1 50 273 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/84e29c04707121dff661352b93ca296e.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=bbnEe9p9z42bQOqgKiE9ujQGKfO%7EQuhFS76T6JRYNjSQOrKXWZ0Rb9sljIMtPNmMc4hkB6AtFDXJFte7pVLbiHhi4ok5XXZ-ARA3r0htTyrZTtGbTD1-OgWV767JcNNphOX7KrYTgRjG7CVYUiDsHZntTyy8czZfEYQQ2kZco6YWHFXm-UHJME30vYM4KIuh3ajlSqSXdgw910LPUWSUMw5hMv9Kj5uq2V9joYYmeD30vFPRLC-ODHaNWsRF0shWMo6bPeC2G4mSFcKfG4BtsXTiiyVMq2EGQkUSiwvgR3vhhkHU-iq88ENohTraS3olqdK1eCOYyVr509TlreZM-A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM f82828a26605b3fc76b38ad934d48056 PDF Text Text UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL CENTER FOR LOWELL HISTORY CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES ORAL HISTORY PROJECT INFORMANT: JACQUELINE MOLONEY INTERVIEWER: MEHMED ALI KALE CONNERTY DATE: 2/11/2016 J=JACKIE A=ALI K=KALE A: Okay. This is interview with Jacqueline Moloney on February 11, 2016. And thanks again Jackie for being here with us. J: It’s great to be here. K: Okay. So I guess I’ll just start with asking you about the Foundation, The Indochinese Refuge Foundation. Do you know how and why it was established in Lowell? J: Yes. Actually the Founders of the Indochinese Self-Help Foundation, one of them was a member of the faculty here. His name was Hai Pho, and his wife’s name was Lan Pho. And they were from Vietnam. And they had family in Vietnam during the fall of Vietnam, and were instrumental in trying to create a kind of what they called at the time, Mutual Assistance Associations to enable refugees who were fleeing from Southeast Asia to support each other in the U.S. So they were very involved in the Refugee Resettlement Movement and they created that Foundation to do that work. K: Do you know what year that was? J: What year they founded the Foundation? I’m trying to think of when I started working for them. So I would say, I could give you roughly the late seventies, but I don’t have the actual date. K: And when did you start working there? 1 �J: About 79. K: 79? (J: Umhm) Okay. A: So you started right at the very beginning Jackie? J: It was pretty close to the beginning. I was their second Executive Director. A: Okay. J: And the first one, I don’t think she lasted that long. It was really hard work and there were a lot of cultural differences in the way that you know, even for me when I took on that job I had to make a lot of adjustments in the way that I thought about running a non-profit that surprised me in my first couple of weeks there. And it quickly became a labor of love for me. And I knew, and maybe because they had learned from the first director that they had, that it didn’t work at all because she wanted to do things in a certain way and they knew that would not work with this refugee population, which honestly we can talk about in a minute, surprised me. I mean these were people who were being resettled in Lowell in very large numbers, very irresponsible way. They were being dropped in the city. The resettlement agency who was resettling them, it wasn’t the Indochinese Self-Help Group, but there were different resettlement agencies across the country who were, they would be paid $500.00 a person to resettle a refugee. Now in some places, you know, like in the Mid-West there were a lot of small towns. They would take that money in the church say, and help a family to resettle in you know, wherever, Idaho. So that was one model. In a place like Lowell unfortunately there was a resettlement agency that would take many, many families, take their money and place them in very inadequate housing with no training, no ESL, no support services, you know, to the point where we were finding people. I would get calls from the hospital or police and say, “We just picked up this family. They have no shoes. They don’t speak a word of English. It’s the middle of winter. They’re walking on Merrimack Street with no shoes on. What are you doing about that?” So we had to develop a pretty, you know large scale, very fast-responding mobilize the community to care for this group of refugees that were basically dumped in the city. And the city was not prepared for it. The schools were not prepared. The hospitals were not prepared. There were no translators, no interpreters anywhere. And so that was, that was my first job. I rang the first round of interpreters in the city of Lowell providing ESL classes and then where we could you know, helping families to resettle and you know, distributing goods that we were collecting to the families themselves. K: Those were the main services then? J: Those were it, yah. 2 �K: So during your time there, there was the Indochinese Self-Help Project, correct? J: Yes. K: So was that a separate function of the IRF? J: So the IRF was broader than just Lowell. In fact a lot of their work was in Boston. So you know I honestly didn’t have as much to do with them. They got funding, this Indochinese Refugees Foundation got funding to do the Self-Help Project from the Resettlement Agency. K: So the Self-Help Project is what offered those services? J: Yes. K: Okay. A: And the IRF was, the Headquarters was not based in Lowell? J: Honestly the, I wonder if the (--) It was a Board. A lot of the members were from Boston and they would hold their meetings where we were housed, which was the International Institute. But they had other meetings that I didn’t always go to all their meetings Mehmed. So they might have had some in Boston. A: Okay. J: So they were a broader base, more of the, I would say established, you know, well established. They weren’t refugees. These were Southeast Asians who were well established who created this Foundation. You know, they would hold, I remember them holding fashion shows, fundraisers, but it was really to help build their own ethnic community until this crisis happened. And that’s when they got funding to help intervene in the city of Lowell. K: As Director what were your main duties with the Self-Help Project? J: Well it was everything. The chief, cook and bottle washer. I mean there were really only I (-) There were probably six of us. And so one was to run the, set up and run the ESL Program and to get those refugees to the point where they could actually go into the Adult Education Program. So you think about Fred Abisi and Adult Education, which they were totally opened to helping these refugees, but they didn’t have the resources either. They were not prepared for people who were you know, Laotian, Cambodian whose you know first language, the alphabet didn’t even look like ours. I mean you come into Lowell now, it’s so much more diverse and people coming from so many different countries, Lowell was really not prepared for this generation of refugees that came here. So we set up that first ESL class. That was a big deal. We did work with companies trying to get job placements. And then I had this whole group of interpreters. And their work was to go to the hospitals to you know, I mean there were battles 3 �over everything going into the schools. There are a lot of cultural issues where you know, a woman would go into the birthing center at Lowell General, and Lowell General was not equipped to deal with the cultural traditions of these women coming from Cambodia, or from Laos. And the interpreters, I mean they could barely speak English you know. I remember my first Cambodian interpreter really barely, barely could speak English. And they were the most challenged community, because of course of the genocide that had happened. So there weren’t a lot of educated Cambodian refugees who could even read and write. So we had a lot of challenges to overcome. It certainly changed their way of looking, changed my way of looking at life for sure. You know the things that you take for granted, and dealing with people who were traumatized by the wars in their countries. You know the civil wars as well as the Vietnam War. And so there’s a lot of suspicion that we had to overcome, a lot of worry about an agency. It took me a long time to earn the trust and respect of those people. And that was the biggest surprise for me to be honest. I just thought, well I’m here. I’ve got English language for you. I can help you find a job. You know, we might have some silverware for your kitchen. Why would you not welcome me into your home? Well trust me, they did not. It took me a long (--) But I really worked at it. And you know things like, and of course to add to it, at the time I was pregnant. Well there are certain customs which were unbeknown to me. There’s a whole hierarchy in their cultures of you know, gratefully teachers are very important in their culture, women was not. You know that I would go literally into the family home and the women would sit behind the men. And here I as a woman who was pregnant no less, we’re pregnant and you were just supposed to stay home and not even go outdoors, and I’m this pregnant woman walking into their home trying to help them. And they would, some of them would take it like she’s trying to tell me what to do. So I had to be very careful and very respectful, and really learn the protocol. Things like who goes out of the room first? That was my first confusing you know, cultural episode when you know, my first meeting I would just walk out the door. And then I realized I was really upsetting some of the elders and I learned how to gracefully bow out of the room, or let them go first. If they were the elder you always give them the respect. If they hand you something you take it with two hands. You don’t just take it with one. So all of these small things to show them the respect coming from what they had come from was a big deal. So it was everything you know. We had our first, the first death of that community. I remember we were about six months into this, so I was in pretty good shape with the community at that point. We had delivered a lot of food and silverware and done a lot of ESL, and gotten jobs and intervened in a lot of emergency room people calling, saying, “You’ve got to get someone down here. These people are all [unclear].” So we settled a lot of those kind of things. So we had great trust at that point from the community. And we had a death, and it was a young man I think he was probably 32, or 33. And there was a belief among the Lao Hmong people who were more, much more tribal, but they were a whole group of people in Laos that had been displaced because they had helped the CIA. So this was this whole group of people who were taken from their very tribal culture, ethnic culture, and dropped in the city. It’s very, very difficult. And this young man died and they felt it was from his home sickness. 4 �And they said that they would will themselves to death in a way, and that’s how they felt this young man died. Now of course here we go again. How do you bury him? They have all of these burial rituals. I can remember bringing in the funeral directors into the International Institute and the city health inspectors, and we had to meet and figure out how we were going to bury this young man and respect their cultures, because it was even more traumatic that he had died this way. And if we didn’t bury him the right way his spirit would wander forever. So that was on everyone’s head, but there were all these city rules about you know, you have to cremate the body first, not cremate it but what is it when you take the blood out of people? Do you know? A: The embalming process? J: Embalming. Yes, and when the embalming happened, that’s what it was. Oh boy trying to resolve that! And to everyone’s credit in this city, you know, when I really learned to love this city, because people figured it out and they made it work, and they made it right for that family. And that fellow was buried the right way. And everybody changed everything that they were doing to accommodate that. One small person’s life, you know I don’t think that would happen everywhere. I know it wouldn’t. So it just, it really made me appreciate the compassion of the people in this city and their inclination to really welcome people from diverse backgrounds, and to try to find solutions rather than (--) I think in some cities they would have been so overwhelmed. They would have said (--) We see it happening now and I understand it, in cities in Europe where they’re saying stop. We can’t take any more of these refugees. You know, this is overwhelming our community. Well this community was overwhelmed but people stepped up. The school system stepped up. They hired teachers eventually. It took us some time, but you know it was a challenging time. K: You’re still working in Lowell here thirty years later. Do you think that working for the IRF had any impact on your decision to stay involved in the Lowell Community? J: Oh absolutely. Like I said, it was a life altering experience for me. And I was only there a little over a year, but I never lost my tie with that community you know. It was just a phenomenal experience. And I just described to you how it just changed my view of this city and what the city is capable of doing, and has helped me to keep faith and focused. And having been involved now in a lot of non-profits like Lowell General Hospital, now I’m on the board, then I was taking people to the emergency room. Now I’m on the board. But I can tell you I know that Lowell General Hospital really honors the diversity of people that come there, and they’re well cared for. Lowell Community Health is there for that reason. And I just, I still see how you know, this community embraced that community and really made it special for them. I remember (--) Who? There was a special thing every year. It was before the Farmer’s Market in downtown, but they would have these monthly whatever it is, some show or something downtown Lowell, and they were so kind and reached out the Southeast Asian Community. And these people were hurting. You know they left their countries with nothing. So culturally like they didn’t have many of their clothes or their instruments; they didn’t even know who was 5 �the singer from there, how to find a singer, or dance, or how to do the dance. So we were kind of coddling together the first Cambodian Dance Troupe. K: That’s wonderful. J: And I remember them performing in JFK Center and it was just really hard to pull that off. I remember how hard they worked. And they’re calling their friend in Connecticut and their friend in California. People are trying to ship stuff here. We were trying to coddle together enough little outfits for the women to do the dance, and you know the different instruments. And we coddled together that first group and there was such great pride in the community. And I think for them it was also just bringing their culture here and having it back and be part of who they were was very, very important for them. So it was nice to be a part of it. A: Could you speak a little bit about the jobs program that the IRF had when you were there, if you remember any details? Do you remember any? J: I don’t. I know that we worked with a lot of companies and did entry level training. The ESL was big, but beyond that I don’t really remember. A: Okay. J: Did you remember it? A: Nope. I mean we found some of the companies in the photographs. Now I’ve forgotten. I don’t know if you remember it. K: Just kind of like linen work, or just working in like clothing factories, or anything like that. There are a lot of pictures of people working. J: Yeah, and you know, so we would arrange the transportation. And what’s funny to me is now when I drive home I drive down Westford Street where of course a lot of the Southeast Asians settled in the highlands. And you still see the buses, the vans going up that street and dropping workers off at different plants. So you know, again, the plants were great. Of course they loved these employees because they were very hard working. K: So the building where you worked was 79 High Street, correct? J: Yes, the International Institute. K: What was that building like? Was it, is it still there? Is it, it changed right? J: Well it’s still there. It got sold to a private residence. The International Institute moved. I don’t even know where they are now. Do they even have a place in Lowell? 6 �A: Yes, because Derek Mitchell was in charge of it until recently. J: Yes. A: I think they’re at 144 Merrimack Street. J: Okay. A: But the building itself, what was? J: It was a big old house. It was, you know, the International Institute was downstairs, but it was perfect for us because they had a lot of space, actually classroom space. And there was an apartment in the building, and they needed someone to take care of it. So we had our first interpreter, the Cambodian interpreter who lived in the building. So it was great for them too. So it was great shelter. It was a great building. There was a big beautiful opened room. And I still remember the, on the cultural, what we had to overcome. You know, probably at this point we were four months, it was before that death, and many of the people had not seen a monk for a year or two and they were really desperate to see a monk. So we, they connected with friends and somewhere in Connecticut, they had some other group in Connecticut and the monk came. So we announced the monk. I felt like there must have been 250 people in this room where there should have been 100 people. And the same thing happened. And then I was standing there and now I’m eight months pregnant, and everyone in the room dropped to the floor in honor of the monk, you know the bow and hitting the floor and prostrating themselves. And I’m standing there and I’m thinking it’s me and the monk. I don’t know what to do. I’m not going to drop to the floor because I’ll never get up. And you know it wasn’t my religion. I wasn’t disrespectful to him, but I didn’t know what else to do. Nobody coached me on that one Kale. I didn’t really know what to do. But we had a lot of moments like that, that were so special and people were just I mean crying and so happy to have a monk among them again. And to have their traditions back, and to be able to say their prayers, and it was very, very nice to be a part of that. So that building really lent itself to those meetings, a special place. K: What were your reasons for leaving the IRF? J: I was pregnant. K: Yah, that’s what I figured. J: I just mentioned that, and I was having my second daughter. You know, I never intended to stay there. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I took on that job. I probably wouldn’t have done it if I had known, because I knew they needed a longer term solution. But I had hired a couple of people who were very involved as the teachers, and one of them in social work is Carol Keirstead who kind of took over. 7 �K: She took over? J: Yah. So that was great. It’s amazing the way things happen, but it’s funny they were very concerned when I was leaving. And I was in labor and they did not want me to leave. And you know, at this point my office would always have like fifteen, sixteen of the elder men because they decided everything as a community. And they would sit in my office every day and they’d you know, bring me all like ginger root. I was supposed to eat ginger root and this big (egg?). And Alise Martin was a teacher then too. Do you know Alise? A: Yeah Alise. K: Umhm. J: Yah, that worked at Middlesex and she was pregnant too. It was just unusual. And they didn’t want me to leave. And I’m like, “I have to leave. I’m in labor. I’m going. Bye, I’m leaving.” And I got to the hospital and I had my daughter. And the nurse came in to me the next morning and said, “Excuse me Ms. Moloney, but you’re going to have to help us. There are all these people out in the waiting room and they won’t leave!” [All laugh] The same elders and their families out in the waiting room and they wanted to talk to me. They wanted to talk to me. I just had this little (--) I’m like we don’t do that here. We’re not going to talk, but I had to go talk to them and tell them I’m okay and I will come back. [Laughing] And you know, it was just again, because they knew at the hospital too what had been going on because I had been helping them with different patients that were being admitted there. So that’s why I left. K: So over your time there it seems like it became a lot easier, they warmed up to you. What do you think was the most important thing that you did in kind of helping build that relationship? J: You know I’m a big believer as you know, maybe you’ve heard about my feelings about students is to empower people to have control over their lives. And I think that self-help project blossomed beautifully and it was because you know, having those elders in the room and helping them to build their own community, get their own temple, build their own dance groups, their own churches, you know, to take care of themselves and become their own leaders. I think that’s what it was all about. [Repeats] That’s what it was all about. And I believe that Lowell is a testament to how you do refugee resettlement correctly, because so many, that community is so strong here. They’re such a strong part of this community and look at where the first Cambodian State Legislator in the country. I mean that is a lot to be proud of for this city. And I just, so when I look around me and most of the South Asians don’t have any idea who I am, or what happened back then, it doesn’t matter to me at all. It was an honor to be a part of it. A: Two more questions Jackie. J: Sure. 8 �A: One, any stories about coworkers, colleagues, special people that were there with you during that time? J: Absolutely. The interpreters were amazing. They were amazing people. And you know, they came, they were very different. We had a fellow who was a Vietnamese. He was a refugee in some ways, but he is a very well-educated man who had a wonderful family. So he wasn’t coming out of poverty, didn’t live in (--) He had a family to come to here. [Ja] Pho, he was Lan and Hai, he was Lan Pho’s father. A: Okay. J: But he was such a gentleman. He didn’t want to have any special treatment. So when I met him I didn’t know he was Lan’s father. He wanted me to treat him like any other interpreter, and he wasn’t like any other interpreter. This was a very distinguished scholar, wonderful man, so well educated, and he just wanted to be you know, acted like the other interpreters. And of course it took us about a month, but gradually I let him know I really needed him to do more than be just (--) I needed advice. I needed guidance. And so he was very special. And the other interpreter [So Chet Urk] was a Cambodian interpreter. He’s the one who really could barely speak English, had grown up as a farmer, but worked so hard to help his people. Just didn’t sleep, didn’t sleep. Twenty-four seven these people were on the road, they were on call and they were needed, and we needed them to do it. And their community needed them to do it. And you know, I know, I’ve met So Chet’s son like as a student here at the University. And I hadn’t been in touch with So Chet for twenty years. You know, and to see his son be a student here, that’s a pretty special feeling. That’s a pretty special feeling. They were great people. K: So do you see any similarities in your job today as Chancellor as with working with for the IRF? J: I do always, everything I’ve ever done in my career to me it’s about building community, and a community that thinks about making the world a better place. So certainly in that sense yes. I think that that job really sensitized me to what it means to help people who are in trauma, who have been traumatized and who need really emergency, immediate, deep care. And but the biggest part of that is that it has to be done with respect. So I feel like, you know, certainly at the university we have students who come here who are in that situation, who need that help. As a community I feel like my greatest pride in UMass Lowell is that we are certainly, you know, it goes without saying we’re an excellent academic institution, right? We are excellent in research that we do. We provide excellent academic programs. But I think what gives me the greatest pride (--) My greatest pride is that we’re a compassionate community. We are compassionate to each other. Students, every day, every day I hear a story of students helping other students. That gives me great pride. Every day I hear about our staff. Somebody, you know, their child has cancer, or they’ve gone through a divorce, or they lost a parent, or whatever happened, people reach across and help each other here. And that is what I think 9 �makes this place so unique and so special, and so extraordinary. So you know, to the extent that I brought some of that because of that experience, all to the good. A: Well thank you Jackie very much. K: That you so much. M: That helpful I hope? K: Yah it was. A: Wonderful. M: Good. Good. A special group. Interview ends jw 10 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016. UML 4. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Four oral history interviews with former staff and board members of the Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc., an organization that helped resettle Southeast Asian refugees in the greater Lowell, Massachusetts area during the 1980s. Oral histories were conducted with Jacqueline (Fidler) Moloney, Carol Keirstead, Elise Martin, Hai Pho, and Lan Pho. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>.<br /><br />The entire collection is accessible on this site. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource University of Massachusetts Lowell Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource University of Massachusetts Lowell Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jacqueline Moloney oral history interview audio recording, 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Community organization English language--Study and teaching Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Occupational training Political refugees Refugee families Refugee issues Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugees--United States Social service Unemployed--Services for Oral history Description An account of the resource The audio recording of an oral history with Jacqueline Moloney, current Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, on her experiences as an Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. staff member during the late 1970s. Topics include programs, government policy, Southeast Asian refugees, and Lowell, Massachusetts. