Original report from Washington
20 June 2008
Sopheaktra Nou, executive director and founder of the Cambodian Reconciliation Committee, said that he and a group of dedicated young and old Cambodian citizens established the CRC in 1999. Members of the group volunteered to help put this organization together for the Cambodian community in Fresno County.
Not only did the members want to help reunite the community, but to help those in the Cambodian community that cannot solve their own issues due to the lack of knowledge in English, Sopheaktra Nou told VOA Khmer in a recent interview.
"CRC is centered on building cohesion among Cambodian people and is dedicated to help serve the community of both elderly and young Khmer Americans," Sopheaktra Nou said.
The Cambodian population in Fresno is the smallest community nationwide, he said. For this reason, CRC thinks it is an optimal time to group Cambodian people together once again.
In 2001, US state and federal governments granted CRC non-profit status. CRC also focuses on education. The committee organizes a Cambodian High School Commencement every year to teach Cambodian graduates the importance of higher education.
"Our mission is to help Cambodian people in the Fresno Community to live in a better life and to become productive citizens. We have talented staff of professionals in areas of counseling, child abuse prevention, spouse abuse prevetion, kids run away prevention, domestic violence prevention, and social service assistance," Sopheaktra Nou said.
Not only did the members want to help reunite the community, but to help those in the Cambodian community that cannot solve their own issues due to the lack of knowledge in English, Sopheaktra Nou told VOA Khmer in a recent interview.
"CRC is centered on building cohesion among Cambodian people and is dedicated to help serve the community of both elderly and young Khmer Americans," Sopheaktra Nou said.
The Cambodian population in Fresno is the smallest community nationwide, he said. For this reason, CRC thinks it is an optimal time to group Cambodian people together once again.
In 2001, US state and federal governments granted CRC non-profit status. CRC also focuses on education. The committee organizes a Cambodian High School Commencement every year to teach Cambodian graduates the importance of higher education.
"Our mission is to help Cambodian people in the Fresno Community to live in a better life and to become productive citizens. We have talented staff of professionals in areas of counseling, child abuse prevention, spouse abuse prevetion, kids run away prevention, domestic violence prevention, and social service assistance," Sopheaktra Nou said.
6 comments:
Good to have such a centre to help Cambodian-American with liltte knowledge of English language, but at the same time they should be aware by now that they are not living in the bush any longer and therefore shall understand that child abuse, spouse abuse and domestic violence is unacceptable and intolerated under the USA Law.
By the way, they must stop being such an ignorant.
4:11AM, even American people still have these problem. It doesn't mean ignorant people do such thing. Child abuse or spouse abuse still exist at all level in American society. Thank to that kind of program or group who help Khmer people.
I had the pleasure to work with mr. Nou. His organization and my past student organization at the time collaborated on planting trees for the community. It was a wonderful experience. Not only did we get to help the community we also had the opportunity to communicate with our elders and learn from them.
Mr. Nou is truly a champion for the khmer people and does everything in his power to see that our people move forward in this world.
There go another scam for the money. They know fair well that the long beach gangsters will always be gansters. There will not be any unity. The money will only go to Ah Scam Rainxy's pocket.
Eh, Ah Kromkantouy Skang @ 7:28 AM! You have gotten a mouth like monkey's bottom. You don't have anything intelligent to say, except blah & blah! Yeah! Go on and continue to lick your Hun's bottom, Ah Lop!
Well, what is so unintelligent about what I said, Ah Pleu (1:38)?
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