May 24th, 2007 by Jinja
For this picture we tried to capture the feel of illustrations for classic Khmer newspaper serial fiction.
The Hugo-nominated novelette is now available online. [Link]
Tags:cambodia,khmer,literature,fantasy
May 23rd, 2007 by Jinja
Beats the Ice Capades:
Friday night opera singing by Royal University of Art Student ‘Spiderman’
7 pm Barista Cafe, Street 215 # 146EO, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
More: http://www.expat-advisory.com/forums/opera-friday-vt2471.html
May 22nd, 2007 by Jinja
Handz in the Air
Hundreds of web pages say ‘Khmer Pride’. Here’s one academic’s take on how young overseas Cambodians assemble their identity.
Theresa McGinnis: “Khmer Pride”: Being and Becoming Khmer American in an Urban Migrant Education Program (Journal of Southeast Asian Education and Advancement*).
“Khmer youth’s multimodal expressions are not only sites of identity work, but also of cultural innovation.”[Link]
Looking at What’s On in LBC and Seattle this week, it’s evident that overseas Khmers are not only sharing their culture but appropriating new components into the mix.
http://www.myspace.com/imsreypeouv
http://www.myspace.com/universalspeakers
*Pleased to see bilingual education battler Wayne Wright at the helm of above publication.
May 19th, 2007 by Jinja
Cartoons, the hip new thing
Controversial editorial Cartoonist Ung Bunhean (‘Sacrava’) gets a profile in this weekend’s Phnom Penh Post. http://sacrava.blogspot.com
May 18th, 2007 by Jinja
Comics, the hip new thing
SE-Globe‘s latest issue has a feature article on Khmer comic art including interviews with Sera, Sin Yang Pirom, Em Satya, Uth Roeun and more.
This Friday: if you have time, check out
Reyum’s Wat Paintings Book Launch/Exhibition (5pm). http://tinyurl.com/286pro
And following that is the Rubbish Project’s “trash-to-fashion” show. Apparently it’s gotten a good response with over 20 entries so far, and don’t be surprised if there’s TV coverage.
http://therubbishproject.blogspot.com/
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