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Nelson, Chuck Sart, Seng Ty Advertising/Marketing Managers Jachrey Em, Seng Ty, Chuck Sart, Thirith Huth, Vuthy Vann, Timothy Mouth, Pahim Kay & Chath Piersath ~ 1. Dear Fellow Cambodians and Friends ...................... 3 2. uHm:mmmH15UlilffllilStfflP"1f'JJlol1 ................................. 4 3. A Boat Builder's Recipe ........................................... 6 4. DSS Testimony .......................................................... 7 5. Our Children Need Praise & Recognition ............... 9 6. Phom Penh Silenced Once Again ............................ 10 7. Rites and Rhythm .................................................... 11 8. The Courier Building Is Ours ................................. 12 9. Nobility In Stone ...................................................... 14 ~ e, 1!11 ol!II 1o. ,u:f11,1lll ..........~························································ 15 11. Expanding the foster Care Safety Net ................... 21 12. 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(CMAA), the Cambodian American Voter League (CA VL), and the Khmer Cultural Institute (KC!). We welcome your contribution. Send us your articles, poems, short story, opinion column, political and social commentary or any kind of art work such as cartoon that you wish to be published. All articles should be limited to 800-1200 words. Please include your name, address and phone number. We reserve the right to edit all materials for space and contents suitable to Khmer Lowell ' s philosophy. For articles that we can not printed for any reasons whatsoever, we bear no responsibilities and/or are responsible to send them back to the writers if writer names and address are not provided. No part of Khmer Lowell may be reprinted or reprodu ed without our written permission. Subscription rate for the first year (6-7 issues) is $25.00 (USA); $30.00 (Canada) and $45.00 for all other countries. All advertising inquiries should be directed to Samkhann Khoeun, Vuthy Vann, or Thirith Hut. Copyright (c) 1997 by KhmerLowell Magazine. KhmerLowell Newsletter c/o CMAA - 125 Perry Street Lowell, MA 01852 Tel: (508) 454-4286; Fax: (508) 454-1806 �Dear Fellow Cambodians and Friends: During these summer months, the Cambodian community members will witness a few important events that are so significant to our growing community here in Lowell. First, CMAA has just received a big donation of an 80,000 square feet building on 165 Jackson Street, Lowell. This red brick building is a historical landmark and a former headquarters of Courier Corporation that was owned by the Conway family for three generations. It is right in downtown Lowell and centrally located within the Cambodian neighborhoods (please read related article on page 12). Secondly, CMAA is organizing the first annual Water Festival this August 23 , 1997. It is a wonderful and historical in scope because this is the first time and the only kind offestival itself that ever took place outside of Cambodia or Southeast Asia. It is widely supported by many agencies such as the Center for Family, Work, and Community of University of Massachusetts at Lowell; Lao American Organization; the New England Folklife Center; the National Historical Park; Lowell Cultural Council; Massachusetts Cultural Council; Lowell Health Department; as well as local Buddhist temples and Southeast Asian groups. But the most generous supporter of all is the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation. Parker's fund has enabled us to make this very important event realizable in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. Two beautiful traditional racing boats were made and are being shipped from Cambodia for this event. On the day of the water festival there will be a lot of exciting activities for the whole family to enjoy. Of course, admission to the festival is free . But any donation will be greatly appreciated (please see related articles on pages 8, 24). Accommodating a sizable Cambodian population of about 25,000, Lowell is home to the second largest population of Cambodians in the United States. And the donated 80,000 square feet building will provide a singular opportunity for the development of a Cambodian Cultural and Economic Center that could stand alongside Lowell's other cultural and historic attractions: the National Historical Park, the New England Quilt Museum, Brush Gallery, American Textile History Museum, Boots Cotton Mills, the Morgan Center and Boardinghouse Park, and the new Sport Museum. On behalf of the Board and staff, I would like to personally invite each and every community member and friends to participate in both the first annual Water Festival and also to be part of the development of our Cambodian Cultural and Economic Center here in the city of Lowell. I'm looking forward to seeing you at the Water Festival this August. Thank you all so very much for your continued support. The many difficult tasks of serving our growing Community would not be possible without YOU! 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MA 01852 Tel: (5081 464-4286 i ,,. �I OPENINGS for children in our PRE-SCHOO_ PROGRAM L (Ages 2 years 9 months to 5 years) ■ ■ ELIGIBLE FAMILIES: Parents in educational or training classes Low Income working parents (no vouchers) ■ Sliding fee scale available For monthly incomes that do not exceed amount listed below FAMILY SIZE A) 50% of Median Gross Monthly Income B) 75% of Median Gross Monthly Income C) 100% of Median Gross Monthly Income 2 1862 2672 3644 3 193 1 277 1 3779 4 2299 3299 4499 5 2667 3827 5219 6 3035 4355 5939 7 3104 4454 6074 8 3173 4553 6209 PLEASE CALL 454-4286 c) fl5~~~~GSf- CMAA ' ~ Komar Day Care Center 125 Perry Street, Lowell, MA 01852 9 3242 4652 6344 �(Excerpt from a Cambodia magazine: "The Legend Comes to Life" Volume 3, 1997 published by Ministry ofTourism, Cambodia) When Chang'hann Hoy broke in to two pieces, people thoug ht it was because the rowers were too strong. They said the rowers paddled the long, sleek racing boat so fast it just split apart-the bow end sped away from the stern, leaving one half in Siemreap and the other half far down river in Kompong Chhnang. F ast it was. Chang' hann Hoy was so named after it brought food from Kompong Chhnang to monks at Angkor Wat 150 kilometers up the Tonle Sap river. And the food-chang' hann-was still hoy-hot! And the boat was fast because the rowers were strong and rowed with great speed, so the story goes. But Monh Sok knows that the rowers weren't the reason why the legendary long boat split in half. Sok, a 51 year-old boat builder from SiemReap, knows Hot Food broke apart because it was built so wellbuilt according to the ancient formula developed centuries ago to make the war boats of the ancient Angkor empire. Built for speed, and Hot Food was built so well, so sleek, so fast, it just raced away from itself. Surely, the ancient formula makes fast boats--ones so sleek, graceful and brightly colored. It is this ancient formula that produces the boats that every November fill the Tonle Sap at Phnom Penh and moat at Angkor Wat m Seimreap for the Water Festival races, Cambodia's grandest celebration. Monh Sok says the key to the formula is an ancient rule: "Kor romaing, b a t h kantaing, kantuy p U O S kray""the neck of a fallow deer, the bottom of a basket, the tail of snake named kray." The formula works like this: The deer's neck is handsomely round. The bottom of a basket is roughly flat. The Kray snake's tail is smaller, "like chicken's chest," Sok says. The chief workman recites this formula and tells his workers to carve their boat accordingly- neck offallow deer curving gracefully up at the bow, basket fl atness shaping the hull's bottom, thin snake tail sweeping back from the stem. "If the tail is too big, the boat will leap ," Sok says . The boat builders rush from stem to stern , and then pull themselves away to see the sides of the long craft to make sure that the rule has been complied with properly. The boat is made. You have to entirely answer the requirements of the ancient formula. But what happens if you use koki thmar wood to make this boat? It will sink, of course. According to the veteran boat maker, it is not enough just to follow the rule-the workmen must also select the best quality wood. They should use the normal koki tree, not koki teuk, BOAT/Continue to page 17 �I D55 Testimony Linda K. Carlisle, Commissioner of Department of Social Services (House Ways and Means Committee Heari_ng) February 25. 1887 SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES I '11 switch gears here and talk about the work we do to support the core mission of DSS-protecting children who have been abused or neglected and providing children with safe permanent homes. The families we encounter do not have storybook lives. The pages of case records tell horrifying accounts of abuse, neglect, family violence and numerous tales of parents' inability to successfully raise their own children. DSS staff rescue children from scary situations everyday in unheralded efforts to provide them with a better future. Let me tell you some of the ways we have strengthened the agency. Adoption One of the best success stories in the country is what DSS has done in the area of adoption. In 1993 Governor Weld and Lt. Governor Cellucci launched Assignment Adoption, a comprehensive plan of action to reduce the backlog of children in need of adoptive homes and to restructure the adoption system to move children onto permanency much quicker. At that time DSS was completing on average 500 adoptions a year. Since FY 94 DSS has completed over 1,000 adoptions in each year. House One asks for $5.59m to fund adoption and guardianship caseload growth that we will continue into FY 98. A few months back I joined Lt. Governor Cellucci at an adoption event in Fall River where met three young sisters who were adopted by a Rehoboth couple. These girls, victims of parental substance abuse, had been in foster care for several years. They now are together in a home they can call their own with loving parents, because of our efforts. For these sisters and each one of the children adopted through DSS, adoption is a happy ending- or a happy new beginning - in their life story. Out-of -Home Care Perhaps one of the biggest areas of change is in our out-of-home placement services. Foster homes and group care are designed as short-term. Children are placed in DSS homes until they can safely return home, be adopted or can live independently. The problem with foster and residential care is simple the needs of the children coming into care have outstripped the technologies available to deal with them. We are caring for today 's children who have much more profound behavioral, mental and physical problems, with yesterday's system. The system that was developed decades ago has not kept pace with the numbers or their issues, leaving us with an antiquated means to address some of the most complex family problems. When a child has to be removed from his or her home, our options are primarily foster or group care with little in between. There are simply not enough foster families for the children who cannot safely remain in their own homes and the system is in dire need of revamping. Unlike decades ago, there are not as many two parent " families where women are staying home to raise children EOHHS SECRETARY Gallant has made helping to expand the pool of foster parents a top priority. We have begun aggressive recruitment efforts , targeting corporations, religiou and civic organizations. The results are promising. Hopefully the dramatic increases in inquires about becoming a foster or adoptive parent will ultimately lead to new homes. We know, however, that people think on average for two years about becoming a foster or adoptive parent before making that first phone call. Kids Net We also know that in order to recruit, we have to make sure our current pool of foster families are well supported. This month we announced the award of a contract to Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to provide support and membership services to foster and adoptive parents through a program called Kids Bet. Such services will include ongoing foster parent training, respite care, a limited amount of child care, support groups and other services. riered Reimbursement This spring, a new tiered reimbursement system for foster care will be implemented. This will create four levels of foster care-a base level, second level for children with behavioral / emotional problems, third level for chronic or acute medical issues and fourth level of contracted therapeutic or specialized foster care. This new reimbursement system will rationalize the payment system and will eventually link the training and certification of foster parents to the level of children that can-be placed in their home. This an initiative that is long overdue. Bridge Homes In addition to more foster homes, more options are needed for workers making the difficult decision of how and where to place children who must be removed from their homes. Until now our only option has been to place young children with foster parents who may already have their hands full. Last year we developed a Bridge Home in Boston, this year we added one in Springfield, and by the end of this fiscal year, four additional programs will open in the remaining regions of the state. Bridge Homes are an innovative program model in Massachusetts. They are small, residential programs for younger children who have to be placed away form their homes. They allow us to do better diagnostic assessments of children and keep sibDSS/Continue to page 13 �11111 Southeast Asian Saturday, August 23, 1887 11:00AM Chhay Yam Parade • Welcoming Ceremony hosted by the Laotian and Cambodian communities 1200Noo, Cultural Events • Blessing of Boats • Boat Racing Starts • Health & Environmental lnfonnation Booths • Laotian and Cambodian Music, Dances, Games, Stories, Fortune Telling, Food and Crafts. 4:00 PM Boat Races End - Award Ceremony 5:00 PM Closing Ceremony - Water Blessing by Buddhist monks A FULL DAY OF EXCITING ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: EXHIBITS, FOOD, DANCE, MUSIC, STORIES TELLING & MORE ... This Southeast Asian Water Festival will build and revitalize, in Lowell, a community tradition with a focus on the Merrimack River and Environmental Justice. For centuries in Southeast Asia, a Water Festival has had been organized annually to celebrate the importance of water in all aspects oflife: food, agriculture, spiritual and economic prosperity. People of all ages from the cities, towns, and villages would gather at the riverbanks to sing, dance, watch boat racing and decorated boats float by. This August, people from all ofLowell 's diverse communities will gather along the Merrimack River to celebrate this vital tradition of the city's largest immigrant communities. Directions By Car. TakethelowellConnectorfromeitherRoute495(Exit35C)orRoute3 (ExUON) to Thorndike St (Ext 5C). Follow Thorndike St and take right tum at second stop fght on BroactNay St.. Take Broadway all the way and make rjJht tum at SdloolSt Go over the bridge and take left tum on Pawtud<et BM'.l. Parl<ing is available in Parking bl along Pawtucket Blvd bet,veen Pawtucket Dr.and Bedford St. at$3 l):lr car. Commuter Rail: Serroe is available from Boston'sNorth Station to Lowelrs Ganagher Terminal. Lowell Regional T ranstAuthorfy shuttles run daily (except Sundays) between GallagherTerminal and downtown Lcmell. ----:=:::i:\,........, Admission is free but donations are always appreciated! Don' t miss your chance to see this ancient and exciting celebration oflife, the environment and Southeast Asian culture. Merrimack River at the Sampas Pavilion Lowell Heritage State Park on Pawtucket Boulevard Lowell, Massachusetts For more information please call: Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association at (508) 454-4286 Center for Family, Work, and Community at (508) 934-4677 Trairatanaram Buddhist Temple (508) 251-1198 The Southeast Asian Water Festival is supported in part by the: Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, Lowell Cultural Council, Gambodian Mutual Assistance Association, UMass Lowell Center for Family, Work, and Community, City of Lowell Health Department, New England Folk/ife Center-a joint project of Middlesex Community College & Lowell National Historical Park, Trairatanaram Buddhist temple, Glory Buddhist temple, Wat Lao Mixayaram, Laotian Temple of Massachusetts, Merrimack River Watershed Council, and Northeast Environmental Justice Network. �, Chath pierSath I ately, there has been a lot of focus on what is negative about Cambodian youth. Few people I encounter have anything good to say about young people. They always paint this picture of children joining gangs. However, I see just the opposite. At a recent Khmer Cultural Institute fundraising event, I found young people who are doing well. As children of foreign-born parents, they have to deal with language and cultural problems, racism, self-doubt, poverty and the desire to fit into the mainstream society. They have to deal with peer pressure to join gangs or do drugs and commit petty crimes. The few who have followed the wrong path sometimes drag other Cambodian youth with them. The community at large seems to have adopted a view of Cambodian youth as troublemakers. Because of this the police are on constant alert everywhere, pestering rather than trying to befriend, educate and guide them. Local authorities often assume the worst, expecting these children to fail. Sometimes when people expect the worst, that is what they get. However, what the youth need, instead, is unconditional love and moral guidance from their families, and support from the community. They need positive role models who can demonstrate the difference between right and wrong. They need respect, and they need to be valued as people who can contribute to this society. And the community needs to provide opportunities in which the youth can find the alternatives from wrong. Otherwise, we leave the youth isolated and alone to create a world they have viewed through misguided violent movies and video games that show only the use of force and violence as a way oflife. Despite the dangers that exist in this ever-increasingly violent society, there are many youth who resist temptations that exist. And it is important that we recognize their successes and focus less on the negatives. We need to admire and praise them when they do follow the right path, for pulling through without getting their hands and minds dirtied in drugs or