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moloney, Jacqueline Connerty, Kale Ali, Mehmed Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016. UML 4. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Four oral history interviews with former staff and board members of the Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc., an organization that helped resettle Southeast Asian refugees in the greater Lowell, Massachusetts area during the 1980s. Oral histories were conducted with Jacqueline (Fidler) Moloney, Carol Keirstead, Elise Martin, Hai Pho, and Lan Pho. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>.<br /><br />The entire collection is accessible on this site. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource University of Massachusetts Lowell Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Carol Keirstead oral history interview audio recording, 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Adoption Adoptive parents Community organization English language--Study and teaching Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Occupational training Political refugees Refugee camps Refugee families Refugee issues Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugees--United States Social service Unemployed--Services for Oral history Description An account of the resource The audio recording of an oral history with Carol Keirstead on her experiences working with Southeast Asian refugees and as an Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. staff member. Other topics discussed include her work after she left the IRF, sponsoring a family, and adopting a child from Cambodia. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keirstead, Carol Connerty, Kale Ali, Mehmed Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Massachusetts Lowell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-03-05 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 audio recording; 00:45:44 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml4_16.02_i001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 BASF Systems Corporation Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Cambodians Centralville International Institute of New England Laotians Lowell Public Schools Moore Street School Philippine Refugee Processing Center Sound recordings The Grove Vietnamese Wang Laboratories https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/1299ea2ce69f79d3e189893c114291fa.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=P5xjaYFPFLVEAAH0H6CuCZRVhkUxPlw-2It84WAuHw2WQYqqcg31YhMYk%7EivapRli5AhzQtocsok50vKmKjb742Zgkrgx4jsufeMMiEwznMYTEexS8Jb%7EDrj-tWIANr%7ExgCgNImPdYlTeKefqFvUC5wRrv04qeAzyTyfdvzrjPDv-rQ-UmKykvYjH5nWE6vCduAuz2sPEuTAAXKO5a7e8dGseFGD6-8eu3Gr5RsnEumIsu279XoceGP3iA4E1x2u7MdiQDnXn1RokPJO%7E1MWkYOJN9lZUnN6EBQun3PSjjpIXi4Lez7lTzXFtMyOxYlhWOr16vufX7EG7O7v3zGkVg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM a09e6a58161f68cefa859cf5ce702e00 PDF Text Text UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES ORAL HISTORY PROJECT INFORMANT: CAROL KEIRSTEAD INTERVIEWER: MEHMED ALI KALE CONNERTY DATE: MARCH 5, 2016 C=CAROL A=ALI K=KALE A: So this is interview with Carol Keirstead. Is that how you say it, Keirstead? C: Keirstead, yup. A: Keirstead, on March 5, 2016. And Carol thanks very much for willing to share some time for us. C: Excited to do it. A: Good, great. K: All right. Well I’ll just ask the first question. What do you know about the circumstances under which the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] was founded? C: Um, what I know about its founding was Hai Ba Pho and his wife Lan Pho were Vietnamese refugees who settled in the country, and they wanted to establish an organization that was really, ultimately they wanted it sort of for and by the refugee community. So it was formed at a Mutual Assistance Association, which if memory serves me correctly was really to be governed by members of the refugee community. So, and his, his dream which actually came to fruition was to have the refugee community actually you know, set up their own service organizations. So that’s what I recall about that a few years ago. [All laugh] K: When did you start working for the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation]? 1 �C: In 1982. K: Okay. And how long were you working there? C: Two years. K: Okay. Where had you previously been working? C: The year before that I was with the university. I managed a Masters ESL Program for teachers in Lowell Public Schools. It was a federally funded project. So we trained “mainstream” classroom teachers to be able to effectively instruct English language learners. So I did that for a year. K: While you (--) A: I’m sorry. And Carol how did you get, get into this field overall? C: So way back when Ed Moloney and I worked together for CETA, which was the, you know, federally funded sort of Skills in Employment Service Agency. And for whatever reason you know at the time when refugees were coming into the city I just sort of took it upon myself to reach out and do as best I could to serve that community through that program. And so at one point he said to me, “Carol, you know, Jackie is going to be leaving her position and I think you’d be great for it.” And I said, “Well I, you know, I’m not so sure about that,” you know, but anyway. So he encouraged me to apply and I did and got the job. So. A: And where were you working for CETA previously like geographically? C: In Lowell. A: In Lowell, and where in Lowell? C: Yup, it was up on Appleton Street. You know where the court is now? A: Oh 89 Appleton, (C: You got it) The old Post Office? C: Yup. A: Okay. All right, that makes sense. And go ahead Kale. K: How did you see the services offered by the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] change while you were there? Did you see any change? You were only there for two years, but. C: Right. So in terms of change the actual services didn’t change much that I recall. Again that was a long time ago. You know what changed over time was either one, the 2 �nature of the population, or the size of the population that we were serving. I mean when we first started refugees were being resettled at a pretty rapid rate in this city. So we were pretty, it was a pretty busy place. Yah, so over time I think it was the nature of the population that we were serving, not so much the services. A: And tell us about those changes and the different people coming and going. C: Yah, so you know it would vary. It was Vietnamese, Cambodian and Lao that we served and it just changed over time. The Vietnamese community was much smaller that we served ultimately just by sheer numbers, and the Cambodian community kind of started to excel. And there were a fair number of Lao families that we served as well. And that over time, probably even after I left, just kind of flattened and the Khmer population just kept, you know, people just kept relocating. A: And why do you think the Cambodian population kind of grew where the other ones stayed maybe smaller? C: You know I think it was just a phenomenon of having a solid sort of community who then would reach out to family, because Lowell at the time had very good employment situation. So we could get people jobs pretty easily. A: Um. C: So the word would get out and family would come and resettle. You know at the time there were pockets all across the country for different communities. Like the Hmong were in Minnesota. So for whatever reason communities just began to sort of invite and encourage people to come and resettle. A: Where were you running the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] out of when you took over? C: 79 High Street. A: And tell us about that building, what was going on there. C: Yah, so the first floor was the International Institute, and then the second floor was us, very small office space. And then we had, there was like an annex, which was a very large room where we could hold functions and hold classes, and stuff like that. So it was great because the International Institute was right below us. So we could collaborate a lot on serving people. K: What do you think were the most essential services you offered? What was the most important? C: Hm. Well the obvious ones right would be employment services and language services. We had ESL Employment and Cultural Orientation Services. So those were 3 �critical. People needed jobs, but I think overall it was the welcoming, culturally sensitive, supportive, proactive sort of approach that we took to just you know, helping people to resettle in a new community. So we’d do things like you know, have big household drives to have people donate all kinds of things, because the refugee community they just needed so much. They were in pretty substandard housing by in large. I mean I recall at the time there were a couple of prominent landlords and the housing was pretty substandard. So you know, that was (--) So we did what we did and more. A: Yah. Who were some of the landlords around town that were notable? C: It was George [Chambros], [Chambers], [Chamberos]? A: Chamberas? C: Yah, was the biggie. A: Okay. How about Mr. Saab? C: No, he wasn’t, that I knew of he wasn’t somebody that we encountered. A: He might have gravitated over to the commercial stuff by that point. C: Yah probably. A: Because I know he had a lot in the, maybe in the 60s and 70s. I wasn’t sure. C: And I sponsored a family while I was in my role. A: Yah? C: And the family I sponsored was a very, a family you know, non-literate and you know from the Province. And so I had to work over a year’s time with them to help them get housing and get settled and all that stuff. I’ll never forget the first time we found an apartment for them. It was a decent apartment over in Centralville. And I was helping them unpack, and you know getting everything settled. And we had all kinds of things donated for them. And you know it was just so remarkable to step back and understand what the experience was like for them, right. So a hairdryer, like they were just so fascinated with a hairdryer. They thought it was to cook meat right. A: Oh, to cook meat? C: Right, and then you know, we were helping them put stuff away and they were putting all the meat in the drawers and all of the appliances in the refrigerator. I mean just you know, they had no idea. 4 �K: Yah. C: So it was quite the learning experience. And a lot of the work that I did was advocacy work, particularly with the school department, because at the time they were enrolling I think it was like fifty students a week at one point. A: Wow. K: Wow. C: And you know, we were hearing, you know there was one case I’ll never forget. There was a girl who probably had PTSD. No, I know she had PTSD, and they didn’t know what to do with her. So they kept her home. They didn’t serve her. So a lot of the work we did had to be sort of advocacy oriented in working with other organizations to help them understand the population and help them do right by them. A: Yah. What made you decide that you wanted to sponsor that one family? C: Well my thing was to sort of walk the talk in what I do. So I just wanted to do that as part of you know, not just get paid for the work but the refugee community would actually step up and help out. K: Okay. So what were all of your duties and stuff? You already talked about advocacy work, but what else were [unclear]? C: So I supervised the staff that we had. We had bilingual bicultural staff. I oversaw all of the programming. Oversaw all of the paperwork with Office of Refugee Resettlement, you know, had to oversee all of the records and stuff like that. A: And that was a federal agency? C: Yes. And so you know, all of the administrative things that go along with an administrative job, which I didn’t have a clue how to do until I got this job. So it was really learning on the job, but it was great. And I’d say, you know, a fair amount of it was really outreach to the community and helping you know, doing cultural orientations out in the community. Really just helping develop understanding as much as I could about, you know, the communities that were coming into Lowell. K: Was there anything while you were on your job that you found unexpected, like any tasks that you had to do that you weren’t prepared for, well not prepared for but just weren’t expecting? C: Yah, firing staff was hard. [Laughs] 5 �A: Yah, and without going into the specific persons what was the kind of nature of the work that made it difficult? C: It was a staff person that was, you know, I adored him and he was well respected in the community, but just didn’t do his job. So you know, at some point you have to address things like that and it’s hard, particularly when you’re a white female and the person is a member of the community. It’s very difficult. So that was my probably biggest challenge. A: Was there any kind of fallout with the community from that? C: Yes, this individual actually, yes there was. A: Okay. K: How many people do you think you helped over there, how many families? C: Oh Lord. You know I’m sorry. I wouldn’t even know how to, I wouldn’t know how to do that. You probably have the record. I just don’t even (--) I know we had to report on it every month. We had to submit monthly reports. A: Yah. No, that’s fine. K: We actually might have those in our archives, yah. C: That would be interesting to see, yah. A: Could you describe the community as they were coming into Lowell? And you talked about the, you know, kind of issues with understanding kind of technology and things like that, which they had never seen before. C: Right, right. So I guess it was really recognizing that what they had to become accustomed to and what they had to learn was going to take time. And that they just needed a lot of support to acculturating and learning what they needed to learn, and in the employment setting. So that was a whole other thing. So my job as director that was my (--) We had ESL teachers, and we had cultural specialists, but my job was to find jobs for people. That was part of my role. So you know, I had to make sure that the work place could accommodate people who were, you know, had various levels of education and, you know, could handle expectations in the work place and stuff like that. So that was, that was a challenge. A: So tell us what companies were out kind of that you connected with? C: I remember a big one was BASF. (A: Umhm) So there were a lot of electronic firms at that time and medical supply firms where all folks would have to do is piecework, put stuff together. And it was a pretty good job in the tech industry. So Wang, some people 6 �could get in. Not a lot, but some people could get into Wang. But there were a couple. BASF I remember and it will come to me after you leave. [Laughs] A: That’s fine. C: There are a few sort of you know, our go-tos. A: Where was BASF? Was that in Nashua? C: Bedford. A: Oh Bedford, okay. Good. And do you remember any kind of stories connected with people getting jobs and you know, perceptions on that and feelings from the community response? C: Can you say more about that? What are you, what are you thinking? A: Yes. Just I mean did, um, you know, do you remember any particular stories where you know, you got somebody a job and it really kind of changed their outlook, or their family’s outlook? C: I’m sure. I just can’t at the top of my head recall. You know I’m sure there were many, but yah. A: Yah. What was the, what’s your perception on the city’s reception of these immigrants? C: I would say one of the reasons we ended up with such a large community is because by in large the city stepped up. They didn’t always do the right thing, but by in large the city really stepped up I think. You know, a lot of the churches were heavily involved. Eliot Church, Saint Patrick’s was a huge supporter. Yah, so churches played a big role in really helping refugee communities. So I would say yah, Lowell was pretty, Lowell did a pretty good job. A: Is there any way to find like what that could be attributed to? C: So who would have been there at the time? Gee, I can’t even tell you. George Tsapatsaris was the Superintendent of Schools. A: Okay. Did you guys have a relationship with the school department? C: I did, you know, it was sometimes heated because I did go to bat for people. A: Okay. C: So sometimes I’d be told you know, tell that Keirstead to cease and desist. [Laughs] 7 �A: Why? Over what issues? C: You know, I (--) This is who I am. I don’t like injustice. Where there’s injustice I do whatever I can do. So when I saw cases where kids weren’t being served well, like a classroom was set up in a bathroom for a group of Laotian kids. I said, “Uh huh, not okay.” Um, that student I remember going to bat for because she had some you know, she was dealing with some emotional trauma and they kept her home. They wouldn’t serve her. So it was things like that. I just (--) A: And I’m sorry, when you said they wouldn’t serve, I originally thought you meant the family, but you were talking about the school department? C: School department. A: Okay, and was that Cambodian? C: She was Lao I believe this particular girl. A: Okay. C: You know how certain people stand out in your mind? Yah, but you know so at the same time George respected me and I respected him, but I had to just, you know, do that and he had to push back. So you know. A: Where was the, which school were the kids in the bathroom originally? C: The Daley. A: The Daley? Okay. [Chuckles] All right, and I imagine there was some, I mean, growing pains from the school department’s perspective right? C: Oh everybody was out of space and it was, I mean really they were registering like fifty kids a week. And after I left the Indochinese Refugee Foundation I went to work. They recruited me for the public school system. So I ran the Southeast Asian Curriculum Program. And so you know, I then saw it on that end. Yah, I mean. And then I worked at the, did you hear about the Moore Street School? A: They Morey? C: Moore Street? A: Moore Street School up in the Grove. C: Yah, so it was really the only segregated publically supported school that had existed in a very long time. It was all Cambodian kids. 8 �A: Now how did that school become only Cambodians? Had it been closed previously? C: It was a private catholic that was closed by the Diocese. A: Okay. C: So Lowell rented it I guess (A: Okay) and set it up to serve this huge population of kids they didn’t have a place to put. So that was in existence. I worked there for like a year with Bob Keegan. He was the principle. He’s since passed away, but um, yah. So that was an interesting experiment. A: What was that school like? How would you describe it? C: So I thought it was wonderful. I mean I get segregation, I get it, but it was a protected, all about these kids, giving them what they needed in environment. They didn’t have to deal with being treated whatever. So it was a protected environment and we could design the program just for them. A: Um. C: In fact, have you seen the Southeast Asian book? Probably right? A: The Jim Higgins photo book? C: The cover, that’s the Moore Street School. A: Yah, I, well I just was looking at that book recently and I said, “Where the heck was this school?” I didn’t know anything about it. (C: Yah) So when you said it I was, yah. C: Yah, funny. A: What else can you talk about with that school? What were the programs that you were running that wouldn’t be found anywhere else? C: Well it was you know, before it was a bilingual program. So back then we believed in bilingual education in this state. We don’t anymore by the way. So it was a bilingual program where kids had native language instruction and ESL. So we could design the program so that they got their content, you know, in the native language and then had sort of sheltered English class instruction too. So it was great. A: What was the building like physically? Was it in a decent shape? C: It was decent. A: Okay. 9 �C: Yah, yah, it was okay. A: No leaky roofs or anything? C: No, no, it was okay. A: Okay, good. Um, you talk about Lowell being basically an accommodating community. Any instances where you remember where it didn’t shine in that area? C: Housing I would say. A: And what were the issues there? C: Really substandard housing. I mean most of the families when I’d go visit, you know, they’d be roaches all over the walls. They’d be roach paper just like wallpaper, you know, so just really substandard housing. A: And did the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] get involved in kind of helping to change that situation? C: You know I’m sure we tried. You know we tried to get families into the best housing situations we could, but there was limited, limited stock so to speak. And you know, it was a big, it’s a bigger issue than we could take on, because it’s really, it’s you know, it hasn’t changed. [Laughs] A: Yah, yah. C: So. A: I know there was a group around town I think primarily connected to churches, but the Ethnic Covenant? C: Oh my God, yah! Jay. Jay. What was his name? Great group. A: Okay. Tell us what you know about the group. C: Oh, [unclear] the dust off the cobwebs. Jay was the gentleman who founded it I believe. And I remember they authored a paper called “Thirty Pieces of Silver” maybe? Right, is that is? A: I think that’s it, yah. C: Um, so yah, they were a very advocacy oriented group who really I think sought to speak the truth on behalf of vulnerable populations. Yah, yah, God thank you for mentioning that. 10 �A: Did the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] have any connection with them? C: Yah, yah, we, I can’t remember exactly what we did together, but we definitely collaborated and communicated a lot. Yah, yup. A: Tell us about the everyday work week at the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation]. C: It was, I mean the reason I stayed for two years is because I ate, breathed and slept right, because it was just nonstop, never ending. It didn’t end at 5:00. So yah, I mean that was primarily why I had to sort of go to a “more normal job”. It was you know, doing the administrative stuff and then dealing with things all day long that would come up; refugees coming in with whatever issues that they had and we would have to figure out how to help them. So it was doing your regular job and then attending to people’s needs as they would come through the door, which you never knew what those were going to be. A: Jackie told us a little bit about some of the issues that the refugees had with kind of accessing health services. Do you have any (--) C: Yes, yah, yes. So I would say a big issue for refugees, and I don’t know what Jackie’s perspective was, they were very reluctant in a way to access American medical services. And we often would have to (--) Oh, I just thought about this other case. Oh my God. A: Yah, tell us about that case. C: I’m just getting emotional. Sorry. A: That’s okay. That’s okay. Sorry. C: Wow, I didn’t expect that one. [Crying] A: That’s okay, take a few minutes. C: So there was this day, and in walked a woman with her daughter in her arms and her daughter was almost lifeless. So Chulathy was her name. And so we arranged to have her taken by ambulance to the hospital and I ended up following her for quite some time and they could never figure out what was wrong with her. And you know part of me is feeling like I should have done more, but whatever. And she just like languished in the system and they couldn’t figure out what was wrong with her. She was dying and I’ll never (--) They let her go home at some point and somewhat later I heard that she just died in Lowell High School. She just died. So, I mean and I tried to work with the family and it was just you know, a lot of Southeast Asians believe in spiritual even sometimes sort of ghosts like things right. And so translating between that belief system and western medicine is nearly impossible. And then you got the language barrier in between. So I, you know, I worked with the family and I worked with you know, I’d go 11 �to visit Chulathy and she just always, she was always doing this. It hurt, it hurt, it hurt, and they could never figure out what she had. A: So she was always holding her fist to her chest? C: Yup, like this and they never could figure out what she had. So, sorry. A: Other issues on medical or health access? C: There weren’t the language and cultural resources that of course there are now. So it was really, really difficult. Yah, I didn’t even think of that. It was really difficult to get adequate care for people because of the language barrier and the cultural barriers. Yah. A: So talk about the language barriers in general? C: Well I didn’t speak any of the language [laughs]. So I always had to rely on you know, my folks to translate. And so when refugees would go do whatever they had to do they would always have to find somebody, oftentimes the younger kid in the family, and rely on that person as their translator which right, is not ideal. So yah, it was, it was really tough. And that was a lot of the work that our staff had to do, which they weren’t paid to do really. I mean their jobs were not to be translators, but there you go right. K: Umhm. A: Yah, yah. Any funny stories about IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] workplace? C: Yah, so this may not want to be (--) [Laughs] You don’t have to stop it but there were a lot of funny things, but I’ll never forget this one time. Alise Martin, do you know Alise Martin? A: Yah. C: She was the ESL teacher. A: Oh she worked at the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation]? C: Yah. A: Okay. That’s another interview. K: We have her [unclear]. C: And I think she was the teacher at this time. We had a couple while I was there, but I went down to the classroom just to check on things. And we often had people donate goods. So we’d have plastic bags all along the side of the classroom. So I went down 12 �and looked in the classroom and there was a big ruckus going on. And I’m like everybody is laughing and you know, I’m like what’s going on? So what happened was somebody had donated things and there was a box on tampons in there. And the Ref, whoever found them thought they were firecrackers. So they’re all trying to light tampons. [All laugh] That was a fun one, yah. A: Other kind of workplace issues at the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation]? C: You know we always could have used more. It was always a scramble to have enough resources to do what we needed to do. And I don’t remember at the time. I remember getting some grants here and there, some small grants to do different things, but I can’t recall what they were. A: Yah. Now you worked with the federal government. Did you work with any state agencies? C: We, I’m trying to think. Well there was the Office of Refugee Resettlement in Massachusetts. So every state has its own. A: Okay. C: Yah, yah. A: Okay. So the office you primarily dealt with was kind of, they controlled the funds that the federal government (--) C: Right. A: Okay I see. C: They were sort of a pass through. A: Do you remember any individuals or issues with the state? C: No. I mean like any, I’ve managed many of those things since then. Like there are always challenges with it, but you know. A: Yah, regular bureaucracy stuff. C: Yah, right, right, nothing that I can recall out of the ordinary. A: Good. K: Did you see funding change while you were there at all? C: I don’t remember. Really I don’t remember. 