ ·¥√å√‘≈ ®ÕÀåπ—π ∑”æ‘∏’¡Õ∫Õÿª°√≥å§Õ¡æ‘«‡µÕ√å ∑’ËÀÕ°“√§â“Õ‡¡√‘°—π∫√‘®“§„Àâ·°à‚√ß‡√’¬π®—°√§”§≥“∏√ ≈”æŸπ ´÷Ëß ∑à“π‡§¬Õπ¿“…“Õ—ß°ƒ…¢≥–‡ªìπÕ““¡—§√—πµ‘¿“æÕ‡¡√‘°—π „π∑»«√√… 1960

Prince Royal’s College In 1887, Rev. David G. Collins, an American missionary working under the Laos Mission of the Presbyterian Church in USA, founded the first school for boys outside of Bangkok. This “Chiengmai Boys’ School” was initially located on the west side of the Ping river at Wangsingkham. The second director, Rev. William Harris, purchased land at the present location and moved the school to the east side of the river on Nawarat Road. On Jan. 2, 1906, Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh laid the cornerstone for the first classroom building and bestowed the current name, The Prince Royal’s College. Headed by

three American directors for its first 63 years, PRC is today one of the largest schools in Chiang Mai and one that nurtures continued strong connections with

the U.S.

‚√ß‡√’¬πª√‘πå√Õ¬·¬≈å«‘∑¬“≈—¬ „πªï æ.». 2430 »“π“®“√¬å ‡¥«‘¥ ®’. §Õ≈≈‘πå ¡‘™™—ππ“√’™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π ´÷Ëß∑”ß“π°—∫‡æ√‰∫∑’‡√’¬π≈“« (Laos Mission of the Presbyterian Church) „πÀ√—∞Õ‡¡√‘°“ °àÕµ—Èß‚√ß‡√’¬π·Ààß·√°”À√—∫π—°‡√’¬π™“¬πÕ°°√ÿß‡∑æœ ç‚√ß‡√’¬π™“¬‡™’¬ß„À¡àé π’È‡¥‘¡µ—ÈßÕ¬Ÿà∑’Ë∫√‘‡«≥Ωíòßµ–«—πµ°¢Õß·¡àπÈ”ªîß∑’Ë∫â“π«—ß‘ßÀå§” ºŸâÕ”π«¬°“√‚√ß‡√’¬π§π∑’Ë 2 »“π“®“√¬å ¥√. «‘≈‡≈’¬¡ ·Œ√‘ ´◊ÈÕ∑’Ë¥‘π∑’Ë‡ªìπ∂“π∑’Ëµ—Èßªí®®ÿ∫—π·≈–¬â“¬‚√ß‡√’¬π¡“Õ¬ŸàΩíòßµ–«—πÕÕ°¢Õß·¡àπÈ”ªîß∫π∂ππ·°â«π«√—∞ „π«—π∑’Ë 2 ¡°√“§¡ æ.». 2449 ¡‡¥Á®æ√–∫√¡‚Õ√“∏‘√“™ ‡®â“øÑ“¡À“«™‘√“«ÿ∏ ¬“¡¡°ÿÆ√“™°ÿ¡“√ ∑√ß«“ß»‘≈“ƒ°…åÕ“§“√‡√’¬π·Ààß·√°·≈–æ√–√“™∑“π™◊ËÕ ª√‘πå√Õ¬·¬≈å«‘∑¬“≈—¬ ´÷Ëß‡ªìπ™◊ËÕ∑’Ë„™â„πªí®®ÿ∫—ππ’È „π™à«ß 63 ªï·√° ‚√ß‡√’¬πª√‘πå√Õ¬·¬≈å«‘∑¬“≈—¬∫√‘À“√‚¥¬ºŸ âÕ”π«¬°“√‚√ß‡√’¬π™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π 3 §π ªí®®ÿ∫—π ‚√ß‡√’¬πª√‘πå√Õ¬·¬≈å«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡ªìπÀπ÷Ëß„π‚√ß‡√’¬π∑’ Ë„À≠à∑’ Ëÿ¥„π‡™’¬ß„À¡à ·≈–‡ªìπ‚√ß‡√’¬π∑’ Ë√ —°…“§«“¡—¡æ—π∏å·π∫·πàπÕ¬à“ßµàÕ‡π◊ ËÕß°—∫À√—∞Õ‡¡√‘°“

Rev. William Harris

»“π“®“√¬å «‘≈‡≈’¬¡ ·Œ√‘


Another U.S. government institution with a

long relationship with Thailand and the north is

the Peace Corps; since 1962, some 8,000 Peace

Corps Volunteers have served in Thailand in a



µàÕ„πÀ√—∞œ ¡“°‡ªìπÕ—π¥—∫ 10 ¢Õß‚≈° ¬âÕπ‰ª„πªï æ.». 2467 §π‰∑¬À≈“¬§π∑’Ë‡§¬»÷°…“„πÀ√—∞œ ‡¡◊ËÕ‡¥‘π∑“ß°≈—∫ª√–‡∑» ‰¥â°àÕµ—Èß ç°≈ÿà¡—ß√√§å ·≈–‡°◊ÈÕ°Ÿ≈é ¢÷Èπ µàÕ¡“„™â™◊ËÕ«à“¡“§¡π—°‡√’¬π‡°à“À√—∞Õ‡¡√‘°“·≈–‡¡◊ËÕªï æ.». 2495 ∂“π‡Õ°Õ—§√-√“™∑ŸµÀ√—∞œ‰¥â√à«¡¡◊Õ°—∫¡“§¡π—°‡√’¬π‡°à“œ °àÕµ—Èß‚√ß‡√’¬πÕπ¿“…“Õ—ß°ƒ…¢÷ Èπ „π™◊ ËÕ ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ∑’ Ë°√ÿß‡∑æœ »Ÿπ¬åÕπ¿“…“π’È¢¬“¬‰ª¬—ß‡¡◊ÕßÕ◊ËπÊ ‚¥¬À√—∞œ ‡ªìπΩÉ“¬π—∫πÿπ¥â“π°“√‡ß‘π Õ“®“√¬å ·≈–„Àâ§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊Õ¥â“π°“√∫√‘À“√µ≈Õ¥™à«ß°≈“ß§√‘µå∑»«√√… 1990 ªí®®ÿ∫—π¡’∂“∫—πÕπ¿“…“ ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ ‡ªî¥“¢“ 20 ·Ààß∑—Ë«ª√–‡∑»‰∑¬ √«¡∑—Èß ∑’ Ë‡™’¬ß„À¡à∑’ Ë‡ªî¥¡“µ—Èß·µà æ.». 2500 ·≈–µàÕ¡“ ∑’Ë ‡™’¬ß√“¬ ≈”ª“ß ·≈–æ‘…≥ÿ‚≈° „πªï æ.». 2523 Õß§å°“√‡æ ◊ ËÕ°“√æ—≤π“√–À«à“ßª√–‡∑»¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (USAID) ‰¥â„Àâ‡ß ‘ππ—∫πÿπ‚§√ß°“√°“√»÷°…“”À√—∫™“«‡¢“¢Õß°√¡°“√»÷°…“πÕ°‚√ß‡√’¬π∑’Ë¡’«—µ∂ÿª√–ß§å‡æ◊ËÕàß‡√‘¡°“√√ŸâÀπ—ß◊Õ‰∑¬ ‚§√ß°“√¥—ß°≈à“«‰¥â√—∫§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ®“°™“«∫â“π„π‡¢µ®—ßÀ«—¥‡Àπ◊Õÿ¥¢Õß‰∑¬ ‚¥¬¡’‡ªÑ“À¡“¬‡æ◊ËÕÕπ„π‘Ëß∑’Ë“¡“√∂π”¡“„™âª√–‚¬™πå‰¥â ‡™àπ °“√¢Õ—≠™“µ‘‰∑¬À√◊Õ°“√ªÑÕß°—π°“√„™â ¬“‡æµ‘¥ ‡ªìπµâπ ¡’™“«∫â“π®”π«π¡“°∑’Ë√à«¡¡◊Õ µàÕ‰ª„π‚§√ß°“√æ—≤π“‡¢µ∑’Ë√“∫Ÿßºà“πÕß§å°“√Àª√–™“™“µ‘ Õß§å°√‡Õ°™π À√◊Õ‚§√ß°“√„À¡àÊ ¢Õß√—∞∫“≈„π¬ÿ§À≈—ßÊ

‚§√ß°“√¢Õß√—∞∫“≈À√—∞œ „π™à«ßª≈“¬§√‘µå∑»«√√… 1990 °√–∑√«ß°“√µà“ßª√–‡∑»·≈–°√–∑√«ß»÷°…“∏‘°“√¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ ‰¥â¡Õ∫‡ß‘ππ—∫πÿπ°“√°àÕµ—Èß«‘∑¬“≈—¬™ÿ¡™πÕß·Ààß„π®—ßÀ«—¥·¡àŒàÕßÕπ ´÷Ëßπ—∫‡ªìπ∂“∫—π°“√»÷°…“µàÕ®“°√–¥—∫¡—∏¬¡»÷°…“·Ààß·√°„π®—ßÀ«—¥∑’ Ëµ‘¥°—∫™“¬·¥πæ¡à“·Ààßπ’È ∂“∫—πÕ’°·ÀàßÀπ÷ Ëß¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ ∑’ Ë¡ ’§«“¡—¡æ—π∏åÕ—π¬“«π“π°—∫ª√–‡∑»‰∑¬·≈–¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ§◊ÕÀπà«¬Õ““¡—§√—πµ‘¿“æÀ√—∞œ (Peace Corps) µ— Èß·µàªï æ.». 2505 ‡ªìπµâπ¡“ Õ““¡—§√Àπà«¬—πµ‘¿“æÀ√—∞œ ª√–¡“≥ 8,000 §π‰¥âªØ‘∫—µ‘Àπâ“∑’Ë„πª√–‡∑»‰∑¬„π∫∑∫“∑µà“ßÊ „πªï æ.». 2549 ¡’Õ““¡—§√ 12 §π∑’Ë∑”ß“π„π‚§√ß°“√‡°’Ë¬«°—∫°“√»÷°…“„π‡¢µ™π∫∑¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ ‡¡◊ËÕ‡√“¡Õß∂“∫—π°“√»÷°…“¢Õß‰∑¬„πªí®®ÿ∫—π ‡√“®–‡ÀÁπ§«“¡‡°’ Ë¬«æ—π¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ ∑’ Ë¡’Õ‘∑∏‘æ≈ µàÕ√–∫∫°“√»÷°…“‰∑¬ §«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ√–À«à“ßÀ√—∞œ ·≈–‰∑¬„π°“√√â“ß‚Õ°“∑“ß°“√»÷°…“„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ‡√ ‘ Ë¡µâπ∑’ Ë°“√ÕπÀπ—ß◊Õ„π∫â“π¢Õß¡‘™™—ππ“√’ À≈—ß®“°π—Èπ°Á¡’°“√‡ªî¥ÀâÕß‡√’¬π„Àâ°“√»÷°…“”À√—∫‡¥Á°ºŸâÀ≠‘ß °“√°àÕµ—Èß‚√ß‡√’¬π·æ∑¬å ·≈–°“√°àÕµ—Èß‚§√ß°“√·≈°‡ª≈’Ë¬π ™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π¬ÿ§·√°Ê ∑’ËÕ“»—¬ „π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ ´÷Ëß¡Õß‡ÀÁπ§«“¡”§—≠¢Õß°“√°àÕµ—Èß‚√ß‡√’¬π µ≈Õ¥®π‚§√ß°“√µà“ßÊ ∑’Ë‰¥â√—∫°“√π—∫πÿπ®“°À√—∞œ „π‡«≈“µàÕ¡“ ‰¥âàßº≈µàÕ°“√»÷°…“¢Õß‰∑¬◊∫¡“®π∂÷ß∑ÿ°«—ππ’È

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Early Thai-American partnerships in

medicine that created the first hospitals and the

first nursing school in northern Thailand continue

today as major teaching and research projects. A

legacy of 140 years of Thai-American cooperation

in medical education produced internationally

recognized facilities such as Chiang Mai University’s

medical school and Payap University’s McCormick

Faculty of Nursing. On the research side, U.S.-

Thai collaboration has evolved to a focus on jointly

combating worldwide health threats such as HIV/

AIDS and emerging infectious diseases.