gang violence. We need to affirm that they are valued as good productive citizens. At the Rogers Middle School in Lowell, where there are many Cambodian students, I had the pleasure of meeting groups of young people who when asked what they want to become gave a variety ofanswers: pediatricians, teachers, lawyers, and actors, and engineers. They are staying in school and are succeeding with A's and B's. They are thinking about and looking forward to high school and then going on to college. Sometimes, though, the good students don't always look the way adults might expect them to or want them to. Usually, little or few positive things are said about the Cambodian youth in Lowell. The way they dress, color their hair and talk among their peers often put them in the image of a gang. Some of these kids have been nothing but normal even though how they choose to express their trendy, adolescent styles can and may subject them to other people' s judgment. Sometimes, adults throw them all into one bowl of soup. When a few misbehave, the rest are also labeled "bad egg," or as the Cambodians would say, "bad seed." In spite ofit all, these eighth graders at these vario u sschools are doing well. They're excelling in science, math and English and even Khmer language. Some can read and write Khmer better than some Cambodian adults. With the right motivation, training and encouragement, in a few years when these kids are in college and in the job field, they will become valuable workers of the future since they are literate in both cultures and languages. The today's middle school generation is made up of mostly Cambodian-American born citizens. They speak fluent, unaccented American English and they are culturally fluid in their adaptation to the social reality of this country. They are American in their attitude, their style of dress, and mannerism even though their parents expect them to keep and follow Cambodian traditions, social values and spiritual beliefs. Few of them have any ties to or knowledge of Cambodia. Some parents would tell them about their Khmer Rouge experience, and that would become their only context to Cambodia. The parents tell them about their hardship and struggles with the hope that their children understand and would not take this life and the opportunity this country offers for granted. They want their children to work hard, stay in school and be somebody they can never be. All their years have been lived in the war and in the violence of mass genocide, and sometimes it is very difficult for them to convey, even with tears, to their children the importance of education to their future . CHILDREN/Continue to page 20 �, W· ~ D• • A• . . • • • • I l ·-· • ~•. . . . · ;; • 4; • d By Chath pierSath & Judith Dickerman-Nel_son S But it is the ordinary person, the innoome relatives of a CMAA staff member recently went to visit cent people who get caught in between these political power-plays. And no Cambodia, believing that the country was experiencing relative calm. human progress will be made when each But they got off the plane in Cambodia time a war breaks out, everything stops. Back in April, 1975, when the Kroner one day, and the next day the airport Rouge took over the city, Phnom Penh was shut down. Now, this staff member, and the world, waits for news reports to trickle out of Cambodia. The reports are grim and frightening. S e t h Mydans of the New York Times reported on July 8, 1997, Soldlt::rs·loyal to .Hun Sen moye lin8 in Siem R8ap province, that "tanks ousted royalist party Funcinpec toward front_ Joined forces With Khmer where the.regional commander of the has reportedly Rouge leader Ta Mok. idled today was completely trashed. Debris of war on the city's outskirts pilt d with looted silenced everything around. Time motorcycles, sewing machines, tires and detergent. Patients lay on their beds in stopped. People were emptied out of an empty hospital abandoned by frightthe city to face five years of oppression ened doctors. Several unclaimed bodand slave labor in the countryside. Suries remained in the streets where they vivors called it hell. During the current crisis, the Prince, had been killed ... Reuters confirmed 13 who became First Prime Minister after deaths, Agence France-Presse 16 and the elections, ran away to France. His the Associated Press 32, but officials said the number was certainly much father, King Sihanouk, seems to run, alhigher." It seems as if another Civil War ways, to China. They don't stay and is taking place. face the problems and try to resolve them. Instead, they run and make petty This time the warring is between two proclamations and blind patriotic calls rival political parties, the Hun Sen Camthat nobody wants to believe in anybodian People Party and the Prince more. Most Cambodians are sick of it. Ranaridh's FUNCIPEC who won the May 1993 UN Democratic Monitored They have been lied to so many times that they don't know what is true anyelections. This has something to do with the betrayal Hun Sen felt over the more. When they hear about the conissues of the Kroner Rouge's reentering flict in Cambodia, they lose faith in any government or politician. One Cambointo the current politics. The truth to dian woman, when told about news in that political quagmire was never truly Cambodia said, "They all the same. Derevealed to the public. Some Cambodians agree that these Cambodian officials mocracy or no democracy. Vote or no are just playing political games. There vote. Who could you believe in?" is something going on which is beyond The relatives of that staff person the ordinary person's comprehension. have not called. News of Cambodia's AP PHOTO crisis reached their young children in Cranston, Rhode Island. The children are very worried about their parents. Phone lines in Cambodia are cut. Everything has been shut down. Phnom Penh is silenced once again by flying bullets and looters who trash everything and take whatever they need home. There's so much social and economic disparity in Cambodia. The top ten percent are filthy rich and the rest are at the bottom pit of society. Due to the war and the long history of massacre and human violence, people have learned not to trust each other for anything. Most people are marginalized by the loss of compassion and lawlessness. Cambodia is now a jungle of human rage and anger. Within this jungle there is isolation and pain. Another CMAA staff knows about this pain because of his own family; a sister may have ovarian cancer. She lives in an impoverished countryside as a widow with four little children who have never seen the light of peace. They were born to run from violence and the sound of bombs and grenades exploding, the sound of AK-47 spraying the sky, day and night at odd hours. Every time war comes, she has to gather her children and run. Now that she is sick in bed, she might have to stay put with her children in the house; some soldiers might come along and bum down her house. This is how bad and lawless these soldiers are. As a result of this lawlessness and a belief that there is little that can be done to help Cambodia, the humanitarian organizations are in the process of pulling out. Also, it is likely that international aid will dry up. The chaos in Cambodia brings fear for people's safety: the Thai government has loaded their people and brought them back home, and other countries are looking at ways to get their people out. The Cambodian in Lowell are in despair. Some withdraw into their complacency. Some are angry about the situation. Most people worry about their family members they left behind. Another war means a step back into the Dark Ages. Cambodia will be isolated again from the international community. To survive, Cambodia needs peace. If peace does not come, there will be no Cambodia left for the world to visit. ■ �I (Excerpt from a Magazine, Cambodia: the Legend Co mes to Life; Volume 3, 1997) L ong and sleek, brightly colored, with curving prows pointing high, the fleet of racing boats looks from the bottom of the sea to come and play in the water. Light glints off paddles plunging in unison into the river. Drums beat time. The arms of dancers undulate gracefully in the bows. Along the shores of the Tonle Sap river, crowds cheer while ministers, ambassadors and other dignitaries surround the King in his pavilion. Villagers gather from far and wide-for many, their only occasion to visit their capital- to encourage their boat to victory. It is the Water Festival, Cambodia's biggest and most gala celebration: three days in November when the nation puts aside work and care, and honors the great naval warriors and accomplishments of the past. The celebration also marks a unique natural phenomenon: the changing of the flow of the Tonle Sap, the river and lake system which is the heart of Cambodia. From Phnom Penh to Siemreap, this land of water turns into one grand party- Cambodia's Mardi Gras. Hundreds of longboats, propelled by precision-trained crews, compete for honor and glory in two-and three boat heats along a 1,000-meter course to the King's Pavilion in Phnom Penh. In Siemreap, smaller boats race in the more confined waters of Angkor Wat' s moat. The Festival comprises three celebrations-a tribute to water, the ceremony of Ok Ambok (the pounding of the Rice), and Sampeah Preah Khai (the full moon Prayers). The Pounding of the Rice stems from Buddhist mythol ogy about a female giant who can predict the weather. Farmers honor her power each year. The Full Moon Prayers are dedicated to the power of a rabbit that took its own life in a fire to serve as food for a god who visited Earth as an emaciated old man. According to Khmer mythology, the rabbit symbolizes fidelity, justice, and honesty. Many celebrants say they can see its form traced in the full moon by the god. As night falls and the full moon rises, showers of fireworks light up the sky, exploding with booms and pops that mix with cheers of awe and hoy. Enormous balloons are "fed to the moon" and a flotilla of"fairy boats" outlined by lights slips gracefully through the dusk. At midnight, flatted rice, called ambok, b ananas and coconut juice are offered to the moon, which returns the thanks with a bright smile from heaven. In a Buddhist ceremony, a line of candles is gingerly rotated three times on a rod: their falling wax reveals the future. The Phnom Penh festival is the largest, with more than one million people crowding the banks of the capital's riverfront, but the Siemreap celebration is growing in popularity. Celebrated in the early 1960s at Angkor Wat, presided over by King Norodom Sihanouk, the festival was revived at the temple in 1994, with fishing boats racing. Two years later the boats were replaced by special, smaller versions of classic longboats. The Siemreap festival offers spectators the splendid sight of racers competing as dusk falls while the setting sun transforms the towers of Angkor Wat to radiant spires- as cicadas and birds hum in the forests. The Water Festival commemorates an era when naval forces fought for control of a land dominated by water, dating as far back as the Funan era (3 rd to 6th century). King Jayavarman VII hailed his armada's victory over a Cham fleet in 1181, a battle vividly depicteQIOn wall carvings at the Banteay Chmar temple in Banteay Meanchey provinces and Bayon temple in Siemreap. During the 16th century, King Ang Chan I moved the capital to Lovek in southern Cambodia. Today, these and other victories are reenacted in the RITE/Continue to page 30 �Cha th pierSa th .·. . . . □ . □ ' fnJ□ nr?I T Courier Bulid1ng ti vuH he F inally, the decision has been made. There has been a lot of anticipa tion and excitement around acquiring the ownership of the Cour i e r Building on Jack- s where everyone in the community has a voice and a sense of ownership in the process. Mr. Rithy Uong kept stressing o n Street. On May 28, 1997, t h e CMAA signed for the 80,000 square feet Courier. CMAA board members, staff and some other community members were there to witness the historical moment. The exchange of signature between Mr. James Conway III, former owner, and CMAA Board President, Mr. Rithy Uong, brought many smiles and awes. The building is gigantic from the outside and the inside. As people were taking a tour of the inside space, there was a lot of ideas around what they would do with all the space. Everybody had something in mind. An exhibition room over here. A dance studio over there. Plans and possibilities seemed limitless. There are three floors to move, create, do and make things happen. All we have to do is work together and construct a dream the importance of the community's ownership to this building. "It belongs to all of us," he said. "We must work together and make something great out of it." Human and financial resources needed to develop the building could only come from the community's efforts and the willingness of individuals to be involved in its various stages of development. This is why working together is so important. The CMAA hopes that by the end of August, it can move in to its new home. Once moved in, the work to renovate the building further for commercial uses will begin step by step. The building requires a lot of renovation work from the inside and outside. Windows need to be fixed. The inside needs to be cleaned top to bottom. The building is 107 years old. It has gone through many historical moments. It has been used and weathered down through the years . It will not be cheap to renovate and revitalize it. The CMAA estimates that it will need close to a million dollars just to fix the space for its own use. However, it looks very optimistic. An architect has already been identified to work on the building. A grant from the city and funding from some private sources have already been pooled as the starting point. Plans to draw more capital toward the project is underway. Many people support and share our excitement toward this building and how we envision it as our community and cultural as well as business center. This is a dream come true for everyone in the Cambodian community. This dream will further be realized and strengthened in time with every Cambodian, young and old, working hand in hand toward that same dream. As a community, the Cambodians have not been very visible in Lowell. With this building and all the work people plan to do, the Cambodians hope to gain greater socio-economic and political access and become even more visible to the larger society. As planned, the CMAA ' s first goal is to move in as soon as it is feasible. The office space will all be cleaned up and used. Young volunteers will be recruited to help. Young people have asked for a gym where they can play sports and be safe. One of the main priorities of the CMAA is youth. Young people need more activities to keep them safe COURIER/Continue to page 20 �DSS/Continue from page 7 ling groups together while at the same time relieving the burden on the foster care system. House One allows for the annulization of Bridge Homes in FY 98. Commonworks Another major change in our out of home care continuum has been the restructuring of the Commonworks Program. Residential care networks for adolescents, Commonworks provides linked. Flexible programs designed to keep adolescents in progressively less restrictive settings and provide better continuity of care, more appropriate and timely discharge from the system, heightened attention to education work with an adolescent's family and six months of after care services. For the first time, funding will follow the child and the child's needs rather than the child following the money. Education For the children who are in the care of DSS are their parents. We must make the critical decisions that impact their lives. I take that responsibility very seriously, particularly with regard to education. For kids who have suffered the problems that our kids have, education can be the most normalizing part of their lives. It can also be the route to success for many of them. Therefore, we have placed a huge emphasis on ensuring kids in state care get the education they deserve, and that they are educated in the least restrictive setting. We now have education specialists in four of our six regions, have developed joint protocols with the Department of Education and are working to see that every child in DSS care has the appropriate education plan. This past fall we held training throughout the state for school systems on their roles and responsibilities as mandated reporters. More than 450 people attended this training. In an innovative collaboration with DOE and the Kellogg Foundation, DSS has awarded grants to six schools with high numbers of foster children to enable them to work closely with these children, foster parents and teachers to help smooth the way for these children to succeed in school. CASEWORK INNOVATIONS Throughout my tenure as Commissioner, I have stressed the need for bringing addition~! partners to the table in order to provide the best possible services to children and families. It's cliche to say "it takes a village to raise a child "but it certainly does take more than just DSS. Several initiatives are helping us by drawing upon a rich assortment of professionals in developing the right approach to client needs. Here are three: Collaborative Assessment Program (CAP) The CAP is designed to improve the coordination of services between DMH and DSS, to seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents and their families and is in collaboration and has prevented families from having to shop around to find the services they need for their children. We are in the process of adding a second team and hope to have all six regions operational within a year. one for every District Attorney in the state. These teams are established so that DSS, the DAs and loc<J,l police jointly interview children who may have been sexually abused. For a child, these teams ease the pain of being interviewed several times and for DSS and the law enforcement agencies, it ensures closer coordination throughout the investigation. In 1993 Governor Weld signed a tough new law criminalizing child abuse. This bill, known as the O'Brien Bill for Senator Shanpon O'Brien, carries a maximum penalty of 15 years for persons who abuse children or allow children to abused. It carries with it a strong and important message that child abuse will not be tolerated. With Secretary Gallant, I want to re-examine and broaden the referrals we make to the district attorneys for investigation by local or state police. I also want to begin a dialogue about how we can even further strengthen our coordination of investigations with local and state police officials through the district attorneys offices. We need to send parents who abuse their children the strongest possible message: this will not be tolerated. Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Teams Adding the multi-disciplinary team approach to DSS is one of the last major recommendations of the Foster Care Commission to be implemented. Now that each area office has a specialized assessment unit, we have also started multi-disciplinary assessment teams in nine of our 26 offices. These teams are comprised of community professionals who will assess high risk cases, including cases with sexual abuse as an issue and several neglect allegations, and make recommendations for the appropriate services for the family. These teams expand DSS' diagnostic capacity by bringing professionals such as doctors, mental health professionals, the state's managed care provider for Medicaid mental health and substance abuse, domestic violence and substance abuse specialists, and parent advocates, in at the front end of case. Sexual Abuse Intervention Networks (SAIN) This year's budget provides funding to expand from five SAIN teams to twelve: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD CARE I'll take a minute to talk about two other issues that are extremely important to the work we do at DSS-domestic violence and child care. Domestic Violence As I said at the beginning, domestic violence rears its ugly head in about 60 percent of all of our cases. Massachusetts is a national leader in this arena. It is no secret that is a strong c·onnection between woman abuse and child abuse. Our domestic violence consultants provide training and case consultation to social workers and managers, and direct services to DSS involved battered women. House One contains a request to convert these consultant positions to full-time employee positions. I urge you to support this. These consultants have helped child protective staff to understand the connection between child abuse and domestic violence. We want to work with these women to keep DSS/Continue to page 15 �Nobility In Stone It's a bewildering array of statues, artifacts and basreliefs that symbolized the power and the glory of the Khmer Empire some 900 years ago. Yet, it has been unveiled, for the first time, to an enraptured world-at the National Gallery of the Grand Palais in Paris. The "Angkor and Ten Centuries of Khmer Art" exhibition opened in Paris on January 31 and will run for four months before moving to Washington DC and then Japan. The exhibition is organized by the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Reunion des Musees Nationaux (the national body in charged of all museumsm France) and the National Gallery of Art, Washington. "It is an important sign for Cambodia" said French President Jacques Chirac. In fact, the exhibition has created such an impact that at least three newspapers have published special issues on the arts of Angkor, while television and the daily papers like Le Figaro and Le Amonde have covered the event with special reports. And posters showing the head of Jayavarman VII-the greatest of the Khmer rulers known for the haunting Bayon- are plastered over the walls of the metro and the sides of buses. The statues, displayed in four rooms, are magnificent ... sheer magic. And why not, for no civilization in Southeast Asia produced such creative splendor and architectural ingenuity. The statue of Durga opens the exhibition. An example of the Indian influence on Khmer art, its symmetry and bole refinement has already mesmerized thousands, the Stone/Continue to page 22 �DSS/Continue from page 13 their families together, except when they are incapable of protecting their children. That's where the line is drawn. The budget also contains a request for $450,000 to increase the availability of visitation centers by supporting six centers, one for each region of the state. These visitation centers are crucial in keeping a mother sage after she has separated form the offender and ensuring that children are protected. Child Care I am very proud of our work in child care. DSS operates approximately $100 million of child care services. All of this money is in contracted child care services and most of it is directed towards supporting income eligible child care which re- . quires close coordination with EOHHS and DTA as it supports welfare recipients and the working poor. When I started as commissioner four years ago, there was no child care support at DSS. Today there is a highly professional unit that has undertaken the considerable work of improving the state's child care services. We have restructured teen parent child care, worked with the trial courts to provide day care in several courts, begun monitoring providers and worked diligently on rate adjustment issues. During the coming fiscal year we will reexamine our protective day carethat day care provided to DSS familiesto ~ee '3/.here additional improvements c·an,.be made. Protective child care is one· of the most basis preventive services we offer as it allows us to place the child in a safe environment during the day and to work on family issues simultaneously. And, as we continue to implement welfare reform, we will continue to work in close collaboration with DTA and EOHHS around the policy and rate issues associated with child care. CONCLUSION As we head into FY98, it is clear from my testimony that there is much on our plate atDSS. We are on the front line of some of the ·most devastating issues facing today's children and families. Over the past four years we have successfully DSS/Continue to page 20 • 1tiiUC1.11itl1S1:11nu11:11wC1.11iasurJt11 F> N xxxxxxxxxxxxx VuthyVann • SUfiJU6GUi5Gloil'i¼lttJ ... 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If the boat makers cannot afford the best, they should choose another high quality wood,maintaining the strictest traditions, and thus, produce the best boats. Not surprisingly, these provinces have produced many victorious crews. helmsman and perhaps a dancer or musician who keeps the rhythm at the bow. Because the moat around Angkor Wat is much smaller than the Tonie Sap or Mekong river, the boats that race at Siemreap are smaller, only 13 to 18 meters long. entering the forest, cutting down the tree, and starting the carving. But the biggest ceremony is reserved for when the boat is launched for the first time. The ceremony commemorates the spirits of the Naga king and Neang Hing, who preserves the water and land. Bananas and decorated coconuts are placed before the boat, five candles are lit, along with incense sticks, and traditional music is played. And the monks bestow their blessings. It is at this time that the final and l Building, painting, naming, racing, and funding the boats-which can cost over $2,000-all of these things involve a great commitment by communities. The boat usually represents a Wat where it is stored in a place of honor during the year-revered with incense, flowers and offerings- under an open-air rooftop which respects the spirit guardian of the vessel. The Whole villages typically accompany the boat to the Water Festival to cheer it on with great pride and honor. The full-sized racing boat is 20 to 25 meters long and 1.5 meters wide. It carries 40 rowers or more, plus a Normally, five to ten people build a boat. Producing a finished vessel caulked with a special mixture of resins and chopped hemp sack, can take five months or more. Strict rules and spirits influence the naming process which is done under consultation with elders and monks; and it is not uncommon for a name to be born of a dream. "Olden Garuda", "Tiger Descending the Mountain", "Powerful White Woman", "Powerfu Black Woman", and "Magic-eyed Woman": many of the names resonate the female spirit of the vessel. The building of a boat is accompanied by ceremony at each stage- most significant feature is put in place: the eyes. For it is the eyes, which awake the boat's spirit and give life to the racers. Making a racing boat, says Sok, who has been a boat builder since the age of 18, takes a lot of thought, patience and work. But look at the sleek boats as they race past you on the river or the moat-look at the high deer neck at the bow and the snake's tail at the stern, see the eyes that embody the spirit, and the light flashing off 40 paddles, listen to the _ beat of the rhythm, you will know the work was well done. ■ �Lowell Community Health Center Administration Office 585 Merrimack StreeteLowell, MA 01854 if (508) 937- 6045 ff mu d•~ Oil n,mnflb,§ffU " FAX (508) 970 - 0057 , \, 87 8 tUl'itl 8CiJfif8til tl H~ WJITT fir c:, ~ " , tt ,. 0§ l'.HUtU fiftt'l tUlflt87tl ct:mottll'i tHUt87tl rt:OOClJlO 8tl H~ WJttl mtu r rn rutn liLtl lliH .. 8tl tOCU101 0 " " 0. t t 0. cl t (mr tl 8 tiJ fif8ti1 tl H~ WJITT WHB 01087 8 mr run tiq l'i1J7 ff 8 HU tu) 1 Wtl fotn ut'~ Ii fi 8tiJD g87 tlHWt81HO{J [Ufl[8til tl tllitl 87 8 8 grumr iJiJPSiJJ .. • c:I tn87nurtlW8tiltH1 NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN, MEDIC 1 cl 0. " ' ., AID 8tl MEDICARE tUt[Ull'iHl'im8mrm81nurtltcil'iW8tntlrnrn1~ a " a 1 d 0. " ' ' d ' ![liHB 87 s mr m 87n urtl tn utm 8 HO{J rufif8ti1 n ttutlm 087 s mru§r u t~ fi 8tiJrnim mhrirn WU Btlt01tiun.g ru1 ,utffUflltims,nw~ Olff6Uj,i3'iu~m~fiffiDtornffiffl~l'tm t~ Hj8 g[Uli1H1Jl 01 run grniHO{J [Ufl[8til tl tllitl 07 ti yt1 t[Ul l'itil'irnrq~ trryl~ 07 ff 8 HJ7 tu~ r rug Hl'i t [118 937-6100 ![HttlJ Q) Hl'i8 HO{J ru fif8 ti1 tl tti ~tl ., II c:I c:I .:, �Can1bodian Network Council ~ ~t;t; i_;ili@Gf ~3n~m-amA~~~ ~ 1,~s::1,~sri Bringing tlz c Community Together to Build for the Future June 2, 1997 Dear Fellow Cambodians and Friends: The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC will be hosting an unprecedented exhibition of Khmer Art from June 29, 1997 to September 28, 1997. This is the first and possibly the last major exhibition of Cambodian sculpture to be shown in the United States. There will be over 99 pieces of sculpture of Angkor and ancient Cambodia on display at the exhibit in a setting that is uniquely designed to bring to life the splendor and richness of Khmer arts artd culture. I wouldlike to take this once in a life time opportunity to showcase the togetherness and support of the Cambodian-American community for this important function of great significance and visibility to us . Your assistance and support in helping to promote the exhibition to the community is very much needed . I also urge you and your family to make plan to attend the exhibition. The Cambodian-American community in the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area will provide a Khmer traditional dance and music presentation at the two main opening functions pmviding our community with tremendous exposure at the international level. The exhibition will also featured a publication, Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory, which is a 419 page catalogue with color and black and white illustrations of every object of the show as well a comprehensive account of Cambodian history, religion, and architecture. These types of initiatives will have an everlasting effect on our community and CNC on-going efforts to further develop, promote, and advance the Cambodian community and people in the United States and abroad . I thank you for your continuou s support . If you have any questions about the exhibition or any of the programs and/or membership with the Cambodian Network Council, please do not hesitate to contact ~e by telephone at 202-546-9144, fax at 202-546-9147, or Email to CNCnet@aol.com. Phavann Chhuan Executive Director 7 \J D Strcci . S .1-: .. \V;ish ing:,,n. D.C. 2tJOtJ.1. T d : (202) 54 -9 144. Fa" 1:1 1 546-9147 2) .,\ / /u111t11 1 itari,111. Cht1ri1ah!t·. t.li:l·t1tiona l. iJ WI C ullu ra l Non -Profit Org!ni:Lllion H~Nl'l:' ["··: :;o[j(i!i /\JU~/o.Jf;l~ H fiU fl\lfi H ui 0 �CHILDREN/From page 9 The children I talked to at Rogers School were very mature in reflecting on the hardship and the struggles of their parents. Although it's still hard for them to grasp and understand everything that their parents told them, they listen and take their parents' lectures as their words of love. Most children would flourish with success with the support of a community of caring people. They include teachers, neighbors, government officials, friends and family members to urge and support them on and to let them demonstrate the beauty of their customs and their connection to their cultural heritage. A fundraising event is sponsored and organized by these children, with the help of teacher like Mr. Seng Prum, to make this New Year's celebration possible. Another teacher is Mr. Thy Oeur, who came to the U.S. in 1982 as an orphan under the Lutheran Service as an unaccompanied minor. He was one among thousands of Cambodian orphans brought to the New England area, and who have succeeded in life in spite diced," one said. "Love not hate," another said sort of like the 60's motto "Make love not war." "Don't do drugs, and follow Nancy Reagan's "Just say no" advice. "Don't join gangs, go to school everyday to make your parents proud, get along with others and stay out of trouble." ■ COURIER/from page 12 and out of trouble. This is that opportunity for the CMAA to actually create something for young people so they can have a place to come and learn, play and even work. With this building, there's certainly enough space just for that. There will be enough room for ESL and citizenship classes, Daycare, Dance studio, gymnasium, computers, etc. The building consists of three floors, each with its unique space for innovative design and development for various purposes. Thanks to Mr. James Conway III, his family and the Courier Corporation for their generous donation. Let's join hands and work together toward this common dream. Feel free to contribute money, skills and expertise that you may have to this project. Come by and visit us at anytime. If anybody has any questions, the CMAA Director, Mr. Samkhann Khoeun, can be contacted at 508-454-4286. ■ ~ know that they are valued as a human being. The bi-lingual teachers at Rogers School have been an important link to these children's learning motivation. These few Khmer teachers are working hard to provide models of good behavior, and they are determined to pass on Cambodian traditions and values to their students. They don't want them to forget their roots and where their parents are coming from. One of these Khmer teachers is Mr. Seng Prum. He teaches math, science and Khmer literature to fifth graders. He addresses his students as his children. Mr. Prum works very hard every year to organize a New Year's celebration, at which the children dance, of the various difficulties he faced in his process of social, physical and psychological adjustment to this country. He now teaches math and science, and he gives a lot of his -time to tutoring students who need it. A few months ago, Rogers hired a new guidance counselor, Mr. Hai Cheng, who was also, one of the Cambodian orphans came as an unaccompanied minor and placed in a foster family in Amherst. In his foster family, he's the first to have a Master's degree. When asked what they would like to advise other young people to do, the students at Rogers Middle School all had good advice and good intentions for the next generation. "Don't be preju- DSS/from page 15 harnessed the energy of staff, the legislature, the administration and the public to work with us to confront these problems in a systematic way, making tremendous strides. When it comes to abused and neglected children, we should always look to do more. As we work to improve the agency, let us always think 20 years ahead about what these children should be like. What kind of adults do we want them to be For me, this is a work in progress. I thank you for your continued support in helping us develop a strong child welfare system and allowing us to continue to create system that will serve children and families well into the next century. ■ �I tm urt' ryl:l rn n rn rB urfo rum g Ii Hl Of:fl 8ru~rn ntg ffi 8all UJ~ [U . - By Susan Tucke, LSW DSS, Lowell Area Office T he Department of Social Ser vices recently launched a campaign to recruit, train and open 1,000 new foster homes. These new homes will be a critical resource for at-risk children, including juvenile firesetters. The effort results from two separate but related concerns. First, the Department is trying to reduce the numbers of children in each foster home to prevent overcrowding. Secondly, the Department has stricter criteria for foster homes to maintain the highest level of quality care for children in crisis situations. The recruitment campaign is aimed at informing the public of the critical need for foster care, and of the important and rewarding role a foster parent can play in the life ofa vulnerable child. One outreach strategy that is showing success is having our recruiters attend as many community meetings as they can, as often as they can, to make the information exchange personal and to encourage the interest of people who are already committed to making a difference in their community. Another change in the works is the shift to specialized foster homes. These are residences that can provide more structure, stability and individualized attention. These homes are necessary when children are in transition form a stay at a psychiatric hospital. These children have more services that require the attention and monitoring from foster parents, and typically there is only one foster child in a specialized home. Specialized Foster parents receive additional training and support and often have to make adjustments to the physical environment to meet the special needs of children. This is the type of foster home that is needed for juvenile fire setters. ' s8tfitirilrt.f8LUNU Nl:fnrnn ., a rnr rn:trurun ft ti ~r 81:l!NO ry Last year, the Lowell Area Office, working in conjunction with Fire Solutions and the Massachusetts Coalition for Juvenile Firesetter , Intervention Programs, developed a pilot program, called Fire Awareness in Foster Homes. This is a train the trainer model designed to provide foster parents with the skills they need to support the intervention of fire setting in foster children. The model we developed is built on the MAPP training system that all foster parents currently attend. It includes units on making the home safer and on working with fire setter intervention programs to support the treatment the child receives outside of the home. We stress to all foster parents that you don't have to have a fire setter your home to have a fire setters in your home to have a fire-safety is a day to day issue for families and it takes an effort to maintain a secure, hazard-free environment. We also emphasize that a child doesn't have to have emotional problems to be interested in fire. It is not exclusive to foster children. Even with our specialized training and support, foster parents are often reluctant to take a child with a fire setting history into their homes. This fear is understandable, but we must find enough safe homes for crisis fire setters in our system. Many of the children on our case load who set fires do so to call for help. We need to respond to that call. You can help by encouraging people who work in your 1 networks, who know that this is a treatable behavior, and who have success with these children, to consider opening their homes a s specialized foster parents. 