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| Mr. Samkhan Khoeun, a board member of the National Cambodian American Organization, recites a Cambodian refugee poem from "Oh! Maha Mount Dangrek" during the organization's meeting in Chicago on July 29, 2011. (Photo: Courtesy of Teng Somongkol) |
Tuesday, 02 August 2011
Huy Samphors, VOA Khmer | Washington
“If we have no voice, if we don’t present our problems and we don’t claim our demands, nothing can benefit our communities.”
The National Cambodian American Organization wrapped up a major meeting in Chicago over the weekend, as members sought to better organize themselves to serve the needs of Cambodians living in the US.
The July meeting was to set a strategic plan for the organization for the next two to three years, including efforts to organize other Cambodian groups, improve living standards for Cambodians in the US and lobbying for support of issues faced by the immigrant community.
“We gathered in Chicago to build good relations with other organizations and to work closely with those organizations to share information, new laws and other activities that affect the benefits of Cambodian communities,” said Samkhan Khoeun, a board member of the national organization. “Therefore, we can help each other out from one community to another.”
The national organization seeks to help Cambodian-Americans through consultation, training and fundraising. Samkhan Khoeun said he believes that Cambodian communities benefit from having “one voice, like a bunch of chopsticks.”
The needs of Cambodian-Americans differ from those of other immigrant communities, such as the Vietnamese, Lao and Hmong, he said.
“We went through the killing fields, and we came across hardships more than other nations,” he said. “If we have no voice, if we don’t present our problems and we don’t claim our demands, nothing can benefit our communities.”
9 comments:
This guy "Samkhan Khoeun" is the most bullshitter in Lowell, MA and maybe a member of CPP at Watt Tmey. and all the poems was wriiten by the deceased monk not his poems. What's that poems are so benefits to you? selling your your poems' book?
Ah Xamkhan Khoch chea ah CPP,bamreur Yuon.
This is a pyramid scheme corroborated by a handful of GOP camouflaged group exploiting Cambodians in US.
All originators were the chameleona of the CNC turned CANDO==>CANC==>CANUC and last attempt is to frint this Organization to fool younger generations.
This group is no unifier but a grafter. Most of the originators are in Nam Vang moi serving CPP.
Beware of the color of your money before handing it to this group.
Samkhan is an ordinary man who has misplaced his ambition along time ago.
your problem is caused by yourselves, not by so called Khmer Rouge. It has been more than 30 years that you have repeated the same. Don't use KR to cover your own mistake to manage the community.
The governer of MA should investigate the fact. The fact is not the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge has no thing to in MA and has no affect to the Khmer life in MA. Their problem is caused by themselve. Hispanic, other asian have problem, too. But they don't blame Khmer Rouge.............Stop using KR to claim for money. Shame of you in Lowell, MA. Don't put Khmer douwn in Lowell, MA...........
គេស្គាល់ចរិតអាក្រក់ សំខាន់ ឃឿន ដោយកាយវិការ ស្គាល់បញ្ញាកក្វក់វា
ដោយពាក្យសម្ដី ស្គាល់ថ្វីដៃគគ្រិចវា
ដោយការប្រព្រឹត្ត ស្កាល់គំនិតឆបោក
លាមកវាដោយការអោយយោបល់។
កុហក់ទីមួយ គេនៅតាមមិនទាន់
ទីពីរគ្រាន់តែមិនជឿ ទីបីគេបឿ (ខ្ពើម)មិននៅក្បែរ។
Did not this guy got ran out of the Cambodian mutual assistance org. For embezzlement?
Khmers in Lowell love to go to Casino in Connecticut. They lost money then sold jewelry in Casino for cheap price. Lowell Sun Newspaper published a story in the past. Did Samkhan Khoeun raise the issue? Tell the truth ? That lost because of Khmer Rouge or because of your ouwn peopl including you?
Don't lie !
throw the book in your hand away. It is not good for the Cambodian community.
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