Heidi Holmstrom’s article provides more details on Payut Ngaokrachang’s partnership and animations with the United States Information Agency (USIA).
Payut Ngaokrachang was a Thai animation pioneer and creator of Thailand’s first animated feature film. He is known as “Thailand’s Walt Disney.”
Asians in Animation is dedicated to the celebr-Asian and support of the Asian animation community. Check out their website to learn more about how they champion Asian artists worldwide.
In May we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. In honor, we bring you: The Children and the bear (1959), a collaboration between Thai animator Payut Ngaokrachang and the United States Information Agency (USIA).