13 �K: Did working with the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] change your perspective on anything, like such as minority groups, non-profit work? C: It was life changing for me. K: Really. C: Because when I left there I went to work for the school department and then I went to work overseas in a Refugee Program. So I never would have done that if I hadn’t had this opportunity. And then I adopted somebody from Cambodia. So it really was life changing for me. K: Now where did you work overseas? C: In the Philippines, in the Philippine Refugee Camp. K: And was that the camp where Cambodians and other folks from Southeast Asia were coming? C: A lot. There were several camps in Thailand and then there was PRPC in the Philippines, and there were a couple of smaller ones in Indonesia. A: Okay. C: When I went the largest population were Amerasians. A: From mainly from Vietnam? C: Umhm. A: Okay. Why don’t you tell us a little bit about how you got involved in that project? C: So when I was at the Refugee Foundation I was able to make contacts. I also worked at Middlesex Community College in between, that’s right. So I worked at Lowell Public Schools. Then I went to Middlesex and help set up the new campus, because what they wanted to do in setting up the new campus with Molly Sheehy was my, person I worked with, was to set up what they called a Resource Center, because they wanted to provide outreach services to the Southeast Asians in setting up the new campus. So I did that for two years. So through my work at the Foundation and through Middlesex I made contacts with the U.S. State Department. And when I decided I wanted to try it I just called and said, “How do you do that?” And the women said, “Well here’s what you do.” And so I applied to this organization and they flew me down for an interview. And within a month I was gone. So yah, it was great. A: Good. So tell us about the camps. There was one major camp for? 14 �C: The one I worked in was one major camp, but there were many camps and operation at that time in Thailand. So a lot of Refugees from Lowell, some would have come through the camp I worked at, some would have come through Thailand. A: From Khao-I-Dang C: Yup, Phanat Nikhom, Khao-I-Dang, yup. A: And what was the camp that you worked at in the Philippines? C: It was called PRPC, Philippine Refugee Processing Center. Bad name! What are we, cows? Yah, anyway. So it was a really large camp. We serviced I think at any one time there were about 100,000 people there. It was nine kilometers long. It was along a ridge. It was beautiful, gorgeous, and there were several international organizations there, like World Relief. ICMC was the group I worked for. There were many, many, many. So my group ran the, what they called the Pass Program, which was for kids 11.5 - 16 who were coming to the states. So it was like a school to get them ready for school here. So I ran that program. A: And would those kids be orphans primarily? C: They were, they were not on paper orphans. So a lot of the, you probably know this, so a lot of the Amerasians kids that ended up coming came through very nefarious means. So they were orphans in their country, but because people knew they were gold tickets to get to the states. That’s what they were called. They would sort of adopt them to get to the states. A: Oh! So parents that had no blood, or people that had no blood connections to (--) C: In some cases right. And in some, you know, that wasn’t all of the cases, but it was prevalent. And in some cases you know, the families really did care about the kids. And then we had a Khmer population while I was there. And did we have Lao? If we had Lao it was like miniscule. So it was mostly Vietnamese and Khmer when I was there. And the Catholic Church was there, the Mormons were there. I mean it was like a whole community. A: Yah. Any difficulties there between the different nationalities? C: Sometimes, yah. Sometimes they’d be pretty nasty clashes. A: Remember any stories or incidents? C: Not particularly, but it wasn’t, it wasn’t often, but you know, once in a while, yup. 15 �A: Now did you, did you work with Cambodian folks (C: Yup) there? And did some of those people end up in Lowell? C: Yah. Like you know, if I’m talking to somebody whose, who I think could fit the age range, if I meet somebody, I’ll ask them. “So what camp were you in?” And sometimes it will be that one. Yah, it’s kind of cool. A: How long did you end up staying there? C: Two years. I do everything for two years I think. [Laughs] I like to start things up. I did. I’ve been in my job for twenty. So yah. A: Maybe we should go back a little bit more and talk about your transition from IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] to the School Department. How did that come about? C: If memory serves me, which sometimes it doesn’t, I believe Ann O’Donnell approached me. A: Don Pearson? C: Ann O’Donnell. A: Oh I’m sorry, Ann O’Donnell. C: She was the head of the bilingual program. A: Okay. C: For a very long time. And I believe she approached me and asked me if I’d be interested. They had this position. I think they got federal funds for it or something. A: It was a new position? C: Yup, to oversee development of a Southeast Asian curriculum. So yup. A: Tell us all about that. C: So in my role I oversaw, I had three curriculum developers, one Lao, one Khmer, and one Vietnamese. And so our job was to try to develop a, you know, native language curriculum that they could use in the schools, and that was a huge lift, because you know, we’re talking K-12. I mean it was a huge lift. So we mostly focused on literacy, and then would you know as we could develop materials, you know, in other content areas. But we’d produce our own books and stuff like that, yup. And I believe, and you guys would know maybe the timeline. So there was a time when there was going to be a shift away from the Indochinese Foundation to splitting off the groups. When you talk to Hai he’ll know. 16 �A: Okay. So like when the CMAA [Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association] was formed? C: Yah! A: Yah, so the CMAA [Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association] was formed in 84. C: Yup. A: And I don’t know. Was there a Lao and Vietnamese? C: There, well there was an effort. (A: Okay) It didn’t take hold, but there was an effort to do that, yah. A: Okay. So the CMAA was really the only group that kind of had legs? C: It ended up, yup, that I recall. Yup. K: Do you keep in touch with anyone you worked with, or while working for, at the IRF? C: Not really keep in touch. I, you know, I would see people out in the community and you know, a couple of families I keep in touch with that I served, but I don’t keep in touch with staff as much. In fact it’s funny one of the families that I for whatever reason just became really close with, a Lao family, their daughter now has children my middle son’s age and they’re best friends. K: Oh. C: So she, so you know when she came to the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] she was like yay big, and now she’s mom to two kids and so it’s yah, it’s great. K: What about the family you sponsored? C: I have no idea. [Unclear], I have no idea. You know my life took a, you know, a left turn. You know, when you have kids everything, everything changes. So you know, I became much less involved in the community. I took this job up in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. So I became sort of much less connected here. A: Yah. So you went from IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] to the school department and then (--) C: Then to Middlesex. 17 �A: And then to Middlesex. And how did you get connected up with Middlesex if you recall? C: Maybe Molly Sheehy? A: Okay. C: Yah, I think that’s probably likely. A: Okay. And what did you do at (--) You talked a little bit about it already, but. C: So you know, in setting up the Lowell Campus they were mindful, right that they wanted to serve the Southeast Asian population. So we set up this um, and they had a Gateway City’s Grant I believe to do that. So myself and a Hispanic community Leader, Peki Wilson, who was at the time really well regarded in the Latino community (--) A: How do you spell the first name? C: Peki, P E K I was her nickname. Griselda was her first name. A: Raselda? C: Griselda. A: Griselda. Okay. C: She was Cuban, but very well regarded in the Hispanic community. So she and I were sort of the two key staff at the Resource Center which operated out of Wannalancit at the time, because we started at Wannalancit right? A: Yah. C: And so our job really was to provide sort of counseling so to speak to you know, kids who were interested in maybe attending Middlesex, and while they were at the college providing a lot of bicultural support for them. You know, doing special events with them and just being there as a listening ear. A: Were there a lot of students coming to Middlesex when, at the beginning essentially? C: Well I think because of our outreach we started really to get kids you know aware of the college and starting to come into the college. A: How did you do the outreach? Do you recall? 18 �C: Well by that time I had, you know, because of my work at the Foundation I had a pretty good network. So that wasn’t a huge lift. You know, without that I don’t know what I would have done, but yah. A: So who were some of the community leaders from the different refugee communities at that time? C: So the Lao I would say Kumson Silavong. I think he’s passed recently. Sommanee Bounphasaysone, she’s actually a really good friend of mine. Who else in the Lao community? That’s what I recall, and Sommanee worked for the DCF ultimately. A: So many Lao folks or? C: Sommanee is her name, sorry. [Laughs] A: [Laughs] I’m going deaf anyways, so. C: I know you and me both. So in the Cambodian community at the time it was Michael Ben Ho (A: Umhm), great man. A: Yah, he just passed away as well. C: I know. Narin Sao. (A: Umhm) You probably know them all. I’m trying to think who else. Those are the two that come to mind really. A: Okay. Is Narin still around? C: Yup. A: Okay. C: Yah, he lives in Chelmsford but he’s around. He’s a great guy, great guy. A: Any politicians that stood out either kind of pro refugee, or not so pro? C: Like if you tick check off names I could say “Oh yah, I know,” but (--) A: One of the guys over the years, a couple of the guys that could be perceived as not being super friendly would be Tarsy Poulios. [Both same name at same time]. C: Tarsy Poulios, right, it just all of a sudden came back to me! Yah, he was like the Donald Trump of Lowell. So I’d say yah. A: Do you remember any interactions with any of your jobs with him? C: No. 19 �A: Okay. Anybody on the pro side? C: I’m sure there were, because again we had, you know, we had a fair amount of (--) Oh God I’m just remember on the school board, Katherine Stoklosa. She blamed me for all of the refugees coming to the city. A: How so? C: At the school committee meeting. A: Oh really? C: Yah. A: And so she didn’t think it was a good idea? C: Oh no! We should stop those people from coming, yup. I mean a lot of people were (--) It’s you know, it’s fear you know the unknown. Right, it’s so common, we don’t learn. A: Good. K: Do you see any similarities in your job today with working with the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation] C: No. I wish I did. [Laughs] No, I’m (--) A: We won’t leave that on the record. C: Yah! I’m pretty far removed from feeling like I have an impact on people’s lives, but that’s okay. K: He kind of skips this question, but what was the most interesting or enjoyable part of your job? C: Oh the people. Oh God yah. Just really, just delightful people, and some of them could be like royal pains in the asses, but you know. Hai’s father worked for me, and a wonderful, wonderful man. And he was very set in his ways. So supervising him was a challenge, but you know, wonderful, wonderful man. And so just really wonderful people and I learned a lot. A: Any final thoughts about your time working for the IRF [Indochinese Refugee Foundation]? 20 �C: No, just that you know, I want to thank Jackie’s husband. [Laughs] Really it was a life changer for me, that opportunity, and Hai. It really was. I mean they took a risk with me, because I was (--) How old was I? I was young, really and you know, I guess the good thing for me was nobody had that experience because it was so new. So they took a chance with me and it was great. A: Yah, you said Jackie’s husband? C: He’s the one that recommended me for the job. A: Jackie Moloney’s husband? C: Yup. A: Oh, okay, and how did you know him? C: I worked with him at CETA, the (--) Yup, Ed. A: Yah, okay. What did he do at CETA? C: He was one of the managers. So there was Ed and Henry Przydzial, and yah. But yah, he just pulled me aside and said, “Hey, Jackie’s leaving this job. I think you should go for it.” Now Jackie is brilliant. And going in trying to fill her shoes, I had to get over that one right away. Yup, she’s brilliant. A: How so? C: I don’t know she just is. A: But I mean how did you feel that you (--) Was there a learning curve from what Jackie had done? C: I mean I would have, if I tried to sort of emulate what she did, or be who she was I would have failed. So I had to just find my own way in the job and yah. And I was successful, but I’m just saying you know, yah. A: Any final thoughts about your time working here in the city. C: No, I mean I miss it. I loved doing that kind of work. My work is like I said, very removed. You know, I have a federally funded job where I lead a multi-million dollar grant, blah, blah, blah. So it’s a great job and but I loved doing community work. Someday in my retirement. A: Yah, why not? C: Yah. 21 �A: Great. K: I think that’s it, right? C: Thank you so much. K: Thank you. A: Thank you. K: Yah, this is great. C: So are you a student at UMass? K: Yah, I’m a student. I’m a sophomore. C: What are you studying? Interview ends jw 22 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016. UML 4. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Four oral history interviews with former staff and board members of the Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc., an organization that helped resettle Southeast Asian refugees in the greater Lowell, Massachusetts area during the 1980s. Oral histories were conducted with Jacqueline (Fidler) Moloney, Carol Keirstead, Elise Martin, Hai Pho, and Lan Pho. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>.<br /><br />The entire collection is accessible on this site. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource University of Massachusetts Lowell Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Carol Keirstead oral history interview transcript, 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Adoption Adoptive parents Community organization English language--Study and teaching Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Occupational training Political refugees Refugee camps Refugee families Refugee issues Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugees--United States Social service Unemployed--Services for Oral history Description An account of the resource The transcript of an oral history with Carol Keirstead on her experiences working with Southeast Asian refugees and as an Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. staff member. Other topics discussed include her work after she left the IRF, sponsoring a family, and adopting a child from Cambodia. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keirstead, Carol Connerty, Kale Ali, Mehmed Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Massachusetts Lowell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-03-05 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 22 p., 21.5 x 28 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml4_16.02_i002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 BASF Systems Corporation Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Cambodians Centralville Daley Middle School Documents International Institute of New England Laotians Lowell Public Schools Moore Street School Philippine Refugee Processing Center The Grove Vietnamese Wang Laboratories https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/dd662cce3e107b3001487fc5d1e133fc.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=HpNqKu%7E3hQ-FtvqQsORGMHJzach5qjg4zUGzC6d35DvQ1fi3S8mZ8lfXIK-erzQn8fr4SB4X3ewlhvRdIXdjSVRKxC5kTOlInngs%7EYekroW%7EOsxoECf4sIMdlrocDAvGHCcyWPLF64LHx1Gk8uXZz-AWQQs4tjQYXEk-awy7e8uUdXSk%7EPA9%7ERWEQS1iXC0-RdKzOCZ3Sh0JtSbY-fjZJzCPUKpoaqvM5Nah%7E5JohYFsyKZloKeubqmZ%7El5e8UIho5lUbRNp4SWQzwGCPkVjN5aM14IOiiN9E%7Ev2Fobm9YBaOuFn1WAo1-F8JPMBNWROrxPnKwLpupLhAiI%7ERJV3Ig__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 5d36802e5fa7592f29721f9c9b51c11b PDF Text Text UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES ORAL HISTORY PROJECT INFORMANT: LAN & HAI PHO INTERVIEWER: KALE CONNERTY DATE: October 5th, 2016 L=LAN H=HAI K=KALE [Note: At the request of Lan and Hai Pho minor edits have been made to this transcript for clarification. An unedited version of this transcript is available.] H: Okay, why don’t you introduce yourself and then I’ll do it? L: My name is Lan Pho. And my husband and I have participated in the resettlement of refugees from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, into Massachusetts in general and in Lowell and the greater Lowell area to be more specific since the late 70s. H: My name is Hai Pho. I am a member of the initial establishment of the Indochinese Refugee Foundation back in 1976. And with the participation and support of my wife Lan, and five other members, we established what is known as the Indochinese Refugee Foundation Incorporated in 1977, on January 27, 1977 by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Thank you. K: So just to get started, what were the circumstances under which the IRF was started? Or how did you decide to start it? H: Okay, all right. The histories of immigration and refugees are quite different. The U.S. program for immigrants started a long, long time ago, but I think in 1965, ‘66 there was a law by the Congress to define immigration. And the status of refugees were not well defined then. So people that came before 1975 were classified by law not as refugees but as immigrants. Immigrants came to better their lives economically, socially. Refugees came as a place for protection because they were pushed out. 1 �So there’s a theory, there’s a pull and push theory. Immigrants are pulled into the U.S. for the economic social betterment. Refugees were people whose lives were threatened and were pushed out of their countries and they came for shelter, for protection, for survival. And so in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War some hundred and a hundred and thirty thousand refugees from Vietnam were hosted in the U.S. for their survival, because they were pushed out by the Communist army victory in South Vietnam. In 1980 the U.S. Congress established a law, the 1980 Refugee Act, that defined the meaning of refugees and provided a systematic procedures and numbers for annual admission of refugees into the US, the quota for Indochinese refugees to be resettled in the U.S. per year. And that is the beginning as far as a statutory refugee definition is concerned. As far as the Indochinese Refugee Foundation is concerned, we established it in 1977 because in 1975 some Vietnamese refugees just came to New England, to Boston, most of them with nothing but the clothes on their back. So for the first year or so we were just trying to establish our life, re-establish our life. And we do try to pull our community together. And we made an appeal on September 27, 1976 for Vietnamese and American friends and supporters to help us organize into a kind of a Mutual Assistance Association. And that sort of launched the action to create an Indochinese Refugee Foundation that was drafted. The Charter was drafted and then finally incorporated in the spring of, January 27, 1977. K: So going off of talking about the definition of refugees. Looking through the archives we see documents that are trying to distinguish between political refugees and economic migrants. So were there any difficulties, or controversies involved with trying to make that distinction? Or did you have any problems? H: There are a lot of difficulties. In most peoples’ mind immigrants come [here] to better themselves, and they should not be dependent on anybody, particularly on public assistance. When refugees came they had nothing with them. There was no preparation. There was no anticipation of self-sufficiency at that particular point. In fact total lack of preparation. So from Southeast Asia, from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, there are two phases. The first phase in 1975 to 1977, these people came from a very advanced background, and so they can establish, re-establish themselves very fast, very well. In fact there are a lot of studies that prove how successful that first phase of resettlement of refugees from Vietnam at that time [was]. There’s a group of studies that was made [showing] there’s no impact on the host country, on the United States, particularly with the initial U.S. policy of integration. In the policy of integration of Indochinese refugees in 1975 there was an effort to disperse, meaning to spread them out. How did they do that? By a hosting requirement, a requirement having a host, a family host or a church, or an agency to host each family from Vietnam to settle in the U.S. Because of that requirement, the Vietnamese who first came as refugees in 1975, ‘76 were spread out all across the U.S. But – and in addition they were well, trained well, professional people, so with their 2 �background and skills they could find jobs, they could find housing on their own. They didn’t need to depend on any help from agencies of the states or the federal government. The phase of refugees that came from 1979, 1980 on were pushed out from Southeast Asia, from Cambodia, from Vietnam because of the drastic, drastic, horrible, horrible violent policy of the regimes in Southeast Asia. Those people were not prepared and they had to be dependent on public assistance, and that created a lot of objections. K: So – I’ll start with you Hai – what were your specific roles in the IRF, first as a member of the Board of Directors? H: Yes, I was fortunate to be educated, trained, get my Doctorate Degree at Boston University, teach at UMass Lowell from 1968 on. So I have a well established root in Lowell. In fact I came to Lowell some five, six years before anybody else was here, my wife and I, our family. And, in 1975 when the first wave of Vietnamese refugees came, I was with my friend Doctor Nghia Nguyen, a physicist at Draper Labs in Cambridge and we put together a group of leading Vietnamese refugees. They are lawyers, they are engineers, they are scholars, and an American retiree from the State Department, [unintelligible] to form the founding members group of the Indochinese Refugee Foundation to help to provide the technical skill to help those who follow us who need some help to create a Mutual Assistance Association. That is my role. K: And what about your duties as the Coordinator for the Indochinese Self-Help Project? H: Then three, four years later when the boat people from Vietnam and the Cambodian Refugees from Cambodia who were sheltered on the Thailand borders, came. The State Department, because of [continued need] to resettle Cambodians and Laotians, instead of dispersal they created a cluster system, meaning they bring them as groups into different locations in the U.S. There were about five, six clusters, one of which was the Lawrence/Lowell cluster. And each cluster, they bring about a hundred families to the area, and these are supposed to receive not only assistance in resettlement, but