Posted in news, urbanization on Apr 12th, 2008
In the States, the White House schedules press conferences for Fridays when the topic is one negative to the administration.
In Cambodia, it seems, negative actions are taken just before the holidays so people will be caught off guard. Activist Khem Sokha was arrested on New Years' Eve, 2005.
And just as ...
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Articles today on the Nou Hach Literary Journal and (Re)géné Rations: The New Khmer Graphic Novel.
More at www.nouhachjournal.net and www.ourbookscambodia.org.
Happy Khmer New Year, everyone!
Tags: cambodia,comics,literature,khmer
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Posted in dance, hip hop, music, news, photography on Apr 5th, 2008
Stuart Isett spreads the word:
Tiny Toones: B Boy Benefit for Cambodia
April 26th 2008, 6pm 'til late
At the Greenwood Collective
8537 Greenwood Ave. NW Seattle WA
Featuring the work of:
World B Boy champs Massive Monkees, legendary Seattle photographer Charles Peterson, immigration activist Many Uch & photographer Stuart Isett.
$5 donation at the door
Photographs for ...
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Hey look!
One of the nifty new 'One Laptop Per Child' gadgets!
One of our friends in Cambodia had ordered one via the 'Give One Get One' program.
(Above: Bart talks about OLPC's capabilities.) Apparently Cambodia will be getting a shipment of tens of thousands - a big project in the works. ...
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Posted in academia, in Khmer, literature, news on Apr 2nd, 2008
The Nou Hach Literary Journal has published its fourth issue! In addition to poems and short stories, there are some interesting essays on what writers think of 'identity'. What is a writer? What does it mean to be a writer? Guest contributors include Klairung Amratisha and Sato Yoshiko.
To get ...
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