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Cll lliN!~ U~ i tfllli):N8'1 '1rlJ'1" riJl:ftq!: {ti tmruW318s:rn]ti . 81:lt{]u n CJU~ rnitru3tLrn rn1 IU!rul nij nf:fl 8 Wll.lJr Bli rns'in I~ l:l 18: riJl:fgrN61:fn~ iitg-t~ tru3 (@0ri) ~Gri-1.;ctri1.; !,ttill:frlli: NNf:fltif:f!~IL~l:l qjtfru V CMAA (~Oct) G~G-Gl9ct@ '1 �STONE/from page 14 freestanding sculptures radiate an uninhabited naturalness: the figures are slender and graceful and lovingly chiseled. From that point, visitors will experience one surprise after another. Harihara , that brings together three gods, Shiva and Vishnu, was created at the dawn of the Angkorian period. One of the most stunning of the exhibits is the lying bronze statue of Vishnu from the Mebon temple. The six-meter long statue, discovered in 1936, must have been cast in serveral sections. What remains today is the head and a portion of the torso. A striking feature of the style of this sculpture is the sculptor's breaking with convention by giving an impression of movement and expressiveness. The reclining God was lying on a snake. Zhou Daguan, Chinese envoy who visited Angkor in 1296, was captivated byit. Then there are the two heads of Jayavarman VII, and one of Buddha. The head of Jayavarman VII-a study of regal composure, complete with an enigmatic smile-is on loan from the National Museum in Phnom Penh. A little about this remarkable king, building activity reached a feverish rate during the reign of this king who also built palaces, roads and hospitals. As his untiring creativity diversified, Jayavarman's sense of his own preeminence grew. Before long, he considered himself to be a living Buddha-which explains why gigantic stone faces of him were carved to gaze down on onlookers from all towers of the city's gateways. To make the exhibition a complete show of Khmer masterpieces there is the wooden carved Orant in praying posture. This statue is, indeed, a rare piece-having survived centuries of turmoil and vandalism. 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Khiev Samphan, who Pol Pot has called a traitor, has been trying to negotiate peace with the intention of participating in the current government in some ways. However, he won't succeed since there has been so much opposition against him. He was badly attacked by an angry mob in 1993 when he tried to participate in the UN-monitored elections. Pol Pot is now alone in his crusade. According to a recent article by the Associated Press written by Robin McDowell, Saturday, June 14, 1997, Pol Pot executed his own defense chief, Son Sen. He had Son Sen and ten members of his family shot, and then as if the job wasn't quite finished, he had trucks run over the corpses. Son Sen was responsible for running the Tuol Sleng during the Khmer Rouge occupation from 1975-1979. Tuol Sleng was a high school turned into a torture prison, where "enemies of the state" were taken to be tortured and killed. Today, the former prison stands as a museum where visitors can see photos of victims and various types of weapons used for torture. F r o m 1975-1979, Pol Pot was responsible for one of the most brutal regimes in the world. He has been called the "Hitl er" of Asia. The inte rna ti o na l community, including CamI bodians residing abroad, want him tried for crimes against humanity. Three million or more people were treated atrociously: maimed, tortured and killed. Every Cambodian has lost someone in his or her family to the Khmer Rouge. Since all Cambodians have been affected by the killings, they have strong feelings about what should happen to Pol Pot. Mr. Dith Pran, whose life was portrayed in the movie The Killing Fields, is a strong advocate for putting Pol Pot on trial to face an international tribunal court. Some Cambodians in Lowell have also expressed the need to try Pol Pot and put him away. In Cambodia, capital punishment is banned. Pol Pot, when found guilty, would not be executed; he would be jailed for life. However, this would not be his only punishment since Cambodians believe in the process of reincarnation. Those who commit atrocious acts against other people in this life will have to pay for it in the next one. Clearly, Pol Pot will suffer in his next life. Despite the magnitude of suffering inflicted on the Cambodian people by the Pol Pot regime, most CamNate Th.tyer, Far-Eastern Economic Review / ABC News bodians do not like to talk about the past. In fact, there's no mention of the Khmer Rouge in the current school curriculum in Cambodia. Unfortunately, this POL POT/Continue to page 28 �On June 4, 1997, Noreth T. Som, my co-worker and my good friend as well as one of the community's most needed leaders died. This is for him. How could you leave so sudden, so fast, so easy? Life was a struggle. The escape from Cambodia was hard. You survived to die like this? You have come so far across a jungle to flee war and mass genocide. In the refugee camp, you dwelled within barbed wired fences hoping to be resettled in another continent. You got your wish. You got to live the American dream: own a car, pay the rent and keep up with all the bills, drive across highways, work with many different people, go to school, and learn ways to map out a life for yourself and family. There's so much to learn, to absorb, so many things to see, to be and to do, so many hopes and dreams to digest. But at the same time you held so much pain in your heart, so much hidden loss and grief; I have felt this in every eye contact we made. Yet, you went on smiling, thinking of only today with or without tomorrow, trying to survive the best way you could. I think of you now and all the spirits of those who have gone before me, and it was an honor to have had the chance to know you. I am grateful to you, for your delight in me, your simple smile, your kindness and humility. I want to let you know that I am very angry that you left us. Your wife, your daughters, especially the little one who will never get to see you old, feel your gray hair and print your wrinkles onto her palms, the community and I still want and need you here. I am sorry to have to accept that you 're gone. It's not your fault. This is part of the natural scheme of things. Life gives, death takes. I am very familiar with this. I have dealt with grief, loss, remorse and sadness before. You won 't be the last. Death comes to us all. I won't let death conquer my living spirit. I'll celebrate you and pass you down in memory so that you may live an eternity. This is how we can overcome death. I was with Noreth, along with my other co-workers, Rassany and Khan, the day before he died. We went to the state house in Boston together to attend the Toxic Used Reduction Institute's Grantee Award Ceremony. We left a little early because I got bored and took it upon myself to convince the rest of my colleagues to leave. We were having a great time. On the way back, we wanted to stop in Chinatown to get Dymsum, but there was no parking. We decided to wait to get something to eat in Lowell. As we were driving back, Rassany was telling us her plan to go camping. Noreth was thinking out loud about the places he wanted to take his daughter, Moradeth, and telling us about all the fun things they did together the week before. Since I've known him, Noreth was always a good father to his two daughters. He always talked about them. He never talked much about himself. · It was such a bizarre feeling that he could be gone the next day just like that. He was such a healthy person. It made death look so easy. Life on the other hand is so difficult. We had made plans for the whole week as to what we were going to do at work and for fun. At his funeral at the Glory Buddhist Temple, there was Noreth, dead in a mahogany casket. His lips all sealed. His face looked as though it was a piece of molded clay. I was hoping for signs of movement to his NORETH/Continue to page 28 �1111 Sllltheast Asian ... ~m DI ol IBftflffl ffJBU'911i151il111 II ❖ CIJ§HH!lC!Jlt!Efa' foruu]uo cqjtrnn ummnga'((!rBll ru,t illV,luuii ib VJ1fltiit11 ❖ OOMtnl!lJM ll ❖ fiii tUn.ni llJ n ll ❖ nunillnnruitClJll1 ❖ mrci'.rfo11raitut11tiiu'f, "l~ rnu1:i. ss10cu1:i~,. ~us1:i :-".~ ~ .,,_;~';',;.__~-{.~ !!t:. 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Merrimack River tunni111n-l1 U(nJ!ntU9U (rujll MnJj: "l~ otiJll Bllniini11finrui at the Sampas Pavilion tt!Jlli i tBilgiforn faciim, 3ll1~3tB: tillllBll!flBngwnn,11m0 Lowell Heritage State Park ctiimniiqruu42nrn:C1J1tl1n rni1ruin~11 Merrimack t'flruBllffiBEf~fiJJ -on Pawtucket Boulevard Lowell, Massachusetts !{lttiiB ~: nr ttoB tl1 ii "1l Na' gn9 ru1as1111 MJBlri CIJl~ MUJl wr nn w, AJOtrllillStff!1J '!fl1J(l81'RWB1118bt Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association at (508) 454-4286 Center for Family, Work, and Community at (508) 934-4677 Trairatanaram Buddhist Temple (508) 251-1198 The Southeast Asian Water Festival is funded in part and supported by the: Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, Lowell Cultural Council, Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, UMass Lowell Center for Family, Work, and Community, City of Lowell Health Deparlment, New England Folldife Center-a joint project of Middlesex Community College &Lowell National Historical Park, Trairatanaram Buddhist temple, Glory Buddhist temple, Wat Lao Mixayaram, Laotian Temple of Massachusetts, Merrimack River Watershed Council, and Northeast Environmental Justice Network. �. NORETH/from page 26 lifelessness. -I heard that some people have come back from their death. I thought that maybe Noreth was just taking a walk. He was on his way back to his body. Yet, there was no sign of life. The flowers kept piling tip around his coffin, choking him. I guess it all meant goodbye. My mind kept going back to the day before, how we had so much fun with each other, joking and laughing. I thought about all the little things he did, the way he carried himself during our work meetings, how he rephrased what everyone had said so that he could make it clear for himself. And I thought about the Southeast Water Festival that he had helped to plan but won't get to participate in. I thought about the kind of man he was, always humble, always kind and considerate to everyone. The community has trusted him to bring to them health messages on TV. People working in various social agencies knew him. He was a good networking person. He was always eager and willing to learn. He never put himself above others. I came to respect him as a friend and an older brother. Whenever I needed a ride, he would take me. He was so excited about his new green Ford that he just bought and only used for two weeks before he died. He was always willing to share POL POT/from page 25 lack of accuracy in education leads to an ignorance about historical facts. Children think Pol Pot was a joke and that he never existed. The danger is that history can repeat itself if we choose to ignore the atrocities of the past. In fact, these past atrocities continue into the present. Pol Pot, who is now 69 years old, remains the murderer that he was. According to Nhek Bunchhay, the army chief of the current government, Pol Pot is trying to kill as many people around him as possible, and then leave by taking his own life. Just like Hitler. It is difficult to comprehend how such men could kill so many people, causing so much suffering in so many lives. To this day, people are still badly wounded. In Cambodia, there is feuding between Hun Sen and Prince Ranaridh. This feuding and the violence that surrounds is an example of the wounds left by Pol Pot. People no longer know how to work together in a non-violent way, without having to resort to threats and killings. Many Cambodians have been affected by the war and the massive amounts of violence they were subjected to. As a result, some are paralyzed by fear and mistrust for each other. This paralysis his car and his good fortune. Without him, I feel a kind of void in my heart. Through working with him, I have come to know his kindness, his heart, his respect for others and the things he usually did as part of his personal routine when he worked with people. I recorded him in my diary, and I still have memories of how he talked, how he smiled, laughed and the things he usually said to give advice when I asked for his help. He always thought of others before himself. His 'hello' and 'how are you?' were always consistent, without fail. I remembered when I first came to Lowell and started working on the Southeast Asian Environmental Justice Project with him, he was very kind to show me around the city and introduce me to other people he knew. When he talked to people, he was always warm and full of energy. He was always humble in his dealings with other people. He was a man with a spiritual essence to his being. Most importantly, he was a man whose life was an example to other Cambodians in the community. He was always interested in learning from others, even from a person younger than he. He always gave people praises and boasted their spirits with his offering of friendship. I will never forget you, Big Brother. I will miss you dearly. ■ leads to an abundance of problems within the community. Pol Pot's exact whereabouts remain unknown. If he is captured alive, there will be conflict as to how to deal with him as well. We hope that his captors take him alive so that he can go to trial. Though there are many who would like to see Pol Pot and his former rulers dead, there is justification for the argument that calls for his trial. An international tribunal would bring Pol Pot's heinous deeds into full view for all the world to see. If on the other hand his captors choose to kill him, there is the risk that Pol Pot's crimes against humanity will go untold and become easier to forget. If Cambodia can erase mention of Pol Pot in the history books, think how easy it would be for the rest of the world to look away and forget. Instead, Cambodia and the world should look closely at the past, scrutinizing the horror. It is only through bringing Pol Pot to trial that the full horror will be btought to light. And then Pol Pot must be held accountable for these crimes by going to jail for life. Somehow the killing must stop. Somehow the world must collectively put an end to genocide. Somehow the world must remember the lives lost so that we can all say "never again." ■ �FAX: ( 508) 459 - 0044 e TEL : ( 508) 459 - 2575 JAMES C. 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The first round-with seated rowers-represents the elite forces who were sent into battle first, and are followed by the standing rowers, the second wave of any sea-born attack: all storming towards victory. The sight of 300 boats gathering at the golden pavilion on the Tonie Sap is the festival's climax. You will feel the glory of the festival in your heart-still beating quickly to the pace of the drummers. An armada of boats gathers in front of the King's pavilion as the race ends. The oldest baku, Brahman priest, stands with saber in the first boat and cuts an imaginary line unleashing the waters of the Tonie Sap to flow freely towards the sea. Oars raised, rowers from throughout the country cheer jubilantly: "Chey-yo Samdech Euv!" - Long live the King! Another baku heralds the moment with trumpets from a conch shell. 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Title A name given to the resource Khmer Lowell, July-Aug 1997; Issue No. 5 Subject The topic of the resource Boatbuilding Child welfare Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource Khmer Lowell, July-Aug 1997; Issue No. 5. This newsletter has 32 Pages. The letter from CMAA's Executive Director covers the planning of the first annual Southeast Asian Water Festival and there is a page with the event program. Titles of topics covered in the newsletter include Dear Fellow Cambodians and Friends; A Boat Builder's Recipe; DSS Testimony; Our Children Need Praise & Recognition; Phnom Penh Silenced Once Again; Rites and Rhythm; The Courier Building Is Ours; Nobility In Stone; Expanding The Forest Care Safety Net; Should Pol Pot Be Put On trail For Crimes; Losing One of the Community's Best; and more. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf; 32 pp. Language A language of the resource Khmer English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context khmer Lowell Issue 5 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 1990-1999 Cambodian American Voter League of Lowell Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Cambodians Khmer Cultural Institute Periodicals Southeast Asian Water Festival https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/12cc1d78e5fcb67d01e9e2a84ade7b38.pdf?Expires=1774483200&Signature=J0OCcIxNGLmfPVSXQDoAjszLWSV1l94VHs3tpYiRpQuGx-gDgt0kjMFpKadEdBKR%7EEqrKItGk%7EVYrkD%7E88VVVgchVTCrs9phk8H25GXLc3BkAeVY18jUQcPuNsr1FxEMtgkBcIvGE5rQh7tZTgZH2HeRSNbj00QfcmE-9kDt0OijOEsUyn2ODokBOqiSFyorIEUItQFKbHyeEzV7TP%7EAN5RE%7EzgZpYBtFUoWUy7fnUKhm6EgkswiDsiPD7N5YM74dF%7EAWeI0DunpYGWualvp3mMBHXZqIYuvPbhXXKUh-WRZPLUG1gC6r-ZolvaBptIwWU-YnoKw2r9BXrR15NSO9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 518a0df1fcd49e42bc2802939179660e PDF Text Text ~~ffi-~~~ /May-June 1997; Issue No. 4 f ' . ,Kirag of theMountain ..•.. 10 . ,-. 