also to receive assistance in language skills, in employment training and job placement. So the resettlement consisted of two phases. One is housing and (L: Language skills) language skills. No, that is training, training in employment. ET, training, education and training. Okay. The first phase is housing welfare resettlement, just to get them settled in a local community. The second phase is Employment and Training. And because of the cluster system there was a high demand for employment training in the Lawrence/Lowell area, [such] that the agencies, the local agencies that provide the resettlement cannot handle it and do not have the staff, the skill to handle the education, English as a Second Language, the job preparation and employment placement for them. So we sort of see the need for it and find ways voluntarily to do it, but [there are] not enough resources available to 3 �us, because we are just resettling five years ago and it’s just not enough resources available to us. So we call on the U.S Government, which at the time [it] is the State Department that is responsible for resettlement to give us the funding. And so they did earmark some five million dollars to those selfhelp groups, mutual assistance groups, to apply. And if we did qualify they would give us the grant to provide English as a Second Language, and orientation to resettle, and Employment and Training. So that’s how I submit an application, because they sent out what is called a “Request for Proposal” across the United States. And we are among the four or five Mutual Assistance Associations that received that funding to provide Employment and Training here. K: Was that the same as the Targeted Assistance Grants Program, or is that something different? H: Separate. K: Separate, okay. We won’t talk about that. H: Target Assistance is different. (K: Okay) So that is the Self-Help Project from the Indochinese Refugee Foundation. K: Which was later renamed, years later, to the (--) H: Employment Training. K: Employment, yeah. H: Yes, yes, because – well, before I jump into that. That is how the Mutual Assistance Association transformed itself in this activity through the Self-Help Project because we believe that we can do it just as well as anyone else. And in doing that we really make a special effort to find qualified Vietnamese, qualified Cambodian, qualified Laotian refugees unlike many VOLAGs that relied on American staffs. We screen ourselves to ask them to provide us staff for these services. The only ones that we need are Americans who are skilled in teaching English as a Second Language, who are skilled in running the businesses of Self-Help Project. So that’s how we recruited Miss Jacqueline [Fidler] Moloney as the Project Director, and Miss Elise Martin as an English language teacher. But the rest of the staff, and these are very important people, the Vietnamese social workers, the Cambodian social works, Laotian social workers to go out and do the actual helping of refugee families that came to Lowell. K: Okay, I’ll move to Lan. Oh – 4 �H: Just one more step. K: Okay, go ahead. H: The first one hundred families in Lowell consist of about maybe four or five hundred people, mostly children and women. There are very few men, okay, because as you can understand the men were killed in the war or they run all over the place. So the fact that from 1979 to 1982 there’s a large number of children that need to go to school, there’s quite a few women that need to get the health, medical health, mental health and welfare, creates some kind of pressure on the community, but because of the capabilities of these native social providers, workers, they did manage so well that their reputation gets across the United States to the other clusters. And the problem with that is that it creates what is known as the second migration. It creates the attraction for Cambodians, for Laotians, from other clusters who are in South Carolina, who are in Louisiana, who are in Minnesota, who are in Oregon, who are in California, to drift on their own, nobody brings them here, but on their own they slowly migrated to Lowell. That increased the population several folds that nobody anticipated. No one from the State Department, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare – in those days HEW is also the one that provided the funding – and we did not anticipate that, definitely. We didn’t know what’s happening there. So that creates a kind of pressure on the host, on the city of Lowell. K: Were you able to get more funding from the state because of that influx? H: No! There’s no (--) [Laughs]. That’s the problem. That’s the original problem that creates a lot of pressure. That’s where my wife came into play. K: Okay. So [addressing Lan] what were your duties as President of the IRF? L: Well I immersed [myself in] an effort to relieve the community at large of number one, the challenge of housing and feeding the refugees and their families. I realized [the need to] get them to be self-sufficient. Get them to be able to communicate in English and give them an opportunity to work and earn the bread for their family. I realized that if we don’t want to add any more burden to the community then we have to seek help from the prospective employer to take part of the, to provide you know, some limited English language capability and job training for their own employees. So I went into different companies and appealed to them, that if they like to have good and faithful employees, then they have to provide some extra services to their employees. For example, the provision of on-the-job English training. So we came to the company at first learning the job ourselves and what kind of English that the employees would need. And we developed a curriculum for job related English training. And we also appealed to the company to provide at least one hour a day for their employee who came from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to learn English on the job, and also to do 5 �show-and-tell on how to do the job, you know, more efficiently. And it turned out that the curriculum that we helped to develop is very helpful. And the employers are very happy with it. The employees are very excited about it. So I think all in all the placement of, you know, the refugees into entry level jobs is not difficult at all. And we started out with one company at the time. And the first one in Lowell is Lowell Lingerie, which is a textile company. And then we went into Billerica to get into a little bit of a higher skilled job. At Lowell Lingerie it’s basically training stitchers, you know, who can work on a sewing machine and do the sewing job. And when we brought the project to BASF, which is a medical instrument manufacturing company – [H: Medical instruments.] –medical instruments producing company, it worked out also very well. The job requirement was a bit higher than at Lowell Lingerie. And it worked out fine. And then we brought it into Bedford with Bedford Glen Hotel and Resort Center, to train housekeepers, and people in the food processing area. So these are examples of the three companies lend a hand into the recruitment training maintaining their employees who came from the Southeast Asian Community. K: That’s great. H: That explains the switches, the changes in name of this Self-Help Association, because the Self-Help start with the resettlement mostly, but by 1982, ‘83, as you know, it split. The program changed name. And the reason for that is that we’ve now set up the process of recruiting Cambodian, Laotian, Vietnamese to be providers themselves, to be direct participants themselves. Now we manage to get them into three separate identities. I don’t know if you realize Indochinese is an umbrella, broad umbrella, but the fact that the Cambodian are to help themselves, the Vietnamese are to help themselves, the Laotian are to help themselves, became a reality around 1982, ‘83 – that’s the turning point. That’s when the Indochinese Refugee Foundation focused on Employment and Training. K: Did [focusing on] that have anything to do with the struggling economy that was happening at the time just right in the early 80s? H: The economy actually is part of the issues, but at that time I think we mostly focused on providing services. And when we applied for funding for the Mutual Assistance Association we were focusing mainly at the beginning on resettlement, but by 1982, ‘83, the Employment and Training became very important, critical because there’s pressure to place these people and get them out from dependency on welfare. So maybe it played a role, but I don’t think that’s a major role. The major role is the pressure put on the community, the host community, that means the Lowell inner city agencies, and that coming to issue is education too, the children, schooling. And that’s where my wife again has to do the advocacy with the help of city fathers. She can tell you about the effort to do that. 6 �L: I guess, you know, at that time, the practice of school desegregation started in the Lowell Public Schools, because some educators believed that the Southeast Asian children should be integrated into different schools rather than concentrated in the Acres area, you know, which is also in the heart of the Lowell area. H: Also that’s the low cost housing, that’s where the refugees kind of get stuck into. So the children, you know, naturally are placed into the Acres school and they are all over, in the closet, sitting in the hallways, etc. They even rented spaces from the YMCA and to house the children. L: Wherever they can find space for the children, but mostly concentrated in the number schools in the Acres area. And both the parents and the teachers are not happy about that. No, no, not just the community, not just the students. So the school undertook a desegregation, it started out with busing children across the school district rather than concentrated them in one area. At first the movement or the practice was met with a lot of challenges from not just the community, but from the teachers themselves. In addition, because parents in the Belvidere area of Lowell would not like to have refugee children attending the same school with their children. H: They fall behind and sort of drag the mainstream students. There are a lot of problems then. L: However I believe that there is a short vision from both the parents and schools. I believe that diversity started in the school system. You don’t have to wait until the student graduates and is suddenly met with the challenge of being different. That’s what my personal belief [was], and I fully agreed with the school desegregation and supported busing of students to different schools in the district, rather than a concentration of refugee students in a couple of schools. And I was very fortunate to get the support of first, the Dean of the Graduate School of Education from UMass Lowell. So together we provide training to the teachers on how to work with students of different cultural backgrounds and different English capability. So when teachers felt their job was very rewarding – challenging, but very rewarding – then they started to feel like diversity needed to be started in the school. H: I think in addition to that there was such a large influx of children from the refugee community that the school system was overwhelmed. And because of that there was a lot of resistance not only to school, but also to refugees and immigrants that fled into Lowell, and they start a movement of antirefugee, anti-immigrants. And in fact it involved the city mayor [Dick Howe]. He had to come up and justify why, you know, what are we going to do with all of these kids in the school? And so I recall a time when Dick Howe I think called on us to do something. And so Lan was the one that joined him to go to Washington to demand more support, you know? And I remember she made a couple of trips 7 �with him to HEW, what’s that, Health, Education and Welfare Department to get funding. We got a lot of additional funds from the federal government to support the school system here. L: In fact, you know, in the period of five years from a joint effort between the mayor of the city, the superintendent of schools (H: Mr. Mroz) yah, Mr. Mroz, we went to Washington, DC and knocked at the door of then Senator Kennedy and Congressman Atkins. H: Paul Tsongas. L: Yes, Paul Tsongas, and all together they were able to advise us how to approach in terms of applying for funding from a pool of money for what they called the Dire Need of Refugee Resettlement, which is a federal pool of money. And in the period of five years we were able to bring in more than two million dollars [K: Wow] to this school system, the public school system in Lowell. So it alleviated the school budget quite a bit, and they were able to hire ESL teachers, guidance counselors, and also to provide some limited services to students, like free lunch, you know, for the children. So all in all I think it’s an effort of a community, you know, together with the parents to make school for the children from refugee families available to them and also it’s a pleasant experience. K: You were also involved on an Affirmative Action Committee at the, I think maybe at UMass Lowell? Do you remember? L: I think (--) Correct, I think at UMass Lowell I was asked to join as a group of faculty to assist the person in charge of the Affirmative Action Program, or at the time I think it was known as EEO, which is Equal Employment Opportunity (--) H: Equal Employment Opportunity. L: Yes, Equal Employment Opportunity, which is a kind of a different look at Affirmative Action. It’s a matter of wording, but I think it’s more than that, because with EEO, people feel like, well I can work with you, but with Affirmative Action Program, it looked like, I have to accommodate you. So I think it’s a slightly different perspective, but is very helpful you know, to get any initiative started. K: Do you think there was a problem of discrimination against refugees when they came to Lowell, or do you think it was more (--) L: I think there’s a level of challenges. I wouldn’t say discrimination. I think the physical appearance of children, or adults, from Southeast Asia is very much different from the so to say Caucasian mainstream. The ability to communicate is also different. And people usually do not have time to 8 �understand and to be patient enough to make themselves understood. So I think it created challenges, but I wouldn’t say discrimination. K: So the building where the IRF was kind of held, or, was at the International Institute. Were there any other associations that used that building? H: Well from 1980 up until 1983 there’s only one, the Self-Help Project that has the funding to pay for the rent and the classrooms at the International Institute of Lowell, on High Street. And the other, the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, the Laos Mutual Assistance Association and the Vietnamese one, were just beginning to perform as social, cultural groups. They used the facility under our, the Indochinese Refugee umbrella, and we try as much as possible to facilitate the facilities for them. And in fact we know that – because I’m fully familiar with the history, the rivalry, the hostility – to be honest with you there’s hostility among the Vietnamese, and the Cambodian, and the Laotian back in their own country. This is nothing new. So that as the supervisor of the Indochinese Refugee and the Self-Help Project, I have to anticipate what’s going to happen once each group develops their own identity. Sort of to reassemble themselves here in Lowell, to gain their own footing in Lowell, they wanted to be independent from one another. And that is when we prepare the way, honestly at that time as the program supervisor I don’t expect it to last any more than five years, and that’s exactly what happened. By 1985 we want to be sure that each one of them can provide service to themselves, and that the Indochinese would [proceed] in the background and would give up the service providing for any one of them. Okay, so Miss Keirstead should be the one to tell you how we pulled back and how the Laotian, the Cambodian, and Vietnamese applied, with her help, their own funding to give direct support to each other, and that the Indochinese would no longer be there for them. And so in a way the rental for the International Institute was paid by themselves, no longer [the IRF] by 1985. K: So after 1985 it seems like you started serving on several advisory councils? H: That’s correct. K: So was that kind of the shift with your involvement? H: That’s correct, yes. Well at that time there was a lot of opposition, a lot of anti-refugee, antiimmigrants across the states, and so it really took more advocacy in the public domain than giving services to the new refugees. And I really think at that time, I wish I could still stay local, but the pressure for me to get into the state level to do the advocacy become so critical and there was nobody else who was doing that. So that’s how we sort of get moving onto that level. K: So what were some of the things you did as part of the Education Task Force? 9 �H: In, not so much in the Education Task Force, it’s mostly in trying to create a place in the state government to advocate for refugees. I was very fortunate that in 1982 I had the connection with a team of four or five persons in Boston. These are volunteers. These are some of the social workers, but they are volunteers in helping refugees, and that included Dr. Don Luce, Jim Lavelle, from the Indochinese Psychiatry Clinic, Holly Lockwood from the South Cove Mental Health Center, Kathy Lique from the Boston School of Social Work and me from UMass Lowell, to petition, to draft a petition, for a kind of an advisory council to the governor. And when Mr. Dukakis was elected for the second term as Governor of the State, in fact we go through his wife Kitty Dukakis, to ask him to take a positive role for refugees. He established an advisory council after his election. He created the refugee advisory council, on April of 1982. So we start off in the fall of 1981 and helped create a council for him. And from then on it goes on to advocate for refugees across the state. In 1985 we were fortunate to have a state senator from Lawrence/Methuen, her name is Patricia McGovern, who really, who was the Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, you know that’s money, Ways and Means is where the funding is, to provide several million dollars, I think it’s about twenty, twenty-seven million dollars funding for cities that have high refugee impact and that’s known as the Gateway Program. K: Were there any other committees that either of you served on that you’d like to talk about? Those were just the ones that I saw in the archives. H: So I served on the Advisory, the Governor’s Advisory Council. I was one of the co-chairs of that. And I also served as co-chair of the Gateway City Program. It was established we had to hold hearings to see whether the city can justify to receive the money. So we have to hold hearings in twenty plus cities to see what they need, and to see whether the agencies, the state agencies can really provide service to refugees in their cities or not. So we hold whatever, you know, is required as hearings committee. And there are reports. I don’t know if we have the collection here, but the state do have these hearing reports from the Gateway City Program. K: So who was at the hearings? H: There are, the states have many agencies that provide social services. Mental Health, okay, Welfare, what is, WIC is for women. L: For women and children prenatal and natal care. H: Employment training, there is a Labor Department, but in the state what is it called? I forget, it’s employment training, really placement training. 10 �L: Employment and Training. H: The Office of Employment and Training. There are about seven or nine agencies, the state agencies that deal with refugee trainees. That do not have any you know, in order to get the services you have to be eligible. And in order to be eligible you have to be a legal resident. Refugees are not legal residents. You have to remember that. So they are not eligible until the governor issued a new act authorizing the agency to admit refugees into their services, and that is really where it opens access to refugees to come and apply for employment training, or apply for welfare, or apply for women and children assistances. So we really work on that state level between 1985, 1990, but I end my services by 1989. K: So speaking on health, were there any significant issues with refugees receiving health care or mental health care? L: I think that is a poorly situation. In Vietnam, or Laos, or Cambodia, mental health is not perceived as a sickness. It’s perceived as karma. You know in your previous life you must have done something wrong so therefore you pay for it, you know, in this life. That you [are not mentally stable], because of something you did in the past, in the previous life. So that is one challenge from the patient perspective of, “what’s wrong with me?” “Do I need help?” Or “This is my karma. I have to live with it.” And from the perspective of the service provider, guidance and counseling that is appropriate for the cultural background of the patient was not available. So therefore in dealing specifically with mental health issues, it is not easy neither for the service provider nor for the patient. So a lot of education has to be provided before the patient is ready to receive services, and before the medical staff, or the counselor is ready to provide the service. H: Well I can remember one incident or a controversy back in those days that creates a lot of issues for both schools and parents. In the Southeast Asian community, the Laos, and Cambodian, and Vietnamese, when you catch a cold what do you do? You don’t take aspirin or anything like that. You have what’s known as coin rubbings. I don’t know if you’re familiar with coin rubbings. They, in order to increase skin heat, they rub coins over your neck in the back. And when the kids come to school and they see all these rubbing marks they say, “Abuse, abuse, child abuse,” from the parents. And so there’s a huge controversy about what’s going on between parents and children, and it takes a lot of explanation, a lot to the medical staff, to the school, to explain that’s not abuse of children it’s kind of a medical treatment. L: Remedy. 