Beginning with the arrival of Dr.

C.W. Vrooman in 1872, Americans

introduced medical techniques

such as surgery, first performed

in Chiang Mai by Dr. Vrooman.

American doctors also brought to

the north medicines such as quinine,

the concept of sanitation, the

smallpox vaccine and devices such

as the X-ray. By 1900, Americans

had established hospitals in five

provinces -- Chiang Mai, Lampang,

Phrae, Nan and Chiang Rai -- with

financial support and approval from

northern princely families and local

communities.

Collaboration in Medicine


American Mission Hospital on the west side of Ping River, now the Red Cross Health Station 3

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American medical missionaries established Chiang Rai’s Overbrook Hospital in 1903; this administration building was built in 1908 with support from U.S. churches.

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The First Hospital In 1888, Dr. Vrooman constructed the first

medical establishment in northern Thailand, the

American Mission Hospital. This building on the

west bank of the Ping River, which today houses

the Thai Red Cross, was built with $10,000 from

the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian

Church in America.

In 1889, Dr. James W. McKean assumed

leadership of the American Mission Hospital,

expanding and improving the facility. In 1904 he

established a lab for the production of vaccine; his

pioneering smallpox vaccination program reached

McCormick Hospital The American Mission Hospital in Chiang Mai

began as a small medical facility in 1888, with the first

permanent building erected in 1892. The hospital took

the name McCormick in 1925 in tribute to the funding

provided by American donor Mrs. Cyrus McCormick

of Chicago, whose family founded the International

Harvester Corporation.

HRH Prince Mahidol, father of HM King Bhumipol,

worked at McCormick Hospital in 1929 after graduating

from Harvard Medical School in the U.S. Unable to serve

a residency in Bangkok because of his royal status and

having become interested in McCormick’s work with

malaria, TB, and surgery during an earlier visit, the Prince

chose to work and study in Chiang Mai with American

missionary and hospital director Dr. Edwin C. Cort. Prince

Mahidol’s residency and contributions are commemorated

in a small exhibit at McCormick, today a modern general

hospital that sees nearly 60,000 patients annually.

Dr. Edwin C. Cort and Mabel Gilson Cort

π“¬·æ∑¬å‡ÕÁ¥«‘π §Õ√å∑ ·≈–π“ß¡“‡∫≈ °‘≈—π §Õ√å∑

people throughout the country. In 1908, Dr. Edwin

C. Cort became the new director. He moved the

hospital to the east side of the river in 1920, later

renaming it “McCormick Hospital” in recognition of

financial support from a far-away benefactor, Mrs.

Cyrus McCormick of Chicago, Illinois. The prince

of Chiang Mai, Chao Kaew Nawarat, and Princess

Dararasmi also donated money.

McCormick Hospital is particularly proud that

Prince Mahidol, widely known as the father of Thai

medicine, practiced there in 1929 after completing

medical training at Harvard University and MIT in

the U.S., Prince Mahidol had shown interest in




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working at the hospital as early as 1925 when he

discussed the matter with Dr. Cort while presiding

over a ceremony there.

Treatment For Lepers Early American missionaries in northern

Thailand such as Dr. McKean often filled many roles

at once. In addition to his work at the American

Mission Hospital, Dr. McKean founded Southeast

Asia’s first leprosy sanatorium in Chiang Mai. He

was inspired to begin this effort when lepers,

hearing rumors of modern medical treatment,

Prince Mahidol at the opening of the Chiang Mai dispensary on Jan. 14, 1925, a day after he presided at the opening ceremony of McCormick Hospital on Jan. 13.

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McKean Rehabilitation Center and Hospital The Chiangmai Leper Asylum, founded by Dr. James

McKean in 1908, was the first center in Thailand for

leprosy sufferers.

Shunned by society, people afflicted with leprosy

began coming as early as 1892 to the American Mission

Hospital, where they received treatment from Dr. McKean.

In 1906, Prince Intawarorot gave Dr. McKean 160 acres

on an island in the Ping River that had been abandoned

for many years as the home of a rogue elephant and,

later, his evil spirit. In 1908, seven leprosy victims and two

children moved to the deserted island, which was then

accessible only by boat. By the time the leprosarium was

officially opened on June 11, 1913, it held 100 resident

patients.

The Leper Asylum developed as a unique

commune, supported by the American Presbyterian

Mission, the American Mission to Lepers, other foreign

benefactors, and an annual stipend of 9,000 baht from

the Thai government. During the 1920s, schools were

built, patients began to carry out much of the work

of the asylum, and a system of self-government was

established. HM King Rama VII visited in 1927, later

honoring Dr. McKean with the Order of the White Elephant

and the Order of the Crown of Siam. By the time of

Dr. McKean’s retirement in 1931, the center had 143

buildings, including the Hays Memorial Clinic, a church,

a recreation center, a school, a sewing factory, and a tool

and furniture factory.

In 1948 the Chiang Mai Leper Asylum was renamed

the McKean Leper Home. As cures for leprosy became

available, the facility revamped and expanded its mission.

Today the 100-year-old McKean Rehabilitation Center

and Hospital works with Thai citizens facing a variety

of diseases and disabilities, offering rehabilitation,

prosthetics, occupational therapy and other services in

the former leper colony.




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Õ‘√‘¬“¿√≥å™â“ß‡º◊Õ°·≈–‡§√◊ ËÕß√“™Õ‘√‘¬“¿√≥å¡ß°ÿÆ‰∑¬·°à π“¬·æ∑¬å·¡§‡§π ‡¡◊ËÕπ“¬·æ∑¬å·¡§‡§π‡°…’¬≥Õ“¬ÿ„πªï æ.». 2474 ∂“∫—π¡’Õ“§“√ 143 À≈—ß ´÷Ëß√«¡∂÷ß§≈’π‘§ Hays Memorial ‚∫∂å »Ÿπ¬å—π∑π“°“√ ‚√ß‡√’¬π ‚√ßß“π‡¬Á∫ºâ“ ‚√ßß“π‡§√◊ËÕß¡◊Õ·≈–‡§√◊ËÕß‡√◊Õπ „πªï æ.». 2491 π‘§¡ºŸâªÉ«¬‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπ‡™’¬ß„À¡à‡ª≈’Ë¬π™◊ËÕ‡ªìπ∂“∫—πß‡§√“–ÀåºŸâªÉ«¬‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπ·¡§·§π ‡¡◊ËÕ¡’«‘∏’√—°…“‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπ„ÀâÀ“¬‰¥â ∂“∫—πœ °Á∑”°“√ª√—∫ª√ÿß·≈–¢¬“¬¢Õ∫‡¢µ¿“√°‘®ÕÕ°‰ª ªí®®ÿ∫—π∂“∫—π·¡§·§π‡æ◊ËÕ°“√øóôπøŸ¿“æ·≈–‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈∑’Ë¡’Õ“¬ÿ‰¥â 100 ªï·≈â« ·≈–∑”ß“π√à«¡°—∫§π‰∑¬„π°“√µàÕŸâ‚√§¿—¬·≈–§«“¡æ‘°“√µà“ßÊ ‚¥¬„Àâ∫√‘°“√øóôπøŸ¿“æ ∫√‘°“√Õ«—¬«–‡∑’¬¡ °“√√—°…“ºŸâªÉ«¬¥â«¬°“√∑”°‘®°√√¡∑“ß—ß§¡À√◊ÕΩñ°Õ“™’æ œ≈œ „πÕ¥’µπ‘§¡‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπ·Ààßπ’È

Church at McKean Rehabilitation Center and Hospital

‚∫∂å∑’Ë∂“∫—π·¡§·§π‡æ◊ËÕ°“√øóôπøŸ¿“æ·≈–‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈

Memorial to Dr. James McKean

Õπÿ√≥åπ“¬·æ∑¬å ‡®¡å ·¡§‡§π

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began to gather in front of the

American Mission Hospital.

Dr. McKean secured funding

from the American Leprosy

Mission and the Presbyterian

Church USA; Chiang Mai

Prince Intawarorot granted

McKean 160 acres of land for

the sanatorium in which the

disabled could live together

in one self-contained com-

munity. Lepers from all over

the country flocked to the

McKean Center, most of

them walking or traveling

at night in order to hide

their disfigurement from the

public.

As the center made headway in eliminating

leprosy in Thailand, the facility expanded its

mission to all forms of disabilities and now offers

rehabilitation services to accident victims, as well

as those with polio, paralysis, victims of stroke and

the aging. Today the McKean Rehabilitation Center

is recognized throughout the world, attracting

staff, doctors and volunteers from the U.S. as

well as other countries.

Medical Education From the beginning of their involvement

in northern Thailand, the American medical

missionaries aspired to build medical schools.

Dr. Cort’s efforts in 1916 to open such a school in

Chiang Mai with four Thai medical students in a

building at Prince Royal’s College became instead

a nursing school, founded in 1923 by Dr. Cort

with the financial help of Mrs. Cyrus McCormick.

This institution was the first nursing school outside

Bangkok and only the third in the nation.

Graduating its first class in 1926, McCormick

Nursing School expanded rapidly and gained

a reputation as one of the most prestigious

nursing schools in the region. The support of

Chiang Mai’s princely family again helped, as the

granddaughter of Prince Chao Kaew Nawarat,

Princess Wongchan Na Chiengmai, attended the

school and later used her skills to care for Princess

Dararasami, consort of King Chulalongkorn, and

her aging grandfather.

Today, most U.S.medical involvement in

northern Thailand is research related, including

the work of the Research Institute for Health

Sciences (RIHES) at Chiang Mai University and

the U.S. government’s Centers for Disease Control

(CDC) and Armed Forces Research Institute for

Medical Sciences (AFRIMS).

Dr. James W. McKean established both McCormick Hospital and the Chiang Mai Leper Asylum and produced smallpox vaccine for hospitals throughout the country.

π“¬·æ∑¬å‡®¡å ·¡§·§π °àÕµ—Èß∑—Èß‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈·¡§§Õ√å¡‘§·≈–π‘§¡ºŸâªÉ«¬‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπ‡™’¬ß„À¡à ·≈–º≈‘µ«—§´’πΩï¥“…„Àâ‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈∑—Ë«ª√–‡∑»




‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈ „πªï æ.». 2472 À≈—ß∑√ß”‡√Á®°“√»÷°…“«‘™“·æ∑¬å∑’ Ë¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬Œ“√å«“√å¥ ·≈–∂“∫—π ‡ÕÁ¡‰Õ∑’ æ√–Õß§å∑√ß·¥ß§«“¡πæ√–∑—¬∑’ Ë®– ∑√ßß“π„π‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈¡“µ—Èß·µàªï æ.». 2468 (1925) ‡¡◊ ËÕæ√–Õß§å∑√ß‡¥Á®¡“‡ªìπÕß§åª√–∏“π„πæ‘∏’∑’ Ë ‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈ ·≈–‰¥â∑√ß·®âß„Àâπ“¬·æ∑¬å§Õ√å∑ ∑√“∫∂÷ß§«“¡πæ√–∑—¬¢Õßæ√–Õß§å °“√√—°…“ºŸâªÉ«¬‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπ ¡‘™™—ππ“√’Õ‡¡√‘°—π√ÿàπ·√°∑’Ë‡¥‘π∑“ß¡“¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ¢Õß‰∑¬ Õ“∑‘ π“¬·æ∑¬å·¡§‡§π¡—°¡’∫∑∫“∑ À≈“¬Õ¬à“ß„π‡«≈“‡¥ ’¬«° —π πÕ°®“°∑”ß“π∑’ Ë ‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈Õ‡¡√‘°—π¡‘™™—Ëπ·≈â« π“¬·æ∑¬å·¡§‡§π¬—ß°àÕµ—Èßπ‘§¡·≈–∂“πæ¬“∫“≈ºŸâªÉ«¬‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπ¢÷Èπ ∑’Ë‡™’¬ß„À¡àÀ≈—ß®“°∑’ËºŸâªÉ«¬‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπ´÷Ëß‰¥â¬‘π¢à“«≈◊Õ‡°’ Ë¬«°—∫«‘∏ ’°“√√—°…“‚√§·∫∫¡—¬„À¡àæ“°—π¡“™ÿ¡πÿ¡°—πÀπâ“‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈Õ‡¡√‘°—π¡‘™™—Ëπ π“¬·æ∑¬å·¡§‡§π¢Õ∑ÿπ°àÕ√â“ßπ‘§¡·≈–∂“πæ¬“∫“≈®“° American Leprosy Mission ·≈–§√‘µ®—°√‡æ√ ‰∫∑’‡√’¬π πÕ°®“°π’È ‡®â“Õ‘π∑«‚√√¬—ß∑√ß∫√‘®“§∑’Ë¥‘π¢π“¥ 400 ‰√à ‡æ◊ËÕ„™âª≈Ÿ°√â“ß∂“π∑’Ë”À√—∫ºŸâªÉ«¬‚√§‡√◊ ÈÕπ®–‰¥âÕ“»—¬Õ¬Ÿà√à«¡°—π À≈—ß®“°π—ÈπºŸâªÉ«¬ ‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπ®“°∑—Ë«ª√–‡∑»‰¥âæ“°—π‡¥‘π∑“ß¡“∑’Ë»Ÿπ¬å·¡§‡§π ‚¥¬à«π„À≠à‡¥‘π∑“ß¡“¥â«¬‡∑â“ ·≈–®–‡¥‘π∑“ß‡©æ“–‡«≈“°≈“ß§◊π‡æ◊ËÕ∑’ Ë§π®–‰¥â‰¡à‡ÀÁπ§«“¡æ‘°≈æ‘°“√¢Õßæ«°‡¢“ ‡¡◊ ËÕ»Ÿπ¬åºŸ âªÉ«¬‚√§‡√◊ ÈÕπ·Ààßπ’ Èª√–∫§«“¡ §◊∫Àπâ“„π°“√°”®—¥‚√§‡√◊ÈÕπÕÕ°‰ª®“°ª√–‡∑»‰∑¬ »Ÿπ¬åœ °Á‰¥â¢¬“¬ß“πÕÕ°‰ª§√Õ∫§≈ÿ¡°“√√—°…“ºŸâ

æ‘°“√Õ◊ËπÊ ¥â«¬ „πªí®®ÿ∫—π »Ÿπ¬åœ „Àâ°“√∫”∫—¥øóôπøŸºŸâª√–∫Õÿ∫—µ‘‡Àµÿ ºŸâªÉ«¬‚√§‚ª≈‘‚Õ Õ—¡æ“µ ºŸâªÉ«¬‚√§‡âπ‡≈◊Õ¥„π¡Õß·µ° ·≈–ºŸâŸßÕ“¬ÿ ªí®®ÿ∫—π∂“∫—π·¡§‡§π‡æ◊ËÕ°“√øóôπøŸ¿“æ·≈–‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈‰¥â√—∫°“√¬Õ¡√—∫®“°∑—Ë«‚≈° ·≈–¡’‡®â“Àπâ“∑’Ë ·æ∑¬å ·≈–Õ““¡—§√®“°À√—∞œ ·≈–ª√–‡∑»Õ◊ ËπÊ π„® ¡“∑”ß“π∑’Ëπ’Ë °“√»÷°…“«‘™“·æ∑¬å ®“°®ÿ¥‡√ ‘ Ë¡µ âπ¢Õß°“√‡¢ â“¡“¡’∫∑∫“∑„π ¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ ¡‘™™—ππ“√’Õ‡¡√ ‘° —π∑’ Ë ‡ª ìπ·æ∑¬å° Áµ — Èß §«“¡À«—ß∑’Ë®–√â“ß‚√ß‡√’¬π·æ∑¬å¢÷Èπ §«“¡æ¬“¬“¡¢Õßπ“¬·æ∑¬å§Õ√å∑ „πªï æ.». 2459 ∑’ Ë®–‡ªî¥‚√ß‡√’¬π·æ∑¬å¢÷Èπ∑’ËÕ“§“√À≈—ßÀπ÷Ëß„π‚√ß‡√’¬πª√‘πå

Dr. Edwin C. Cort providing medical services in the field

π“¬·æ∑¬å‡ÕÁ¥«‘π ´’ §Õ√å∑·≈–∑’¡‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈·¡§§Õ√å¡‘§ ÕÕ°µ√«®√—°…“§π‰¢â„π™π∫∑

§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ¥â“π°“√·æ∑¬å



The Research Institute for Health Sciences is

the outgrowth of a project that began forty years

ago when St. Louis University and the National

Institutes of Health funded the Malnutrition

and Anemia Center (MALAN) in Chiang Mai,

focused on child health research. Chiang Mai

University’s Faculty of Medicine, founded with U.S.

government support, worked closely with MALAN

in these developmental years. In 1978, the center,

renamed RIHES, became a free-standing research

institute partnered with the university.

Since 1992, the Johns Hopkins University

HIV/AIDS Research Program funded by the National

Institutes of Health and U.S. Public Health Service

has conducted research in Chiang Mai on safe

and effective treatments and prevention strategies

against HIV/AIDS. RIHES currently researches

methamphetamine users and their peer drug

and sexual networks to determine the feasibility

of community-based Voluntary Counseling and

Testing in rural Chiang Mai Province. Additionally,

RIHES trains Thai researchers in epidemiology,

data and laboratory management, virology,

behavioral science, research ethics, and clinical

trials.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control opened

a field station at Chiang Rai in 1991 for research

on HIV/AIDS, which was spreading rapidly in the

region. As a successful national campaign raised

awareness and slowed the spread of HIV/AIDS,

the CDC research broadened its focus to include

diseases such as of chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes

and tuberculosis. After 16 years of productive

collaboration, CDC planned to conclude these

activities by the end of 2007.

Agnes Louise Barland, co-founder of McCormick Nursing School and Head Nurse of McCormick Hospital

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‰¥ â¡Õ∫∑ ÿπ„π°“√° àÕµ — È ß»Ÿπ¬å«‘® —¬‚≈À‘µ«‘∑¬“·≈– ∑ÿ‚¿™π“°“√ (Malnutrition and Anemia Center - MALAN) ¢÷Èπ∑’Ë‡™’¬ß„À¡à ‚¥¬‡πâπ°“√«‘® —¬‡°’ Ë¬«°—∫ÿ¢¿“æ‡¥Á° §≥–·æ∑¬»“µ√å ¡À“-«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à ´÷Ëß°àÕµ—Èß¢÷Èπ‚¥¬‰¥â√—∫°“√π—∫πÿπ®“°√—∞∫“≈À√—∞œ ∑”ß“π„°≈â™‘¥°—∫»Ÿπ¬å«‘®—¬‚≈À‘µ«‘∑¬“·≈–∑ÿ‚¿™π“°“√µ≈Õ¥™à«ß‡«≈“∑’Ëºà“π¡“ „πªï æ.». 2521 »Ÿπ¬å«‘®—¬‚≈À‘µ«‘∑¬“·≈–∑ÿ‚¿™π“°“√ ´÷Ëß‡ª≈’Ë¬π™◊ ËÕ‡ªìπ∂“∫—π«‘®—¬«‘∑¬“-»“µ√åÿ¢¿“æ ‰¥â°≈“¬¿“æ‡ªìπ∂“∫—π«‘®—¬Õ‘√– ·µà∑”ß“π√à«¡°—∫¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à π—∫µ—Èß·µàªï æ.». 2535 ‡ªìπµâπ¡“ ‚§√ß°“√«‘®—¬‡™◊ ÈÕ‡ÕÁ™‰Õ«’·≈–‚√§‡Õ¥å¢Õß¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬®ÕÀåπå ŒÕª°‘πå∑’ Ë‰¥â√—∫‡ß‘ππ—∫πÿπ®“°∂“∫—πÿ¢¿“æ ·Ààß™“µ‘¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ ·≈–”π—°ß“π“∏“√≥ÿ¢À√—∞œ ‰¥â∑”°“√«‘®—¬∑’Ë‡™’¬ß„À¡à‡°’Ë¬«°—∫«‘∏’°“√√—°…“ºŸâµ‘¥‡™◊ÈÕ‡ÕÁ™‰Õ«’·≈–‚√§‡Õ¥åÕ¬à“ßª≈Õ¥¿—¬·≈–¡’ª√–‘∑∏‘¿“æ ·≈–«‘∏’°“√ªÑÕß°—π‚√§ „π¢≥–π’È∂“∫—π«‘®—¬«‘∑¬“»“µ√åÿ¢¿“æ°”≈—ß§âπ§«â“‡°’Ë¬«°—∫ºŸâµ‘¥¬“∫â“ ·≈–‡§√◊Õ¢à“¬ºŸâµ‘¥¬“·≈–¡’‡æ»—¡æ—π∏å¿“¬„π°≈ÿà¡ ∑—Èßπ’È‡æ◊ËÕæ‘®“√≥“

Dr. E.C. Cort and Miss Barland, founders of McCormick Nursing School, with Chao Wongchan Na Chiengmai (center in the third row from the bottom), Mrs. Cort and other nurses.

π“¬·æ∑¬å§Õ√å∑ ·≈–¡‘∫“√å·≈π¥å ºŸ â√à«¡°àÕµ—Èß‚√ß‡√’¬πæ¬“∫“≈·¡§§Õ√å¡‘§ °—∫‡®â“«ß»å®—π∑√å ≥ ‡™’¬ß„À¡à (¬◊π°≈“ß·∂«∑’Ë“¡®“°≈à“ß) ¡‘´‘§Õ√å∑ ·≈–∫ÿ§≈“°√°“√æ¬“∫“≈

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then continue today, building on a valuable legacy

in a wide variety of teaching and research projects

to focus on jointly combating worldwide health

threats.

Beginning 140 years ago, U.S. medical

pioneers laid the groundwork for the first clinics,

hospitals and nursing education in northern

Thailand. The Thai-U.S. partnerships established

Representatives of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health talk with HRH Princess Sirindhorn at a Consulate reception in Jan. 2003. The Princess joined the Hopkins group earlier that day in visiting collaborative research projects underway with the Research Institute for Health Sciences (RIHES) of Chiang Mai University

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) helped fund the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinic in Chiang Rai, shown here at the Jan. 24, 1994 opening with Provincial Chief Medical Officer Supachai Saisorn, Gov. Kamron Booncherd, Amb. David Lambertson (1991-95), HIV/AIDS Collaboration Director Dr. T imothy Mastro and Chiang Rai Hospital Director Dr. Renu Srismit. The HIV/AIDS Collaboration later became the Thailand MOPH-U.S. CDC Collaboration (TUC)

æ‘∏’‡ªî¥§≈‘π‘§°“¡‚√§ ®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß√“¬ ÷Ëß»Ÿπ¬å§«∫§ÿ¡‚√§¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ π—∫πÿπ∑“ß°“√‡ß‘π ‡¡◊ËÕ«—π∑’Ë 24 ¡°√“§¡ 2537 (®“°´â“¬) π“¬·æ∑¬å“∏“√≥ÿ¢®—ßÀ«—¥ π.æ. »ÿ¿™—¬ “¬»√ ºŸâ«à“√“™°“√®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß√“¬ π“¬§”√≥ ∫ÿ≠‡™‘¥ ‡Õ°Õ—§√√“™∑Ÿµ ‡¥«‘∑ ‡Õø ·≈¡‡∫√‘µ—π (2534-38) ºŸâÕ”π«¬°“√»Ÿπ¬å§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ°“√«‘®—¬‚√§‡Õ¥å π.æ. ∑‘¡‚¡∏’ ¥’ ·¡‚∑√ ·≈– ºŸâÕ”π«¬°“√‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß√“¬ æ.≠. ‡√≥Ÿ »√’¡‘µ ªí®®ÿ∫—π§◊Õ»Ÿπ¬å§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ‰∑¬-À√—∞œ ¥â“π“∏“√≥ÿ¢

