Self-portrait of Khuy Kenory (Photo: VOA)Neou Sarem, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
28/06/2007
Khuy Kenory, a 16-year-old sophomore in a Hawaiian laboratory school, visited Washington this week to accept an award for the Congressional Art Competition.
Khuy Kenory's "Speechless," a green-hued self-portrait of a wry, tight-lipped Cambodian girl in star earrings, won in Hawaii for advanced use of color and composition.
The work will be displayed in the US Capitol for a year.
Khuy Kenory's award includes a four-year scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design, in the state of Georgia. It also included a paid trip to Washington, where she accepted her award with winners from other states.
While in Washington, Khuy Kenory, her father, mother and sister visited the offices of Voice of America.
Interviewed by VOA Khmer at the studio, the young artist, who has been to Cambodia seven times, said the country was "still growing" and "has room for a lot of improvement."
She lamented the lack of opportunity for Cambodian school children.
"I know a lot of them probably have a lot of potential in different fields or areas," she said, "but almost all of them don't have opportunities to progress or become who they could be."
Khuy Kenory's "Speechless," a green-hued self-portrait of a wry, tight-lipped Cambodian girl in star earrings, won in Hawaii for advanced use of color and composition.
The work will be displayed in the US Capitol for a year.
Khuy Kenory's award includes a four-year scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design, in the state of Georgia. It also included a paid trip to Washington, where she accepted her award with winners from other states.
While in Washington, Khuy Kenory, her father, mother and sister visited the offices of Voice of America.
Interviewed by VOA Khmer at the studio, the young artist, who has been to Cambodia seven times, said the country was "still growing" and "has room for a lot of improvement."
She lamented the lack of opportunity for Cambodian school children.
"I know a lot of them probably have a lot of potential in different fields or areas," she said, "but almost all of them don't have opportunities to progress or become who they could be."
2 comments:
Congratulation for your success...and your opinion about Cambodian children is critical and important...
Cambodian young children are future adult but whent they are lacking of accurate education and accessing to public services, they will become future barriers...
KY
Young Cambodians are bright, creative and artistic as demonstrated by this young girl. Just look at the statues on the walls of our famous ancient temples, our talents and creativity are only limited by our own imagination.
Sadly, the education of our young Cambodians in the country is gravely undermined by the Bongthom (gang) culture perpetrated by the children of high-ranking government officials and powerful businessmen, the corrupt and sub-standard education systems, and the political elites who only see schools as an object to personify themselves. What we have is a new set of shaky pillars (future educated generations) that will support the Cambodian nation in a highly-competitive world.
Anyway, congratulations to Khuy Kenory on her distinguished achievement!
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