11 �H: Remedy for cold, okay. That became a controversy across the refugee community in the U.S. And they have to have medical doctors from different, you know, perspectives come and explain and write articles to explain that it is not really an abuse of children. And we here too, are asked to explain what’s going on with the children, and we have to go to school and explain it to them. L: And I think, you know, Jim Lavelle who was at the time coordinating the mental health services providing (H: veterans) at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in (H: In Brighton) in Brighton, would have to do a lot of education, you know, explaining to both the physician and the parents, to know how to approach mental health assistance in a very appropriate way. K: Were there any (--) Going back towards the schooling, were there any controversies with having bilingual classrooms, or having classrooms set aside for refugee children? L: There was a movement at the time across the U.S. cities and communities of English as the only language taught in the schools. H: Well there were leaders, community leaders, there was George Kouloheras, Lowell school committeeman who submitted a petition to the legislators, to the state officials, to make Lowell as the English language school, English language only in school. L: English only in school. But I guess, you know, there is a transition period whereby students and teachers need to communicate with each other in order for education or learning to happen. And in that transitional period, there’s a lot of study that’s been done indicating that bilingual programs – which means that the subject is being taught in two languages, in English and in the home language also – would shorten the transitional period for the student into mainstream classroom. And so you know there’re a lot of challenges that the teachers, the school district and the students are facing and they try to work out a better way to receive education and to provide education services. K: There was also a campaign called “Jobs for New Americans.” Do you remember exactly what that was about, or if it was connected to the Self-Help Project? H: It’s not connected to the Self-Help Project. How that came about I’m not familiar with. K: Okay. What was one of the, what do you think, each of you, was your biggest challenge with working for the IRF, or what was the biggest challenge you faced? L: I don’t think that you know, there is a notion of the biggest or the smallest challenges that we were facing at the time, but it is the awareness of, we need to do more work in order to make things happen 12 �either in schools, in hospitals, in the community. And when we came to terms with that challenge, you know, everything we did was trying to smooth the way and make the challenges less challenging. So I think we both, you know, the service providers and the service recipients, realized that, it’s just a matter of making it work. So it’s a challenge, but there’s no big and no small one. H: The only one of my concerns in those days when we [first] established the Indochinese Refugee Foundation, [we] focused mostly in Boston, because that was the time when refugees came and resettled in Boston. But by 1980 the population shifted to Lowell, the refugee population shifted in Lowell and we had to focus so much work in Lowell that we left out Boston. And in that sense I felt kind of sad that I could not, we could not do much more for those refugees in the Boston area. And to that extent the members on the Refugee Foundation Board could not give us, lend us more support, because most of them were in Boston, they were not in Lowell. However they did come every month faithfully to the meeting, the board meeting here in Lowell in order to lend us support. We just could not have enough resources, have enough strength to lend more work to the Boston area. But in a way we felt that they gave us more support than anybody else that could help us to move on, to establish the kind of services that we were able to do here in Lowell. So that, I would say that’s the only thing. K: You spoke about how refugees ended up coming here because of the relative success of the resettlement program here. Do you think that was the big kind of influence in why there’s such a big (L: influx) Cambodian population now? Is that the explanation? L: I think for, you know, that concentration of refugees from Southeast Asia into Massachusetts and into Lowell, there were three situational factors that influenced the movement. One is the availability of beginning low skill jobs. The number two factor is the availability of housing, low income housing. And the number three factor is actually quite important. There are Buddhist Temples, places that are a different religious entity that are available in support of the refugees who live, or who want to, who were drawn to Lowell. So I think these are the three major factors that fuel, or attract the second migration movement into Lowell. H: These factors are very important, but I think the initial factor is, I believe, the fact that we perhaps were the first organization that insisted on having a Cambodian, a Laotian, a Vietnamese native to do the assistance to provide the kind of outreach, resettlement and employment training support within the refugee communities. That really provided the sense of confidence that we understand what they have to go through and we know what we can do to help them here. That sort of created a wave, an appeal to those who are from elsewhere, from other clusters, to drift into Lowell. That I think, that created the increases in population, and that also increased the support, the social support, the cultural support, I think critically it’s the cultural, social support that brought about the Temples, that brought about you know, the family clusters. Otherwise if you just have housing placement alone, 13 �anywhere else in the U.S. you can have that. Housing, jobs, you can go anywhere, but without that value system, the social, the cultural values that “This is my people,” it will not attract them to come. K: Do either of you have any other stories you’d like to share from the time, any specific experiences with somebody? L: Well actually I think that the interview with the information that we share with you thus far, you know, would provide a sufficient story of resettlement, of the first wave, the second wave, the third wave of refugees and immigrants from, you know, Cambodia, from Laos, and from Vietnam. When you work more on the transcription, if you feel like you need some more information please feel free to contact us. K: Okay. H: Well I just have a little story that I happened to experience. And that is, when we explained the conditions of refugees in Lowell to Kitty Dukakis, she nearly cried. And she was the one that really said, “Let me see what I can do.” In 1979 she paid her way to Cambodia, to Thailand in the border. And she came back and hosted, adopted a Cambodian kid. I mean to me that is something that I will never forget. K: How do you think your time working for the IRF has influenced you? L: I usually think that if I receive some good advice or some services from somebody then I mark on my bucket list that I will find the opportunity to pay back. And I think the most satisfying feeling that I had in volunteering my time for more than thirty years in the resettlement of refugees is a way, a very small way, of paying back. H: For me I think that it changed my life really. I came here to be a professional. Okay, I came not as a refugee. I came as a student, went to high school in Waltham. I don’t know if you know anything about Waltham. In those days back in the 1950s there was not a single Asian around let alone a Vietnamese. I went to Boston College to get my degree so that I could go home and, you know, be someone important. The feeling that I’m home-rooted here in Lowell because of that experience, volunteer work, helping refugees, my own people and getting to know a lot of good people, really profoundly affected my life. I cannot tell you how much, like Chet Atkins, Congressman from I think Groton or, no, not Groton, Concord, or Kitty Dukakis, or Elise Martin and Jackie Moloney. These people affected my life deeply. Made me feel I am rooted here. So I can tell you that really helped me more than anybody else. Thank you. 14 �End of Interview jw edited by kc 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016. UML 4. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Four oral history interviews with former staff and board members of the Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc., an organization that helped resettle Southeast Asian refugees in the greater Lowell, Massachusetts area during the 1980s. Oral histories were conducted with Jacqueline (Fidler) Moloney, Carol Keirstead, Elise Martin, Hai Pho, and Lan Pho. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>.<br /><br />The entire collection is accessible on this site. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource University of Massachusetts Lowell Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lan Pho and Hai Pho oral history interview (edited) transcript, 2016 Description An account of the resource The edited transcript of an oral history with Lan Pho and Hai Pho on their experiences establishing and supporting the Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Other topics discussed include their involvement helping refugee communities after the the IRF closed. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pho, Lan T. Pho, Hai B. Connerty, Kale Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016. UML 4. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Four oral history interviews with former staff and board members of the Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc., an organization that helped resettle Southeast Asian refugees in the greater Lowell, Massachusetts area during the 1980s. Oral histories were conducted with Jacqueline (Fidler) Moloney, Carol Keirstead, Elise Martin, Hai Pho, and Lan Pho. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>.<br /><br />The entire collection is accessible on this site. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource University of Massachusetts Lowell Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml4</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lan Pho and Hai Pho oral history interview audio recording, 2016 Description An account of the resource The audio recording of an oral history with Lan Pho and Hai Pho on their experiences establishing and supporting the Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Other topics discussed their involvement helping refugee communities after the the IRF closed.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pho, Lan T. Pho, Hai B. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Ku Gay's children in Mae La Oon refugee camp in Thailand, 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Burmese Americans Refugee camps--Thailand Photography of families Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph from 2013 of Ku Gay's three children from left to right: Say K'Bla Paw, Paw K'Blah Wah and Jansan at the Mae La Oon refugee camp in Thailand. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Ku Gay and her family in Mae La Oon refugee camp in Thailand, 2012 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Burmese Americans Refugee camps--Thailand Photography of families Color photography Description An account of the resource A square color photograph of Ku Gay's family in Mae La Oon refugee camp in Thailand, 2012. From left to right, front: youngest daughter Say K'Bla Paw wearing thanaka on her face to help her cool, son Jansan and daughter Paw K'Blah Wah. Back: husband Berm Mu and Ku Gay with thanaka on applied under her eyes. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Sara Khine wearing thanaka on her cheeks in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Description An account of the resource A mobile digital photograph of Thin Thin Khine's daughter, Sara, wearing thanaka (a paste made from ground bark that helps cool one's body). 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. 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Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Thn Thin Khine's children in Karen clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Description An account of the resource A mobile digital photograph of Sara and her brother, Dah Ter Lor, wearing Karen clothing in their home in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2016.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Khine, Thin Thin Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A selfie photograph of Thin Thin Khine with her children wearing Karen clothing in their home in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Selfies (Photography) Photography of families Description An account of the resource A mobile digital selfie photograph of Thin Thin Khine with her two children, Sara and Dah Ter Lor, wearing Karen clothing in their home in Lowell, Massachusetts. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Khine, Thin Thin Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Karenni friends wearing traditional Karenni clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Burmese Americans Description An account of the resource A digital photograph of 10 Karenni youth wearing traditional Karenni clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts. Front row: Peo Meh, Ko Meh, Bo Meh, Neh Meh, and Meh Mo. Back row: Ti Reh, Mee Reh, Kaw Reh, Poe Reh, and Nay Reh.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meh, Bo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. 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Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Bo Meh and Meh Mo in traditional Karenni clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2014 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Burmese Americans Description An account of the resource A digital photograph of Bo Meh and her friend, Meh Mo, both wearing traditional Karenni clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meh, Bo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Meh Mo posing with two boys in traditional Karenni clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2014 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Burmese Americans Description An account of the resource A digital photograph of Meh Mo posing with two boys, Mee Reh and Yaw Hai, wearing traditional Karenni clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of the Meh family in traditional Karenni clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2014 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Burmese Americans Photography of families Description An account of the resource A digital family photograph of Bo Meh, Mee Reh, Say Meh, Meh Mo and Nah Mo wearing traditional Karenni clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meh, Bo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of the Meh family in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2014 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Burmese Americans Photography of families Description An account of the resource A digital family photograph of Soe Meh, Yaw Hai, Mee Reh, Nah Mo, Say Meh, Meh Mo and Bo Meh wearing traditional Karenni clothing in Lowell, Massachusetts. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Hta Bay and Ni Ta in Karenni Camp #2 in Mae Surin, Thailand, 2010. Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Bo Meh's family members, Hta Bay sitting with Ni Ta in Karenni Camp #2 in Mae Su Rin, Thailand.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meh, Bo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Bo Meh's family in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2016-10-29 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Burmese Americans Photography of families Description An account of the resource A digital family photograph of Bo Meh, Richard Daniel, Bwe Mar, Father Mark, Nan Sher, Nah Mo, Say Meh and Meh Mo. Photograph taken in Lowell, Massachusetts on October 29, 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meh, Bo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-10-29 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of So Meh with her youngest daughter during Christmas at St. Patrick's Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Christmas Color photography Photography of families Burmese Americans Description An account of the resource A color photograph of So Meh with her youngest daughter (of three) during Christmas. Photograph taken after mass service at St. Patrick's Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2015. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of So Meh's daughter in traditonal Karenni clothing at Riverplace in Lowell, Massachusetts, 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Burmese Americans Color photography Photography of families Description An account of the resource A color photograph of So Meh's daughter wearing traditional Karenni clothing at Riverplace in Lowell, Massachusetts. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Htu Htu Paw's father collecting clams in Burma, 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Burma Clamming Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Htu Htu Paw's father collecting clams in Burma. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Htu Htu Paw's father buying betel nuts in Burma, 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Burma Betel nut Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Htu Htu Paw's father standing beside a food cart that sells betel nuts in Burma. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Htu Htu Paw's parents wearing thanaka during the Water Festival in Burma, 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Burma Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Htu Htu Paw's parents during the Water Festival in Burma where Paw's father wears thanaka, a cream made from trees to help him cool down. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Htu Htu Paw's family and other village members wearing traditional Karen clothing while celebrating the Karen New Year in Burma, 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Burma Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Htu Htu Paw's family with other village members and a group of performers on stage, all wearing traditional Karen clothing during an outdoor Karen New Year celebration in Burma. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of two children, Lay K'Paw Say and Paw K'Black Wah in Mae La Oon refugee camp, Thailand, 2010 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Refugee children Refugee camps--Thailand Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Le Say's son, Lay K'Paw Say with his cousin Paw K'Blah Wah in Mae La Oon refugee camp in Thailand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Say, Le Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Karen children in Millennium Park, 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Refugee children Color photography Description An account of the resource A photograph of Law K'Paw Say, Dah Ter Lor, Say May Paw, Eh Moo, and Josez in Millenium Park near Gordon's Woods Condos in Boston, Massachusetts. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Say, Le Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Htoo Wah's family in Thailand, 2010 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Photography of families Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Htoo Wah's family in Thailand. From left to right, front to back: Paw Hser Moo, Lay Ber, Paw Hser Ku, Hser Klu, Mar Day, Htoo Wah, Htoo Ler, Psaw Paw, Htoo Eh, and Tay Myint. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wah, Htoo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of three children at a birthday celebration in Thailand, 2010 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Karen (Southeast Asian people) Refugee children Birthday parties Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Htoo Wah's son, Htoo Ler (in center) with Htoo Wah's niece, Paw Hser Moo and nephew, Hser Klu, at a birthday celebration for Htoo Eh in Thailand.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wah, Htoo Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Mohamed Yakob's wife at a hospital in Malaysia, 2011? Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Malaysia Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Mohamed Yakob's wife sitting in the waiting room of a hospital in Malaysia. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yakob, Mohamed Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SayDaNar Community Development Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011? Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996-2016 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Americans Color Photography Photography of families Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee camps--Thailand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lowell Burmese Community Photograph Collection, 1996–2016. UML 3. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic subjects include family portraits, photographs of everyday life in refugee camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and Burmese cultural celebrations in both Burma and the United States. This collection also includes documents such as waivers, deeds of gift, and descriptions of photographs written by participants. <br /><br />These documents were collected by Sue Kim, Chrisna Khuon and Selena Tran on January 14, 2017 at the SayDaNar Community Development Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The one-day event was developed after a meeting on September 2, 2016 when Sue Kim, Mehmed Ali and Bridget Cooley (two former University of Massachusetts Lowell staff) went to SayDaNar to discuss the goals of the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA), shared translated deeds of gift and demonstrated how to scan photographs. <br /><br />Some items in the collection have been digitized. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>.<br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank Julia Huynh for their work in making this collection available online. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SayDaNar Community Development Center Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml3</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A photograph of Mohamed Yakob's two sons at their family home in Malaysia, 2011-06-29 Subject The topic of the resource Refugees--Southeast Asia Refugee children Brothers Malaysia Color photography Description An account of the resource A color photograph of Mohamed Yakob's two sons where eldest son poses with a peace sign while embracing his younger brother. Photograph taken in their home in Malaysia on June 29, 2011. 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We are especially pleased to have two young exceptionally gifted artists from Cambodia, Ms . Srey Peov Phoeun and Mr. Sinat Nhok, student leaders from the Cambodian Living Arts , a project of Marion Institute, as our special guests along with special performances by the nationally acclaimed Angkor Dance Troupe. Enjoy delicious Southeast Asian food , music and dancing as well as silent auction special prizes and 50/50 cash raffle. Thi evining Program Welcoming guests & Cash Bar ................................. 6:00 PM "Cambodian Refugee Poetry" Book Signing by Samkhann Khoeun ... 6: 15 PM Silent Auction for Special Prizes ........................ 6:30 PM Cambodian & Southeast Asian Dinner................ ... 7:15 PM Special Presentation by Cambodian Artists, Srey Peov Phoeun & Sinat Nhok.............................. 7:45 PM ance by ~ n gkor <F>anciz Troupiz ...8: 10 Performance by ~ngkor PM Ballroom ... 8:45 PM 50/50 Cash Raffle .................... 9:10 PM DJ Music & Social Dancing ...... 9:30 PM The End ........................... 12:00 AM RSVP & Info: Angkor Dance Troupe P.O. Box 1553 - Lowell, MA 01853 .275 . 1823 - Email: Tim@angkordance.org �~plleial PrllS\Zntation of Cambodian 'Rllf US\Zll Polltry d3ook & ~mot The political and military whims of the superpowers fractured the gentle land of Cambodia, ultimately claiming the lives of one-fourth of the population in one of the worst genocides of the twentieth century. These tragic stories have made the dangerous journey from the Killing Fields of Cambodia, to the makeshift shelters along the Cambodian-Thai border, to the Refugee Holding Centers in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, and finally to communities in countries around the world, where traumatized Cambodian refugees resettled , seeking freedom and opportunity. The poems were handwritten by the late Venerable Ly Van , who was a survivor of the Cambodian holocaust and a refugee himself. They are beautifully written , poignant, and filled with richness of Cambodian culture and history. "O! Maha Mount 'Vangrek: Poetry of Cambodian 'R.ef ugee experiences" book is a testament to the hardship and ugliness of war, as well as to the resilience of the survivors who have struggled for the past thirty years to find peace in their hearts, justice for those lost, and healing for the Cambodian survivors and refugees themselves. Special book signing by editor/publisher, Samkhann C. Khoeun , along with special presentation by two Cambodian artists, Ms. Srey Peov Phoeun and Mr. Sinat Nhek will be held on Friday, April 9, 2010 from 6:15 pm at Sompov Meas Hall in Lowell, Massachusetts. �0 1!1gsmf4~t Att5kor Dattcc Troupc, lttc. iii>1iUSS:QS~~S~~ & nsji&'\SG~&'\55 KHMER NEW YEAR CELEBRATION & BANQUET 1',.J llJfi.!Lfi sg 5im1f01 w1:10~0 Ci 0 "' Friday, April 9, 2010 N ~ : oo~u - ~l:l : oornunu; 6:00 PM - 12:00 Midnight SOMPOV MEAS HALL - 450 Chelmsford Street; Lowell, MA. Please RSVP by Friday, April 2, 2010 I will attend _ _ __ ,I will not attend _ _ __ Number of adult(s)._ · _ , · Number of children Total Cost: $ _ _ _ __ Please print name clearly~---'----------------Contact phone number _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ E-mail _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ KEEPING TRADITIONAL CAMBODIAN PERFORMING ARTS ALIVE Annual special event covers about 10% of our operating costs. We hope you will consider a gi~ that will directly benefit hundreds of young children and youth who attend weekly dance practices and cultural enrichment classes at the Mogan Cultural Center of the Lowell National Historical Park. Yes, I would like to make a tax deductible gi~ to ADT in the amount of: 0$250 0$100 0$50 0$25 OOther _ _ _ _ _ _ __ OCheck Enclosed Please return in the enclosed envelope Or call (978) 275-1823 and RSVP to Tim Thou, Program Director & Co-founder. Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc.NP. 0. Box 1553; Lowell, Massachusetts 01853 Email: Tim@angkordance.org N visit us at: www.angkordance.org �0 tr:~smf4Rt. . ·· A115kor Dattcc T roMpc, lttc. Preserving & Promoting Cambodian Dance Traditions Since 1986 Deborah Nelson, President Linda Sou, 1 •t Vice-President Samkhann C. Khoeun, 2 "dVice-President Joan Gendron, Treasurer Margaret Ouellet, Secretary Doeun "Duey" Kol Elaine McKinnon Sochenda Uch Tim Thou, Co-founder & Program Director Phousita S. Huy, Artistic Director Vandara Chun, Ballroom lnstrutor Rosalie Williams, Assistant Program Director Samnang Hor, Youth Coordinator/Dance Instructor Jim Conlon, Performance/Out Rea<;h Assistant Peter Veth, Assistant Artistic Director Pech Heung, Classical Dance Master Bin Phan, Khmer Music Master/Instructor Kolab Thou, Costume Design Assistant Eleanor Rizzo, Web Master Randy Koung, Office Assistant <Cll.at§§lL<e.atll & lFollk. JDl;aurnoe ll1rn§tt1ructo1 rn Brendan Vuong Brianna Mai Channa Sath Emily Horn Kalya lek Monica Veth Sopaul Hem Sophorl Ngin Sophy Leng Angkor Dance Troupe NP. 0 . Box 1553 Lowell, Massachusetts 01853 978-275-1823 N Email: Tim@angkordance.org Website: www.angkordance.org � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cambodian New Year and 23rd Annual Angkor Dance Troupe fundraiser invitation, 2010 Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource A four-page Cambodian New Year and 23rd Annual Angkor Dance Troupe fundraiser invitation. Includes a mail-able reservation card for the event. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 6 p.; 21.8 x 14 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f01_i006 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Cambodians Ephemera https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/6ddb33123cdb5d044d6d971de462941c.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=lqikWLLldB%7ExQ-Z-KG9Iy%7ElxX2NaC5lKdblNNfLF0Hwv9TwXSiqnpGiUUFe3y24s744oezN4RT%7EbYrXajwFTcmNAxV4oUDCQuwo7Ds8LYI2b6vYfB%7EVStNOyoADjKRiuwmTuQULXRJH45seklAuZrtisMAWw-FxwMPfarjky8q9EV8bKtqWwpnAr6rzVjffTmKZpPrP8imMOyi3t-gnPwuSFa1ANeyUp55DPVhSq6pmkGcVKGzErsxZpiPDRfWgU2KTBuNzsPh5Y3guH9utWAUhHpkjSnLfG4boCf-3vBf1HVhDc1B5PTmJ362OVczecGnaX7GyNn8fA1WzkLD3SXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e5fbdc713bb15577cf053cf0f1c12f17 PDF Text Text Friday, April 7, 2017 Sompao Meas Hall - 450 Chelmsford Street, Lowell, MA 6:00-9:00pm Program, Performances, Raffles 9:00pm-12:00am Dancing and Celebration ' for tickets and sponsorship information, please visit www.angkordance.org I info@angkordance.org I 978.275.1823 �Founded in 1986 by a group of Cambodian refugees with a passion for Khmer performing arts came together in Lowell, Massachusetts, with the sole purpose of reviving a culture once almost lost, Angkor Dance Troupe (ADT) was formed to preserve and develop the traditions of Cambodian performing arts. Now, 30 years later, what began as an idea in the basement of a home has grown to an organization of 10 dedicated staff and over 100 volunteers. Nationally recognized as one of the most accomplished U.S.