{"id":16,"date":"2021-03-13T20:07:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T20:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aaaf-az.org\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2023-06-30T00:05:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T00:05:03","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aaaf-az.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/aaaf-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bigstock-204411337-e1688083473709.jpg&#8221; height=&#8221;349px&#8221; overflow-y=&#8221;auto&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||74px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; title_text=&#8221;bigstock&#8211;204411337&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(65,14,247,0.32)&#8221; width=&#8221;86%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2036px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;70px|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT US<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">As a non-profit organization, the Academy of Asian Art Foundation was established in 2019 by Weerasa Atchariya, the organization&#8217;s president, to bring Thai&#8217;s art to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"x78zum5 x1iyjqo2 xs83m0k xeuugli x15zctf7\" role=\"none\">\n<div class=\"x1h91t0o xkh2ocl x78zum5 xdt5ytf x13a6bvl x1r145dm\" role=\"none\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xh8yej3\" role=\"none\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf x193iq5w x1n2onr6 xuk3077\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xh8yej3\" role=\"none\">\n<div class=\"x1tlxs6b x1g8br2z x1gn5b1j x230xth x14ctfv x1okitfd x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x1mzt3pk x1y1aw1k xn6708d xwib8y2 x1ye3gou x1n2onr6 x13faqbe x1vjfegm\" role=\"none\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z __fb-light-mode\">\n<div class=\"x6prxxf x1fc57z9 x1yc453h x126k92a x14ctfv\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"none\">\n<p data-private=\"redact\" class=\"pb-2\" data-wt-guid=\"d689782d-b999-4d39-b6e7-92b2b8af100b\">We <wt-ignore uuid=\"bf8a6f67-2dc5-4c84-ab13-89bfaa6e206b\" source=\"wt-feature-result\">work<\/wt-ignore> to promote Thai <wt-ignore uuid=\"cf7d375f-d159-4d63-9eff-b67b76201aa0\" source=\"wt-feature-result\">culture<\/wt-ignore> in all aspects, including Thai classical dance, through participation in cultural events throughout the United States. <wt-ignore uuid=\"aaadcfd3-1600-4f6c-ad2d-37fe947d6fb3\" source=\"wt-feature-result\">Our goal is to educate people about the beauty and complexity of Thai culture and to showcase the unique aspects of Thai classical dance. 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