§«“¡‡ªìπ‰ª‰¥â„π°“√°àÕµ—Èß»Ÿπ¬å„Àâ§”ª√÷°…“·≈–µ√«®À“‡™◊ ÈÕ¢÷ Èπ„π™ÿ¡™π„π‡¢µ™π∫∑¢Õß‡™’¬ß„À¡à πÕ°®“°π’È ∂“∫—π«‘®—¬«‘∑¬“»“µ√åÿ¢¿“æ¬—ß™à«¬ Ωñ°Õ∫√¡π—°«‘®—¬™“«‰∑¬„π“¢“√–∫“¥«‘∑¬“ °“√∫√‘À“√®—¥°“√¢âÕ¡Ÿ≈·≈–ÀâÕßªØ‘∫—µ‘°“√ ‰«√—«‘∑¬“ æƒµ‘°√√¡»“µ√å ®√‘¬∏√√¡„π°“√«‘®—¬ ·≈–°“√ ∑¥≈Õß∑“ß§≈‘π‘§ »Ÿπ¬å§«∫§ÿ¡‚√§¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ ‡ªî¥”π—°ß“π ¿“§π“¡∑’Ë®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß√“¬„πªï æ.». 2534 ‚¥¬ ¡ÿàß‡πâπ∑’Ë°“√«‘®—¬‡™◊ÈÕ‡ÕÁ™‰Õ«’·≈–‚√§‡Õ¥å ´÷Ëß°”≈—ß ·æ√à√–∫“¥Õ¬à“ß√«¥‡√Á«„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ „π¢≥–∑’Ë°“√√≥√ß§å∑— Ë«ª√–‡∑»ª√–∫§«“¡”‡√Á®„π°“√‡æ‘ Ë¡®‘µ”π÷°¢Õßª√–™“™π·≈–™–≈Õ°“√·æ√à√–∫“¥¢Õß

‚√§ »Ÿπ¬å§«∫§ÿ¡‚√§¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ °Á‰¥â¢¬“¬¢Õ∫‡¢µ°“√«‘®—¬„Àâ§√Õ∫§≈ÿ¡‚√§Õ◊ËπÊ ¥â«¬‡™àπ ‚√§ÀπÕß„π ‡√‘¡ ·≈–«—≥‚√§ À≈—ß®“°∑’Ë¡’§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ°—πÕ¬à“ß¡’ª√–‘∑∏‘º≈‡ªìπ‡«≈“ 16 ªï »Ÿπ¬å§«∫§ÿ¡‚√§¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ ¡’·ºπ®–ªî¥°‘®°√√¡µà“ßÊ ¿“¬„πªï 2550 π—∫‡ªìπ‡«≈“ 140 ªï·≈â« ∑’ËºŸâ∫ÿ°‡∫‘°∑“ß°“√·æ∑¬å™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π‰¥âªŸæ◊ Èπ∞“π”À√—∫°“√°àÕµ— Èß§≈‘π‘§ ‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈ ·≈–‚√ß‡√’¬πæ¬“∫“≈·Ààß·√°„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ¢Õß‰∑¬ §«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ∑“ß°“√·æ∑¬å√–À«à“ß‰∑¬·≈–À√—∞œ µ°∑Õ¥µàÕ¡“®π∂÷ßªí®®ÿ∫—π„π√Ÿª·∫∫¢Õß‚§√ß°“√„Àâ°“√»÷°…“·≈–‚§√ß°“√«‘®—¬§âπ§«â“ ‚¥¬¡’‡ªÑ“À¡“¬‡æ◊ËÕ√à«¡¡◊Õ°—πµàÕŸâ°—∫¿—¬§ÿ°§“¡∑“ßÿ¢¿“æ∑’Ë¡’Õ¬Ÿà„π‚≈°

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Partnerships in Sustainable Development

In partnership with the Royal Thai

Government and the United Nations, the U.S.

has been instrumental in Thailand’s successful

efforts to eliminate opium and develop sustainable

agriculture in the northern region. The U.S.

Department of Agriculture, the Department of

State, U.S. Agency for International Development

(USAID) and the Drug Enforcement Administration

(DEA) have all been part of this effort.

In addition to U.S. government programs,

U.S. academics, researchers, missionaries and

business people contributed to rural development

initiatives that led to Thailand being recognized

as a world model in the area of crop substitution

and drug reduction. U.S. foundations such as

Ford and Rockefeller supported training and

research in agricultural areas, initiating programs

which continue to this day; the Ford Foundation’s

work in agriculture and social sciences include the

Multiple Cropping Project and the Regional Center

for Social Science and Sustainable Development

at Chiang Mai University.

The Thai government outlawed the

production of opium in 1959, a first step in the

effort to eliminate the infamous narcotics trade

of the Golden Triangle by introducing new crops

and agricultural techniques to hill tribes and other

northern farmers. HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej

expressed his concern in 1969 about the well-


The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’ s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) collaborated with the Thai government from 1973-1986 on alternative crops to opium poppies. This Oct. 1977 photo shows Maejo College President Vipata Wangsai, ARS head Dr. Donald W. Fisher and HSH Prince Bhisatej Rajani, Chairman of the Royal Project Foundation

ß“π«‘®—¬‡°…µ√ °√–∑√«ß‡°…µ√À√—∞œ √à«¡¡◊Õ°—∫√—∞∫“≈‰∑¬√–À«à“ßªï æ.». 2516-2529 „π°“√ª≈Ÿ°æ◊™∑¥·∑πΩîòπ ¿“æ‡¡◊ËÕ‡¥◊Õπµÿ≈“§¡ 2520 (®“°´â“¬) Õ“®“√¬å «‘¿“µ ∫ÿ≠»√’ «—ß´â“¬ Õ∏‘°“√∂“∫—π‡∑§‚π‚≈¬’°“√‡°…µ√·¡à‚®â ¥√. ‚¥π—≈¥å ¥—∫∫≈‘«. øî™‡™Õ√å À—«Àπâ“ΩÉ“¬ß“π«‘®—¬‡°…µ√ °√–∑√«ß‡°…µ√À√—∞œ À¡àÕ¡‡®â“¿’»‡¥™ √—™π’ Õß§åª√–∏“π¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘‚§√ß°“√À≈«ß



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√—∞∫“≈À√—∞œ ¿“¬„µâ§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ°—∫√—∞∫“≈‰∑¬·≈–Àª√–™“™“µ‘¡’∫∑∫“∑”§—≠„π§«“¡æ¬“¬“¡¢Õßª√–‡∑»‰∑¬„π°“√‡≈‘°ª≈Ÿ°Ωî òπ·≈–æ—≤π“·π«∑“ß°“√‡°…µ√·∫∫¬—Ëß¬◊π¢÷Èπ„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ ´÷Ëß§«“¡æ¬“¬“¡¥—ß°≈à“«‰¥âª√–∫º≈”‡√Á®Õ¬à“ß¥’ °√–∑√«ß‡°…µ√·≈–°√–∑√«ß°“√µà“ßª√–‡∑»À√—∞œ Õß§å°“√‡æ◊ËÕ°“√æ—≤π“√–À«à“ßª√–‡∑» (U.S. Agency for International Development › USAID) ·≈–”π—°ß“πª√“∫ª√“¡¬“‡æµ‘¥¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (Drug Enforcement Agency › DEA) ≈â«π‡ªìπà«πÀπ÷Ëß¢Õß§«“¡æ¬“¬“¡¥—ß°≈à“« πÕ°®“°‚§√ß°“√¢Õß√ —∞∫“≈À√—∞œ ·≈â« π—°«‘™“°“√ π—°«‘®—¬ ¡‘™™—ππ“√’ ·≈–π—°∏ÿ√°‘®¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ °Á¡’à«π™à«¬„π‚§√ß°“√æ—≤π“™π∫∑¢Õß‰∑¬ ´÷ Ëß∑”„Àâ‰∑¬‰¥â√—∫°“√¬°¬àÕß„Àâ‡ªìπ·∫∫Õ¬à“ß√–¥—∫‚≈°„π°“√ª≈Ÿ°æ◊™∑¥·∑π·≈–°“√≈¥°“√„™â¬“‡æµ‘¥ ¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ ‡™àπ ¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘øÕ√å¥·≈–¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘√Õ°°’È‡ø≈‡≈Õ√å ‰¥â„Àâ°“√π—∫πÿπ°“√Õ∫√¡·≈–°“√§âπ§«â“∑“ß°“√‡°…µ√ ·≈–°àÕ„Àâ‡°‘¥‚§√ß°“√µà“ßÊ ∑’Ë¥”‡π‘πß“π¡“®π∂÷ß∑ÿ°«—ππ’È º≈ß“π¥â“π°“√‡°…µ√·≈–—ß§¡»“µ√å¢Õß¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘øÕ√å¥¡’Õ“∑‘ ‚§√ß°“√ª≈Ÿ°æ◊™À¡ÿπ‡«’¬π ·≈–»Ÿπ¬å¿Ÿ¡‘¿“§¥â“π—ß§¡»“µ√å·≈–°“√æ—≤π“·∫∫¬—Ëß¬◊π¢Õß ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à

„πªï æ.». 2502 √—∞∫“≈‰∑¬ª√–°“»„Àâ°“√ º≈‘µΩîòπ‡ªìπ°“√°√–∑”∑’Ëº‘¥°ÆÀ¡“¬ π—∫‡ªìπ§«“¡æ¬“¬“¡°â“«·√°„π°“√°”®—¥°“√§â“¬“‡æµ‘¥ Õ—π‡≈◊ËÕß™◊ËÕ„π∫√‘‡«≥“¡‡À≈’Ë¬¡∑Õß§”¥â«¬°“√π”æ◊™™π‘¥„À¡à·≈–‡∑§π‘§∑“ß°“√‡°…µ√·∫∫„À¡à¡“·π–π”·°à™“«‡¢“·≈–‡°…µ√°√∑“ß¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ „πªï æ.». 2512 æ√–∫“∑¡‡¥Á®æ√–‡®â“Õ¬ŸàÀ—«¿Ÿ¡‘æ≈Õ¥ÿ≈¬‡¥™ ∑√ß·¥ß§«“¡Àà«ß„¬„π§«“¡‡ªìπÕ¬Ÿà¢Õß™“«‡¢“„π

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Amb. Ralph Boyce visited the Royal Project Development Center in Nong Hoi, Chiang Mai province, with Director Pornthip Polperm on Feb. 8, 2007.

‡Õ°Õ—§√√“™∑ŸµÀ√—∞œ √“≈åø ∫Õ¬´å ‡¬’Ë¬¡™¡»Ÿπ¬åæ—≤π“‚§√ß°“√À≈«ß ÀπÕßÀÕ¬ ·≈–§ÿ≥æ√∑‘æ¬å º≈‡æ‘Ë¡ ºŸâÕ”π«¬°“√ ‡¡◊ËÕ«—π∑’Ë 8 °ÿ¡¿“æ—π∏å 2550



being of hilltribes in northern

Thailand and their use of

opium as a threat to Thailand’s

standard of living and security.

His Majesty subsequently

directed efforts to finding

suitable replacement crops

for opium, and in 1972 the

UN partnered with the King’s

initial alternative development

project.

The following year, 1973,

marked the beginning of

major U.S. counter-narcotics

programs, ranging from crop

substitution to law enforcement.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began

funding agricultural research on potential poppy

replacement crops while, in the same year, DEA

opened its Chiang Mai office and the Embassy’s

Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) launched efforts

in interdiction, law enforcement, crop substitution,

opium eradication and demand reduction.

Many USDA funded projects were carried

out at the Ang Khang Research and Development

Station, established in 1974 by the Royal Highland

Agriculture Development Project, and now part of

the Royal Project Foundation. In coordination with

Kasetsart University and Chiang Mai University,

USDA sought marketable crops capable of growing

in the highlands. Peaches and other deciduous

fruits were the first successful products.

In 1976, USDA began funding an agricultural

extension program in northern Thailand that

developed and cultivated a range of crops

at five sites. USDA’s Agricultural Research

Service financed and coordinated the cultivation

of mushrooms, potatoes, chrysanthemum

tea, carnations, coffee, herbs and spices and

macadamia nuts as well as the raising of sheep.

