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| Khmer Surin child learning Khmer language |
Washington, DC Thursday, 23 December 2010
"All Khmer overseas have come together as one voice to support Khmer Surin in teaching Khmer language and safeguarding Khmer culture.”
A group of US Cambodians has begun looking for ways to encourage an increase in interest of the Khmer language in the Thai province of Surin.
That province was once part of a wider Khmer empire that encompassed parts of modern-day Thailand and Vietnam.
On Saturday, the Supporting Khmer Surin Committee held its first meeting, after a visit by some of its member to the province earlier this year. Members discussed the need to promote Khmer language in the area and the challenges faced by the so-called Khmer Surin people.
“There are many Cambodians doing business across the borders, so it will be easy for them to communicate,” said Srey Ayuthyia, the committee’s vice president, from Los Angeles.
Srey Ayuthyia said he had met with a Buddhist monk who taught the Khmer language and a number of Khmer Surin who expressed their need for more support.
While some Khmer Surin can speak Khmer, few can write it, but the there is a program that started four years ago that Srey Ayuthyia said he strongly supported.
The Supporting Khmer Surin Committee was only recently created, but its founders say they have already raised some funds to help their cause.
“We are not alone,” said Eang Bunthan, president of committee. “We are united around the world. All Khmer overseas have come together as one voice to support Khmer Surin in teaching Khmer language and safeguarding Khmer culture.”
17 comments:
No foreigners loves Khmer then Khmer loves Khmer. Please helps our bloods in Surin and in Kampuchea Krom too. Hopes someday Khmer will be united together again in the near future.
No doubt that Khmer will be re-united. It does not matter how long it will take, we will get there.
If Khmer Surin,Central Khmer,and Khmer Krom set a goal,make a plan,they look forward to become a Khmer empire again.That's wonderful.
Now,all Khmer three groups get together,help each other, support each other with love,respect,listen each other,care one another;we can make a difference in the near future.
So help Khmer Gods.
To strengthen the Khmer teaching workforce, I fully support your idea of uniting individual together. What is your ideas about this?
Yes, I agree with you 100%.
SKSC primary objective is to listen to our brothers and sisters in SURIN regardless of their age, gender and title. We salute and respect them. Unity and cooperation are very important for Teaching Khmer and Preserving Khmer Culture in SURIN region.
Prime minister Hun Sen! your lost your land and sea again, next time Cambodian border next to your home, Heng Somrin he lost his entire home village to Viet already but dare to say nothing, Chea Sim is too weak to say anything except prepare himself for judgement day, where is our belove king please get out from closet and give a big slap on Hun Sen face and say louder "why you gave my land and sea to Viet and punish my people hasss!"?, His majesty the king you can not stay in closet for too long, Cambodian are waiting for you to do something, you have no wife no kid must not afraid to die, you will be our hero king forever.
I'm concerned that the real siamese(those from Nanchao) will use Khmer Surin as a Trojan Horse to infiltrate and steal more of khmer land.
please continue to study khmer language. even though you live in thailand, a former territories of the khmer civilization of angkor, you can still learn and keep the khmer language alive as well as knowing how to read and write and speak khmer language, the language of your true ancestors. i heard siem writing is so similar to khmer writing as well, so, if you have to, study and learn both languages, but know khmer language for sure. and come visit cambodia to practice you khmer language skill, etc... tell khmer people in cambodia that you are khmer surin from and that you want to practice speaking khmer language with the khmer people in cambodia, ok. have fun practicing khmer language! practice makes perfect. god bless all.
I am Prime Minister of Cambodia and I will take North Korea as my role model, I like my son to be my successor, do you know my son Dr and the others not Dr but are training to be leader or businessman in order to control Cambodia, I am not king but I like the word dynasty, as you guy know I have alots of money, I definitely need someone to look after, these person must be my son. I am so worry because my money alots, I lost my count. This is my first experience that I plan to hand my power to my son, unlike North Korean you know they have two generation already. Hu! Hu! I am so worry, am I succeed or not? Oh no silly me I forgot Cambodian still alots of uneducate and easy manipulate and cheat. No no do not say that dady thing have changed they all get smart and smarter. What am I going to do then? I do not know I am afraid too dady.