-based Cambodian traditional arts ensembles, the Troupe is directed by world-renowned master teachers and performs a body of work developed by the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian culture continues to thrive here in Lowell through the generations of students who have been enfolded into the journey ADT has travelled. Each year over 20,000 people enjoy performances by ADT, which also reaches over 1,000 through a quarterly newsletter, and in the past 30 years ADT has instructed over 4,500 youth in classical Cambodian dance and arts. We continue to receive national attention, including recognition by the National Endowment of the Arts, a performance at the White House, a major role in the award-winning documentary Monkey Dance, and television segments on the Travel Channel with Andrew Zimmerman, WGBH's Neighborhood Kitchens, and Chronicle. The ADT youth of the past have become today's leaders, and they carry with them the legacy of the magnificent Cambodian culture of performing arts. To celebrate this milestone, ADT's anniversary celebration on April 7, 2017 will establish an endowment to ensure that today's youth will become future leaders of the community, overcoming challenges with creativity and innovation. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe's 30th Anniversary Celebration invitation, 2017 Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource A postcard size invitation to Angkor Dance Troupe's 30th Anniversary Celebration. The back of the card has the organization's biography. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 2 p.; 12.1 x 17.3 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Texts Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f01_i007 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Cambodians Cards https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/2cc73ba63bbaec340fdbdd8e4bf4cb5f.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=VLsAfXjqppOk961DqjfVn-hl2z8BfLHSTbWuUTRr9fMifa5KsRlvFvwNd4mn0e2KZ8j6rds9Vyub0WImTtPiyOZ8kabfz%7EMG1EV9xmv2b0H-kZW%7ELxReHE0k2TaudlzRgUJEp2KaU05m5A3nYp7cPAsCEFxTs3lPSC6%7EAK-QdtM7c69Evf%7EBG2AsgCwbiNzlijFGXsx3ur1m6SBvvqMzq0oJG3cZ7by-JPXms09DmiIEF3LoQ6HXciGn5eNZaM2mhGLGvbKk1XXnwpENRI7XJqfEbJ1T27xWRlUVEK70pupQUki35lwinXQ-aRKv5cdzIDIL-KVEB8kMHWGWW5qwaA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 872d2dd1227ab9bd12be1400e4c818fd PDF Text Text ��Dear Paul Marion & UMass Lowell, Thank you for your generous support to the Angkor Dance Troupe s 25th Anniversary premier of Apsara Dancing Stones. 1 �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe thank you card to Paul Marion, 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource Card from Angkor Dance Troupe sent to Paul Marion thanking Marion for supporting ADT's 25th anniversary event where Apsara Dancing Stones premiered.  Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 4 p.; 14 x 21.7 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f01_i010 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Apsara Dancing Stones Cambodians Cards https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/7d60ebd8da4fe40fe1a30b90ae768b34.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=ndW6uXCDYomTsNdduE5VK1Ho7fzy8BApun6Okv7Sy74sn1xweoLzAvMIuKCSlzgAPGhbl1H9yxss7eYysvxJVmoaqpGawYMy153VitZFA0KFBIxcbxEMPiAbaI63kiMytsYWgBH4UTikv-6okZVxyrAMq2Z82hkoGhuiHnSMvo%7EgCmuPYtC9Lzm11FR7lCefNQuS0137jQMAQSqzodq5BrtJ83K0XlCRBS3goutjupWoGgeZdImWGmFFAJVILpvrPWP8bSjaaFwU4pcqXPrOYXutMJgvSD2lXUVvAVGqNuMG%7Ei6ZZlfZ5GwKcitDhllGiBEq6B-mic0vWCXxnIL-GA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 6f3e9dcd6b55610155f57fa164024c63 PDF Text Text Cyrus W. Irish Auditorium <e> Lowell High School, 50 Morrisette Blvd, Lowell MA <e> 7:00pm � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poster for Angkor Dance Troupe's annual residency fundraiser, 2017 Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource Poster for Angkor Dance Troupe's 2017 annual residency fundraiser, Preah Thoung Neang Neak: The Origin of Cambodian Wedding. (L - R) Virginia Prak, Channa Sath, and Sophy Leng wear traditional full classical dance costume. The residency took place October 20 and 21, 2017 at the Cyrus W. Irish Auditorium at Lowell High School. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 p.; 28.3 x 18.1 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f01_i011 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Cambodians Origin of Cambodian Wedding Posters Preah Thoung Neang Neak https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/f3db0a323c4f831f73521e383e40af66.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=C6-TTGMR6qOI4r5llOSCzsoq0O4jT7mdHkXcO-CljUsr5VZi3bt8TkF24c-cQkUT3iUv%7EsRbN%7EmMuQtWuLhNpcmeebpWPH%7E9IL2YznLTrPs1oTrUvFGywL3cE80-b1L9TWqEF5biOYqz4EGcXIyreSt5U8JpMJfr44x8y%7EvkzoSv6qcnNP%7EnHuzazjJcE-K0uRT8LrZVH90VLVVh6dRHUgyMOsrsIIBXsaIbax-4v990YmeDoQ%7EzlvMAOrG0vQw2WBM0VzjmxokwbGTrsX1LvqeNR58Ucfl9RfmN3y2oV4991sfzlROvdU89yOFth70tUUxFTxQWrbL0Iv5dwFGSlg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 09aa2b9cee0c170199aa993206ede180 PDF Text Text Apsara (Celestial Gt. SI 000- MoniMekala $500- • 4 Tickets for Din11er & Sllow • VJ P Pm,·.<, to Meet & Greet wit/, Pril,cipal D,mcers • Name Listed in Program ,,,. • 1 Ticket for Di1111er & Sllow • Nflme Lif,;ted i11 Program � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poster listing Angkor Dance Troupe's 25th anniversary event sponsorship levels, [2011] Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource Poster listing Angkor Dance Troupe's 25th anniversary event sponsorship levels. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource [2011] Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 p.; 21.5 x 28 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f01_i012 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Cambodians Posters https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/dcc858dc8030cfeb22a1c5dc22e6a1c1.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=AoxUITzzfnO1g-YE4zrFIOQ2hcm50r0nnEZ2bBu-qVkO69luA8vz2bx3SudtYqggYjaKQwFCQHOxUcZs-Z0xYstSk6uzimrrJHBPE5f163nHsC-rxkeOE3SFxbRflhJqLbuG-WMnerbwbFAfbzz3qe35FzQhAejk8oDGxgtRxTI0kMdvT1spQGOHisoAtQxzKew1iP0dVGUL054vOBt99wqw6oV2NuWPw-4WuasEvw5zyZnMUMmyOx-SU8ck%7EC9JngX0PWDRq6Aa8PII4eZKVSRy8AMrRuPKzZ8u9Ns%7EuHJtyuQcjUABVyefSwiiNN9r21iiuOTtIQ81nAXtaankwg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 147f0cbf778470a3de4eff83def876fb PDF Text Text The Angkor Dance Troupe Presents the World Premiere of APSARA DANCING STONES "A contemporary dance drama that embodies the beauty and culture of Cambodia. With Eastern and Western influences, this visual narrative combines an unparalleled performance of dance and music from modern and classical Cambodian styles." To purchase tickets, please call (978) 454-2219 or online: www.lowellauditorium.com/apsaradancingstones.htm lffi_ www.angkordance.org Will � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poster for Angkor Dance Troupe's annual residency fundraiser, 2012 Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource Poster for Angkor Dance Troupe's 2012 annual residency fundraiser, Apsara Dancing Stones. The world premiere was performed Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 p.; 28 x 21.5 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f01_i013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Apsara Dancing Stones Cambodians Posters https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/c07ac4c18fbfec2fe1004de72faa7e97.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=EJEbczBPP9snLV9f4pqgkb7VVgrv93dg5cSTPnZFLuKU76cetjDdsmJFjjjXjX4IPtRL9UFMAOtMHsabAD2Ux7tgdVq7EwUBXPyE6w3taR8GWQ0OpYJzbRjNFan3LfRMplW8K0hYzxUlBYyr-DQVfv-h14Yywk%7Es-xG-21AW2a6i7PhL1RFnh4w2QuatssYGDQPAO%7EI5uVKSkr0bZUR7kXfiNg7QELgj8wLP%7EUTm%7EXA%7ELbpKtBJO0qwijgvYdPz5EE9TGjVUVylbBTjhY57FpXG8rRrIjAF1jmpkDESJAWcgRJNScqtCXppuJJ3OXPt2CR9ScyAPg-4iZr3pFkW9Lw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 93322c9ddb1d899ba8d98828c033a7a2 PDF Text Text �T'ha11ff You We are delighted you have joined us for Reamker, 29 years ago we began the Angkor Dance Troupe with the vision to preserve and develop the traditions of Cambodian performing arts, that was almost completely wiped out during the Khmer Rouge genocide. As a community struggling to put down roots in a new homeland, Cambodian dance provides a poignant reminder of the beauty and spirituality of our culture and helps us build a more stable foundation for our children. As the heart and soul of the Cambodian American community in Lowell, the Troupe has served as a foundation and voice of our cherished cultural traditions. We are nationally recognized as one of the most accomplished and experienced of the U.S. - based Cambodian traditional arts ensembles and have received recognition from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the National Endowment of the Arts, and the White House. We hope you enjoy the show! Tim Thou Co-Founder ~ Phousita Huy Artistic Director ~ ? DahvyTran Executive Director ~ �• Progra,n Attgkor Oam:~ Troup<, Im:. 1'UfIDH~f The Angkor Dance Troupe is proud to present Reamker a Cambodian epic poem, based on the Sanskrit's Ramayana epic. It adapts the Hindu ideas to Buddhist themes and shows the balance of good and evil in the world. Reamker Program Scene I: Krong Reap sees Preah Ream and Neang Seda Scene II: Preah Ream follows the Golden Deer Scene III: The Abduction of Neang Seda Scene IV: Preah Ream and Preah Leak calls for Hanuman Scene V Kingdom of Langka Scene VI Hanuman and Sovann Macha Scene VII Neang Seda and the Test of Fire �Rea,nter Att5k or Oa ttc:c TrOl-fpc, lttc:. w1mrl URS The classical literature of Cambodia during the 16th and mid-19th century reflected the cultural influence of India and represented three major genres: the epic, verse novels, and bap, or "codes of conduct:' One of the earliest literary epic stories that was composed in the Khmer language is the Cambodian version of the Indian Ramayana, Reamker. The evolution of the Indian Ramayana story in Cambodia represents the adaptation of Hindu ideas to Buddhist themes and shows the balance of good and evil in society. Reamker serves as an inspiration for various genres of performance in Cambodia. Classical dance-drama, all-male masked dance-drama, and shadow puppet plays all include episodes in their repertoire. The story of Reamker centers on Preah Ream, a Prince who was exiled to the forest through no fault of his own for fourteen years. Following many adventures including the abduction of his wife Neang Seda by the evil giant Krong Reap, Preah Ream eventually rescues her with the help of an Army of monkeys guided by Hanuman. Preah Ream and Neang Seda return home in triumph and the Prince reclaims his throne. The complex interplay of strengths (bravery, foresight) and weaknesses (distrust, trickery) --though couched in episodes lined with magic -- nonetheless represents aspects of human social behavior. 4 �• Characters Att5lwr D,M1C£ Trow!"!, lttc. 1.~\f$£0$0£f Preah Ream, is the main protagonist of the epic. He is believed to be the reincarnation of the Hinduism deity Vishnu and the husband of Neang Seda. Neang Seda, the female protagonist of the epic and wife of Preah Ream. Preah lea~, is the brother of Preah Ream and his aid to fight Kong Reap and rescue Neang Seda. Krong Reap, is the main antagonist of the story. He captures the beautiful Neang Seda to his island of Langka. Preus Meas (G()lden Deer) is the transformation of Maharik, a cousin of Krong Reap. T'a rysi (Hermit) - Krong Reap transforms into an old hermit to disguise his true identity in order to capture Neang Seda. Hanuman (General White M()nhy), helps rescues Neang Seda. While building the bridge connecting the island of Langka to the mainland, he fells madly in love with Sovann Macha, the Golden Mermaid. S()Vann Mar;ha (G()lden Mermaid), is the Golden Mermaid who tries to spoil Hanuman's plans to build a bridge to Langka but fell in love with him instead. 5 �Rea1nker Attg:kot' Da.ttcc Trowpc. lttc. wuH!l$4~1 Scene I: Krong Reap sees Preah Ream and Neang Seda The story begins with Preah Ream, Neang Seda and Preah Leak venturing off to the forest to gather fruits and flowers. Preah Ream and Neang Seda falls asleep under a tree. It was there that Krong Reap catches sight of Neang Seda, he was so awed by her beauty that he commands his soldier Maharik to transform into Preus Meas - the Golden Deer. Neang Seda falls in love with Preus Meas and ask Preah Ream to capture it for her. Neang Seda and Preah Leak waits, while Preah Ream pursues the Golden Deer. Scene II: Preah Ream follows the Golden Deer As Preah Ream pursues Preus Meas, Neang Seda becomes worried that her husband may have trouble capturing the deer and ask Preah Leak to assist him. Preah Leak agrees but before leaving he pulls out his magic bow, shoots it at the ground near Neang Seda, which cast a protective enchantment around her Scene III: The Abduction of Nean Seda Krong Reap's plans to get Neang Seda alone succeeds and attempts to capture her, but fails. He keeps circling around the enchanted perimeter, trying to find a way in, but each time gets burnt by the enchantment. The only way Krong Reap can get to Neang Seda is to trick her out of the circle, so he transforms into an Ta Eysi - an old Hermit. Neang Seda sees Ta Eysi and steps out of the protective circle to bow down and pay her respects. She allows him into the circle, where Ta Eysi tells her she is destined for Krong Reap and not for Preah Ream. Shocked, Neang Seda reprimands Ta Eysi by striking him. Angered, Ta Eysi transforms back to his true form and chases her. The scene ends with Krong Reap capturing and flying away with Neang Seda. 6 �Rea,nffer Atts)«.or OattC£ Trol-tpe, lttc. 1.ffSHti'lff~f Scene IV: Preah Ream and Preah Leak calls for Hanuman Upon returning the brothers realized Neang Seda was abducted. They seek out Hanuman for help. Preah Ream shoots his magic arrow into the sky to summon Hanuman and when he arrives, Preah Ream places his ring preah thomrong in Hanuman's hand. This would be proof to Neang Seda that she can trust Hanuman to bring her back home. Scene V: Kin dom of Lan ka At Krong Reap's palace, the gods cast a protective spell around Neang Seda's body, which caused intense heat to radiate. Krong Reap is burned every time he attempts to touch her. Angered, Krong Reap orders two female servants to punish her, but they are interrupted by Hanuman. Initially, Neang Seda thinks Hanuman is a fraud, so she places a spell on him to test him. If he is the real Hanuman, a flower garland would appear around his neck. Hanuman then places the ring from Preah Ream in Neang Seda's hand. Scene VI: Hanuman and Sovann Macha Hanuman attempts to build a bridge to the kingdom of Langka to rescue Neang Seda, but is thwarted by Krong Reap's daughter, Sovann Macha. As soon as the monkeys lay down the stone path to cross the ocean, Sovann Macha's mermaids remove the stones. Hanuman catches Sovann Macha and decides to seduce her. He succeeds and they end up falling in love. Sovann Macha allows the completion of the stone path to the kingdom of Langka where a battle ensues between good and evil. Scene VII: Neang Seda and the Test of Fire Preah Ream, out of jealousy, assumes that Neang Seda was unfaithful and no longer pure after being Krong Reap's captive, he puts her through the test of fire to prove her fertility and purity. Her innocence was proven. 7 �At1$kor Oat1cie: Trowpc. lt1c. 1.!'1UfID$$£f sova1111 Ma,1ha Spo11sors Lowell General Hospital is proud to sponsor the Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. ~ Lowell General Hospital '-.,./' Complete connected care= GALLAGHER & CAVANAUGH LLP COUNSELLORS AT LAW 8 �Sora1111 Ma,;ha Sponsors Anskor Oa-=< Trow~. lttc. 1.'1SHs.1ff£f INSURANCE AGENCY How- can w-e help you? Imagine a banking experience perfectly in sync with you. The right tools at your fingertips 24/7. Expert guidance when and where you need it. At Align Credit Union , it's how we 've been doing things since 1922. =rrlign. 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Project Genesis Home Buyer Training Seminars LEARN ABOUT The Home Buying Process Mortgages Legal Aspects Home Inspections Household Budgeting Responsible Home Ownership Down Payment Assistance Programs Seminars avaiLible in Engish. Spanish & Khmer. T O REGISTER v,,;, www.mvhp.org or call 978-459-8190. Thank you. ~Washington ~ SAVINGS BANK We give you more washingtonsavings.com 11 Att5kor D,1,t1cc TrOMpc , h1c. ,.,~,m"~' �• Att5kor Oattce Troupe. h1c. ~utm$f~( Mut Peah (f rie11ds) ~ w'd Awakening Coffeehaus Demoulas Foundation L<JNELL. MA juliem~!tyi~~! creator of •Monkey Dance• documentary - Robert Farrant Sara Serendipity Sharing Foundation 12 �13 �Artists and Perf or,ners Masters and Teachers Artistic Director and Master Teacher - Phousita Huy Dance Program Manager - Channa Sath Master Teacher Pech Heung Master Teacher Phirum Meas Master Teacher Kimhan Meas Supporting Master Tead1ers: Master Teacher/Choreographer - Proeung Chhieng Master Teacher - Yorn Peng 14 �Artists and Pert or1ners Perfcmners Alexandra Mai Anita Srey Brianna Mai Celena Mai Chad Mai Channa Sath Chummeng Soun Daisy Var Emaly Horn Isabel Clafin Jaren Kong Jasmine T. Udomsay Jefferson Phan Johnny Khat Judith Wilson Kelly Ly Kevin Searth Kevin Vann Krisna Thou Krissandra Mai Monica Veth Nadia Heng Noeuk Nicky C. Fennell Nina Touch Pech Heung Peter Chea Peter Veth Phirum Meas Poutda Pech Robin Wilson Salena Mam Sambo Yoeun Costume Support: KolabThou Chenda Wilson Multimedia Support: James Higgins Prerecorded music: Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 15 Semnang Kao Sophy Leng Sovann-Malis Loeung Tanromni Chum Tim Sokhoeun Victoria Phan Virginia Prak Viseth Loeung-Rinehart Vituu Touch �Att5kor 0,At1Cl' Trowpe. Jttc:-. 1'UUl'lM~( Stat f &leadership Advisory Board: Celeste Bernardo Michael Gallagher Nancy Donahue Carol Duncan Felicia Sullivan Jim Conlon Adrien Bisson Sophy Theam Vanna Howard Joe Hungler Jim Wilde Robert Farrant Walter Wright Students practice a scene from Reamker 16 �Att5k01" Oa.ttct Trowpc:. Im. wsumH~S Board of Direr.tors: Lianna Kushi, President Karen McManimon, Vice President Linda Uch, Clerk Chummeng Soun Michael Conway Narin Sinuon Nary Tith Sheila Kirschbaum Sochenda Uch Sovanna Pouv Virginia Prak Program Staff: Dahvy Tran, Executive Director Tim Chan Thou, Operations Director Tom Southernton, Program Coordinator Khakhada Horn, Program Assistant Shaun McCarthy, Grant Writer The Angkor Dance Troupe host a traditional Sampeak Gru ceremony to pay their respects for past Master Teachers to help guide them to a successful performance. 17 �Ans\tor o...nce Trowpe. Inc. 1.fflH£i1ff£S Vision We envision Lowell Massachusetts to be the epicenter for innovative Cambodian performing arts with the Angkor Dance Troupe at the core. Mission The Angkor Dance Troupe connects communities through the preservation, education and innovation of Cambodian performing arts. History The Angkor Dance Troupe was formed in 1986 by Cambodian refugees of the Khmer Rouge holocaust. Lowell's Cambodian American community, estimated at more than 35,000 people, is the second largest in the country. When we resettled here, we brought a passion to carry on our cherished cultural traditions to practice and perform, to teach our children, and to see our art preserved for future gene!ations of all cultures. We take our name from the great Angkor civilization, between 802 and 1432 AD when Cambodia was a dominant empire in Southeast Asia. Dance and music have always been prominent in Khmer society, but these ancient traditions were nearly eliminated when the Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia in the 1970s. Artists were among those deliberately targeted for execution. More than 90% of the country's tradition bearers perished. Today, as Cambodians around the world struggle to emerge from decades of war and poverty, our people look to the rebirth and re-creation of dance as testimony to the endurance of our culture. "The Angkor Dance Troupe is a gem in the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts Cultural Council is proud to be a longtime supporter of Angkor for its beauty, value, and impact in preserving this rich cultural art form for the Lowell community and beyond" says Anita Walker, the Executive Director for the Mass Cultural Council. "The Angkor Dance Troupe is not only an organization promoting dance, it's an inspiration to all those who survived the Cambodian Genocide three decades ago, and a testament to the enduring power of the arts:' 18 �Supporters \ National Endowment for the Arts ARTWORKS. arts.gov Th Lenny Zakim Fund 1 8A I OG I G COM U !TI ES @Eastern Bani< charitable foundation T The Parker Foundation 19 �PRESERVE• EDUCATE• INNOVATE www.angkordance.o �Reamker Cast 2015 Students PreahReam Nean Seda PreahLeak Giants Army Golden Deer · Tha E si Hermit Hanuman Tim Sokhoeun Poutda Pech Brianna Mai Monica Veth Judith Wilson Alexandra Mai Salena Mam Dais Var Channa Sath Kimhan Meas Nicky Fennell Gen. White Monkey) Monkey Army Swva Pol Army Sovann Macha Jaren Kong Peter Chea Johnn Khat Kevin Searth Vituu Touch Chad Mai Viseth Loeung-Rinehart Jefferson Phan Semnang Kao Sambo Youen Nadia Heng Noeuk Golden Mermaid Mermaids Candle Dance Nina Touch Victoria Phan Jasmine Tauvari Udomsay Isabel Claflin Kelly Ly Anita Sre Krisna Thou Emaly Horn Robin Wilson Celena Mai Krissandra Mai Tamromni Chum �Jy;;_7 Wr(BfAHAM (c[) )35 GroDVv1~ S\ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Program for Angkor Dance Troupe's "Reamker: The Balance of Good and Evil," 2015  Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource Program for Angkor Dance Troupe's "Reamker: The Balance of Good and Evil." Reamker is a Cambodian epic poem, based on the Sanskrit's Ramayana epic. It adapts the Hindu ideas to Buddhist themes and shows the balance of good and evil in the world. Included is a list of Reamker cast members with handwritten notes on the back. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 22 p.; 21.5 x 14 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f10_i001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Books Cambodians Reamker https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/612157c6774478394b01c23e9c457fc4.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=VInwL%7EV5Ie0S%7E4ZzO7Juwi425%7E%7ExFvsNJpHDCLzvJcgS2vYgBToLbd0-rdEUworePShlB9Nou3d0hk1mYDvq9ZwN7U%7E-m%7En-ClWEME0nhURFOqtmBTRHen-2oo4znAmmGgIUARi5p%7EUHC5Zz8LnuXe0kap3EfZWosRZlgTzZokiO01uu3LiC%7EPMc9OetHX%7ES142oqOasjDftjSYGZ66aQUJ59M9BgvH3R5sRhZIZ-eoJaaZqWRlJMyBORjGLBQxhKn7QdnV30uM7dmnq89A-ybElrEtRH8RHeYP4K2PBPcnOHQKBwot4tY6I2x1dMJICxFXYt8JllRlg0a1tBq%7EACA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8447f17d41a31a288a851ef7afe72ba4 PDF Text Text ��30th Anniversary Evening Program Cocktails Welcome Recognition of Angkor Dance Troupe by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, Senator Eileen Donoghue, Mayor Edward Kennedy Past, Present, Future Dinner Performance Special recognition by Angkor Dance Troupe Lifetime Achievement Award Raffle announcement 3 �Thank You On behalf of our Board of Directors, our planning committee, and staff of Angkor Dance Troupe, we would like to thank you for joining us as we commemorate "30 Years of Connecting Communities through the Preservation, Education and Innovation of Cambodian Performing Arts:' Tonight's anniversary is a true celebration of our past, present, and future. This celebration is an opportunity to honor those who helped establish Angkor Dance Troupe in 1986; a chance to acknowledge those who believed in our work, leading to over 4,500 youth served and 20,000 reached across the Northeast; and a time to recognize those who continue helping us grow. We would like to recognize each of you for making this a memorable event for years to come and extend a special thank you to all our sponsors for this evening. Your contributions are invaluable to this organization and will be used to ensure the future growth of Angkor Dance Troupe. Angkor Dance Troupe could not deliver on our mission without the support of our donors, community partners, families, friends, staff and board. We look forward to your continued partnership in helping us connect Communities through the Preservation, Education and Innovation of Cambodian Performing Arts. ~ h,Ctn~ JY.o/-1~ Michael Conway President- Board of Director DahvyTran Executive Director 0 4 �Staff & Leadership Advisory Board Celeste Bernardo Michael Gallagher Adrien Bisson Vanna Howard Jim Conlon Joe Hungler Nancy Donahue Felicia Sullivan Carol Duncan Sophy Theam Robert Farrant Jim Wilde Board of Directors Michael Conway, President Chummeng Soun Karen McManimon, Vice President Narin Sinuon Savanna Pouv, Treasurer Nary Tith Linda Uch, Clerk Sheila Kirschbaum Jay Lee Virginia Prak Program Staff Dahvy Tran, Executive Director Emaly Horn, Program Intern Tim Chan Thou, Operations Director Shaun McCarthy, Grant Writer Khakhada Horn, Program Coordinator Artistic Staff Artistic Director and Master Teacher - Phousita Huy Master Teacher Kimhan Meas Dance Program Manager - Channa Sath Master Teacher Sophea Chamroeunnop Master Teacher Pech Heung 5 �Honoring Our Past History The Angkor Dance Troupe was formed in 1986 by a group of Cambodian refugees of the Khmer Rouge holocaust. Lowell's Cambodian American community, estimated at more than 35,000 people, is the second largest in the country. When we resettled here, we brought a passion to carry on our cherished cultural traditions to practice and perform, to teach our children, and to see our art preserved for future generations of all cultures. We take our name from the great Angkor civilization, between 802 and 1432 AD when Cambodia was a dominant empire in Southeast Asia. Dance and music have always been prominent in Khmer society, but these ancient traditions were nearly eliminated when the Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia in the 1970s. Artists were among those deliberately targeted for execution. More than 90% of the country's tradition bearers perished. Today, as Cambodians around the world struggle to emerge from decades of war and poverty, our people look to the rebirth and re-creation of dance as testimony to the endurance of our culture. 