Many of the fruits, flowers and vegetables first

introduced to the north through these programs

are now marketed under the Doi Kham brand of

Consul Mack Tanner at the Highland Research and Training Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University in the mid-1970s

°ßÿ≈¡Õ√‘ ‡ÕÁ¡ ·∑π‡πÕ√å ∑’Ë»Ÿπ¬å«‘®—¬·≈–Ωñ°Õ∫√¡∑’ËŸß §≥–‡°…µ√»“µ√å ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à °≈“ß∑»«√√… 1970




¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ æ√–Õß§å∑√ßÀà«ß«à“°“√∑’Ë™“«‡¢“µ‘¥Ωîòπ®–∑”„Àâ‡ªìπ¿—¬§ÿ°§“¡µàÕ¡“µ√∞“π§«“¡‡ªìπÕ¬Ÿà·≈–§«“¡¡—Ëπ§ß¢Õßª√–‡∑»‰∑¬ µàÕ¡“æ√–Õß§å∑√ß‡ªìπºŸâπ”„π°“√À“æ◊™¡“ª≈Ÿ°∑¥·∑πΩîòπ ·≈–„πªï æ.». 2515 Àª√–™“™“µ‘°Á‰¥â√à«¡‚§√ß°“√ª≈Ÿ°æ◊™∑¥·∑π´÷Ëßæ√–∫“∑¡‡¥Á®æ√–‡®â“Õ¬ŸàÀ—«∑√ß√‘‡√‘Ë¡‰«â „πªïµàÕ¡“§◊Õ æ.». 2516 π—∫‡ªìπ®ÿ¥‡√‘Ë¡µâπ¢Õß‚§√ß°“√ª√“∫ª√“∫¬“‡æµ‘¥”§—≠Ê ¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ π—∫µ—Èß·µà°“√ª≈Ÿ°æ◊™∑¥·∑π‰ª®π∂÷ß°“√∫—ß§—∫„™â°ÆÀ¡“¬ °√–∑√«ß‡°…µ√À√—∞œ ‡√‘Ë¡„Àâ‡ß‘ππ—∫πÿπ°“√«‘®—¬∑“ß°“√‡°…µ√‡æ◊ËÕÀ“æ◊™∑’ Ë“¡“√∂π”¡“ª≈Ÿ°·∑πΩîòπ „πªï‡¥’¬«°—ππ—Èπ‡Õß ”π—°ß“πª√“∫ª√“¡¬“‡æµ‘¥¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (Drug Enforcement Administration › DEA) °Á‡ªî¥”π—°ß“π¢÷Èπ∑’Ë‡™’¬ß„À¡à ·≈–”π—°ß“πß∫ª√–¡“≥§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊ÕªÑÕß°—π·≈–ª√“∫ª√“¡¬“‡æµ‘¥ (Narcotics Affairs Section › NAS) ¢Õß∂“π∑ŸµÀ√—∞œ °Á‰¥â‡√‘Ë¡‚§√ß°“√‡°’Ë¬«°—∫°“√°—¥°—Èπ·≈–ª√“∫ª√“¡¬“‡æµ‘¥ °“√ª≈Ÿ°æ◊™∑¥·∑π °“√°”®—¥°“√ª≈Ÿ°Ωîòπ ·≈–°“√≈¥Õÿªß§å¬“‡æµ‘¥ ‚§√ß°“√À≈“¬‚§√ß°“√¢Õß°√–∑√«ß‡°…µ√À√—∞œ Õ¬Ÿà¿“¬„µâ°“√¥”‡π‘πß“π¢Õß∂“π’«‘®—¬·≈–æ—≤π“¥Õ¬Õà“ß¢“ß ´÷Ëß°àÕµ—Èß¢÷Èπ„πªï æ.». 2517 ‚¥¬‚§√ß°“√æ—≤π“‡°…µ√∑’ËŸß ´÷Ëß„π¢≥–π’È‡ªìπà«πÀπ÷Ëß¢Õß¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘‚§√ß°“√À≈«ß °√–∑√«ß‡°…µ√À√—∞œª√–“πß“π°—∫¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡°…µ√»“µ√å·≈–¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬‡™’¬ß„À¡à „π°“√À“æ◊™∑’Ëµ≈“¥µâÕß°“√·≈–“¡“√∂ª≈Ÿ°∫π¿Ÿ‡¢“‰¥âÀπ÷Ëß„πº≈‘µº≈√ÿàπ·√°Ê ∑’Ëª√–∫§«“¡”‡√Á®‰¥â·°à ≈Ÿ°∑âÕ·≈–º≈‰¡âª√–‡¿∑ ∑’ËÕÕ°º≈µ“¡ƒ¥Ÿ°“≈

„πªï æ.». 2519 °√–∑√«ß‡°…µ√À√—∞œ ‡√‘Ë¡„Àâ‡ß ‘ππ—∫πÿπ‚§√ß°“√àß‡√‘¡¥â“π°“√‡°…µ√„π ¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ¢Õß‰∑¬ ´÷Ëß™à«¬æ—≤π“æ—π∏ÿåæ◊™·≈–π”¡“‡æ“–ª≈Ÿ°„π·ª≈ß«‘®—¬¢Õß∂“π’∑¥≈Õß 5 ‚§√ß°“√ ”π—°ß“π«‘®—¬∑“ß°“√‡°…µ√¢Õß°√–∑√«ß‡°…µ√À√—∞œ „Àâ‡ß‘ππ—∫πÿπ·≈–√à«¡¡◊Õ„π°“√‡æ“–‡ÀÁ¥ ¡—πΩ√— Ëß ‡°Á°Œ«¬ ™“ §“√å‡π™— Ëπ °“·ø ¡ÿπ‰æ√ ‡§√◊ ËÕß‡∑» ∂— Ë« ·¡§§“‡¥‡¡’¬ ·≈–°“√‡≈’ È¬ß·°– ¡’°“√π”º≈‰¡â ¥Õ°‰¡â ·≈–º—°∑’Ëª≈Ÿ°¿“¬„µâ‚§√ß°“√π’È‡¢â“Ÿàµ≈“¥¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ°àÕπ ªí®®ÿ∫—π®”Àπà“¬∑—Ë«ª√–‡∑»¿“¬„µâ™◊ËÕ¥Õ¬§”¢Õß¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘‚§√ß°“√À≈«ß √–À«à“ßªï æ.». 2516 - 2529 °√–∑√«ß‡°…µ√À√—∞œ „™âß∫ª√–¡“≥°«à“ 6 ≈â“π‡À√’¬≠À√—∞ „π

The Thai and U.S. governments cooperated to broadcast radio programs in tribal languages starting in 1968. U.S. assistance included a powerful 100 kilowatt transmitter and five Jeeps.

§«“¡√à«¡¡◊Õ√–À«à“ß√—∞∫“≈‰∑¬·≈–À√—∞œ „π°“√°√–®“¬‡’¬ß√“¬°“√«‘∑¬ÿ¿“…“™π‡ºà“µ—Èß·µà æ.». 2511 √—∞∫“≈À√—∞œ ¡Õ∫‡§√◊ËÕßàß°”≈—ß 100 °‘‚≈«—µµå ·≈–√∂®‘Íª 5 §—π

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the Royal Project Foundation and sold throughout

the country.

From 1973-1986, USDA spent over $6

million on alternative development programs;

during that same period and continuing into

today, other U.S. government agencies provided

over $86 million to bolster Thailand’s efforts to

combat drug production, trafficking and usage

and to build law enforcement capacity. In addition,

USAID-funded projects such as the $10 million

Mae Chaem Watershed Development Project

from 1980-1989 reduced opium poppy cultivation,

issued land use certificates to local residents, and

improved the infrastructure, environment, land,

agricultural production and social services in the

district. Another USAID project, the $1.6 million Hill

Areas Education Project, from 1980-1986 helped

develop a non-formal primary education system

for both children and adults that met the needs of

highland peoples.

Thai statistics show that annual opium

cultivation dropped from nearly 8,800 hectares of

cultivated fields in 1985 to a relatively insignificant

110 hectares in 2005. The Thai 3rd Army and

the Office of Narcotics Control Board, supported

in part by the U.S. Embassy’s Narcotics Affairs

Section, continue annual eradication campaigns

aimed at the few remaining highland growths.

NAS also maintains close cooperation with the

Royal Project Foundation and the Mae Fah Luang

Foundation, continues to support the training of

anti-narcotics police agencies and, along with the

U.S. National Institutes of Health, funds research

on drug addiction and rehabilitation in Chiang Mai

With continuous and broad U.S. support,

Thailand has provided an international model of

substituting alternative crops for opium production

while also improving the lives of rural people,

promoting demand reduction programs, and

improving law capacity. Both the U.S. and the

UN removed Thailand from their lists of ‘major’


The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Thai Border Patrol Police in Mae Hong Son Province seized over a million methamphetamine tablets being transshipped in Aug. 2003 through Thailand to user markets within Southeast Asia.

”π—°ß“πª√“∫ª√“¡¬“¡‡æµ‘¥À√—∞œ ·≈–µ”√«®µ√–‡«π™“¬·¥π‰∑¬„π®—ßÀ«—¥·¡àŒàÕßÕπªØ‘∫—µ‘°“√®—∫°ÿ¡¬“∫â“¡“°°«à“≈â“π‡¡Á¥∑’ËÕ¬Ÿà„π√–À«à“ß°“√¢π¬â“¬ºà“πª√–‡∑»‰∑¬‰ª¬—ßºŸâ‡æ „πµ≈“¥‡Õ‡´’¬µ–«—πÕÕ°‡©’¬ß„µâ ‡¡◊ËÕ‡¥◊Õπ‘ßÀ“§¡ ªï æ.». 2546



‚§√ß°“√æ—≤π“æ◊™∑¥·∑π ·≈–„π™à«ß‡«≈“‡¥’¬«°—ππ’ÈµàÕ‡π◊ËÕß¡“®π∂÷ßªí®®ÿ∫—π Àπà«¬ß“π√“™°“√¢ÕßÀ√—∞œÕ◊ËπÊ ‰¥â¡Õ∫‡ß‘π°«à“ 86 ≈â“π‡À√’¬≠À√—∞ ‡æ◊ ËÕπ—∫πÿπ°“√ª√“∫ª√“¡°“√º≈‘µ¬“‡æµ‘¥ °“√ ¢π¬â“¬ ·≈–°“√„™â¬“‡æµ‘¥¢Õß‰∑¬ ·≈–√â“ß‡√‘¡¢’¥§«“¡“¡“√∂„π°“√∫—ß§—∫„™â°ÆÀ¡“¬ πÕ°®“°π’È ‚§√ß°“√∑’Ë‰¥â√—∫ß∫ª√–¡“≥®“° Õß§å°“√‡æ◊ËÕ°“√æ—≤π“√–À«à“ßª√–‡∑»¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (U.S. Agency for International Development › USAID) ‡™àπ ‚§√ß°“√æ—≤π“≈ÿà¡πÈ”·¡à·®à¡¡Ÿ≈§à“ 10 ≈â“π‡À√’¬≠À√—∞ √–À«à“ßªï æ.». 2523 - 2532 °Á“¡“√∂≈¥°“√ª≈Ÿ°Ωîòπ ÕÕ°‡Õ°“√‘∑∏‘ Ï„π°“√„™â∑’ Ë¥‘π·°à™“«∫â“π ·≈–æ—≤π“√–∫∫“∏“√≥Ÿª‚¿§ ‘ Ëß·«¥≈âÕ¡ ∑’ Ë¥ ‘π º≈º≈‘µ∑“ß°“√‡°…µ√ ·≈–∫√‘°“√∑“ß—ß§¡„πÕ”‡¿Õ·¡à·®à¡ Õ’°‚§√ß°“√Àπ÷Ëß¢ÕßÕß§å°“√‡æ◊ËÕ°“√æ—≤π“√–À«à“ßª√–‡∑»¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (U.S. Agency for International Development › USAID) §◊Õ‚§√ß°“√ °“√»÷°…“”À√—∫™“«‡¢“¡Ÿ≈§à“ 1.6 ≈â“π‡À√’¬≠À√—∞ √–À«à“ßªï æ.». 2523 - 2529 ´÷Ëß™à«¬æ—≤π“√–∫∫ °“√»÷°…“πÕ°‚√ß‡√’¬π√–¥—∫ª√–∂¡»÷°…“”À√—∫‡¥Á°·≈–ºŸâ„À≠à´÷ ËßπÕßµÕ∫§«“¡µâÕß°“√¢Õß™“«‡¢“ ‰¥â¥’ ∂‘µ‘¢Õßª√–‡∑»‰∑¬™’È«à“æ◊Èπ∑’Ë°“√ª≈Ÿ°Ωîòπ„π·µà≈–ªï≈¥≈ß®“°‡°◊Õ∫ 55,000 ‰√à „πªï æ.». 2528 ‡À≈◊Õ‡æ’¬ß 687.5 ‰√à „πªï æ.». 2548 °Õß∑—æ¿“§∑’Ë 3 ·≈–”π—°ß“π§≥–°√√¡°“√ªÑÕß°—π·≈–ª√“∫ª√“¡¬“‡æµ‘¥ ÷Ëß‰¥â√—∫°“√π—∫πÿπ∫“ßà«π®“°”π—°ß“πß∫ª√–¡“≥§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊ÕªÑÕß°—π·≈–ª√“∫ª√“¡¬“‡æµ‘¥ (Narcotics Affairs Section › NAS) ∑’Ë∂“π∑Ÿµ