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MA 01852 Tel: (508) 464-4286 i ~1J~Uff iii oju �OPENINGS for children in its PGJlJE-~®tl@@L PGJl@({;GJ{J!lJMi (Ages 2 years 9 months to 5 years) ELIGIBLE FAMILIES Parents in educational or training classes Low Income working parents (no vouchers) Sliding fee scale available For monthly incomes that do not exceed amount listed below FAMILY SIZE A) 50% of Median Gross Monthly Income B) 75 % of Median Gross Monthly Income C) 100% of Median Gross Monthly Income 2 1862 2672 3644 3 1931 2771 3779 4 2299 3299 4499 5 2667 3827 5219 6 3035 4355 5939 7 3104 4454 6074 8 3173 4553 6209 PLEASE CALL 454-4286 ' CMAA Komar Day Care Ce'1ter 125 Perry Street, Lowell, MA 01852 9 3242 4652 6344 �FAY McCABE F U N E R A L DIRECTORS D ■ &:iiiilli ...... = 0 ti] uoq llilJUtlJ~ ru f\JlfiH ~ ITT HLUttl llil t~F t8i8tl fit§ tl i WJ rug tl fi7J8 Q] i;fU tfil i;:I 8 tl 8 fit§ tl U tlJ:: n1 Cl y_y tll n1 Cl i H~ 1t g q llilJ flJ1 fi mfi tn Hm tl m 8 fit 9 tl tJ fi q.fl 8 a g rui tu i 0~ ru1;:1 fitl nJB wn y_m f11JiUfHH§tl gtl BtltLfiiturn Wi u ' 0~ ru ru, u~3 tgtHfiHl u ti] u o Wtltifitl;:I ruttJ ntl1 Brni tm tu tunon0nm i11 H7 8 ti] UG fiJ81;:!tfil J wn tm tu~ ru~ 8 ~ f H, tu~ U ~ -wn Uef fi u . wn kl-wnuein~lj 8tlru~~8 m- wnueinL~Wljj rui 1 o. 0 @ 1 d @ o 0 0 o. ol .., o o1 ,d ~ n o. -., ._, 1 o o. 1 105 Moore St., ,lowell, MA 01852 (508) 459-9222 �Southeast Asian Saturday, August 23. 1887 11:00AM Chhay Yam Parade * Welcoming Ceremony hosted by the Cambodia and Laotian communitie 12:00 Noon Cultu ra l Events * Blessing of Boats * Boat Racing Starts * Health & Environmental information Booths * Cambodian & Laotian Music, Dances, Games Stories, Fortune Telling Food and Crafts. Boat Races End - Award Ceremony 4:00 PM Closing Ceremony - Blessing with water by representatives of all temples & other faiths 5:00 PM A FULL DAY OF EXCITING ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: EXHIBITS, FOOD, CULTURAL DANCES, MUSIC & MORE ... For centuries, in Southeast Asia, a Water Festival has been organized annually to celebrate the importance of water in all ·aspects of life. Water was and is important to agricultural production and the food chain of the Cambodian people. Water also has many spiritual uses in the Cambodian religion, which is Buddhism. November is their time to thank the water spirit and renew their hope and faith in their own economic prosperity. People of all ages from the cities, towns, and villages would gather at the riverbanks to sing, dance, watch boat racing and decorated boats float by. This Southeast Asian Water Festival seeks to build and revitalize, in Lowell, a community tradition with a focus on water that includes the environment. The Mekong River that runs throughout Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam will serve as a cultural backdrop for the Southeast Asian Water Festival in Lowell. Asian and non-Asian youth and elders will gather together along Lowell's Merrimack River to celebrate a vital tradition of one of this city's largest immigrant communities. 1rec ions ByCar. Take the Lo'Mlll Connector from either Route 495 (Exit 35C) or Route 3(Exit 30N) to Thorndike St.(Exit 5C). Follow Thorndike St. and take right tum at second stop light on Broardway St.. Take Broadway all the way and make right tum at School St. Go over the bridge and take left tum on Pawtucket Blvd. Parking is available in Parking lot along Pawtucket Blvd between Pawtucket Dr.and Bedford St. at $3 per car. Commuter Rail Service is available from Boston'sNorth Station to Lowell's Gallagher Terminal. Lo'Mlll Regional Transit Authority shuttles run daily (except Sundays) bel'Mlen Gallagher Terminal and downtown lo'M:lll. Merrimack River at the Sampas Pavilion Lowell Heritage State Park on Pawtucket Boulevard Lowell, Massachusetts Join us August 23, 1997. Admission is free but a donation is always most appreciated! For more information please call: Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association at (508) 454-4286 Center for Family, Work, and Community at (508) 934-4677 The Southeast Asian Water Festival is funded and supported by the: Theodcre Edson ParkerFoundaoon,Lcmell Cultural Council {with fundi1g from the Massachusetts Cultura Counci,astate),Carmodian MJtuaAssistanceAssociatioo,Centerior Family,WO!k, and Community,LCM'ell Heath Departmen~ New England Folklife Center-a joint project of Mddlesex Community Coaege &Lowel Naoonal Histoocal Park, LaoAmetican O!ganization,T rairatanaram &lddhist temple,Gklry Buddhist temple,Wat Lao Mxajaram,and Lootian temple of Massachusetts. �Testimony Linda K. Carlisle, Commissi~ner Department of Social Services (House Ways and Means Committee Hearing) February 25, 1997 G ood afternoon Chairman Haley and members of the committee. I am pleased to be here today as we begin the next budget cycle. This hearing is an opportunity for me to update you on the significant progress we continue to make at the Department of Social Services. I also view this as an important opportunity to ask you to join with the Governor and the Department as Massachusetts continues to chart new territory in child welfare nationally, and help me prepare the agency to meet the demands and challenges confronting the children and families of the Commonwealth into the next century. F our years ago I spoke before this committee for the first time as the new commissioner at DSS charged with the enormous task of restructuring the agency, restoring credibility and moving the Department forward. At that time I referred to the agency as the Humpty Dumpty of state government; it had fallen off the wall and shattered into a hundred pieces. The agency and its staff were at rock bottom. But I had the best gift a new commissioner could have: the recommendations of the Foster Care Commission ably chaired by Attorney Gael Maghony. That document has guided much of our work for the last four years. T ast year a bi-partisan group of rep Lresentatives and senators, as well as members of the administration, met for several months to develop a consensus around additional changes and funding for DSS, particularly focused on foster care and new options for out-of-home placement. We have been diligent in our efforts to achieve those bi-partisan goals, all of which are consistent with the recommendations of the Foster Care Commission. I am pleased and proud to say that, unlike poor Humpty who couldn't be put back together, DSS has regained its place as a national leader in child welfare, forging new ground with innovative, effective programs such as our domestic violence programs and Commonworks. We have been able to do so because there is a broad consensus in the state around the direction in which we are moving. We are among a handful of states in the forefront of the use of technology to improve casework with families. Beneath it all, we have built a solid infrastructure. Although it doesn't capture headlines, in solid infrastructure has meant a return to the basics in case practices: doing a solid investigation and assessment of family needs, seeing the children regularly and managing caseloads so that social workers are not overburdened and can truly support the families with whom they work. T he DSS story is not a fairy tale or nursery rhyme, but a real life story, where every chapter details new advances in dealing with troubled children and families, an overburdened staff and some of society's greatest ills. · DSS provides services to more than 20,000 families with over 43,000 children on any day. We estimate that about 60 percent of these families have domestic violence issues, 60 percent have substance abuse problems and more than half of all the mothers we work with had their first child as a teenager. The combination of these three societal problems is a powerful indicator of the families that will one day come into contact with a DSS social worker. A s a society we must take the long view. We must help break these cycles and raise children who do not abuse and neglect their own children when they become parents. Most of the problems we encounter are intergenerational, because most of us raise our children the way we were raised. The programs and initiatives we have undertaken over the past several years must be mindful of our responsibility in shaping many of the adults of tomorrow; we must work to break those debilitating cycles of child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, substance abuse and teen pregnancy. I urge you to help continue our work through passage of the Supplemental Budget request pending in the legislature and by supporting the funding levels contained in the Governor's House One budget. STAFF SUPPORT Caseload SS's work begins with trained, professional staff. My Job as Commissioner is to make sure they have manageAble workloads, the tools to do the jobs (like phones and computers), and receive the guidance they need by establishing expectations and then measuring how . well we do against those expectations. It is also critical that all state agencies work cooperatively to ensure that services such as mental health services, medical treatment, substance abuse treatment and day care are available to our families. D C hief among my greatest concern four years ago was the staff. By Continue to page 17 �LOWELL HOUSING AUTHORITY ' # # # 515G,gG5SiG~W ~---~ ~~ n ,..._........_ (!j ii rs 15 r {z) ii r s1 ss1 i CV SPIN'N TUMBLE 580 CHELMSFORD STREET iifiS um ~ °" '!itlffltDJiJ . 1 d ff tl ttfl ti 8:00 - 11 :00 p.m ~ d '!~iff tl ttfl ti if,tml n ti 187 ff 8:00 - 8:00 p.m 9:00 - 5:00 p.m �King of the Mountain M odern Cambodia has its roots deep in the mists of time. As early as 4200BC, there were people with the ability to make pots living in a cave in north-western Cambodia. Human bones found at Samrong Sen--settled since lS00BC--indicate that prehistoric Cambodians there resembled the Cambodians of today ... By Jane Turner An old Cambodian legend has it that the country ' s origins may be traced to the marriage of a foreigner and a dragon process- or nagiwhose father was the ruler of a waterlogged land. One of several version of the tale holds that a brahman called Kaundinya, bearing a magical bow, was sighted one day off the Cambodian shoreline. The dragon-princess rowed out to meet the brahman but he shot an arrow in her direction which struck her boat. The act so frightened the princess that, out of fear, she agreed to marry the foreigner. Kaundinya made a gift of clothing to her, and the dragon-king, for his part, "enlarged the possessions of his son-in-law by drinking up the water that covered the country. He later built them a capital and changed the name of the country to 'Kambuja' ." Their marriage represented, among other things, a union of the sun and moon and the birth of the land of Cambodia. While magical bows and dragon kings shed little light on actual history, the fable is an analogue for what historians do know about ancient Cambodia-and much of the rests on the lives not of dragon kings but of the Khmer people's ancient rulers. Much of what is known about ancient Cambodia related to the Khmer kings because the sources of information are inscriptions related to projects com- missioned by them or by high placed officials. Cambodia's is a complex, ancient history-a subj ect often shrouded in mystery and as misinterpreted and misunderstood as the nation's contemporary politics. While many of the secrets of its ancient past have yet to be reveal3d, legacies such as the magnificent Angkor Wat beg questions and further research for generations to come. Perhaps the foremost question is, "where the original people of Cambodia come from?" No one knows for sure. There is much debate among academics as to whether the earliest arrivals were from India, China or South East Asia. There is even debate that pre-historic peoples migrated to the region. Research has also failed to uncover which languages the original Cambodians used before the advent of an Indian-style alphabet around AD300. But, as far back as 2000 years ago, the people of Cambodia spoke languages linked to the Cambodian language used today- Khmer. Languages that are part of the MonKhmer family remain across mainland South-East Asia, on some of the islands and in certain parts oflndia, and Chinese-influenced present-day Vietnamese is a distant relative of this family. What is known, and has been confirmed by carbon testing, is that there were people with the ability to make pots, who lived in a cave at Laang Spean in north-western Cambodia, as early as 4200BC . It is presumed that the first Cambodians arrived long before then. Human bones found at Samrong Sen- settled since l 500BC- indicate that pre-historic Cambodians there resembled the Cambodians of today, when allowance is made for Chinese and Vietnamese influences on the race. It is thought the prehistoric peoples of Cambodia were mainly fish eaterslike their descendants who lived in struct u r e s above the ground w hi Ch they ac' c es s e d using ladd e r s . Early Chinese account s describe them as being "naked"; apparently fashion and exterior adornment did not figure prominently in those times. Later, around 1000BC, they lived in fortified villages, laid out in circular fashion, sharing them with domesticated pigs and water buffalo. Rice and root crops were grown. "Indianisation" is an important feature, lasting more than 1000 years in early Cambodian history, although it is not known how the process was triggered or operated at different times. 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As academic David P. chandler describes it in A History of Cambodia: "Without India, Angkor would never have been built, yet Angkor was never an Indian city, any more than medieval Paris was a Roman one." The first few centuries AD in Cambodi a are known almost entirely from the accounts of Chinese historiansthat is from the first century to the middle of the sixth century. The late eminent historian Geoge Coedes described the Cambodia of this time as the center of a Hinduised kingdom which controlled a large part of the peninsula and which the Chinese called "Funan". This word was a transcription of the Khmer phnom, meaning mountain, according to Coedes. "The title of these kings was significant, 'kings of the mountain', and it was after this title that the Chinese named the country." More recently, historians such as Chandler and Paul Wheatley have suggested there is stronger evidence that the site of "Funan" was in fact a cult site rather than a major unified kingdom. While it is possible that chiefdoms in Cambodia occasionally banded together and called themselves a kingdom so as to send tributary goods to China, Chandler says: It is possible that Funan was thought to be a major kingdom because the Chinese wanted it to be one and later because French scholars were eager to find a predecessor for the highly centralized kingdom of Angkor, which developed in the ninth century." One of the real achievements of the so-called Funan era is said to have been systematic irrigation. Buddhism from India also flourished during this time, and many of the Chinese sources describe commodities of trade, local custom and centralization. In the seventh and eight centuries AD, coastal trading states like Fun an dwindled or changed into settlements further inland, w hi Ch Chandler says were known in the Cambodian case by the collective t e r m "Chenla". The wealth of these kingdoms came from wet-rice agriculture and manpower mobilization, and not subsistence agriculture or trade. Cambodia's great Angkorean age is usually dated between AD802 and 1431, although these are not hard and fast "beginning and end" pointers. The word Angkor comes from the Sanskrit word nagara meaning town and the state known today as Angkor, which arose in north-west Cambodia in the ninth century, had been the homes of Khmer speakers for several hundred years. In the eighth century, Cambodia was divided in two, suggests George Coedes. Java had probably invaded and annexed part of the territory. In the dying years of the century, a prince with distant links to a past Cambodian regime returned from Java and proclaimed the independence of Cambodia from Java. He also forged the cult of the god-king which was to be the hallmark of Khmer civilization. This great king, known as Jayavarman II (802-850), installed himself over time in four capitals north of the Grand Lake Tonie Sap. After 48 years of a rocky reign, during which time he unified and pacified Cambodia, Jayavarman II died near Rolous in 850. He had paved the way for a line of kings in the Angkor region for the next 600 years. His son Jayavarman III (850-877) and his nephew Indravarman (877889) remained at Rolous. Later, Yasovarman, Indravarman' s son moved the capital to the north-west' calling it Y asodharapura and having th~ vast Baray Oriental basin dug in the vicinity. King Jayavarman IV abandoned this site in 921 and returned to Angkor. He built a new capital at Koh Ker, distinguished by towering, decorative monuments. But in 944, Coedes recounts, his successor Continue to page 18 �ORIENTAL BUFFET all you can ~at!! 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Our next goal is to see that no individual worker has a caseload higher than the standard. We think we can achieve this within the cur- rent staffing levels. This budget marks the first time that I have not requested additional staff Worker Safety · and-in-hand with caseload reduc tion is the need to provide staff with the safest work environment possible. We were all shocked and saddened to learn of the murder of Linda Sylva, an investigator in our Cape office in September. Although her killer has not been apprehended, and the motive cannot be linked to DSS at this time, her death has unleashed pent up anxiety among staff about their safety and prompted a renewed focus on worker safety issues . DSS staff works in the shadow of violence everyday. They go places some police say they will not go without backup. It is crucial we give them the tools to increase their personal safety as they H BOS. TON G L O B E _ $125-225 labor on behalf of the Commonwealth. Governor Weld filed a $4.8 supplemental budget request in January for various safety items for DSS. Such items include bullet resistant glass in reception areas, beepers , cell ular phones worker safety training, telephones and other items. We hope you will look favorab ly on this request as soon as possible. Let's not wait until another tragedy occurs. Many of these items are one-time expenditure. However, House One also included the annualization of items that are not onetime expenses. O ne item in the supplemental bud get I would like to highlight is the need for a new phone system. This is certainly not an exciting request. But not only is it a safety issue beContinue to page 22 m~~: ~ t:::; G !5~fU('l~ 1 86 5U2s.,)S!"5~1.,ft6enessfon!Wt~~~S"5'J"fSG n,8tn261., ffl\Si S!: 1 •800•537 •5354 �Continue from page 14 Rajendravarman consolidated Angkor as the site of the royal court and it remained the home of Khmer kings from then on. After the reign of Jayavarman V (968-1001 ), the builder of Banteay Srei and Takeo, the Cambodian kingdom passed to a dynasty that was, almost exclusively, of foreign blood. The work of Coedes reveals these to be Suryavarman I (1002-1050), a "conquering king from the valley of Menam", UdayadityavarmanII (10501066), the builder of the Baphuon,; and Harshavarman III. In the year 1080, Jayavarman VI, unrelated to previous kings of the same name, installed himself with the aid of Brahman Divakara as a king of a new dynasty---one which was to survive until the 14 th century. One of the undisputed great kings of Cambodia was Suryavarman II, ruler from 113-1150, who was responsible for the building of Angkor Wat and whose image appears there on the bas-reliefs. "His reign lasted 40 years and was full of daring conquests, which led for a time to annexation of part of Champa. There followed a period of fresh troubles during which the Chams revenged themselves by invading and destroying Angkor. They were finally driven away by Jayavarman VII, the last great king of Cambodia, who was crowned in 1181, and who not only reconstructed the capital but added an astonishing number of buildings," Coedes writes in his book Angkor. Crowned in 1181, Jayavarman VII devoted himself to the teaching of Mahayana Buddhism- the form still practiced in a great part of northern Asia. But after his death, subsequent Cambodian kings were threatened by the Thais, who had established themselves in the Menam valley. This was the beginning of the end of an era for Cambodia. The Khmers' decline was not rapid, however, and it was not until the 15 th century that the court left Angkor for Phnom Penh. The present capital is near what some believe to have been the ancient capital ofFunan, and ofpre-Angkorean Cambodia. Jane Turner is an Australian journalist working in South-East Asia. 7 16 ~ 5(,eut L ~. 