6 �Celebrating Our Present Today What began as an organization that focused on the preservation of Cambodian arts and culture quickly became a youth-serving program. We recognized that, in order to fulfill our mission, we needed to groom the next generation of leaders. Using performing arts as the tool, we developed and guided over 4,500 youth over the years. These young people furthered their education and became teachers, nurses, and civic leaders within the community. They pointed to ADT as an integral part of their leadership journey. Since our 25th anniversary we have built a passionate Advisory Board, strengthened our current Board of Directors, created a comprehensive strategic fundraising plan, and we continue to establish strong partnerships. The number of youth served has increased each year, with our residency reaching an additional 100 youth through a summer program serving new refugee groups. In addition to our expansion in youth programming, our accomplishments include three "big" annual performances, two residencies, performance market expansion outside of Greater Lowell, co-hosting a national Southeast Asian American Conference with UMass Lowell (summer 2017), Senior Dancer Certification, (Bi)Annual Master Teacher Residencies, and Senior Dancer professional development. 7 �Embracing Our Future Future The future of Angkor Dance Troupe is to become the epicenter for innovative Cambodian performing arts. To achieve this vision, our goal is to have Lowell become home to the following: Lowell Angkor Arts Academy 10 Certified Master Teachers Angkor Touring Company We ask that you help advance this vision by supporting our goal of raising $30,000 toward establishing an endowment that will ensure thousands more youth will be served. 8 �_.._ .... ..... _...... ... ...... ·-__ .._ ....... S.Huyis ..,_ Msiil . . . . . . . 9 �~ Q ~ Q ~ ~ ....... ~ ~ ~ ~~!F~ is proud to sponsor the NGKOR DANCE TROUPE'S from your friends at... c ..:i:m.J 10 �11 �Circle Health is a proud supporter of the Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. We applaud their mission to connect communities through the preservation , education and innovation of Cambodian Performing Arts. Happy 3Qth Anniversa ry. ~ circlehealth ~ Complete connected care .. www.circle-health.org INSURANCE AGENCY 12 �Happy 30th Anniversary to Angkor Dance Troupe, who preserves the traditions of Cambodian performing arts. Fede rally in sure d by NCUA I Shares and Deposits in excess of NCUA limits are fully in su red by MS IC. Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union and the phrase We Share a Common Thread are federally registered trademarks owned by Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union. Paul Marion & Rosemary Noon ------ Congratulations, Angkor Dance Troupe, in celebrating 30 years of performing arts. We are blessed to have the dance troupe in our community preserving Cambodian traditional dance, art and culture! 13 �We are proud to support the .!lngkor Dance Troupe and congratulate them on their remarkable 30th .!lnniversarg. The Gaslight Building 22 Shattuck Street Lowell, MA 01852 Tel 978.452.0522 Fax 978.452.0482 www.gcattorneys.com 14 �e 1 CREDIT UNION Connecting all your banking needs ol & George Duncan e are delighted to support Angkor Dance Troupe as they celebrate 30 years of connecting communities with the preservation and innovation of their rich culture. s u t S c:c s s S a 15 e �~ UMASS LOWELL learning with Purpose Lianna Kushi & 16 �Raffle and Cocktail Sponsors Amara Boutique and Trav Bangkok Market Brew'd Awakening Coffeehaus Cultural Shock Apparel Hong Kong Market New Asia Restaurant Pailin Express Peephuptmei Restaurant Sorin Sieng Yummy Express Washington Savings Bank Humanities :l'fUU5fT 3:)0AU J!O>ICJ0A ':))nsO Alo~ i8 '6Ji?zsD l'j{T)r/>f 17 �Mut Peah Sponsor 18 �Dear Angkor Dance Troupe, You're Getting Old ... . . . But That's Good! Happy Anniversary and Many More Years to Go! Your friend, MehmedAli 19 �Mut Peah Sponsors 2017 ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURES FESTIVAL PIN PANHCHAPOR THE HARP & FIVE COLORS OF HARMONY Angkor Dance Troupe UMass Lowell World Music Ensemble H UMASS LOWELL Friday, April 21 at 8pm Durgin Concert Hall UMass Lowell 35 Wilder Street Tickets $10 at the door (cash only please) Washington SAVINGS BANK We give you more washingtonsavings.com 20 �Supporters Music Support: Alan Williams & UMass Lowell World Music Ensemble Wongpleng Khmer Kimhan Meas Sovann Khon & Tepniyum Band Program Design Support: Jim Higgins Joan Ross Sochenda Uch 30th Planning Committee Members/Supporters: Angkor Dance Troupe's Board of Directors Celena Mai Channa Sath Cheymony Fennell Chummeng Soun EmalyHorn Linda Sou Peter Chea Phousita Huy Roselyn Soung Sochenda Uch Sodany Krouch -Venue Designer Tim Thou Victoria Phan �Supporters Organizations: Center for Asian American Studies Flying Orb Lowell National Historical Park Massachusetts Cultural Council Parker Foundation The Flower House Individuals: BonnaMai Chamroeun Sdoeung Chenda Wilson Chhan Touch Christina Prum Kolab Thou Linda Sopheap Sou Liz Claffin Malis Loeung Peter Veth Sarina Choun Selena Tran Sochenda Uch Sue Kim Tenzin Thoulutsang 22 1 �NANCYL.& RICHARD K. DONAHUE In celebration of the Angkor Dance Troupe's 30th anniversary, we would like to extend sincere gratitude to NANCY L. & RICHARD K. DONAHUE for their continuous support, which helps make this event possible. �GOOD CELEBRATES + � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe's 30th Anniversary Celebration program book, 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe's 30th Anniversary Celebration program book. Includes a brief description of the past, present, and the future of organization. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 24 p.; 21.5 x 14 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f10_i003 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Books Cambodians https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/e5eaef7b92e5976276c07e02c755f6e8.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=GNPLzTO45t9GGMj0bIvVxSWcc2ilU1jio81A-AwUFUQeBBxLZXmmL4nZv83I9o7YrJ9yEfEYT-UNjDFPTxLNJGgPObYNF6cEZZvcQvtbTEfHy2PSJ-tiuIiX02E%7EfzuFnAmQbD5gX6cN3OMvQCt1kzWNmXetuDmyhKK91Ipzs25E9um0xAUhNQs1k3gNVJOHSyQzgXpJSCTxipYYUxy0f6JKvRI9eNqvyY73KQ5UCB-oWsBAT-%7EIno4ZlDFBYpviyfvR6EY657PVU8ES3BQGENyeOsM2CVagGG1S5LKIPgo9tDauth9uBhPx8WCaRvn2g%7ERlG2FE1gJjO3yfUVSSng__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 9d4d81712b9d8ad7b28dc71ea1f167bb PDF Text Text �THilnH YOU The Board of Directors and Staff of the Angkor Dance Troupe welcome you to this performance of Pin Panhchapor. Tonight's event marks the kickoff of our 30th Anniversary Series of events, culminating in a celebration that will take place on April 7, 2017 at the Sompao Meas Hall. The Angkor Dance Troupe was formed thirty years ago with the vision to preserve and develop the Cambodian performing arts, traditions that were almost completely wiped out during the Khmer Rouge genocide. For a community struggling to put down roots in a new homeland, Cambodian dance provides a poignant reminder of the beauty and spirituality of our culture and helps us build a more stable foundation for our children. As the heart and soul of the Cambodian American community in Lowell, the Angkor Dance Troupe has served as a foundation and voice of its cherished cultural traditions. The Troupe is nationally recognized as one of the most accomplished and experienced traditional Cambodian arts ensembles in the United States and has received recognition from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the National Endowment of the Arts, and the White House. Enjoy the show, and we hope to see you at other 30th anniversary events to come! Tim Thou Co-Founder Phousita Huy Artistic Director DahvyTran Executive Director 2 Michael Conway President �BIDGRflPHY Al15kor o.,l1CC TrOUt'C· IJ1c. 15~m:J~~~f Dr. Hang Rithyravuth Mr. Hang Rithyravuth was born on April 21, 1967 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In 1979, he started learning Classical Cambodian Dance at the of School of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh and in 1981 began his study in piano, where he realized his passion for music. This led to him receiving a scholarship in 1985 to study music in Russia. He graduated in 1990 with a degree in Choir Conducting from the Tchaikovsky's College of Music, in Moscow. Then received his Master Degree in Orchestra Conducting from the Gnesin Academy of Music in 1995 and his Ph.Din Philology from the Institute ofWorld Literature in Moscow, in 1999. He returned to Cambodia in 2000 and has been working for the Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA), and became a Acting Dean of the Faculty of Music in 2016. He is a conductor of the Cambodia Chamber Orchestra, professor of music history for various universities including the Royal Academy of Cambodia and other 3 �Attgltcr O"'ttcc Troupe. lttc. wu=m~~= private universities in Phnom Penh, Director of Mozart Music Center. In addition to his professional work, Mr. Hang Rithyravuth spends his free time creating Cambodian robam and lakon (plays), and have successfully completed four works: Piano Peanor (Piano and Monkey), Pin Panhchapor (Harp and 5 colors), Snaeng (Horn), Mom ChangKran (Triangle Store). Pin Panhchapor was created with the support of: Mrs. Him Nala, Vice Dean of Faculty of Choreography at RUFA Mrs. Sam Sathsa, Classical Dance Master at RUFA Mr. Proeung Chhieng, Advisor of Ministry of Culture/Fine Arts Mrs. Phousita S. Huy, Angkor Dance Troupe's Artistic Director 4 �PRDGRIM Att5kor D~"t1cc Tro\jrc. lt1c. 1.i:~rn1~~f Pre Show: Ream Leak Chup Leak - classical In the story Reamker, Neang Seda, the princess is living in exile in the forest with her son and the hermit, a magic wizard. She sets out to bathe one morning, leaving her sleeping son Ream Leak with the hermit. On her way to the pond, she spots a female monkey, and she notices the monkey carrying her young with her wherever she goes. Neang Seda feels guilty about leaving her own son behind and goes back and gets him. The hermit is in deep meditation and doesn't notice Neang Seda's return or her taking Ream Leak. When he wakes to find the child missing, he panics and fears Neang Seda anger. He takes Ream Leak's pillow and scrapes off some remnants of his skin cell - and fashions a new child - an identical clone of Ream Leak. Imagine Sita's surprise when she returns from bathing and finds that Ream Leak now has a twin. The hermit names the new boy Chup Leak. They decide the two boys will study together and for the next seven years, they study magic with the hermit. In this scene, the two boys go off to play in the forest with their bows and arrows. They each shoot an arrow into a large tree. The impact makes such a huge sound; it is heard all the way to the capital city. The Prince, Preah Ream, hears it and gets mad. He sends his best army general, a white monkey named Hanuman, to investigate the source of this sound, and to capture those responsible for it. He sends his white horse along with Hanuman but hangs a sign on the neck of the horse that says "Anyone who plays with this horse will be executed." 5 �AH5kor D~ttcc PRDGRilM Tr.:mpe. lttc. w~md"£' Eventually Hanuman and the horse catches up with the two boys in the forest. Ream Lak and Chup Lak are very curious boys. They see the sign and immediately check out the horse - and take turns riding it. Hanuman tries to capture them, but he can't because, with their seven years of training in magic have made the boys very powerful and crafty. Instead they capture Hanuman, tie him up, and before sending him back to Preah Ream, they take resin from a tree and write a letter on his face that says only Hanuman's master, Preah Ream will be able to untie the string. You see the Monkey general struggle against the rope and eventually he gives up and returns to his master, defeated in his mission. Krama Dance - folk The Krama, a Cambodian scarf woven from silk or cotton, has been a fashion staple since Ancient times and even to this day is still used by Khmer people throughout the country from rural areas to major cities. Over the years, the Krama became a symbol and a major part of the Khmer identity. In today's society, regardless of their position in life, every Cambodian uses Krama everyday whether as a scarf, a hammock, a fan, or to carry their lunch. Khmer people for generations have tied kramas around their waists to work and play in cool comfort. While some claim the thin cloth, wrapped around one's head or neck, is used primarily to wipe the sweat from a hot face, others say wearing a krama is as 'Khmer' as wearing a necktie is American. The Krama dance was depicted and symbolic of everyday Khmer people life 6 �PROGRAM Att5kor o~,.,ce Trowpc. lttc. ~l$fm~~f Pin Panhchapor Program: The Angkor Dance Troupe is proud to present Pin Panhchapor, a play inspired by the wall carvings on Angkor Wat and Bayon. It mixes traditional with contemporary to create an original work that focuses on the idea of love, war, and peace. Scene I: Churning of the Sea of Milk Scene II: Apsaras in the Garden of Paradise Scene III: Arun and Soriya Fall in Love with White Apsara Scene IV: Destruction of the Garden of Paradise Scene V: Summoning Panhchapor (Five Gods of Color) Scene VI: Peace and Harmony Returns Post-show talk with Dr. Hang Rithyravuth 7 �- A tt5kor U"'m'.:c Tr.,upe, h1c. ~~mn~~s Pit! Pilt!HCHilPDR Inspired by the 1,000 year old bas-relief or wall carvings on Angkor Wat and Bayon in Cambodia, Dr. Hang Rithyravuth, wrote the play of Pin Panhchapor along with composing the music accompaniment. As the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Music at the Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA) in Phnom Penh, Dr. Rithyravuth was able to bring together talented musicians and performers to showcase the carvings of the Apsara, music instruments accompanying the Apsara, circ (circus performers), and the musical instruments accompanying the battle scenes. �lt!STRUMEt!TS Att5kor Dattcc Trow~. 1.51tm(l$4~S lttc. Sampoh, standard drum Chhing, small cymbal Sko Thom, large drum Pin, harp and is a string instrument Tro, two string instrument Kong Peat, nine intersecting gongs Srolai, wind instrument Kong Nhy, big female gongs Ksae Diev, one stri ng instrument 9 �Ansk..ir DAHCC FUl1 FilCTS Tr""f'C· Inc. ~~ftQR£f The whole play only uses 5 hand gestures: Pin Lok - grow Triuy- bud Slek - leaf Phka - flower Phlae - fruit The word Pin means harp, Panhcha means 5, Por means color There are 5 elements (water, earth, fire, wind, space ) The play is about PEACE There are 5 apsaras: 1 white and her 4 attendants There are 5 main notes for the Pin (CD EGA) The 5 colors (red, yellow, black, white, and blue) were inspired by the 5 rings of the Olympics Reference: h ttp://jeffmassni ck. b logspot. com/2008/07I meaning-of-h and-gestures-in-clasical. html 10 �Plrl Pilr!Hi:HilPDR 11 �A n5kor o...HCC Trou~ . lttc. 1,;JSIS5fo~S Scene I: Churning of the Sea of Milk Based on a tale over a thousand years ago, during the time of Brahmanism. It tells about a battle of good and evil between the Monkey General and Giant King over the Neak (Naga snake). The Neak was used to churn the sea of milk to extract the amrit (water of immortality). This liquid brings immortality to whomever possesses it. Over the course of 1,000 years they continued to churn the sea until one day within the foam of the sea, appeared an Apsara. Scene II: Apsaras in the Garden of Paradise Due to the churning of the sea, the White Apsara raised to the surface of the ocean. The White Apsara accompanied by her other Apsaras friends, entered the garden of paradise. Inspired by the beautiful flowers, the White Apsara began to sing and play her harp. 12 �Pin Pilr!HCHilPDR At<15kor D.M1cc Troupe. !He. wusm$$~5 Scene Ill: Arun and Soriya Falls in Love with White Apsara Arun (meaning sunrise) walks into the garden and sees the White Apsara and immediately falls in love. He picks a lotus flower and hands it to her to declare his love. The White Apsara takes the flower as a sign of friendship and thought the lotus was meant to be given as an offering at the temple. As Arun offers the the lotus, Soriya (meaning sunset) enters the garden and sees this. Soriya, also in love with the White Apsara, offers her a bouquet of orchids. The White Apsara also accepts the flowers as a sign of friendship and as she reaches for the orchids, Arun becomes angry and pushes the orchids out of Soriya's hands. This was the start of the conflict between Arun and Soriya. Scene IV: Destruction of the Garden of Paradise Arun and Soriya each called their army and began to battle and destroyed the garden. The White Apsara and her friends tried to clean up the garden but the battle continued on, which caused the war between Soriya and Arun to get worse. 13 �Angkor Dance Trowpc. Inc. ~smn1t~s Scene V: Summoning Panhchapor (Five Gods of Color) The never ending battle between Arnn and Soriya does not stop, so the White Apsara calls for help. She picks up her Pin (Harp) and starts to play the music, which summons the Panchapor (Five Gods of Color) Scene VI: Peace and Harmony Returns The Panhchapor came to save the heavenly garden by helping all sides to communicate and work together. Due to the White Apsara's effort she brought everyone including the Panchapor together. The End. PRESERVE• EDUCATE • INNOVATE 14 �APSilRil SPDrtSDR - A ttskor O"'ttcc Trowpc. Im::. ~Vfm5f~f �INSURANCE AGENCY Carol & George Duncan "We are delighted to support and celebrate the Angkor Dance Troupe as it debuts their annual residency at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre and continues to connect communities with the preservation and innovation of their rich culture." �Lowell General Hospital is a proud supporter of the Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc .. We applaude their mission to connect communities through the preservation , education and innovation of Cambodian Performing Arts. " Best wi shes to Angkor Dance Troupe on your performance of Pin Panhchapor" . ~ Lowell .General Hospital ~ C om p le t e connected careSM www.lowellgeneraI.org �18 �MUT PEilH (FRIErtDS) Af15kor D"'"'c~ TrowfJ'?. h1c. 1's.mi!"~' 2017 SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN STUD IES CONFERENCE Community Engagement, Research, & Policy in Action University of Massachusetts Lowell July 27-29, 2017 Abstract Admission Deadline: February I, 2017 UMass Lowell Center for Asian American Studies announces the fifi:h triennial Southeast Asian American Studies conference, open to scholars, anises, a~-tivists, org.mizers, and conummity members from all fields and backgrounds. The 2017 confuence will highlight Southeast Asian American conumm.ities in New England and will seek to build bridges across disciplines, policymakers, and community members. Thursday & Friday, July 27-28: Traditional panels/ poster sessions Saturda~ July 29: Conununity Building Day devoted to srrengthening coal itions regionally and nationally. Please submit abstracts to CAAS@uml.edu. Please direct questions to the conference co-chairs: Phitsamay Uy (phitsamay_uy@uml.edu), Ivy Ho (ivy_ho@uml.edu), and/or Sue). Kim (sue_kim@uml.edu). n 0 \& /\11/'y 19 �Att5kor D.af1C< TT'owpc. lttc. l~~mil$$~S 20 �ARTiSTS ilrtD PERFORMERS Masters and Teachers Artistic Director and Master Teacher - Phousita Huy Master Teacher Nayto Hieng Master Teacher Kimhan Meas Dance Program Manager - Channa Sath Master Teacher Sophea Chamreounnop Master Teacher Pech Heung Supporting Teachers Contemporary Choreographer - Peter Veth Music Ensemble Dr. Hang Rithyravuth, Pin Dr. Alan William, Pin Kimhan Meas, Sampoh Sovann Khon, Tro so Jeff Dyer, Ksae Diev Peter Tham, Sko Thom Andrew Cornish, Kong Peat Sopaul Cheam - singer 21 Attglt\lr U"'ttcc Troupe. Inc. ~~mu~~' �A'15kor D'"'m.·c Trow~ . 15 flsm~~s 1'1('. ARTiSTS ;;no PERFORMERS Performers (Friday) Rerun Leak Chup Leak: Channa Sath Nina Touch Johnny Khat Peter Chea Kroma Dance: Alexandra M ai Daisy Var Isabel Clafin Judith Wilson Stephanie Seng Salena Mam Alvin Teng Jaren Kong Kevin Searth Peter Chham Viseth Loeung Coleman VituuTouch Apsara: Celena Mai Ranica Phin Sophy Leng Sophea Chamroeunnop Virginia Prak 5 Colors Felicity Moon Kelly Ly Khakhada Horn Robin Wilson Stephanie Seng Arnn: Chummeng Soun Soriya: Kevin Vann Neak: Alvin Teng Chad Mai Jaren Kong Kevin Searth Peter Chham Viseth Loeung Coleman Vituu Touch Yeak: Chummeng Soun Chad Mai Johnny Khat Viseth Loeung Coleman Monkey: Kevin Vann Jaren Kong Peter Chea Vituu Touch Performers (Saturday) Ream Leak Chup Leak: Nina Touch Victoria Phan Johnny Khat Peter Chea Kroma Dance: Alexandra Mai Daisy Var Jasmine Odomsay Judith Wilson Salena Mam Alvin Teng Kevin Searth Kyle Peter Chham Viseth Loeung Coleman VituuTouch Apsara: Celena Mai Rancia Phin Sophy Leng Sophea Chamroeunnop Virginia Prak 5 Colors Felicity Moon Kelly Ly Khakhada Horn Robin Wilson Stephanie Seng Arnn: Chummeng Soun Soriya: Kevin Vann 22 Neak: Alvin Teng Chad Mai Jaren Kong Kevin Searth Peter Chham Viseth Loeung Coleman Vituu Touch Yeak: Chummeng Soun Chad Mai Johnny Khat Viseth Loeung Coleman Monkey: Kevin Vann Jaren Kong Peter Chea Vituu Touch �ARTISTS t1rtr.J PERFORMERS Stage/Production Support Emaly Horn Roselynn Soung Lee Viliesis - MRT Brendan Conroy - MRT Costume/Makeup/Hair Support Kolablhou Chenda Wilson Peter Veth Korry Voeun Multimedia Support Jim Higgins Tim Thou Dr. Hang Rithyravuth Carter Miller - MRT Original Music Dr. Hang Rithyravuth Program Design & Support Sochenda Uch Isidro 23 Att5kor o.,ttcc Troupe, lttc. tl'JfMro~~f �- A ttsl«>r O..\ttcc Trowp¢. Inc. 1,!15Hmff~5 STilFF Advisory Board Celeste Bernardo Adrien Bisson Jim Conlon Nancy Donahue Carol Duncan Robert Farrant Michael Gallagher Vanna Howard Joe Hungler Felicia Sullivan Sophy Theam Jim Wilde 24 11tH1 LERDERSHiP �STAFF iHtD LEilDERSHIP Att5kor D41ttce Troupe. IYic. 1.f1~HU$$~f Board ofDirectors Program Staff Michael Conway, President Karen McManimon, Vice President Sovanna Pouv, Treasurer Linda Uch, Clerk Jay Lee Chummeng Soun Narin Sinuon Nary Tith Sheila Kirschbaum Virginia Prak Dahvy Tran, Executive Director Tim Chan Thou, Operations Director Khakhada Horn, Program Coordinator Emaly Horn, Program Intern Shaun McCarthy, Grant Writer Left to right: Sheila K., Chummeng S., Linda U., Nary T., Karen M., Michael C., Paul Marion (special guest), Jay L. , Sovanna P., Tim T., Narin S. 25 �An5lwr Dance Troi~rf'. Inc, 1.11~.mu $f~f SUPPORTERS lill Massachusetts Cultural Council C Parker Foundation) 1be Great Individuals Chhan Touch BonnaMai Linda Sopheap Sou Sochenda Uch Malis Loeung Chenda Wilson Liz Claflin WEARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH ANGKOR DANCE TROUPE! Contact Soben For Advertising Opportunities Email: sobenpin@khmerpost.us 978-677-7163 www.khmerpostus �UISIDrt We envision Lowell Massachusetts to be the epicenter for innovative Cambodian performing arts with the Angkor Dance Troupe at the core. MISSIDrt The Angkor Dance Troupe connects communities through the preservation, education and innovation of Cambodian performing arts. HISTORY The Angkor Dance Troupe was formed in 1986 by Cambodian refugees of the Khmer Rouge holocaust. Lowell's Cambodian American community, estimated at more than 35,000 people, is the second largest in the country. When we resettled here, we brought a passion to carry on our cherished cultural traditions to practice and perform, to teach our children, and to see our art preserved for future generations of all cultures. We take our name from the great Angkor civilization, between 802 and 1432 AD when Cambodia was a dominant empire in Southeast Asia. Dance and music have always been prominent in Khmer society, but these ancient traditions were nearly eliminated when the Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia in the 1970s. Artists were among those deliberately targeted for execution. More than 90% of the country's tradition bearers perished. Today, as Cambodians around the world struggle to emerge from decades of war and poverty, our people look to the rebirth and re-creation of dance as testimony to the endurance of our culture. "The Angkor Dance Troupe is a gem in the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts Cultural Council is proud to be a longtime supporter of Angkor for its beauty, value, and impact in preserving this rich cultural art form for the Lowell community and beyond" says Anita Walker, the Executive Director for the Mass Cultural Council. "The Angkor Dance Troupe is not only an organization promoting dance, it's an inspiration to all those who survived the Cambodian Genocide three decades ago, and a testament to the enduring power of the arts." 27 �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Program for Angkor Dance Troupe's "Pin Panhchapor," 2016 Description An account of the resource Program for Angkor Dance Troupe's "Pin Panhchapor," a play inspired by the wall carvings on Angkor Wat and Bayon. It mixes traditional with contemporary to create an original work that focuses on the idea of love, war, and peace. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 28 p.; 21.5 x 14 Language A language of the resource English Khmer Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f10_i005 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations 2010-2019 Books Cambodians Pin Panhchapor https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/b4c21ec9e5390ca2a218571886c83b93.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=nlj1%7Ev9h8Z3cfJeEE3Th396JI%7E1zrs5EbBkW-355cwGlZV2OlxxO0vD7zDFdErppmreYi%7ECXm4Ss1X8nKspdESEi9JKH3ZrhqyZWrBnyDs9I4LciRUeYB4h-4kF2XQUH6wyoLek9ujCxGkPfqoTzdoemtQD9BnX4EqicTfjs%7EsAtx8dm-WyCFYCqkgyiJPrNv-rd7Lw6sLGXM3ltx03f1F2izdOpaaNGIvlsX0qqMI647Onc68qM8wAJVYgiW7%7E0kk-IPZvmF2X%7EkT8p4w2rH7AOu5OBLOdNFuU9r8mJVUzSkpldgLhY66mOiwGsEqkYnKZ4X2CYL5l1TLWJF0Qr6w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2964dbb1d946cfe3d56009b27b436108 PDF Text Text The Angkor Dance Troupe Presents the World Premiere of APSARA DANCING STONES fffiJUl~il 0 www.angkordance.org �l MoniMekali A Century of Strength. A Generation ofTrust. A Lifetime of Support. Since that day long ago when children gathered their nickels and pennies to save for a better future, the mission of Jeanne D'Arc was put into action. For 100 years, we have been fully involved in this community and in helping the people who live, work and go to school here, pursue opportunities and fulfill dreams. It is our past It is our present. And it is our future. JOIN US AND BE A PART OF THE NEXT 100 YEARS. WeShareACommonThread.org As a community partner, Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union is proud to support the Angkor Dance Troupe. I �l a la Sponsors Nancy & Richard Donohue Foundation . �Thank You We are delighted you have joined us for the world premiere of Apsara Dancing Stones. 25 years ago, we began the Angkor Dance Troupe with the vision to preserve and develop the traditions of Cambodian performing arts, that was almost completely wiped out during the Khmer Rouge genocide. As a community struggling to put down roots in a new homeland, Cambodian dance provides a poignant reminder of the beauty and spirituality of our culture and helps us build a more stable foundation for our children. As the heart and soul of the Cambodian American community in Lowell, the Troupe has served as a foundation and voice of our cherished cultural traditions. We are nationally recognized as one of the most accomplished and experienced of the U.S. - based Cambodian traditional arts ensembles and have received recognition from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the National Endowment of the Arts, and the White House. Apsara Dancing Stones represents a monumental achievement in the artistic development and innovation of the Troupe. The story of Apsara Dancing Stones uses the traditions and techniques of the classical Khmer dance blended with contemporary dance drama elements. This interpretive dance allows the Angkor Dance Troupe to honor Cambodian history and culture while advancing the art form to a new level. As we debut this performance we look forward to all the opportunities that lie ahead the next 25 years. We hope you enjoy the show! Tim Thou Founder & Director Phousita Huy Artistic Director Linda Sou President of the Board �Story The Angkor Dance Troupe presents the premiere of Apsara Dancing Stones, a contemporary dance drama that embodies the beauty and culture of Cambodia. With Eastern and Western influences, this visual narrative combines an unparalleled performance of dance and music from modern and classical Cambodian styles. A young Cambodian/ American architectural student, Khemra, travels to Cambodia with a group of students to study the UNESCO world heritage site, Angkor Wat. He is unaware that the spirits inhabiting the stones of Angkor have a story to tell. Through the eyes of the Apsara, Khemera is about to embark on a magical journey into Cambodia's golden era of Gods and Goddesses. Evening Program General Audience Admission Apsara Dancing Stones ACT I Intermission Apsara Dancing Stones ACT II VIP Meet & Greet with Classical Dance Master, Artistic Director & Principal Dancers �• :, . • ,, 'l • ~ ~ • • ' • ~• • • !II ~ Susan Mitchell e~ Enterprise Bani< --- Jim Wilde Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau a venturesawa1t �Sovann Macha Sponsors 100°/o Quality App3f8I \ 10%0FForder vour next custom apparel Vlsll us on lhe web 10 view our selectlon from popular brandS lnctudfng : G!L~N rnlla. ... _... I z OD O FRUIT g, ICCM. ®31"¥1 www.noreastapparel.com I 978-703-0974 I 1278 Gorham SL Lowell Ma. Axial Financial Group Centered on You. . �Cast& Artistic Stage & Crew: Mrs. Phousita S. Huy, Artistic Director Mr. Higgins, Jim, Flying Orb Productions Director Mr. Touch, Chhan, Asst. Artistic Director Mr. Proeung, Chhieng, Writer Mrs. Soth, Somaly, Assistant Advisor Mr. Tim C. Thou, Program Director Mrs. Khakhada Horn, Asstistant Manager Mrs. Kolab Thou, Costumer/Dresser Mrs. Chenda Wilson, Assistant Costumer/Dresser Mrs. Akara Mao, Assistant Costumer Principal Dancers of the Angkor Dance Troupe: Kim Allen Pech Heung EmalyHorn Sophy Leng Brianna Mai Phirum Meas Sovannthida Morn Sophorl Ngin RanciaPhin Virginia Prak Mary Prum Channa Sath Sokhoeun Sok Krisna Thou Monica Veth Peter Veth �&Crew Performers & Dancers: Caitlyn Chan Nova Chenda Charlie Chhor Tanromni Chum Isabel Clafin Nicky C. Fennell Sopaul Hem Malia Keo RandyKeung Johnny Khat Samantha Lehouillier Kalya Iek Sovann-Malis Loeung Kelly Salida Ly Alexandra S. Mai Celena Mai Curtis Mai Krissandra Mai Salena Mam Athenna Mao Anton Mao Bunkeath Meng Vanny Nelson Melissa Ouk Jefferson Phan Victoria Phan John Phim Nina Touch Vituu Touch Kevin Searth Phalida Sok-Soth Anita Srey Rotanna Srey Chummeng Suon Sopeeda Suy Paulina Tran Daisy Var Jasmin Tauvari Udomsay Judith S. Wilson Robin S. Wilson Reaksmey Yan Soundtrack Production: Mrs. Hieng, Nayto, Folk Dance Master from RUFA Miss. Heung, Pech Mr. Chun, Sokdavin, Studio Mixer/ Owner Mr. Ek, Side, Guitar, Keyboard , Music & Lyric Composer, and Singer Mr. Chau, Sopharith, Asst. Studio Sound Track Recording Mr. Preung Proun, Musicians Leader Mr. Nou, Vandy, Musician Mr. Se, Phalla, Roneat Thung Mr. Nol, Kol, Salai-Kloy Mr. Ven, Phirum, Violin Mr. Yun, Theara, Tro Mr. Meas, Kimhan, Sampo Mr. Rus, Sokunthear, Kong Thom Chun, Sokdavin, Studio Coordinator Artists from Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh Cambodia: Miss. Sin, Sakada (Apsara) Miss. Um, Chanthida (Seven Color Dancer) Miss. Sith, Chanvoleak, Dancer Miss. Chhoan, Nirothanak, Apsara Miss. Sok,.Lyna, Dancer Miss. Mom, Vanvotei, Dancer Miss. Sam, Limsothea, Menop Miss. Sam, Savin, (Seven Color Dancer) Miss, Chhoan, Niboran, Krot . �Characters and Scenes In order of Appearance Welcoming Dance - Mary Prum, Pech Heung, Kim Allen, Virgina Prak, Brianna Mai, Thida Morn, Phirum Meas Khemra - Chantha Krouch A young architectural student traveling to Siem Reap to study the temples of Angkor. Student Dancers - Tim Sokhoeun, Sophy Leng, Sophorl Ngin The students explore the temples and dance amusingly among one another bringing with them western influences in their style of dance as they imitate the gestures of the Apsara carvings. Apsara Dancer - Monica Veth An Apsara dancer within the palace walls of Angkor which symbolizes Cambodia's beauty and culture. Prince Mearnup - Sokhoeun Sok A Prince who lives within the palace walls encounters the Apsara dancer. They fall in love with one another gazing at stars and moon in the night sky. Warriors in Training - Bunkeath Meng, Charles Chhor, Cheymony Fennell, Chummeng Suon, Randy Keung, Johnny Khat, John Phim, Kalya Iek, Sopaul Hem, Reaksmey Yan Young warriors train in preparation to protect the Angkor kingdom from intruders. Garuda - Peter Veth A mythical half man half bird creature is depicted destroying the Apsara stones. This animal is used to symbolize those who show disregard for others' culture, and Cambodia's period ·of strife and destruction with the looting of precious temple artifacts and art forms. Flashlight Search - Poutda Pech, Tim Sokhoeun, Charles Chhor, Johnny Khat Broken Apsara Stones - Krisna Thou, Rancia Phin, Channa Sath, Robin Wilson, Monica Veth The broken Apsara stones weep from the vandalism by Garuda. �Tep Apsara - Sophorl Ngin, Sophy Leng, Brianna Mai, Virgina Prak, Emaly Horn, Ihida Morn, Mary Prum, Phirum Meas, Pech Heung The finale is a dance of rebirth as young dancers rise to dance once again. The song is an appeal for protection and preservation of this beloved icon of Cambodian people. The Apsara's power as a symbol of peace and reverence lies in the hands of future generations. Angkor Sponsors I-I • MERRIMACK -VALLEY- HOUSING PARTNERSHIP ~ !$ ~ ~First Eastern Mortgage _ _ _ Corporation ,F IE E Lf:P WANT WALK Carol & George Duncan . - . , . , '11t5THDOIA.l.s.\\'INC.i lANK • - H&R BLOCK• LOWELL COMMU NITY CARBON ~OB LOUIS L. PINN INSURANCE AGENCY m1emmmrn9'ln919 211ChelmsfordSt. '.owell.MA0 18Sl Phone:(978)452-4748 Fax: (978)452-4754 �~ Staff & Administration Host Committee: Melissa Carino George Chigas Suzzanne Cromwell Carol Duncan Jenny Fichera David Grenier Stacies Hargis Vanna Howard Richard Howe Jr. Sovann-Malis Loeung Paul Marion Rosemary Noon James Ostis Dara Pinn Louis Soares Sopheap Theam Sophy Theam Aileen Tran Ani Vong Jessica Wilson Volunteers: Vandara Chum Emil Kuruvilla Visa! Lim Linda Uch Performers and Crew from Flying Orb Productions: Tim Sokhoen Poutda Pech Sara Thanongsinh Paula Em London Long RickyOrng �Board of Directors: Linda Sopheap Sou, President Sochenda Uch, 1st Vice President Deborah Nelson, 2nd Vice President Vyrik Eng, Treasurer Sovanna Pouv, Secretary Program Staff: Tim Thou, Program Director Khakhada Horn, Assistant to Director Phousita Huy, Artistic Director Peter Veth, Assistant Artistic Director Liz Clafin, Sales Coordinator Shaun McCarthy, Grant Writer Joan Gendron John Phim Lianna Kushi Lydia Breckon Narin Sinuon Walter Wright �Mission The Angkor Dance Troupe, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, is a unique organization that provides an essential service to the community. The Troupe is the only nonprofit cultural group in Lowell, MA, whose sole mission is to preserve the traditions of Cambodian performing arts. The Angkor Dance Troupe develops and teaches Cambodian dance, promotes an understanding and appreciation of Cambodian culture, and provides a positive social and educational outlet for Cambodian youth. History The Angkor Dance Troupe was formed in 1986 by Cambodian refugees of the Khmer Rouge holocaust. Lowell's Cambodian American community, estimated at more than 35,000 people, is the second largest in the country. When we resettled here, we brought a passion to carry on our cherished cultural traditions to practice and perform, to teach our children, and to see our art preserved for future generations of all cultures. We take our name from the great Angkor civilization, between 802 and 1432 AD when Cambodia was a dominant empire in Southeast Asia. Dance and music have always been prominent in Khmer society, but these ancient traditions were nearly eliminated when the Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia in the 1970s. Artists were among those deliberately targeted for execution. More than 90% of the country's tradition bearers perished. Today, as Cambodians around the world struggle to emerge from decades of war and poverty, our people look to the rebirth and re-creation of dance as testimony to the endurance of our culture. "The Angkor Dance Troupe is a gem in the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts Cultural Council is proud to be a longtime supporter of Angkor for its beauty, value, and impact in preserving this rich cultural art form for the Lowell community and beyond" says Anita Walker, the Executive Director for the Mass Cultural Council. "The Angkor Dance Troupe is not only an organization promoting dance, it's an inspiration to all those who survived the Cambodian Genocide three decades ago, and a testament to the enduring power of the arts:' �Contributor Sponsors. ,.w,m ,_, ~ swwws ,,_., Engineering a Sustainable Future Dorcas Grigg St. Onge Saito Supply, Co. Inc Paul Marion &Rosemary Noon Friend Brew'd Awakening Dance This Way Humanity Korde & Associates Mealea Chan Polcari The Old Court Sopheap Theam Sara's Serendipity Floral Design Supporters Socheat Chan Dr. George Chigas Vandara Chum Kent Davis Jim Higgins Phousita Huy DatASIAN, Inc. Samkhann Khoeun Lyla Chea Khut Chenda Korn Sophy Leng Bonna Mai Rath Mam Leang Sambuth Tim & Kolab Thou Neary Touch Dorothy Varon �NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary, we would like to extend sincere gratitude to the Lowell National Historic Park for their continuous support and partnership, which made this milestone possible. www.angkordance.org � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Program for Angkor Dance Troupe's presentation of "Apsara Dancing Stones," 2012 Description An account of the resource Program for Angkor Dance Troupe's presentation of "Apsara Dancing Stones." The story of Apsara Dancing Stones uses the traditions and techniques of the classical Khmer dance blended with contemporary dance drama elements. This interpretive dance allows the Angkor Dance Troupe to honor Cambodian history and culture while advancing the art form to a new level. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 16 p.; 21.5 x 14 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f10_i007 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations 2010-2019 Apsara Dancing Stones Books Cambodians https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/be63eeeb259779efa995c7699e38337a.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=r3kmU2ag8h2laB5QO%7EcLamB9RgBQp%7ElmAcmdNcZ94cEyEsP7ir4TKFk1lsn8UkbQqT0zxFa2vsPULQ98PZlN9-kI2ZDpNyewsC6HGfn75pyRAkLay%7Egxmx0CkIktHGMHpant5%7EbTZ3pdpp0KgW9ELkWEp3EEILgPUau7pk-cMyHUy4UKAjelAKV4P3xdwba0%7EKKCkuwQMujbW%7E1i-KtRSh-CEDJx4MPMad-uy3xxh3DHQW-Mj0ZsQo632Og3xuPDTKxnhW3YMNycQg93qdIsjWyPEyiTO8Dg%7EOmlzIHq4M1O49abKhxQJ%7EithtNpSuv7jF4iiWnQBUsdx7wlThBdsQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 70d359e1ca8608a35ab05b8c5e9cfa9f PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection, 1991-2017. UML 5. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit is dedicated to preserving the traditions of Cambodian performing arts while providing a positive social and educational environment for their young members. The collection includes financial records, board of directors records, correspondence, program files, and photographs. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br /><br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Julia Huynh, and Vivien Zhuo. <br /><br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their help with describing photographs, dating items, and identifying individuals featured in photographs and other materials: Linda Chan Flynn, Emaly Horn, Khakhada Horn, Channa Sath, and Tim Thou. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml5</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pin Panhchapor performance by Angkor Dance Troupe handout, 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Dance--Cambodia Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource Handout for Angkor Dance Troupe's performance of "Pin Panhchapor" at the Merrimack Repertory Theater. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rights holders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 22.8 x 10.1 Language A language of the resource English Khmer Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml5_b05_f10_008 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Cambodians Ephemera Pin Panhchapor https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/4f70e06715a15ef19e7397c17ebed575.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=h2rYUpY5Epp8qApgJvwQFF%7EYCt4qd2ZqaV7AYyLAw4xcVrnHIBJoHiRkIw0zUKwoZu5ok7vb1Y11H%7EqOypPQ%7EoL9hy4ZxYL9rYwzGHd5eI62YPCY2qXRoqIMYAimzBP8YIOnqVCXFzVlHKAyR53HpnB0DKR0ckD28fU%7ExqPDJj9xF%7EaNkek0uyYcpY84j69eqnO01PnOynD906LM4EFX%7EgNAHzgNduFMQj%7EMRg47csVftneM0mF6tZldnX1ow14oKv1ZCv3sY92qEb69pAz-kBv9kB9IcAbu%7EhT%7EoBABICDw0cMf9zrZFk2wUBsvPjb6PXFSNw7lGdUFZAWnU2yQ3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 936b18b5e20e8ab697dd680a465eeed8 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Asian American Studies. Collection, 2017-Ongoing Description An account of the resource -------------------- SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea. Relation A related resource The <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">draft finding aid</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph of Angkor Dance Troupe members gathered to view the SEADA site on a laptop, 2018-12-04 Subject The topic of the resource Color photography Southeast Asian Americans--Massachusetts--Archives Description An account of the resource Photograph of Sue J. Kim on a laptop demonstrating the SEADA site to Angkor Dance Troupe members during the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA) public launch on December 4, 2018. The event took place at University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library Mezzanine. Individuals in the photograph include: Tim Thou, James Higgins, Sue Kim, Channa Sath, Khakhada Horn, and Phousita Huy. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wesnofske, Tory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-12-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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Kim pointing at a flat screen displaying the SEADA homepage  while James Higgins looks on during the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA) public launch on December 4, 2018. The event took place at University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library Mezzanine. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wesnofske, Tory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-12-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Asian American Studies. Collection, 2017-Ongoing Description An account of the resource -------------------- SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea. Relation A related resource The <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">draft finding aid</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph of Sue J. Kim and Mee Xiong at the podium during the Southeast Asian Digital Archive public launch, 2018-12-04 Subject The topic of the resource Color photography Southeast Asian Americans--Massachusetts--Archives Description An account of the resource Photograph of Sue J. Kim and Mee Xiong at the podium during the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA) public launch on December 4, 2018. The event took place at University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library Mezzanine. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wesnofske, Tory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-12-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Asian American Studies. Collection, 2017-Ongoing Description An account of the resource -------------------- SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea. Relation A related resource The <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">draft finding aid</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph of Southeast Asian Digital Archive public launch event attendees, 2018-12-04 Subject The topic of the resource Color photography Southeast Asian Americans--Massachusetts--Archives Description An account of the resource Photograph of attendees at the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA) public launch on December 4, 2018. Linda Chan Flynn, SEADA Advisory Board member, waves her hand when her name is called for recognition. The event took place at University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library Mezzanine.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wesnofske, Tory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-12-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Asian American Studies. Collection, 2017-Ongoing Description An account of the resource -------------------- SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea. Relation A related resource The <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">draft finding aid</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph of Sue J. Kim and Phitsamay S. Uy speaking with Jacqueline Moloney, 2018-12-04 Subject The topic of the resource Color photography Southeast Asian Americans--Massachusetts--Archives Description An account of the resource Photograph of Center for Asian American Studies co-directors Sue J. Kim and Phitsamay S. Uy speaking with Chancellor Jacqueline Moloney during the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA) public launch on December 4, 2018. The event took place at University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library Mezzanine. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wesnofske, Tory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-12-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Asian American Studies. Collection, 2017-Ongoing Description An account of the resource -------------------- SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea. Relation A related resource The <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">draft finding aid</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph of Southeast Asian Digital Archive public launch event speakers, 2018-12-04 Subject The topic of the resource Color photography Southeast Asian Americans--Massachusetts--Archives Description An account of the resource Photograph of a number of Southeast Asian Digital Archive public launch event speakers. (L - R) William Samaras, Lowell mayor; Tim Thou, Angkor Dance Troupe co-founder; Vesna Nuon, Lowell City Council member; Sue J. Kim, Center for Asian American Studies co-director; and Phitsamay S. Uy, Center for Asian American Studies co-director. The event took place at University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library Mezzanine. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wesnofske, Tory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-12-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Asian American Studies. Collection, 2017-Ongoing Description An account of the resource -------------------- SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea. Relation A related resource The <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">draft finding aid</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph of SEADA team members at the Southeast Asian Digital Archive public launch, 2018-12-04 Subject The topic of the resource Color photography Southeast Asian Americans--Massachusetts--Archives Description An account of the resource Photograph of individuals who have worked on the SEADA at Southeast Asian Digital Archive public launch on December 4, 2018. (L - R) Chrisna Kuon, Etsuko Benton, Mee Xiong, Sue J. Kim, Kale Connerty, Phitsamay S. Uy, Paktra Lynch, Soumeng Chea, and Tenzin Thoulutsang. The event took place at University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library Mezzanine. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wesnofske, Tory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-12-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Asian American Studies. Collection, 2017-Ongoing Description An account of the resource -------------------- SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea. Relation A related resource The <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">draft finding aid</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph of SEADA Advisory Board members, 2018-12-04 Subject The topic of the resource Color photography Southeast Asian Americans--Massachusetts--Archives Description An account of the resource Photograph of SEADA Advisory Board members during the Southeast Asian Digital Archive public launch on December 4, 2018. (L - R) Blong Xiong, former Vice President of the Lao Mutual Assistance Association; Sopheap Theam, producer of "Lost Child: Sayon’s Journey"; Mee Xiong, SEADA Archivist; Sue J. Kim, Center for Asian American Studies co-director; Phitsamay S. Uy, Center for Asian American Studies co-director; Linda Chan Flynn, Lowell Community Health Center; Sheila Kirschbaum, Director, Tsongas Industrial History Center; and Pon Nokham, Attorney at Law. The event took place at University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library Mezzanine. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wesnofske, Tory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-12-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Asian American Studies. Collection, 2017-Ongoing Description An account of the resource -------------------- SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea. Relation A related resource The <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">draft finding aid</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph of Southeast Asian Digital Archive public launch event, 2018-12-04 Subject The topic of the resource Color photography Southeast Asian Americans--Massachusetts--Archives Description An account of the resource Photograph of attendees listening to Chancellor Jacqueline Moloney speak during the Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA) public launch on December 4, 2018. The event took place at University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library Mezzanine.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Khuon, Chrisna Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Center for Asian American Studies Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Massachusetts Lowell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-12-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information.  Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 photograph; image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IMG_4732.HEIC Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 2010-2019 Digital photography O'Leary Library Photographs