Khmer visitors

I'm looking forward to our concentration on Khmer (Cambodian) history and culture. Here, Prof. Chhany Sak-Humphry, who teaches Khmer at UH (Jason is her student), announces a couple of important visitors. Unfortunately, I'll be gone when U Sam Oeur is here, but please find some time to support her and her visitors.

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From	Chhany
Date	Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:00:58 -1000
To	Cambodian Contact: ;
Subject	Khmer Visitors

Aloha all.
In the month of March, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies have invited to guest speakers upon my recommendation.
1. Khmer Poetry Writer, Mr. U Sam Oeur, who wrote some of theses books Sacred Vows, Crossing Three Wilderness and many others poems will be here from March 8th to March 11th. On March 8th, he will come to talk to my class SEA Lit in Translation course at BUSAD E20, from 3:00 -5:30 pm about the bilingual book on Sacred Vows and his life story to share with everyone. Please come to join us at this time if you are free. After that, I will take him to have dinner at Anthony's (new Khmer and SEA restaurant, may be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm). You are welcome to join us for dinner.
On March 9th at noon time, I hope to get a room to ask him to share his professional work with our UH community. On that night (his last night in Hawaii), I hope if Bounnareth, Koulean or Vitou can help us to get Hale Halawai place, or at Hongly's church (if it is ok with your church and Hongly) so we can have a nice gathering to allow him to interact with our Cambodian Community. This will follow with Cambodian Pot Luck.
I do need you help with Sam's hospitality (since most of the time my mind is focus on my dad's health). Please do make suggestions.
2. Ysa Osman (A Cham from Documentation Center in Phnom Penh) will be here from March 12 to 24th. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies does have detail plan for him daily with various meetings and talk. However he would love to meet our Cambodian Community in Hawaii (since he met some of you before in Phnom Penh). I hope we can have a Pot Luck dinner with him on one of the night during his stay too.
Please contact Paul Rausch, associate director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, or me about these 2 people. They are all going to stay at Lincoln Hall, across from Moore Hall.
I am sure they would love to have someone ehlp them tour the island etc..
I hope you can meet these fantastic people.
Again please forward message to our community and friends.
Take care,
Chhany

Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Khmer Language Program
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Department of HIPLL
Spalding Hall, Room 255
Phone: (808) 956-8070; Fax: (808) 956-5978
Cell Phone: (808) 561-6850
E-mail: sak@hawaii.edu
Website: www.hawaii.edu/khmer