À√—∞œ ¬—ß¥”‡π‘π‚§√ß°“√√≥√ß§åª√–®”ªï‡æ◊ËÕ°”®—¥ΩîòπµàÕ‰ª ‚¥¬¡’‡ªÑ“À¡“¬‡æ◊ËÕ°”®—¥°“√ª≈Ÿ°Ωîòπ∫π¿Ÿ‡¢“ ∑’Ë¬—ßÀ≈ß‡À≈◊ÕÕ¬ŸàÕ’°∫“ß·Ààß ”π—°ß“πß∫ª√–¡“≥§«“¡™à«¬‡À≈◊ÕªÑÕß°—π·≈–ª√“∫ª√“¡¬“‡æµ‘¥ (Narcotics Affairs Section › NAS) ¬—ß√à«¡¡◊Õ„°≈â™‘¥°—∫¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘‚§√ß°“√À≈«ß·≈–¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘·¡àøÑ“À≈«ß ·≈–„Àâ°“√π—∫πÿπ°“√Ωñ°Õ∫√¡‡®â“Àπâ“∑’Ëµ”√«®ΩÉ“¬ª√“∫ª√“¡¬“‡æµ‘¥ ·≈–„Àâ∑ÿπ√à«¡°—∫∂“∫—πÿ¢¿“æ·Ààß™“µ‘¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (U.S. National Institute of Health) ‡æ◊ËÕπ—∫πÿπ°“√§âπ§«â“‡°’Ë¬«°—∫°“√µ‘¥¬“‡æµ‘¥·≈– °“√∫”∫—¥øóôπøŸºŸâµ‘¥¬“∑’Ë®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß„À¡à ¥â«¬°“√π—∫πÿπÕ¬à“ßµàÕ‡π◊ËÕß·≈–°«â“ß¢«“ß

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Amb. Richard Hecklinger (1999-2001) and Royal Thai Army Region 3 Commander Lt. Gen. Watanachai Chaimuanwong at an opium eradication ceremony in Dec.1999

‡Õ°Õ—§√√“™∑Ÿµ √‘™“√å¥ ‡Œ§≈‘ß‡®Õ√å (2542-2544) ·≈–·¡à∑—æ¿“§∑’Ë 3 æ≈‚∑«—≤π™—¬ ©“¬‡À¡◊Õπ«ß»å „πæ‘∏’‡ªî¥°“√µ—¥∑”≈“¬µâπΩîòπ ∏—π«“§¡ 2524



U.S. Businesses: Fish to Chips

Dennis and Craig Black, a father-son duo

from Oregon, introduced a new industry to northern

Thailand when they started the Thai-A-Fly company

in 1987. Thai-A-Fly became the first American

company ever registered in northern Thailand under

the U.S.-Thai Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations.

Beginning with a single worker 20 years ago, the

company now has two hundred employees tying

fishing flies that are designed by famous American

fishermen. The company’s pioneering success has

prompted the establishment of five fish fly tying

plants in Chiang Mai, making the city a hub supplying

fishermen around the world.

The largest U.S. company doing business

in northern Thailand is PepsiCo, which opened a

potato chip factory in Lamphun in 1995. Working

with the Royal Project Foundation and the Ministry of

Agriculture and Cooperatives, PepsiCo researched

potato breeds suitable for chip production and trained Thai farmers to grow potatoes as their additional cash crop

for the industry. Now with a 2.5 billion baht investment, the company buys over 30,000 tons of potatoes annually

from northern farmers to produce chips that are sold throughout Thailand.

Other U.S. businesses that have invested in the northern region produce everything from brushes used in

painting and cosmetics (F.M. Brush), to flexible circuit products (Innovex), corn seed (Pioneer Hi-Bred and Monsanto),

enamel jewelry (Fish Enterprises), marigold powder (Siagra), and electronic components (Endwave Corporation).


narcotics producing countries in 2004. The Royal

Project Foundation, assisted for over thirty years

by the U.S. and other nations, attracts researchers

and government officials from all over the world

interested in copying successful crop substitution

and alternative development programs. Today, U.S.

governmental and non-governmental partnerships

with Thai agencies in northern Thailand continue

to promote further improvements in the important

agricultural, law enforcement, environmental and

sustainable development sectors.

Embassy Agricultural Counselor Gary Meyer and Rimping Supermarket President Phairoj Phatsorpinyosakul at the opening of a 2006 promotion of American products in Chiang Mai

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Amb. John Gunther Dean (1981-85) and Royal Project Foundation chairman HSH Prince Bhisatej Rajani visit a rural hydroelectric project supported by USAID. Thai officials include Deputy Prime Minister Boontheng Thongsawat, Science and Technology Minister Damrong Latthapipatthana, and Science and Technology Permanent Secretary Dr. Sa-nga Sapphasri.

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U.S. Diplomatic Presence

The United States established a diplomatic

presence in northern Thailand in 1950, opening a

Consulate in Chiang Mai on December 10 in the

historic compound of the former Prince of Chiang

Mai. Robert Anderson became the first of 25

U.S. diplomats who have headed the Consulate

between 1950 and 2007.

When the U.S. opened its Consulate in

Chiang Mai, the economy of northern Thailand

was based primarily on agriculture. Having been

forced to close its embassy and consulates in

China after the Communist takeover the year

before, the U.S. recognized the significance of

northern Thailand’s location. Refugees and others

coming out of China through northern Thailand in

those days provided valuable information about

conditions in a country where the U.S. no longer

had diplomatic offices.

Over the years the focus of U.S. interests

and activities in northern Thailand expanded. The

mission was upgraded to the status of Consulate

General in 1986, one year after taking on the added

responsibility of issuing visas. During the Vietnam

War the U.S. had several small military bases

nearby, including one in Lampang. When the war

ended, the north saw significant inflows of refugees

and the establishment of refugee camps in Nan,

Uttaradit, Chiang Rai, and Phayao provinces.

The cooperation that developed among the U.S.

and Thai governments as well as international

organizations and NGOs during that refugee

crisis is repeated today as northern Thailand hosts

thousands of displaced persons in camps along

the Burma border. The U.S. government continues


The U.S. Consulate, shown in this 2003 photo, is located in a historic compound across from the Chiang Mai Municipal Office on the Ping River

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Amb. Max Waldo Bishop (1955-58) and USIS librarian Sirinuan Jiramaneemai in 1957, when the USIS library was located on the Consulate grounds.

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to play a significant role in assisting these persons,

helping NGOs deliver food, medicine and other

kinds of support to refugees while also moving

ahead with resettlement programs.

The U.S. Information Service (USIS) managed

press, cultural, and educational programs out of

Chiang Mai for 46 years until oversight was moved

to Bangkok in 1996. In 1970, three USIS Thai

staff that were part of a mobile movie unit were

tragically killed in a communist ambush in Nan

Province. Their contributions are remembered at a

monument in Tung Chang. The library and English

teaching programs begun by USIS continue to

serve Chiang Mai students and residents now as

part of AUA while the Consulate and Embassy carry

on other educational and cultural programs.

In the early 1970s, the U.S. began to work

closely with Thai counterparts to stop the flow

of illicit narcotics. The U.S. Drug Enforcement

Administration opened an office in Chiang Mai in

1972 that today maintains an active partnership

with Thai police and military to interdict drug

shipments and arrest drug traffickers.

The U.S. airbase in Lampang sent a fire engine to help quench a fire at Ton Lam Yai and Warorot market in February 1968. Consulate Political Specialist Bunchob Bunasit is shown at left.

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Northern high school students competed to demonstrate their knowledge of the U.S. in a contest sponsored by the Embassy Aug. 26-27, 2006. Chiang Mai University Demonstration School student Pannapat Tharanat won a three-week trip to the U.S., presented by Information Officer Kit Boyle and Consul General Bea Camp at the Channel 11 TV studio.

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Amb. William Brown (1985-88) presides over a ceremony elevating the Consulate to a Consulate General on Sept. 4, 1986. With him are Consul General Terrell Otis, USIS Director Clint Wright, Vice Consul James Forbes, Vice Consul William Davnie, Secretary Jo Ann Kosh and Thai staff.

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During the same time, the U.S. Department

of Agriculture funded extensive poppy replacement

research in cooperation with the Royal Projects.

Chiang Mai and Maejo Universities were partners

in this effort, which continued through other U.S.

channels even after the USDA finished its work in

the region in 1986.

The U.S. was also a major player in medical

research, including childhood malnutrition,

infectious and tropical diseases, and HIV/AIDS.

U.S.-funded health research remains active

today, with an office of the Centers for Disease

Control (CDC) in Chiang Rai helping people live

with AIDS infections and helping infected women

avoid passing the disease to their babies. Malaria

and emerging infectious diseases such as avian

influenza remain important areas of U.S.-Thai

medical cooperation in the north today.

The work of these U.S. government agencies

in 15 northern provinces has been supported by

the Consulate General during its 57-year presence

in Chiang Mai. Operating out of a historic royal

residence known as Khum Chedi Ngarm, the

Consulate General is staffed by 100 Thai and

American employees.

The Consulate today provides visa services

to Thai and other applicants and assists American

citizens while also tracking developments

concerning refugees, trade in illicit narcotics,

trafficking in persons, the environment, education,

and the economy. Equally important are music

and other cultural programs sponsored by the

U.S. Consulate that attract thousands of Thais

annually to listen to American jazz, discuss the U.S.

elections, or learn about opportunities to study in

the U.S. As an increasing number of Americans

visit and settle in northern Thailand and a growing

number of Thais seek to study, work, and travel

in the U.S., the Consulate will continue to play a

central role in this important region for many years

to come.

First Lady Hillary Clinton visited Akha villagers at Ban Jao Pa Ka, Mae Chan District, Chiang Rai, on Nov. 24, 1996.

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As voters in the U.S. went to the polls for the 2004 election, observers in Chiang Mai gathered at AUA to watch the results.

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U.S. Consuls and Consuls General in Chiang Mai 1950-2007

Consuls:Robert Anderson 1950-1951

John M. Farrior 1951-1952

George M. Widney 1952-1953

Rufus Z. Smith 1953-1955

Karl E. Sommerlatte 1955-1957

William B. Hussey 1957-1959

George M. Barbis 1959-1961

Laurence G. Pickering 1961-1963

Stephen A. Dobrenchuk 1963-1966

Consuls General:Terrell R. Otis 1985-1987

Charles S. Ahlgren 1987-1989

Richard M. Gibson 1989-1992

Judith A. Strotz 1992-1995

Scott D. Bellard 1995-1998

Thomas M. Murphy 1998-2001

Eric S. Rubin 2001-2004

Beatrice A. Camp 2004-2007


Carl Nelson 1966-1967

Wever Gim 1967-1971

James M. Montgomery 1971-1974

Frank J. Tatu 1974

William B. Harbin 1974-1976

Maurice M. Tanner 1976-1979

Paul J. Bennett 1979-1982

Harlan Y. M. Lee 1982-1985

The U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai was established in 1950 on the grounds of the former home of Chao Kaew Nawarat, the last prince of Chiang Mai.

