12th Annual High School Commencement organized by Cambodian Reconciliation Committee, Inc. in Fresno, California

Election results for the Fresno Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc.

Election for President of Temple Results

Sunday January 29th, 2012, the Cambodian people and the Buddhist monks gathered inside the temple to vote. This is the first election for president of the Fresno Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc. since 1995.

About 2:00PM, the president of election committee told the Cambodian people and Buddhist monks about the election rules.

There were 19 candidates.

1st Step peoples and monks voted to select 14 candidates to be the board members.

2nd Step all 14 candidates and 3 monks voted to elect the president.

The results:

• Mr. Sokhom Yin was elected to be the president of the temple.
• Mr. Sokhorn Pheng was elected to be the vice president of the temple.

This picture was taken at Fresno Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc. 2533 N. Valentine Ave., Fresno, CA 93722

Meeting in the Temple

On 12-18-2011, CRC was invited by Mr. Sokhom Yin ( President of Khmer New Year 2011 ) to the meeting and CRC had a chance to meet with many Cambodians' families. The meeting discussed about the election for president of temple and the board of directors. The president of temple will be voted by the people of Fresno, California and to be held January 29, 2012 at the temple. This will be the first time the election for president of the Fresno Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc since 1995. Stay tuned for more information about this event.....Please Vote......Your Voice Counts.... This picture was taken at Fresno Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc. 2533 N. Valentine Ave., Fresno, CA 93722

First Khmer Pagoda in Fresno, California

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Harvest time in Fresno (Persimmons and jujubes)

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Reaching the American Dream - An announcement by the Cambodian Reconcilia​tion Committee, Inc.

Picture was taken at Hope Lutheran Church 364 East Barstow Ave, Fresno, CA 93710.  Tel. (559) 439-4320

Reaching the American Dream

Mr. Sopheaktra Nou (CRC) nominated Mr. Alex Yang to be Reaching The American Dream Award's Candidate 2011. On August 13th, 2011 Mr. Alex Yang was The First Cambodian-American selected by Fresno Center For New Americans to receive the award from :

1. State of California Senate office of Senator Michael J. Rubio
2. California Legislature Assembly Henry T. Pera
3. California State Legislature: Assembly Linad Halderman, M.D
4. California State Legislature : Senator Tom Berryhill
5. United State of America: Congressional office of Jim Costa
6. Mayor of Fresno Ashley Swearengin
7. Fresno Center New America

Mr. Alex Yang’s Speech:

I am stand before you, I can validly tell you my nightmare and horrified story of my childhood. I was separated from my parents as orphans with my brother at the age of 9 but he never made it thru. I am a refugee from Southeast Asia, I am Cambodian. By the end of Pol Pot regime I was able to reunite with my mom and we escaping from Pol Pot in 1979 during the current government come to power. By 1980 we arrived to United States, which has given me a chance and chance of a new life. I was happy, confused, and scared the same time. The new world was so much different, so much to offers, and so much choices. We are here today to celebrate “Reaching the American dreams”. Have I reach the American dreams? Maybe, then again maybe not, depend our definition of American dreams. To reach this point of our life, we come from different roads and different path. But the road that lead us to this point comes from two commitment “choice and determination”. Why do I say this because we were refugee, poor, and culture shock- compare to fish out of water. With our determination and making the right choice, we push ourselves so we can here today. It is been said that “the choice we make, will define who we are”. So Reaching the American dreams is my saying “Being the person you dream to Be.” So keep in mind to make the right choice.

Back 2 School Family & Community Picinic at the Park in Fresno, California

CRCI: 11th Annual High School Commencement in Fresno

Fresno Temple New Year Celebratio​n 2011

Khmer Fresno New Year Celebration for 2011

New Year Celebration at Ratanakmondol Temple, Fresno, California

Inauguration of Wat Preah Meada Khantey

What:

Inauguration of Wat Preah Meada Khantey

and Buddha Statue

When:

Sunday March 13, 2011

Starting from 07AM

Where:

3633 W. Jensen Ave.

Fresno, CA 93706

Contact:

Tel. (559) 497-0207, (209) 534-4170, (209) 543-5877

Thank You Note from the Cambodian Reconciliation Committee

Dear Sir/Madam,,

The Cambodian Reconciliation Committee, Inc. would like to express our gratitude for your generosity by helping the 10th Annual of the High School Commencement banquet, which was hosted by our community at the Sal Mosqueda Community Center on June 19, 2010.

We appreciate your thoroughness in supporting the graduates and their families to have a great time. Without your help, this event may not be as successful as it would be.

Again, thank you so much and we look forward to working with you in the near future.

May God bless your warm heart.

Best Regards,

CRC Team

Mr. Sopheaktra Nou
Executive Director

Cambodian Reconciliation Committee, Inc.
Non-Profit Organization
P.O. Box 1682
Fresno, CA 93717
Tel. (559) 255-9241
Website: www.crcfresno.org

In California, Cambodian Reconciliation

By Nuch Sarita, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
20 June 2008

Click here to listen to the audio program in Khmer

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.