I am a Khmer I am very happy to see all Khmer in the world understand very well about the real histories that had taught us the important lessons. From the ex-histories, we experience in very difficult circumstances, and now we all know how to unite all Khmer people, starting to assist and conserve our Khmer culture in the world, regardless of where they are. Now we all pay attention on Khmer Surin culture, Khmer Surin is Khmer blood, who is part of our Khmer empire will live together in order to preserve the wonderful culture as we have had. Akhara
do not be afraid or shy to speak khmer language out loud wherever you be may. it should come natural and be proud that you know khmer language and so on. also listen to khmer songs like wedding songs, kantreum, khmer oldie songs, khmer modern songs, khmer ayai, khmer yekae, khmer poems, read khmer folklores, literature, etc, etc... have fun doing it and god bless the indigenous khmer surin people.
be the beautiful khmer men and women of cambodia and of angkor. also dress in khmer haul and pamoung traditional clothes, too, ok!
You guy so naive, when I was a student I was always thought about nation, corruption, immigration, patriotism as everyone have thought but when it come to the money I and others have forgotten everythings, you can talk what ever you like but behind close door you guy are all the same as always think about how to get rich and looking for good position (kan leng Klanh or fat place).
you guy train as Nuclear Technician but work as finance, Keat Chhun as an example, Pot Pot studied electrical engineering and work as Communist, Hun Sen son Dr of economy work as military or security and countless of others. The more you guy get smart the more you guy got grazy, Pol Pot,Eang Sary, Kheav Somphon...kill alots of people, Currently so called intellectual person, example Cambodian court, what they have done to our country and put blame on innocent and uneducate person. War, corruption always made by educated person and use uneducate people as a tool. At countryside, I saw peasants make money in honest way and united, everyone was looked after. Unlike the intellectual one are always hunting for money and when ask for support they turn to support the communist, students and intellectual in Lon Nol Regime as an example, Lon Nol Collapsed as result of series of demonstration to support the Communist. if You are not work in the field that you are training for the country will be in trouble.
Study in America come to Cambodia looking for fat place, study in Australia without qualification but act like the one who have, study in Cambodia there no need to research just memorise what in the lecture note or bribe that it.
when come to work in government position 1 or 2 hours then go home or do something else, please do not say because of salary is too low, if you guy all donnot bother to work for the government then the country stand still then the government may consider high salary, because you guy rush to get position thatwise the salary go down.
2:51 PM
You are out of subject. All above talk and praise Khmer SURIN. Please look at yourself in the mirror. Please stay on the road, not off road.
LOOKING GLASS
Comrade Eang Bun Than, was one of the Democratic Kampuchea cadres in Lowell then,does not see Khmer children in Los Angeles/Orange county needed to learn to speak or read or write Khmer more than Siam's Khmain.
Princess Sirindhorn uses Khmain in Surin ,once again, to spread Siam plan to dominate Khmers of sentimental fool like Enag Bun Than
ជួញជិតជាជាងជួញឆ្ងាយ...សៀមយកខ្មែរធ្វើ
វែកដូចពីកាលមុនទៀតហើយ
remember, it's the knowledge, the educate we obtain that counts, everything else comes from experience. think about it!
people do thing sometimes because they think they can get away with it. if there is strict rule and regulation, they will think twice about, ok! true everywhere on the planet, you know! look at cambodia and see what's lack and what's not, etc! so, do make a difference there, ok! yes two wrong don't make it right, you know! and about who takes advantage of who, that's because people are ignorant, only ignorant people let people take advantage of them, i bet if they are educated, smart, clever like thinking for themselves, use analytical skill, etc, then it's hard for other to take advantage of them, really! think about it, ok! i mean, it's good observation to say the obvious so people can wake up from their cocoon or comfort zone! again, getting a good worldly education can curb that kind of human thing, you know! yes, again, getting a good education is very smart, indeed, ok!
it doesn't matter, it's the that college degree, any college degree that counts! yes, to get a degree is not easy, it required patience, perseverance, discipline, hard work, diligent, study, sacrafice of personal time, etc... so it pays off at the end with any college degree as most jobs require it. that said, learning doesn't stop when you graduated, it's a life time process, ok! good luck!
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