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We are very greatful for the constant support of the Office of Refugees & Immigrants (ORI), especially in the youth aspect. With the leadership of Mr. ARN CHORN-POND as a youth partner and coordinator for the CMAA, the Youth Corps / Peer Leadership Program has now began to be very active again, and we are very thankful ! T he Youth Corps/ Peer Leadership Program involves 15 to 20 Cambodian youths who are currently in their commitment, skills and willingness to volunteer to help their community. Peer Leaders are involved in organizing, planning and educating their younger peers and the community as a whole about health issues, youth issues, and other activities including : Peer Counseling and Environmental Project, Pregnancy Prevention Educ a ti on and Conferences Workshop Planning. Recently we has just began the Cambodian Traditional Music Class for the 'at risk' youths. The Peer Leaders are also helping in organizing events like fundraising parties for youth projects and helping to plan the Summer School for the CMAA in the hope to keep the Cambodian youths busy, having fun and become productive citizens to their community. If you like to be involved, please contact Mr. ARN CHORN-POND at the CMAA. Tel # is ( 508 ) 454-4286. Thank you ! Continue from page 17 cause our phones are so antiquated that we lose a large number of calls each day, but it is also a service issue as teachers, therapists, doctors and foster parents find it nearly impossible to reach their social workers. Often it is thought that DSS staff is unresponsive, when in fact there is no good system for even receiving calls or taking messages. The equipment we have in most DSS offices is not even made anymore. We have been relegated to snapping up phones no longer used by other state agencies that have upgraded their systems in order to augment our supply of phones. We need to invest in something that sounds mundane, but is the lifeblood of our work. Please support a new telephone system for DSS. Professionalization of Staff he work DSS social workers do is one of the most difficult jobs in the Commonwealth. All of the most horrific societal issues from domestic violence and substance abuse to chronic neglect and child abuse converge at DSS. It is essential that staff have the most up-to-date training to deal with these problems. In the past year we have totally revamped the preservice training program for new social workers, implementing a competency based training program. This pre-service program will form the basis for licensing all DSS social workers in the future as required by the Legislature. T W ltl;:~;~t~i~ 1 /1 bodian youths within I the community by e have entered into an agree ment with the Salem State School of Social Work to create the Child Welfare Training Institute beginning in September of 1997. The Institute will oversee all in-service training for staff and foster parents, including credentialing, at sites throughout the state and work in conjunction with other schools of social work-both public and private; a professional edu Continue to page 25 �VANTHAN R. UN ATTORNEYANDCOUNSELORATLAW -1 nm nnrrturtl~ci1mum ruuroJ1utn1JurfH1QiHUtr1 °' n _, olO o.., •.> t tt .> fifl nytnrn .> u1 ru HlBIHmi i:lli:llli:lliil~r!JlBmrqBLUCUU 81lltg,nqllmrmii{j1 a Hlfl fi{;f fiHl (i~ ~ rumrn BJllfln.fl 81 ~runu Ojl UttlJtl1 uii tl fit] ti Bl Q1 cil :) 'tm=iJrilfflHm1 t u ( AUTO A.CCll)l'.NT ¢ WOD~·s OOMl)l'.,-.SA.TIO,_. ¢ UUSl~l:SS lAw ¢ IMMI~no~ ¢ UA.~~DUVTC'1 .. :) ,im:fltJt'J,jbl!ffll :) IJ1U'7'lllSIUff! :) IJ11518111,tsUIUt1 <'i181tsbijt5) :) Hffjm ¢ mfifl Stsbiauii) . -. . :) 1im:f)fJlffltultlt1811fl15?1U ¢ STOV ffiDl'.CLOSIJDI'. '¢ Llil) l),,UNT OOISOPIIIIIPllll6 :) mii,~:f: ¢ CLOSl~t; ¢ WILLS & TDUST ¢ OIVOOCI'. Ml:()U.TIO,-. ¢ C~IMl~LLA.W :) fSITJJtS~'"11BIDffl'IIHf: ~ :) f1fJ,fJ1 UIID :) Mttf:18pli1!J:VV,U§ 16 PINE STREET ( Suite 8), LO\VELL, lVIA 01851 OFFICE (508) 937-2201~ HO!\IE (508) 458-7738 FAX (508) 937-220-t �NEW HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE CARE IN PHNOM PENH Sihanouk Hospital Center for HOPE opened on December 10, 1996 in Phnom Penh to provide free medical care for the people regardless of race, class, or financial situation. The hospital is already seeing 300 outpatients a day and is soon to begin 24 hour emergency services. We need your support and financial assistance to begin inpatient and surgical care by mid-1997. Those in Cambodian who have suffered so much and still so desperately lack the medical care they need will benefit directly from your donation. An international staff of doctors, nurses and technicians have been assembled by HOPE worldwide. The plan of hiring and training 25 Cambodian physicians and 200 other hospital staff has begun. Through a number of corporate and private donors the construction of the hospital has been completed and outpatients are being served. HOPE worldwide will provide the administrative experience to run this landmark training facility and needs $1.5 million annually to fund on-going hospital expenses to allow equal access to health care for all Cambodians. HOPE worldwide is a 50l(c)(3) non-profit and non-governmental organization in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Tax deductible donations should be made to HOPE worldwide - Cambodia Hospital, at 148 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087 USA phone 610/254-8800. If you can be of any assistance to the Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE or would like further information please complete the form below and sent to the address below. Name Address City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State Phone Number_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Married/Single Financial Donation: Amount Enclosed _ _ __ Personal Resourc~ m m Send to: HOPE worldwide 148 East Lancaster Avenue Wayne, PA 19087 USA Zip M/F Services Resource Equipment Resources m m �Continue from page 22 (Testimony Linda K.... ) cation program for social workers who wish to obtain their MSW; and the field placement program for all students doing internships at DSS. T his is a very exciting that will en hance the training we will be able to do, increase the number of social workers with advanced degrees and allow us to receive federal reimbursement for the project. Although this program is federally reimbursable, we need the commitment from the Legislature to move forward. In addition to the work we are doing with Salem State, I have convened a task force to work with the schools of social work throughout the state to strengthen the relationship between DSS and the schools, thereby improving the job readiness of our clinical staff. It is expected that this work can also help us undertake additional research to better understand how we can assist families. This task force, chaired by Loretta Kowal, will provide me with great insight into how we can enhance collaboration with the public and private institutions that prepare staff for this line of work. FamilyNet amilyNet, our major technology initiative will completely revolutionize the way we do our work and allow workers to spend more time with families as opposed to pads, pencils and desks. DSS has not upgraded from its monster mainframe system that was developed in the early 80's. Thanks to Rep. Angelo Scaccia and Speaker Finneran, we are well on our way to implementing a new computer system that capitalizes on 75 percent funding from the federal government for a limited period of time. F P art of the federal Statewide Auto mated Child Welfare Information System, FamilyNet will replace case records stored in green three ring. binders with an online, interactive system. It will streamline casework, dra- matically reduce paperwork and speed efficiency of document transmittal between offices. The system will help match waiting children with prospective foster and adoptive parents as well. Part of the design also includes interfaces with other state agencies, which will result in better service to our families. For example, we will be able to link up with Medicaid's computer system to find out if a child is already enrolled in an HMO and who is his primary physician. This project, in development since 1994, is set to become operational in August. It is one of the most exciting technological advances in state government today. This project has been in large part funded through a federal match program. the Governor's House One includes $3 .21 million to operationalize FamilyNet. This funding is critical to our ability to keep the system going once the federal match expires. The federal dollars support development but not ongoing costs of running the system. (Continue to next issue) �NICKMANN NICK PHONE: (508) 458-4911 COlOR FAX: (508) 458-4911 COPY MANN --PRINTING----31 GROTON STREET • LOWELL, MA 01852 cJqu;u1n1m Lin,m r;1nn1ruidr;r:r u- "' un.llu~1cilfj cJur;r;1fn1Jn1tfjfl in1jimiing1gMu in1ufiLur;1n1uuu1 6ilC1Jl{LtitQJ½31i5jn... 'U [d Wedding Invitations Business Cards Receipt Books Video Covers Restaurant Menus Flyers / Posters And Much More ... ~!'°qfmi msmu,m '° msutJ ms s~ m,m ~ t f!!.I 0 tA 6') �H1111'Hfl ffJ~1 A. A. 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Sponsorship of a two-person racing team. • Recognition as a sponsor in the Program Guide. • A quarter page ad in the Program Guide. • Sponsorship of a two-person racing team. The Southeast Asian Water Festival Saturday, August 23, 1997 YES! I would like to be a sponsor of the Southeast Asian Water Festival. Enclosed is my contribution of: $2,500 _ _ $1,000 _ _ $500 _ _ $250 _ _ $100 _ _ Other _ _ YES! I would like to offer the following goods or services to the Southeast Asian Water Festival: ' Please make checks payabl.e to the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association. Please return this form to the Southeast Asian Water Festival c/o UMass Lowell Center for Family, Work & Community; One University Ave. in Lowel~ MA 01854. �Dear Friends and Colleagues, How would you like to subscribe to our bi-monthly magazine, "Khmer Lowell"? Would you like to put out an a ds to more than 45,000 of our r eaders. We offer low subscription and ads rate. Please call now for a quote of your ads. The yearly subscription is only $25.00. Your subsription and a dvertisement mqney not only helping us to produce this bilingual m agazin e, but also supporting our work of serving the Southeast Asian community m embers who may oth erwise be left out of the syst em and have no place to go for h elp. If you haven't subscribed to " Khmer L owell", please call and subscribe now! "Khmer Lowell" provides compreh ensive information about community issues, progress, economic, education, recreation, and more! It also provides you information about Cambodia as well. "Khmer Lowell" is a m onthly, bilingual magazine published collaboratively by the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. (CMAA), the Cambodian American Voter Lea gue (CAVL), and the Khmer Cultural Institute (KCI). The magazine is widely distributed to Cambodians and non-Cambodians throughout the N ew England areas and the United States. We will be delighted to serve your n eeds! Please call us at (508) 454-4286; fax # (508) 454-1806, or r each us b y-E-mail at CMAA@worldnet.att Sincerely, Samkhann Khoeun Executive Director CONWAY INSURANCE AGENCY fiUfflB&lBlflUJb U I I 3Bli Philip Sopheap Muth Representative Po.Box 1744 77 E. Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01853 508- 454-5054 �-: I Oiil:fliilllJirl ... Activities from past months!.. LOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Henry J. Mroz Administration Office 155 Merrimack Street Lowell, Massachusetts 01852 George N. Tsapatsnris Tel: (508) 9J7-764 7 Tel: (50/J) 937-7614 Fax: (508) 441-3761 Superinfe,,Jent d nHUl fi April 25. 1997 George Tsapatsaaris, Superintendent of Lowell School Mr. Samkhann Khoeun Executive Director Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association 125 Perry Street Lowell. Massachusetts 01852 ~tfuufltcD~l'iJHl 8fi groUtU:l]Brn nJl !8I rni nn nnrflJl ru tulif t'r rtn ll Dear Mr. Khoeun: Your communication of April 11, 1997 regarding the establishment of the Cambodian language as part of the world language program at Lowell High School was presented to the members of the Lowell School Committee at their regularly scheduled meeting of April 23, 1997. The Committee voted to place your communication on file pending further discussion with the Headmaster. ~ceraly. j/;'. / '--1'- -· -~>-"! . i '·'i' L* '"'--. \ ·; ·,,,r..... L , ,• • '• Geofge N. TsapatS'aris Superintendent of Schools GNT{jc Feb. 27, 1997 -Meeting with state Legislators regarding to benefit cut to legal immigrants and its impact on Southeast Asian communities at the State House, Boston, MA. Fmmlell:to right: Representative Kevin Murphy, Samkhann Khoeun, Executive Director of CMAA, Pa him Kay, CaseworkerofF amily Support Program of CMAA, Dr. Jeff Gerson of Umass Lowell, Thy Chey, Elderly Program Coordinator at CMAA, Judith DickermanNelson, Director/instructor of Young Parent Program at CMAA, and Chuck Sarth, Chairman of Cambodian American Voter League. Feb. 27, 1997 CMAA's staff and colleagues met with state legislators at the State House, Boston, MA regarding to benefit cut to legal immigrants. �* 5cu1wn1Emwtlrim1cu LUlw101bcg ,hnmLrir\ 1Eujs!!JlWE~rii * 05lnlCUnlriJ~U11'i T U51:fl5ffIUlNOltlI-lltUi I * d IJ51:fl5li1'itull!qj qM1cufo CU~ 5lnl cunll'iJnl'ii * * H'iltllU1105r:Jt5~cu7urn 1l'i~50tlU5 * " * ~55bcEs~cul51 N5i I11:ftlU51:fl5 wm~imQJOl~5 cih:n5lN!JaicuLUitN~CUl'ill:Jlllri2u c5mwu~mmwi riUCUl'ill:Jl,nriuh ufon n ,, ~ * l!Jl5LU1'il5~50tl LUlWIOltll!Jl5LU1'il5 UMtu1 * U51:fl5CUl.1'iij LUlWIOltlCUll'iITl5Ulfi c5m51 UINCU 5tllNU~1'ilUll 5i , u nc.- )C)()C)C)CXXX)C)C)C)C)C )O<>C)<>C)CXXXX)CXX * CJ,!HUUJlW~iumiir;:_,GJrir:J ~Luim cu 5tlnJlG1 CUGl 5mr\ritl!JlCUi * l:f!JilOI-ll!JNl:flU05CUG15 't - u 1l'ilf51-ll!J Nl:flU~l'i UlflJlfiGl 515 i n * )CXXXXXXX>CXXX)C lLriini~ Btl ftl U5I-1qn;yfiw1wuri tulllfi!lH!ll!ltlg g~lijtlli " * liri1r:JCUU5Ebijo1cwua1-11Lrir\ EM1ijo11wufi ~fo11 I11:ftlU5 he Department of Social Services ' provides services to families and children living in Massachusetts. The mission at DSS is to support and strengthen families, an to keep families together whenever possible. The Department offers a fu ll range of services which include counseling, day care, and parent aides . DSS is also the agency mandated to respond to reports of child abuse and neglect. When families can not provide the necessary care and protection for their own children, the Department intervenes to ensure children 's safety. W l:fl'ii n G1 5UCUSU11H5 i * liriu5EM1 lnCUtullfiIBUlltU u I11:ftlU5EM1 rn CUtull~Il51t~jl:fLr:Jii li1'i1r:lCUU5~lUl:fl5NW lowell New~ rrom D.~.~. " hen children need to be placed outside of their families home, this is when foster care is utilized. DSS first attempts to place children with family members, when none are available or appropriate, we than place children infoster homes. DSS does try to place children in their own ethnic background, but this is not always possible because of the shortage of homes we have available . DSS also tries to keep sibling groups together, and we do try to avoid making children change school districts. All of these factors are considered when trying to find a foster home . None of these factors are possible sometimes because of the shortage of foster homes. W e are appealing to the Greater Lowell community in trying to open new foster homes. The more foster homes we can have available, the better chance we will have as an agency to place children in appropriate foster home setting. If you want more information on how to become a foster parent please contact: Susan Tucke or Michael Ben Ho @ 452-8970. The Lowell DSS office is located at 33 E. 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Send us your articles, poems, short story, opinion column, political and sociai commentary or any kind of art work such as cartoon that you wish to be published. All articles should be limited to 800-1200 words . Please include your name, address and phone number. We reserve the right to edit all materials for space and contents suitable to Khmer Lowell 's philosophy. For articles that we can not printed for any reasons whatsoever, we bear no responsibilities and/or are responsible to send them back to the writers if writer names and address are not provided. No part ofKhmer Lowell may be reprinted or reproduced without our written permission. Subscription rate for the first year (6-7 issues) is $25.00 (USA); $30.00 (Canada) and $45.00 for all other countries. All advertising inquiries should be directed to Samkhann Khoeun, Vuthy Vann, or Thirith Hut. Copyright (c) 1997 by KhmerLowell Magazine. KhmerLowell Newsletter c/o CMAA- 125 Perry Street, Lowell, MA 01852 Tel: (508) 454-4286; Fax: (508) 454-1806 E-mail: CMAA@worldnet.att 1g \<Jri~ryu us .. ....... (wnuwmrsmrnfo) tct _ mD~CTJlf • . US .. ...... . (Wf7ULU!llWl'illlil7tfl) 1g Gri ~CTJlf us ........ (wnirLUtllW!tlJt:irn]nl Managing Editor VuthyVann QlRSlu_ff~ I mHlJ7 urmruitJ,ng~ rnim crrg ms rnim HHl1J7 LWWIUWHW 1ruin1 'IJ!:fHICililllll All t:11rui n ti B-f§, U) n-mfo, 1uTis-w1J1B1 rniqt:11r.)t:1rn: mrW1ruw1rut:1 'IJ!:ftlBt'iJ!~t:I ~7 t\ 8ll !l'i t'i Lfi frnirruHn Ull Ill t:IH Wlfl ru1w't:1 UJ[lf 07 "HB L'lIUBt:lm7 rui'\ 8ti" IUWLn p ULt'il§fqJ!f ru1 ,, fl'iJl wf (c) Publisher/Editor Samkhann Khoeun (;J~~ti rn1 WLllPULt'il§fqjlfru 1 Associate Editors (Khmer) Pahim Kay, Savy Suth, Noret Som, Vu thy Vann Associate Editors (English) Joe Nickerson, Judith D. Nelson, Chuck Sart, Seng Ty Arts & Cultural Editors Am Chom-Pond u i'ilillllriimijifiuli'il§lqJl1rn c/o CMAA - 125 Perry Street Lowell, MA 01852 Tel: (508) 454-4286; Fax (508) 454-1806 E-mail: CMAA@worldnet.att Variety Editor Chath pierS~th & Joe Nickerson Advertising & Marketing Managers Jachrey Em, Seng Ty, Chuck Sart, Thirith Huth, Vuthy Vann, Noret Som & Chath Piersath · Production Manager VuthyVann - �e FAX: ( 508) 459 - 0044 TEL: ( 508) 459 - 2575 JAMES C. DRAGON ilifl RS(in mb!, !f6ii15f5U tufflffiffli'~niis~Ufnrn (ijffl5ffuih tulfi~ Sb ff~fj ~fjfi~ LPffinbtfl5ffUtun Qjjg fHli1Sllfjfj'511s,~nmii,rluijJg1s 1 II ❖ lLiil~ylfiOUOI ¢ AUTO ACCIDENT ¢ WORK INJURY ¢ CRIMINAL ¢ BUSINESS LOSS ¢ BUSINESS LAW ❖ OJlUHl§ILUtHilii ¢ IMMIGRATION ❖ ¢ BANKRUPTCY ❖ .. ■ Col lliil~yli'ii'it§iltgi'ill .,., ❖ U5i:iLi'iyi'igtO.Jil., -. ❖ ITTiiUUi'iillliiOl ... ■ 0 0 ❖ OJlUl!.iUOllijOl ■ .. D iii'i.J Ill ~ mw ~1s cJ n tl t QcJ qLfl rn ., = ., H1 W t1J ~ 18 fil 1 UJHU t1J P. 0. 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Title A name given to the resource Khmer Lowell, May-June 1997; Issue No. 4 Subject The topic of the resource Cambodia--history Nonprofit organizations Description An account of the resource Khmer Lowell, May-June 1997; Issue No. 4. This newsletter has 36 pages. Titles of topics covered in the newsletter include the Southeast Asian Water Festival; Testimony; King of The Mountaing; Khmer Traditional Music for Youth; New Hospital Provides Free Care; Lowell News From D.S.S.; and more. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf; 36 pp. Language A language of the resource Khmer English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Khmer Lowell Issue 4 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 1990-1999 Cambodian American Voter League of Lowell Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Cambodians Khmer Cultural Institute Periodicals Southeast Asian Water Festival https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/7297d68da0822446d61c892aa8ffa92c.pdf?Expires=1774483200&Signature=V4-mb8awkpccy8L%7EvHz7RR7MTj5iupWCYOGeRLZwnbgKNPaI9EBrGXLJNOeI4TUjIoY-0GTAAa20c728xs-UBuHPCOs7sd7yCMRF0dX7pdUNowCiKtm94-Etke0T2fBjjE0zO-Pqb-Rf3SxRuWEm3PJs43v-1f8TmDMMh%7ENbABBirtQwHDixR2EuFIIqCCSEfX1htlZV0vwje5bN24lsqtua3jIxLRK54d4I526E55m%7E34okTC4V69f9nX924FT1eG4RRm4xp0Uq6PCXOCSu2LCYj0QSWVA77i-U9peDTH2DN0c1V33UdutBQA840zz0ZUiwEQSsUZzZE82fcB7txQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 1313e6edd35619c1c9bc1d2c85046b44 PDF Text Text fiiiliiiH Board of Directors President 'YIJ,. J,m Ct.,a I st Vice President 'm,. Cl.anti.a 8,n ]nd Vice President 'YIJ,. Jt.,t 'J Sa, Secretary ttruuQugi 690 iiil:J!U l:JllUIIH'i l:J1 I .. I st Treasurer 2nd Treasurer 'YIJ,. S.1!.,a Ct.a .. rumnulg1 Assistant Secretary (2117/87 - 2119/97) 'YIJ,. 'm,cl.a,I 8.n .JJ. 'YIJ,. Ct.,,m .Jiu.,. A Ten year 'YIJ,. Pan Celebration of Komar Day ...~~ ·~ , ~~l\.~ Care Center - •-V_. . s. 'YIJ,. Anniversary P. 'mann n c1, 'YIJ,. Ct... P,1,, .J.. B.rl.any Pt. ..., m,. , ' ·"t ~-~.,,: CMAA ,,, (2117/87 - 2/19/97) ~~ ~ /$~~ Betty Borden, former director of the Komar Day Care Center, and Samkhan Khoeun. executive director of the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, keep a watchful eye as, from left, Jonathan Soun , 4, Randy Hell, 3, Matthew Keo, 4 , Sarin Ruom. 3, and Sophat Chhim, 5, play with a chalkboard. The Komar Day Care Center yesterday celebrated its 10th anniversary. · Legal Counsel J...pl. .JJ. .s..,... 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Cambodian Women Speak: an interview with Sara Im and Chantha Bin.----- 8 6. MTV' s Hip Hop Black Culture and Cambodian Youth - - - - - - 1 4 O d J 1uti orm: tn ti rn ruun.nrnHrn nrnrrnrn: trnrn unti Lti nru ---- --- ------------- ---------Glj" O 7. n 1 n 't ., 15 8. American Tobacco Companies Are Cashing In On Cambodia's Poor --------17 9. Building On A Dream: A Cambodian Cultural C e n t e r - - - - - - 1 8 1o. fttism2tiantte~euu\flft -------------------------------------------------------23 ft 1,1 Cl 1,1 a. .,.. 11. LU@llUlrirqJ "" fi@lj - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 0 12. fil[fJUDffl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 .. 13. t6ifil~ -----------------------------------------------------------------------26 @riiiiLU]BQIDfiil'llli Citizenship Class 7~&& ,ajbnai,i,ml S,mb gOf,Pff Every Saturday Morning 10 AM - 12 Noon ~ffunftmS1risb CMAA -125 Perry Street; Lowen. MA 01852 let. (5081 454-4286 1 ~ff~Hff iii ~ff �age of foster homes we have. And children are places in a good foster home, which in fact didn't allow us to meet any of the above factors. he Department of Social Ser vices provides services to families and children. The mission at DSS is to support and strengthen families, keeping families together whenever possible. DSS provides a full range of family support services, including counseling, day care, and parent aides. When families can not provide the necessary care and protection for their own children, DSS intervenes to ensure children's safety. T "\ 'l Then a child can no longer be VV cared for by their family DSS intervenes in order to protect the child. If a child needs to leave their families home, DSS will first attempt to place the child with a family member. If no family member is avail- able or not appropriate to take the child, DSS will then place the child in a foster home. he Lowell DSS office, located at 33 E. Merrimack Street, provides services to Lowell as well as the seven surrounding communities. Therefore our foster homes are located throughout the greater Lowell area. When a child needs a foster home, certain factors are considered when a placement is trying to be found. We try to place children in foster homes of the same ethnic background as the child. We try to place sibling groups together. We try to keep children within their school districts. All of these factors are not always possible because ofthe short- T lacing children in foster homes is a daily occurrence in our office. If you were to walk through our office lobby on any given day you might see the older children sitting there. Then you might wonder why they have all sorts of bags and luggage surrounding them. These are the teenagers waiting to be placed. These teenagers might sit all day wondering where they will sleep that night. 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Cath pierSath and Joachim Nickerson C ara Im, Ul rather ,_ res e rv ed and soft spoken but articulate woman, came out of the ThaiCambodian border Khao-I-Dang Refugee Camp. She arrived in the United States September 1981. She initially lived in Connecticut and moved to Lowell after a few years there. She came to the U.S. by herself, and later brought her mother and three brothers to this country. She has a college degree in Mathematics and Business Management. Now, she is working with the Cambodian American League ofLowell (CALL) as its program coordinator. The C.A.L.L. is an organization that focuses on economic development in the Southeast Asian community in Lowell. They provide small business training, help people understand how to acquire loans to achieve their dream of buying a home and become literate in the business world. Sara is one Cambodian women who has achieved success. When asked to define "success" she spoke of having a balance in various areas oflife. This includes·a family, a stable job for financial security and a moral and spiritual responsibility towards the community in which you live. To achieve success, she also adds, one has to be very self-detem1ined and have a desire to learn and grow. One must want to make a difference not only in one's own life, but in the lives of other people and be able to see oneself as a contributing memberofsociety. Importantly, one must do what one loves in order to achieve a certain self-sufficiency and satisfaction. In society, some social, economic and political issues are unique only to women. They have to balance family and work and also their roles in society. A lot of the issues are difficult, and Sara has identified several relating to her own life. Being a woman and an immigrant in this country has expanded her horizons and perspective, but not without struggles. She had to deal with cultural and language barriers, which many Cambodian women are still struggling with today. Many Cambodian women in America are not as integrated into the mainstream American culture as Sara has. A lot ofthe Cambodian women in Lowell are experiencing post traumatic stress from the war and the Khmer Rouge years. They have not recuperated like Sara and thus it is harder for them to provide their children with any positive wisdom to guide them. Therefore, it is more difficult for them to identify and achieve their own personal goals. Although Sara is fluent in English and Khmer, she still feels that it is more challenging to realize her goals than it would for a native English speaker. Sara has always been a very good role model for young women. Her conm1itrnent to the community and her long tem1 involvement demonstrate her ability to face challenges. Every year she assists CALL in organizing a beauty pageant which focuses on helping young women build self-esteem and establish roots and cultural identity. It helps young women identify and realize personal goals in addition to strengthening the family. Sara is also participating in the Lowell Career Beginning Planning Team to provide youth with mentors who could assist them in clarifying their future career and goals. When asked what advice she would give to young women, she said they should identify a role model or mentor who they like, and follow his or her example in order to achieve their own success. Success includes the motivation to learn, grow and experience new challenges. Sara is always looking for learning opportunities. Recently, she completed an Economic Development Leadership Training provided by CIRCLE (Center for Immigrant, Refugee Community Leadership Empowerment). When asked, with her knowledge and skill, if she wants to go back to Can1bodia to help, she said that she doesn't have enough strength to go there and work. However, she will visit family. Her mission is to help people here in the United States since there is a great need especially among the Cambodian people. "Cambodians abroad must be strong and unified if they want to help rebuild Cambodia from its war torn history," she said. While a lot of Cambodian men occupy themselves with the politics of Cambodia, Sara keeps herself Continue to page I 0 �New England Rehabilitation, Inc. ms,tu"6 A51t;u nsns1 '° a ubmu,jlmmOffimiwmqimuffg ,im~f1fftH1tu iDffij lifl~ffl!UbHlbDLff A /!::Ji# 0 0 t:::,J J f A J t:::,J &ffmi1mulli1Ul IJ 77 East Merrimack St., Suite 22 Lowell, MA 01852 Tel (508) 452-4156 Fax (508) 452-0317. �Continue from page 8 info1rned without getting involved in the political quagmire. She is an Ame1 ican citizen, and she is well infom1ed about pol itical issues both in America and in Cambodia. She votes in every election. Sara reflected on the role older Cambodian women play. She thinks of her mother who had little education, but who helped her become strong and detem1ined as an individual. Her mother has been a positive role model by being a good example. Sara appreciates her mother's wisdom and simplicity in her ways of resolving life's day to day problems. Her mother draws thedailywisdom of life fromherown experience. In many ways, Sara appreciates the older people because of their life experiences. "Older people - a lot of them are wise," she said. Sara talked about intergenerational relationships. She feels that teenagers who grow up in America have a harder time dealing with cross-cultural issues. They have to figure out where they belong and where they are in American society. " It is very hard for them to balance two different cultures." The yow1ger generation is the future of the Cambodian American community. The obstacles they are facing now don't necessarily weaken them, but probably will strengthen them since they have gone through the struggles and appreciate what they have been through. " I have to keep reminding myself all the time about where I came from and how 1survived the Khmer Rouge." As adults, we have to be positive role models and provide them with guidance and support to face the challenges they deal with in li fe and prepare·them for the future. One does not have to have a college degree to be a posi ti ve role model. "My mother never had a college education, but she teaches me ways to save money, life management skills and provides me with practical solutions to solve confhcts." The Cambodian community in Lowell has suffered a great deal from a bad reputation due to gang violence and intergenerational conflicts which evolves from a lack of basic skills to identify and resolve issues. "This is why we need to work extra, extra hard to recuperate from this gang image." Sara, in her integrity, looks at life in a practical sense just as her mother taught her. This includes basic skills to deal with day to day living and problem solving. As a positive role model, this is what she would like to give to other young women. Chantha Bin and Her Journey t the age of nine, Chantha Bin was separated from her family by theKhmer Rou ge and put into a chi ldren's camp. The war created many orphans due to land mines , starvation' relocation and mass killing. When A the Vietnamese occupied Cambodia in 1979 she fl ed with other people and was befri ended by an old lady who she called "grandmother". They both became very i11 and were in comas and the old woman's fanlily dug two graves. At this point she had a drean1 of a man in white who said there is room for only one. They had to make the choice as to which one stayed. The old woman had trouble making a decision and the man suggested that she go because she was old and had lived her life whereas Chantha was young and had a lot of years ahead of her. She awoke, the old woman had been buried and the fan1ily was ready to put Chantha in the grave as well. Chantha came to the United States in 1982 as an unaccompanied minor and lived in Amherst MA with American foster parents. Cambodian and other unaccomparued refugee minors were sponsored by Lutheran Child and Fan1ily Services who recruited foster homes. She had two years of education in a refugee camp, Sakeo I and II, before coming to Am erica. Her foster father was a professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; her foster mother was a secretary. When asked why she had succeeded when others hadn't, she said that she had support from other nunors who were mostly male but who supported and encouraged her and did not see her as a sex obj ect. She lived in a very disciplined environment with her foster parents which was similar to how Can1bodian parents raise their children. She finished high school and went to college. While in college Continue to page 12 �V ANTHAN R. 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HOl\lE (508) 458-7738 FAX (508) 937-2204 �Continue from page 10 she began to experience post-traumatic stress disorder syndrome and lost a great deal ofweight; she was only 79 pounds. Her foster mother took her to various doctors who were unable to diagnose the problem. She failed college and was expelled because her grade point average fell. At this point Chantha got a job helping special needs children, and it turned her life around. She began to work with a child who she calls Benjamin who had cerebral palsy, and he didn't like to be touched or fed. This boy was unable to feed himselfand do other basic skills such as going to the bathroom. He was unable to take care of himself and through working with Benjamin and others, she began to look at her own life. She realized that she had abilities which these children didn't and she.began to ask herself why she was so sad. She began to see her abilities in a positive way. She became proactive, and one day her relationship with this boy changed her life. She decided to hug him and tell him that she was there for him. Initially she communicated with him by singing. It took time, but he did come around and began to feed himselfand allowed her to become emotionally close to him. Chantha was transformed by the experience of Benjamin and was able to go back to college and graduate with a degree in early childhood development. She had to get beyond her own suffering to reach somebody else and then both people grow. Two years ago she went back to Cambodia where she met her biological parents after almost twenty years of separation. Her women should form a coalition as a mother was quite emotional, hugged support system, a self help group. her and cried, but she says that she As a facilitator in the school sysdidn't have the same emotion betem she has the opportunity to ascause she didn't know her parents. sist with communication between She realized that a mother's love for parents and children. While she her child is always with her, always isn't a trained counselor, she bewondering where the child is, but lieves that she helps with the healing the child can forget if the child process as well. By being open, doesn't have any memory of the honest and down to earth with the mother. The mother can't forget. parents she found that they trust and She had difficulty relating to her appreciate her. Through working mother in an emotional way from with the community and talking with another perspective as well: she had people we are all in the same circle a negative impression ofher counofsuffering even though our specific try oforigin and culture because of issues may vary. its recent history and genocide. There was war and destruction and Continue from page 4 throughout her childhood she experienced nothing but loss and sepawill be back in the office the very ration from loved ones. She ran next day to wait to see where they from war, was alone and vulnerable. will sleep that night. This is totally unfair to any child, but this is reality. A symbol ofhope and healing was We just do not have the number of present when she visited Angkor foster homes we need to accommoWat and saw the beautiful sculptures date all the children that come into smiling at her, and she began to recare. We will find a home each night alize that she belonged to a heritage for a child in need, the home may of a great civilization than she had only be temporary, but at least the thought. The expression ofthe base child will be safe. reliefrevealed to her that she was a part of an ancestry that was gentle he Department, statewide is try rather than cruel and charming mg to open 1,000 new foster homes, throughout the entire state, rather than harsh and she began to within the next year. The Lowell feel proud and relieved of self-conoffice has a target number of 48 new demnation and shame. foster homes. We do not ask people At the moment Chantha is workto have a large home or to take large ing with the school system as a comnumbers ofchildren into their homes. munity Liaison with parents, and she If you have room for one child, this hears the concerns ofparents. It is · is fine with us. We want applicants her impression that the women take to consider how a foster child will fit the greaterresponsibility in raising in with their own families. How many foster children can fit in with children and caring for the home. your family, what age child would be The men sometimes abandon the a good match for your family. Fosfamily. Some of the women raise ter families receive the professional their children alone and have few support from the staff at DSS. Fosemotional supports. Like Sara Im, ter parents are monetarily reimbursed she believes that Cambodian Continue to page 22 T �. c d r~ - HDlllffilBffllllliffllfiHliqJllffl . l.11 llll l.. ~g,~,.,..... --~ztgii,j,'A-..