Robert Hendricks and Marianne Koch (Photo: http://khmerabroad.blogspot.com). Marianne is a lawyer and Robert is a prosecutor. Congratulations to the newly wed couple!By Taing Sarada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
05 June 2008
Even Cambodians living outside their country can maintain their cultures and traditions. That much was evident through a recent wedding between a Cambodian woman and an American man.
Robert Hendricks, bedecked in traditional Cambodian groom clothes, said his bride's Cambodian family had welcomed him warmly.
His bride-to-be, Marianne Koch, said after eight years of dating, she was happy to be married. Her father, Kouy Marong, said he was happy to be preserving Cambodian culture, and her mother, Chanthary, hoped she would continue to do so.
"I feel very happy for my relationship with my husband," Koch said. "I feel very satisfied and happy with my husband, that he can participate with the Khmer community. I also feel very happy to observe my husband’s culture.”
Hendricks' mother, Ronie Lake, called the Cambodian wedding a part of a "valuable tradition."
"It is a good ceremony," she said, "from beginning to end."
Robert Hendricks, bedecked in traditional Cambodian groom clothes, said his bride's Cambodian family had welcomed him warmly.
His bride-to-be, Marianne Koch, said after eight years of dating, she was happy to be married. Her father, Kouy Marong, said he was happy to be preserving Cambodian culture, and her mother, Chanthary, hoped she would continue to do so.
"I feel very happy for my relationship with my husband," Koch said. "I feel very satisfied and happy with my husband, that he can participate with the Khmer community. I also feel very happy to observe my husband’s culture.”
Hendricks' mother, Ronie Lake, called the Cambodian wedding a part of a "valuable tradition."
"It is a good ceremony," she said, "from beginning to end."
23 comments:
Now why has this good Khmer lady such a German name?
There is no such thing as maintaining Khmer culture in the west. They are dreaming.
i guess love knows no boundary as well. not to sound racist, people's love is their own choice as well.
What is this fucking bone-head Viet parasite @4:14 AM talking about???
3:55am, "koch" is a khmer name. my khmer uncle is named koch, in khmer meaning "pearl". so koch is a common khmer name, actually.
Marianne,
Est-ce la meme chose entre "Koch" et "Kouch"? En tout cas ce sont de tres tres jolies photos. Congrats!
Merci.
There is no boundary in the wild either, 6:03.
The husband and wife: The Khmer lady is a lawyer and the man is a prosecuter. They met eight years ago at law school. Congratulations to both of them in the Khmer wedding ceremony. I'm jealous because my life sucks.
@4:14am: Cambodia Town, Long Beach, Calif. Woot Woot!
I'm jealously prowed of you to preserved khmer culture and tradition, but what I'm not quite prowed of though, you're such a lovely big fish could not express your own language to amedia. Gladly I knew your father Laok (Kuy marong). I did not know he got a dauther this ages. So you're smart Cambodian woman please learn how to speak our language.
May lord Budha bless you both! Bravo!!dears
I believe her child would look like TIGER WOOD if she has a boy.
LOL, just because someone wearing Cambodian fashion, they are Khmer, hahaha, LOL, hahaha....
LOL 2.48 is an idiot!!
Such a lovely couple. Best wishes!
:)
So it's just the English spelling that's misleading. But Marianne is most certainly not Khmer, is it? By the way there is a German actress named Marianne Koch, that's why I was a little amazed at the name.
I don't know about this! If I do get marry and I make sure that my kid won't inherit bargain basement kind of beauty! Ahahhahah
What I am saying that when I get marry and I want all my children to look beautiful and handsome and don't have such a hard time in making a lot of friend! Ahahahahaaha
Base on my perception for this Cambodian woman to date a black man for 8 years before marriage showed that she is one horny bitch! And for a black man to marry such woman and there is nothing to lose because he can fulfill his sexual desire and spoil her with his money!
The traditional concept is that men are always looking for beauty and sex! While the women always look for material gains and financial gains but there is a price to be paid!
Sorry for being brutally honest!
This Cambodian woman has broken Cambodian tradition by having sex before marriage! Cambodian tradition really values woman virginity!
In United States, Cambodian women can behave like a man such go round having sex with all kind of men for their sexual desire! But in Cambodia, most Cambodian women who really understand Cambodian culture will never do such a thing!
2:51am, sometimes, tradition is way, way behind time, so not really interesting and most young people don't really care for that, especially when it comes to the love of their life.
anyway, 10:28pm, i mean, of course, many khmer people, especially overseas ones adopted american or EU names, well at least their first names, however, the last names are usually still khmer in origin, despite the english variation or their spelling, but the sound is still very much khmer when you ask any khmer, i mean older, educated khmers to say it out loud in khmer for you. good point. god bless.
for your info, a lot of my relatives overseas married a lot of foreigners like american, french, german, australian, japanese, etc..., however, that doesn't mean they forgot about their origin, the khmer race. they just have mixed children and grandchildren, that's all. god bless cambodia.
whats up with khmer girls and black dicks these days?
the bride just looks like she sucks a whole lotta dick, lol. i wonder if she swallows?
Simon says: Aw wow that is absolutely beautiful! hope she will keep up the Khmer culture!
Wow, and no one else notices the ignorant comments that are posted here?! Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but some of the things that was said on here are so mean! Love has no boundaries and everyone should be able to love anyone they want to whether it is interracial or not.
"Bargain basement kind of beauty"? Your "brutal honesty" sounds quite offensive. How do you know that this couple won't have beautiful children together? Anyone can be attractive or unattractive to someone else!
Look around you, there are many beautiful people as well as not so beautiful people. Regardless of ethnicity, you don't have to be mixed to be ugly! People of any ethnicity can be can be pretty or ugly to someone else.
Friendship is only based on looks? Bless your soul. Someone can be unattractive and have the BRIGHTEST and most beautiful personality! I don't think everyone is as ignorant as you to "have such a hard time" making a lot of friends with someone that doesn't look that nice to you. HAHA.
About the long-term relationship, I agree that it was possibly intimate before their marriage but what does it matter? Traditional ways may be the right way to go but in this generation, you can't always say. Times are different, there are people who stick with tradition and those who don't. And honestly, it's their choice!
You're completely entitled to your own opinion but please, be considerate of others! You can't just assume these things when you're not the one in their relationship, JS.
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