Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Stark State College to host Kim Chhay

Mar 01, 2011
CantonRep.com staff report (Canton, Ohio, USA)


In observation of Women’s History Month, Stark State College will host Kim Chhay, a survivor of the killing fields of Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge regime, fueled by leader Pol Pot, took the lives Chhay’s father, sisters, brothers and other family members in a death camp.

Chhay, now a Stark State multicultural student affairs advisor, will recount the experiences she had as a young child in Cambodia from 1975-1979, her flight to a refugee camp and eventually her relocation in the U.S.

From 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Chhay will share her stories in the Room S204/205 at the college, the presentation “dedicated to all women in the world who sacrifice for their families and communities.”

Other Women’s History Month events include: a brown bag lunch at noon in Room S201; a presentation by private consultant Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant, who will speak about women’s issues, and talks by area women and professional leaders at noon March 31 in Rooms S204-205.

The school is located at 6200 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township.

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