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Americans Who Made a Difference ™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—πºŸâ√—ß√√§å‘Ëß„À¡à

Daniel McGilvary (1828-1911) Rev. Daniel McGilvary established the first American presence in Chiang

Mai. His 53 years of work in Thailand began in Bangkok in 1858, where he met

and married Sophia Bradley, daughter of well-known American missionary Dr.

Dan Beach Bradley. After a long trip north by river boat, the McGilvary family

arrived in Chiang Mai in April 1867. Beginning from that date, Rev. McGilvary’s

44-year mission in Chiang Mai introduced modern medicines, hospitals,

education and printing in the Lanna language to northern Thailand.

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Sophia Bradley McGilvary (1839-1923) Sophia Bradley McGilvary, who grew up in Bangkok in a missionary family,

founded the first school for girls in northern Thailand. Beginning from small

gatherings in the McGilvary house, the school later became Prarachaya and

later Dara Academy in honor of Princess Dararasmi, daughter of Chiang Mai

ruler Chao Intawhichayanond and consort of King Rama V. Mrs. McGilvary

and her husband lie buried at the Chiang Mai Foreign Cemetery on the Chiang

Mai - Lamphun Road.

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Americans Who Made a Difference


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Harold Young (1901-1975) The Chiang Mai Zoo got its start thanks to Harold M. Young, a second

generation Baptist missionary who was born in Kengtung, Burma and worked

among tribal groups in the region. Young began collecting wild animals during

his time teaching jungle survival to the Northern Thai Provincial Police in their

“Chaiya” training program. A group of prominent Chiang Mai citizens, close

friends and officials asked him to open a “real zoo” for Chiangmai from his

growing private collection. In 1955 he relocated the animals to land granted

by the provincial government at the foot of Doi Suthep, later donating his zoo

in 1977 to the Royal Zoological Society of Thailand, now the Zoological Park

Organization under the Royal Patronage of HM the King. One of his sons,

Gordon Young, authored The Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand in 1961.

·Œ‚√≈¥å ¬—ß (æ.». 2444-2518) °“√°àÕ‡°‘¥¢Õß«π—µ«å‡™’¬ß„À¡à¡“®“° ·Œ‚√≈¥å ‡ÕÁ¡. ¬—ß ´÷Ëß‡ªìπ¡‘™™—ππ“√’ π‘°“¬·∫ä∫µ‘µå√ÿàπ∑’Ë 2 ‡°‘¥∑’Ë‡™’¬ßµÿß ª√–‡∑»æ¡à“ ·≈–∑”ß“π„πÀ¡Ÿà™π‡ºà“„π¿Ÿ¡‘¿“§ ¬—ß‡√‘ Ë¡–¡—µ«åªÉ“√–À«à“ß∑’ËÕπ«‘∏’°“√¥”‡π‘π™’«‘µ„πªÉ“„Àâ·°àµ”√«®¿Ÿ∏√‰∑¬ „π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õµ“¡‚§√ß°“√Ωñ°Õ∫√¡ ç‰™¬“é µàÕ¡“°≈ÿà¡∫ÿ§§≈”§—≠¢Õß‡™’¬ß„À¡à ‡æ◊ËÕππ‘∑¢Õß¬—ß·≈–‡®â“Àπâ“∑’Ë∑“ß°“√‰¥â¢Õ√âÕß„Àâ¬—ßπ”∫√√¥“—µ«å∑’Ë‡¢“‡≈’È¬ß‰«â∑’Ë¡’®”π«π¡“°¢÷Èπ‡√◊ËÕ¬Ê ‡ªî¥‡ªìπ ç«π—µ«å∑’Ë·∑â®√‘ßé „π®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß„À¡à „πªï æ.». 2498 ‡¢“¬â“¬—µ«å‡À≈à“π—Èπ‰ªÕ¬Ÿà„π∑’Ë¥‘π∑’Ë∑“ß®—ßÀ«—¥¡Õ∫„Àâ∑’Ë‡™‘ß¥Õ¬ÿ‡∑æ ·≈– µàÕ¡“‡¢“°Á∫√‘®“§«π—µ«å¢Õß‡¢“„Àâ·°àÕß§å°“√«π—µ«å·Ààßª√–‡∑»‰∑¬ ‡¡◊ËÕªï æ.». 2520 ≈Ÿ°™“¬§πÀπ÷Ëß¢Õß‡¢“§◊Õ °Õ√å¥Õπ ¬—ß ‡¢’¬πÀπ—ß◊Õ™◊ËÕ ™“«‡¢“„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õª√–‡∑»‰∑¬ ‡¡◊ËÕªï æ.». 2504



Edwin McDaniel (1917-1999) Known as Dr. Ed or “Maw Mac”, Dr. Edwin McDaniel served as director

of Overbrook Hospital in Chiang Rai 1949-1953 and at McCormick Hospital in

Chiang Mai 1954-1982. After growing up as the son of missionaries assigned

to Nakorn Sri Thammarat, McDaniel completed medical school at the University

of Illinois, followed by an internship with the U.S. Public Health Service, two

years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, and a year of training in surgery and

obstetrics in Los Angeles. McDaniel is especially renowned for his leadership

in starting an active family planning program in Chiang Mai.

‡ÕÁ¥«‘π ·¡§·¥‡π’¬≈ (æ.». 2460-2542) π“¬·æ∑¬å‡ÕÁ¥«‘π ·¡§·¥‡π’¬≈ ´÷Ëß‡ªìπ∑’Ë√Ÿ â®—°°—π„ππ“¡ çÀ¡Õ‡ÕÁ¥é À√◊Õ çÀ¡Õ·¡Á§é ‡ªìπºŸ âÕ”π«¬°“√¢Õß‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈‚Õ‡«Õ√å∫√ÿ ä§ „π®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß√“¬√–À«à“ßªï æ.». 2492 › 2496 ·≈–∑’Ë‚√ßæ¬“∫“≈·¡§§Õ√å¡‘§√–À«à“ßªï æ.». 2497 › 2525 π“¬·æ∑¬å ‡ÕÁ¥«‘π ·¡§·¥‡π’¬≈‡ªìπ∫ÿµ√¢Õß¡‘™™—ππ“√’∑’Ë∑”ß“π„π®—ßÀ«—¥π§√»√’∏√√¡√“™ ®∫°“√»÷°…“·æ∑¬»“µ√å®“°¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬Õ‘≈≈‘πÕ¬å ·≈–‡ªìπ·æ∑¬åΩñ°À—¥∑’Ë”π—°ß“π“∏“√≥ÿ¢¢ÕßÀ√—∞œ (U.S. Public Health Service) ®“°π—Èπ‡¢“‰¥â∑”ß“π°—∫°√¡·æ∑¬å∑À“√∫°À√—∞œ ‡ªìπ‡«≈“Õßªï ·≈–Ωñ°ß“π¥â“π»—≈¬»“µ√å·≈–Ÿµ‘»“µ√åÕ’°Àπ÷Ëßªï∑’Ëπ§√≈Õ·Õß‡®≈‘ π“¬·æ∑¬å·¡§·¥‡π’¬≈¡’™◊ËÕ‡’¬ß¡“°‡ªìπæ‘‡»…„π∞“π–∑’Ë‡ªìπºŸâ√‘‡√‘Ë¡‚§√ß°“√«“ß·ºπ§√Õ∫§√—«„π®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß„À¡à




David Wyatt (1937-2006) Cornell University history professor David Wyatt helped clarify Thailand’s

past in his best-known work “Thailand: A Short History”. This American scholar

also devoted considerable research and writing to northern Thai culture, learning

northern Thai script in order to read original documents. His contributions to

understanding the northern region included The Chiang Mai Chronicle and The

Nan Chronicle. His book Reading Thai Murals shed new light on the history of

Nan. Convinced that historical evidence had to go beyond documents and

archives, he studied the murals at Nan’s Wat Phumin as a key to understanding

people and events in the past.

‡¥«‘¥ «—¬Õ“® (æ.». 2480-2549) ‡¥«‘¥ «—¬Õ“® ‡ªìπ»“µ√“®“√¬å«‘™“ª√–«—µ‘»“µ√å®“°¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬§Õ√å·π≈ ºŸâ„Àâ§«“¡°√–®à“ß‡°’Ë¬«°—∫ª√–«—µ‘»“µ√å¢Õßª√–‡∑»‰∑¬„πÀπ—ß◊Õ∑’Ë¡’™◊ËÕ‡’¬ß¢Õß‡¢“™◊ËÕ çThailand: A Short Historyé ªí≠≠“™π™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π∑à“ππ’È‰¥â∑”°“√§âπ§«â“∑’Ë”§—≠·≈–‡¢’¬πÀπ—ß◊Õ‡°’Ë¬«°—∫«—≤π∏√√¡‰∑¬¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ ¥â«¬°“√»÷°…“Õ—°…√∏√√¡≈â“ππ“‡æ◊ËÕ„Àâ“¡“√∂Õà“π‡Õ°“√µâπ©∫—∫‡¥‘¡‰¥â º≈ß“π¢Õß‡¢“∑’Ë™à«¬√â“ß§«“¡‡¢â“„®‡°’Ë¬«°—∫¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ‰¥â·°à The Chiang Mai Chronicle ·≈– The Nan Chronicle Àπ—ß◊ÕReading Thai Murals ∑”„Àâ‡¢â“„®ª√–«—µ‘»“µ√å¢Õß®—ßÀ«—¥πà“π‰¥â°√–®à“ß¢÷Èπ ®“°°“√∑’Ë«—¬Õ“®‡™◊ËÕ«à“À≈—°∞“π∑“ßª√–«—µ‘»“µ√åµâÕß¡’¡“°°«à“‡Õ°“√ ∑à“π‰¥â»÷°…“®‘µ√°√√¡Ω“ºπ—ß∑’Ë«—¥¿Ÿ¡‘π∑√å ®—ßÀ«—¥πà“π ÷Ëß‡ªìπ°ÿ≠·®”§—≠∑’Ë™à«¬„Àâ‡¢â“„®§π·≈–‡√◊ËÕß√“«µà“ßÊ „πÕ¥’µ



Chester Gorman (1938-1981) American anthropologist and archaeologist Chester Gorman was the

first to explore prehistoric sites in Mae Hong Song province. In a search for

the origin of agriculture in Southeast Asia, Gorman in 1969 excavated Spirit

Cave in highland Pang Mapha district, finding evidence of human habitation

back to about 10,000 BC and carbonized plant remains that he thought may

have been cultivated. His discoveries brought new attention to Southeast

Asian archaeology and changed the perception of some of the area’s earliest

settlers.

‡™‡µÕ√å °Õ√å·¡π (æ.». 2481-2524) ‡™‡µÕ√å °Õ√å·¡π ‡ªìππ—°¡“πÿ…¬«‘∑¬“·≈–π—°‚∫√“≥§¥’™“«Õ‡¡√‘°—π§π·√°∑’Ë”√«®æ◊Èπ∑’Ë°àÕπª√–«—µ‘»“µ√å„π®—ßÀ«—¥·¡àŒàÕßÕπ „π°“√§âπÀ“µâπ°”‡π‘¥¢Õß‡°…µ√°√√¡„π‡Õ‡´’¬µ–«—πÕÕ°‡©’¬ß„µâ „πªï æ.». 2512 °Õ√å·¡π‰¥â∑”°“√¢ÿ¥ ∂È”º’·¡π„πÕ”‡¿Õª“ß¡–ºâ“ ·≈–‰¥â§âπæ∫À≈—°∞“π√àÕß√Õ¬«à“¡’¡πÿ…¬åÕ“»—¬Õ¬Ÿàª√–¡“≥ 10,000 ªï°àÕπ§√‘µå°“≈ ·≈–´“°æ◊™∑’Ë°≈“¬‡ªìπ∂à“π ´÷Ëß°Õ√å·¡π‡™◊ËÕ«à“ πà“®–‡ªìπæ◊™∑’ Ë‡§¬¡’°“√‡æ“–ª≈Ÿ° °“√§âπæ∫¢Õß‡¢“∑”„Àâ‡°‘¥§«“¡π„®‚∫√“≥§¥’„π‡Õ‡™’¬µ–«—πÕÕ°‡©’¬ß„µâ¡“°¢÷Èπ ·≈–‡ª≈’Ë¬π¡ÿ¡¡Õß‡°’Ë¬«°—∫ºŸâµ— Èß∂‘Ëπ∞“πæ«°·√°„πæ◊Èπ∑’Ë·∂∫π’È




Joan Eubank Joan Eubank has inspired local musicians since arriving in Chiang Mai in

1971, ten years after first moving to Thailand with her husband Allan. Using her

background in Broadway musical theater, Eubank trained singers and actors

both in the church music department of what would become Payap University

and through the University’s Christian Communications Institute (CCI). She

encouraged the use of music to overcome disabilities at such institutions as

McKean Rehabilitation Hospital, the School for the Deaf and the Cheshire Home

for the Disabled. Many of Chiang Mai’s best-known vocalists today trace their

careers to Eubank’s influence.

‚®π ¬Ÿ·∫ß§å ‚®π ¬Ÿ·∫ß§å ‰¥â‡ªìπ·√ß∫—π¥“≈„®„Àâ·°àπ—°¥πµ√’∑âÕß∂‘Ëππ—∫µ—Èß·µà‡∏Õ¡“∂÷ß‡¡◊Õß‡™’¬ß„À¡à„πªï æ.». 2514 ‘∫ªïÀ≈—ß®“°∑’Ë‡∏Õ¬â“¬¡“‡¡◊Õß‰∑¬‡ªìπ§√—Èß·√°°—∫ Õ—≈≈—π“¡’¢Õß‡∏Õ ¥â«¬æ◊Èπ∞“π¥â“π≈–§√‡æ≈ß®“°∫√Õ¥‡«¬å ¬Ÿ·∫ß§å‰¥âΩñ°Õπ π—°√âÕß·≈–π—°·¥ß∑—Èß∑’Ë·ºπ°¥πµ√’§√‘µ®—°√¢Õß∂“∫—π∑’ËµàÕ¡“‰¥â°≈“¬‡ªìπ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬æ“¬—æ·≈–ºà“π∂“∫—π§√‘‡µ’¬ππ‘‡∑»—¡æ—π∏å¢Õß¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬ ‡∏Õπ—∫πÿπ„Àâ¡’°“√„™â¥πµ√’‡æ◊ËÕ‡Õ“™π–§«“¡∑ÿææ≈¿“æµ“¡∂“∫—πµà“ßÊ ‡™àπ ∑’Ë∂“∫—π·¡§‡§π‡æ◊ËÕ°“√øóôπøŸ¿“æ ‚√ß‡√’¬πÕπ§πÀŸÀπ«°·≈–∫â“πæ—°∫ÿ§§≈∑ÿææ≈¿“æ¢Õß¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘‡™‡™’¬√å π—°√âÕß∑’Ë¡’™◊ËÕ‡’¬ßÀ≈“¬§π¢Õß‡™’¬ß„À¡à„πªí®®ÿ∫—ππ’È‰¥â√—∫Õ‘∑∏‘æ≈¡“®“°¬Ÿ·∫ß§å



Dick Mann One of the first to help hill tribe villagers develop new crops to replace the

profitable opium they were growing, Dick Mann’s contributions to agricultural

development in the region have spanned nearly five decades. Arriving in

Thailand as a Baptist agricultural missionary in 1959, Mann established the

Center for Uplift of the Hill Tribes in Chiang Mai. His work with new crops

such as kidney beans, coffee, wheat, citrus, and potatoes was a forerunner

to the later work of the Royal Project Foundation. Mann assisted with the

first United Nations opium surveys in 1967 and 1970, joining the UN Fund for

Drug Abuse Control in 1972. Mann worked for the UN on crop replacement

and marketing projects for 20 years, continuing in retirement to assist with

programs to eliminate opium and opium addiction.

¥‘Í° ·¡ππå ¥‘Í° ·¡ππå ‡ªìπÀπ÷Ëß„π§π°≈ÿà¡·√°Ê ∑’Ë™à«¬™“«‡¢“æ—≤π“æ—π∏ÿåæ◊™„À¡àÊ ¢÷Èπ¡“„™â‡æ“–ª≈Ÿ°·∑πΩîòπ ÷Ëß√â“ßº≈°”‰√¡“° º≈ß“π°“√æ—≤π“°“√‡°…µ√¢Õß¥‘Í° ·¡ππå„π¿“§‡Àπ◊Õ‡ªìπª√–‚¬™πåµàÕ¿Ÿ¡‘¿“§π’È¡“‡°◊Õ∫µ≈Õ¥Àâ“∑»«√√… ‡¡◊ËÕ·¡ππå‡¥‘π∑“ß¡“∂÷ßª√–‡∑»‰∑¬„π∞“π–¡‘™™—ππ“√’π‘°“¬·∫ä∫µ‘µå¥â“π°“√‡°…µ√„πªï æ.». 2502 ‡¢“‰¥â°àÕµ—Èß Center for Uplift of the Hill Tribes „π®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß„À¡à º≈ß“π°“√ª≈Ÿ°æ◊™‰√à„À¡àÊ ‡™àπ ∂—Ë«·¥ß °“·ø ¢â“«“≈’ â¡·≈–¡—πΩ√—Ëßπ—∫‡ªìπ°“√∫ÿ°‡∫‘°„Àâ·°àß“π¢Õß¡Ÿ≈π‘∏‘‚§√ß°“√À≈«ß„π‡«≈“µàÕ¡“ ·¡ππå‰¥â™à«¬ß“π”√«®°“√ª≈Ÿ°Ωîòπ§√—Èß·√°¢ÕßÀª√–™“™“µ‘„πªï æ.». 2510 ·≈– 2513 ·≈–‡¢â“√à«¡°Õß∑ÿπÀª√–™“™“µ‘‡æ◊ËÕ°“√§«∫§ÿ¡¬“‡æµ‘¥ (UN Fund for Drug Abuse Control) „πªï æ.». 2515 ·¡ππå∑”ß“π„π‚§√ß°“√°“√ª≈Ÿ°·≈–®”Àπà“¬æ◊™∑¥·∑π¢ÕßÀª√–™“™“µ‘‡ªìπ‡«≈“ 20 ªï ·¡âÀ≈—ß‡°…’¬≥·≈â«°Á¬—ß™à«¬ß“π‚§√ß°“√µà“ßÊ ‡æ◊ËÕ°”®—¥Ωîòπ·≈–°“√µ‘¥Ωîòπ




Rebecca Weldon Sithiwong As Curator at Chiang Rai’s Rai Mae Fa Luang, Rebecca Weldon Sithiwong

oversees a living, evolving collection of Lanna culture. Opened to the public

in 2003, the Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park focuses on its role as a

sustainable museum that serves local people, especially children. After growing

up in Laos and working with textile cooperatives in Haiti and later in northeast

Thailand, Sithiwong settled with her husband in Chiang Rai in 1983, where she

opened the first travel agency and guesthouse and the first art gallery in the

town. She also established an AUA branch in Chiang Rai that offers English

classes and a small library along the lines of the parent institution in Bangkok

and a sister branch in Chiang Mai.

√’‡∫°°“ ‡«≈¥Õπ ‘∑∏‘«ß»å √’‡∫°°“ ‡«≈¥Õπ ‘∑∏‘«ß»å ‡ªìπ¿—≥±“√—°…å¢ÕßÕÿ∑¬“π»‘≈ª–·≈–«—≤π∏√√¡ ç‰√à·¡àøÑ“À≈«ßé ®—ßÀ«—¥‡™’¬ß√“¬ ‚¥¬¡’Àπâ“∑’Ë¥Ÿ·≈√—°…“»‘≈ª–«—µ∂ÿ¢Õß«—≤π∏√√¡≈â“ππ“ Õÿ∑¬“π»‘≈ª–·≈–«—≤π∏√√¡ ç·¡àøÑ“À≈«ßé ‡ªî¥∫√‘°“√·°à“∏“√≥™π„π æ.». 2546 ‡πâπ∫∑∫“∑¢Õßæ‘æ‘∏¿—≥±å·∫∫¬—Ëß¬◊π∑’Ë„Àâ∫√‘°“√·°àª√–™“™π„πæ◊Èπ∑’Ë‚¥¬‡©æ“–‡¥Á°Ê √’‡∫°°“‡µ‘∫‚µ„πª√–‡∑»≈“« ∑”ß“π„Àâ°—∫À°√≥å‘ Ëß∑Õ„πª√–‡∑»‡Œµ‘ ·≈–µàÕ¡“„π¿“§µ–«—πÕÕ°‡©’¬ß‡Àπ◊Õ¢Õß‰∑¬ ‡∏Õµ— Èß√°√“°„π‡™’¬ß√“¬‡¡◊ËÕªï æ.». 2526 °—∫“¡’¢Õß‡∏Õ ‡∏Õ‡ªî¥”π—°ß“π∑àÕß‡∑’Ë¬«·≈–∑’Ëæ—°·√¡·Ààß·√° √«¡∑—ÈßÀÕ»‘≈ªá·Ààß·√°¢Õß‡¡◊Õß πÕ°®“°π’È ‡∏Õ¬—ß‡ªìπºŸâ°àÕµ—Èß∂“∫—π Õπ¿“…“ ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ “¢“‡™’¬ß√“¬ ‡ªî¥ÕπÀ≈—°Ÿµ√¿“…“Õ—ß°ƒ…·≈–ÀâÕß¡ÿ¥ ¢π“¥‡≈Á°µ“¡·∫∫∂“∫—π ‡Õ ¬Ÿ ‡Õ „π°√ÿß‡∑æ·≈–“¢“„π‡™’¬ß„À¡à



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Interviews and correspondence conducted by Brown University intern Cindy Beavon in June-July 2006 with: • Pong Tananone, McCormick Hospital Director • Dr. Tinnakorn Sathirapatya, McCormick Hospital Medical Director • Dr. Anusorn Kunanusorn, McKean Rehabilitation Center Director • Dr. Prathana Langkarpint, Dean of Faculty of Nursing, Payap University • Chayan Hiranpan, Director of Payap University Archives • Yuthachai Damrongmanee, PRC Vice Director for Student Affairs and Community Relations • Serin Jirakupt, PRC museum curator • Martha Butt, Payap University Senior Vice President for International Affairs • Somchote Ongsakul, Associate Professor, Chiang Mai University Faculty of Education • Nipa Totsparin, Dara Academy Chairperson Board of Directors • Bradit Namachai, Dara Academy Vice Chairperson Board of Directors • Wissuda Krasaechai, Assistant to Director, Community Relations, Dara Academy • Sanguan Chantalay, former staff member, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service • Vichai Kiyapathya, Assistant Director and Program Specialist, Narcotics Assistance Section, U.S. Embassy Bangkok • Peter Lange, Research Program Administrator, Research Institute for Health Sciences (RIHES) • Sukhon Thepamnuay, U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Chiang Rai • Bruce Ross, Director, Thailand-Ministry of Public Health-U.S. CDC Collaboration

Photos courtesy of: Sirinuan Jiramaneemai, Khunying Vichantra Kochasenee Bunnak, Chao Wongsak Na Chiengmai, Sanguan Chantalay, Vichien Jiratikanchai, Plai-auw Thongsawat and private albums of the late Ruenkaew Dhammachai Khamboonrueng and the late Nimnuan Supawong. Also, Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute for Health Sciences (RIHES), and Highland Research and Training Center as well as the PRC School Museum, McCormick Hospital, Payap University Archives, McKean Rehabilitation Center and Hospital, Centers for Disease Control, the White House, and the U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai.

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