~~ .s. 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" • • • u t~ fi 8tiJrnim mhnm WlI 8tltmrh1ru;J ru1 ,iifij"uflfflmsn{w: a1gffuj,siff~ma?11mo1urnffm!i!Ji'am ., t~ Hj8 ~ rumr nJ7 m run grniHClQ ru fif8 rn nttutl ~ cl 018 ytl trui riff riW t q~ t rrw~ 01f:f B cl J t fll tu~I w~ l:ffi HU8 937-6100 !,tHHU Q) l:ffi8 l:f Cl{J ru fi[8til LI tti ff tl �MTV's Hip Hop B1. ck a Culture and Cambodian Youth Chath pierSath he hip hop culture, which is often viewed as black culture, has found its way to the hearts of Cambodian youth. In raps, these Cambodian youth, gangsta wannabes are finding a new sense of self in black street life - as portrayed in rap music. Rap is the sermon of the street and youth against conventionality and cultural restriction. U Beyond the boundaries and restrictions of their own culture, Cambodian youth who grow up in America are moving fluidly between other cultures, borrowing from whoever they can relate to. Often times, what they borrow is seldom viewed as something good. What they do and express in their lifestyle, a lot of the time, raise eye brows and questions about who they are and what they are all about. Parents, in particular, are scared and skeptical about the whole thing, when they hear their c hildren listen to rap music and see them wearing baggy clothes. Some boys even pierced their cars, which their fathe rs would never do since gender roles are ti g htl y defined within their cultural context. Here, in America, anything goes. Everybody is free to do whatever he or she wishes. Indi vidual freedom is loudly being expressed and valued. Cambodian parents who are less integrated into the American cultural mainstream arc lost. Some can' t understand why their children have chosen to listen to this obnoxious. loud and in-your face form o f music and wear such unattrac tiv e baggy clothes, hang out on the street and dance as though they are pointing fingers at each other, trying to pick a fight. What they are doing is actually their way of rebelling against their parents and any notion of cultural establishment. The in-your face lyrics that they gyrate to give them an identity, a way of relating to the world and their peers. These in-your face lyrics often describe and sometimes glorify violence, misogyny, fast living, drinking and drugging. Some lyrics are just senseless, repetition of screams and " I do you good baby," most of which you don' t understand. Parents are not so much to blame for all of this. MTV and other medians of cultural infiltration and media are constantly telling these youth how to behave, act and dress. Wearing a baseball cap sideways is cool and it signifies a certain sign of group identi ty. Baggy jeans and cloddy athletic shoes are trendy. The music video stars are wearing them. The girls soaked their lips mud red. They project their figures by wearing bell bottom pants and tight shirts brought back from the 60s. They dance slow dances with boys before they even married. Young girls as young as twelve are learning the arts of flirting. Some parents are overwhelmed, fearful and afraid of what their children are turning into. They think their children are cultural monsters who are experiencing some cultural difficulties, trying to figure out where they belong, what they believe and why they are put on this earth, and for what purpose. Maybe they' re just expressing the spirit of being young in this free for all nation, America. One night, at a non-smoking and non-alcohol fundraising party that the CMAA peer leaders put on at Roger School, I saw several young boys as young as twelve smoking Marlboro cigarettes. The::-e were a lot of them there. They paid five dollars to get in. Those who smoked weren't allowed to take their cigarettes and lighters in . At the beginning, a few danced, and even toward the end, only half of those who were there danced. The rest sat and watched. That was their night out of the house. Those who danced pumped their arn1s front to back. Their legs stayed in rhythm, propelling their short wiry frame forward almost airborne. This boy and his gang danced as if they were swimming through time. Easy. Smooth. Cool. Some of them wore a bandanna over the ir heads. A young man had a nose ring and one of his pant legs rolled up w hich docsn ' t make sense to me. T hey looked nothing like the innocent, c harming, Angkorian faced Khmer children I know, and if! was in their parents ' shoes, I would probably be very shocked to discover what I had seen. At the same time, how everyone can not j udge by external appearances because there can be gentle spirits beneath the facade. I understand them because I also grew up in this country and realize the issue of trying to balance two cultures is harder for these young people. 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Ile got on the floor , brea k danced , his baggy clothes, long, dyed hairdo pushed him out of the Khmer Empire. He could have been a warrior then, but hi p hop had him fully catered and controlled to its rhy thm. He c hain smoked Marlboros with his friends, talked street English and was totally il literate in his own culture and language. This is his culture of earrings, nose rings, long, punky dyed hair, pumas s hirts, Adidas shoes, large neck chains, Marlboro cigarettes, skin tight shirts, baggy, doggy pants, baseball and ski caps. He feels comfortable in them as we feel comfortable in our "so-called normal clothes. " These symbols of hip hop culture is now widely diffused into the hearts of Cambodian youth. Ju~~~igh kids are learning computer at the CMAA. I �FAY M cCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS ■ 0 u:unmliin = FRANK McCABE 105 Moore St. Lowell, MA 01852 11(508) 459-9222 m HtUtrt rm tg1 t8iBtl fit§ tl 1 @ tuJ rug tl ITT 18 rrJ tp J t ITT f:1 8 tl 8 n t 9 tl U rtJ ~ tu rt y_ \Jell tu rt 1 O H § 1t g q nnJ ty1 n mn trt H01 tl m 8 n t 9 tl on qJ1 8 a~ rui ru 1 O a~ ru r:1 ntl tlJ.8 wn y_m t1tt1u0 nt 9 tl gtl 8 tl ttfiitut0 w1 u ' 0 a~ ru rui u t:f 3t gtH nm u tij u awn !f n t r:1 rut o ntl18 t0i t l:11 ru 0 tij uuq rulJUtlJg ru ~LfiH~ 1 o. 0 o. O.olJ 1 ol 1 ol O ~ J 0 ,ol., 0. 0. • lli fi O fi 8 fi l:11 fi 1 n 1 0 m 8 til u onJ8 r:1t~1 wn tl:11 ru~ rug 8 ~ r1u ru~ u wn 0 ,cg ~ - w n u t:J n ~11 C:::. C.,t'tc:al O u u ~ -wn tin 8 tl ru ~ fl! 8 rn - w n u t:J n L~ n11 s1 ru 1 9c::J} �American Tobacco Companies Are Cashing In On Chath pierSat/, Cambodia's Poor n Cambodia, there are two landmines for every child and adult. The case of ITTV/ AIDS is on the rise. The 70% forest covered land has been reduced to 40% in just three years. Corruption is a way oflife among government officials. With an increase in bars and nightclubs comes an increase in HIV/ AIDS cases, alcoholism and domestic violence. To top this, there's the problem of smoking and American Tobacco Companies cashing in on Cambodia's poor. Newport, Camel and Marlboro cigarettes, which are most favored by young people in the United States, are also very popular among Cambodian youth in Cambodia because they come from America. Marlboro is widely advertised. Groups of Marlboro girls can be seen all over the city streets dressed in Marlboro colors, red and white, giving men free cigarettes. Most ofthese girls are high school age students. There are not many jobs for young girls in Cambodia. Beside prostitution, they sell beers and cigarettes and work long hours in restaurants for a very low wage. "Here,tryone," Iwasonceurged by a girl. "It's Marlboro smooth, U freshest taste, from America." There are hundreds of foreign cigarettes in Cambodia. One cannot list them all. There's one brand, "Angkor," which one would think is an indigenous product, but on the label, it says that the tobacco is from the United States of America. Each company has its own sales pitch. However, everyone of them uses young girls to sell their product. They dress in the colors on the cigarette pack. The beer companies make them wear uniforms that represent the country where the beers come from. Some are dressed like they were in a beauty pageant, wearing evening gowns. They wear sashes such as "Miss Tiger Beer" or "Miss Marlboro." Cigarette brands like Lucky Strike, Marlboro, Newport, 555 and the French version of Alan Delon take over the airwaves and television ads. They pay beautiful actors to endorse it. "It's smooth and fresh," says one actor as he takes in the smoke and blows it back out of his nostrils as though he's Humphrey Bogart (who by the way died of cancer). In the United States, while Americans are trying to kick their ._.,_--.,-~------~~-----..- - - -• r t • , I , I I I ' J f , 271 Su11111H S,a,n Lowdl, MA 018S2 I . . th , mg 1t • e Marlboro way. (JOI) 4J2,JJIJ I ' I Boys. as young fiYiffmwugtm ,in~~O= Li ~~tfifi ... ., ,..L.; m ru n:li a 1119Ja ti~, .. ., .. u J as thirteen are .. Mu1ummmnn/mnnuMtmmr•udmwug,n:,nM u .,....., u . w U ,., nli Li dl!tu,tiih~,flhmuMitnthmM'£~1ahHgf!!M M ' smoking habits, . I the Cambo~tan I boys are Just I start·mg and d oI f:im-JffflFft 6U,65!uuue , seen smoking f f with their gangs. I I remember at- ~------------------------------------/ tending a CMAA peer leaders' fundraising party one Saturday night, out of the 40 or 50 young men who smoked, all smoked Marlboro, a cigarette with a very high content of carcinogen and chemicals to hook you up. "According to a recent international report, smoking kills 3 million people every year, and the annual toll could reach IO million by 2020. So far, most of tobacco's victims have been men in developing countries, but now, the report says, more women in the West and men in developing countries have begun to smoke. However, while Westerners struggle to kick the habit, tobacco companies are casting about for - and finding - new groups of people ready and willing to light up" (from the World Press Review, November, 1994, "Smoking Wars"). In Cambodia alone, there's no way of telling how many people would die of lung or heart disease and cancer caused by smoking. Most men don't live that long. The average life expectancy is between 45 and 50 years, and according to a report by the World Health Magazine in 1995, chronic diseases like lung cancer and heart disease are generally uncommon because relatively few people survive to those ages when such diseases become manifest. In Cambodia, health data and figures showing the patterns of tobacco use are poor and unreliable. Yet smoking is particularly risky in Cambodia where populations are anemic because it reduces their blood's oxygen - carrying ability. Very poor people often use tobacco Continue to page 18 �West, are turning toward new markets in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries. In Laos, during the water festival's boat race, the winner takes Marlboro home: Marlboro money, Marlboro cap and T-shirt, _even Marlboro trophy. Marlboro billboards in Cambodia are very visible in every social and traditional event. The handsome, good old American cowboy on the billboard is seen urging people to smoke. What people don't know is that the man in the picture with a cigarette in his mouth died oflung cancer. With controls over nicotine and tar content, health warnings, and advertising a lot less stringent in Cambodia, Marlboro is free to sell and enlarge its billboards. For a dollar (2500 riels), any Cambodian can purchase a pack of Continue from page 17 as an appetite suppressant - a cheap and accessible means of warding off hunger pangs. The men who drive cyclo and motortaxis, and street children especially, use cigarette as well as alcohol to suppress their appetite. A country like Cambodia does not have the financial ability to educate people about the danger of smoking. While health education messages against smoking are widely disseminated in developed countries, they are nowhere to be found in Cambodia. Television, radio and newspaper outreach are impossible since they have all been taken over by tobacco companies who have money to pay for airtime. The international tobacco companies, fearful ofdeclining profits in the Marlboro, Camel or 555 and a variety of other brands of international and local tobacco addictives. There are hundreds of them, those tobacco companies who have money are the most prominent. Like Marlboro, it can afford to pay young female crusaders to go around in their colors to advocate its smooth, American cigarette taste. In Cambodia close to 90% of men smoke, and it's a socially accepted behavior while cigarette companies exploit this practice to their own material benefit. By destroying the health and well being of Cambodian males, tobacco companies continue to become wealthy. This is happening all over the world with cigarette companies capitalizing on vulnerable populations. r;;Fl f~~~"~ G'SfS~f \\ c;;I C1fi~S~ff~=i! BOS TON GLOBE RJ;.S~: u. _$ 125-225 t:: 65!!;!ftm~ 1 8ufie~ce,5qttHUft1'SCen!mj;~ 111f!Sld\J111flin,891Citm'-'iC: 1 •800•537 •5354 �should this building be given to the CMAA, our dream is to find enough money for its redevelopment and tum it into a Cambodian Cultural Center, which will house many human services and cultural activities Chath pierSath that are important to the Camboor some time, the Cambo grants and another $ 100,000 as low dian people. interest loan for the building renodian Mutual Assistance As There arc more than 20,000 sociation of the Greater vation project. The CEDAC Cambodians who reside in Lowell. Lowell has been looking for a new (Community Economic DevelopLowell, being a city ofimmigrants, home. The current office building ment Assistance Corporation) also is home to the second largest Can1cannot be upgraded to modem stanapproved a $10,000 as a low inbodian population in the United terest loan to cover predevelopment dards. For example, the heating States. They have congregated here system doesn't work properly. The work. However, the building was since the early 1980s. never purchased. Young Parent classroom sometimes The Cambodians brought a requires that participants study withToday, the CMAA's dream of unique cultural heritage to the city out heat. Durof Lowel l. ing the sumThey a lso i'illCourier1iiftiJJacksonHlO~bi\)lllfilHJllHUUIDlilfilUli'iHiiI§I mer, the buildbrought their ing gets too hot hopes an d due to poor air dreams of circulation and safety a nd ventilation. In freedom away addition, the from war and location of the the m assive building is not violence they access ible to experi en ced many people durin g th e we serve and Khmer Rouge the office regime. s paces are A Cambovery limited in dian Cultural s ize and the Center would building itselfis serve many very expen purposes for sive. The CMAA is currently payowning its own home that will be the community in Lowe II. The Couing $42,000 a year on the rent. utilized both as an office and as a rier Building is big enough to create Two years ago, the CMAA Cambodian Cultural Center is still many centers within a center. The board and the executive director alive. The newly elected board staff and some of the people they were considering the purchase of members are currently embarking serve are already excited about this the former St. Joseph High School on locating another building, which, possibility. Each staff has already located on 760 Merrimack street. if everything works out, is to be the begun to design their office and It belongs to the Archdiocese of new CMAA's home and the Camclassroom space. People are enviBoston and it was offered to CMAA bodian Cultural Center ofLowell. sioning rooms to suit their various for $50,000. The 80,000 square feet Courier programs. These rooms include a The city government of Lowell real estate building is located at 165 Continue to page 20 was willing to give the $50,000 in Jackson Street, in Lowell. If and JRmllffilllg Oilll A ]0)1re21m: A C21mlli~ffi2tilll CWtm21li Celllte1r F �Continue from page 19 conference hall to hold large conferences or conventions as well as to do training workshops. Some had asked for a kitchen and a banquet room to be built, which can also be rented out to host wedding parties or special social and cultural as well as fundraising events. Others are looking to expand daycare, classroom sizes, have a dance studio for the children to learn and practice their cultural and traditional music, dances and theater. The 80,000 square feet Courier building is even big enough for a religious retreat center where people can get lessons on meditation, learn about Buddhism, hold conferences on peace and non-violence or any other subject ofinterest. It can even be a place to congregate and do religious ceremonies on New Year celebration or Pchurn Ben (Ancestors Day}. One staff thought about a movie theater that can also be used for concert, beauty pageant and other cultural and artistic performances. A youth coordinator wants a gym for recreational and sports activities for young people after school, as well as, for old people to do some recreational exercises that will enable them to live longer and healthier lives. An English as a Second Language teacher dreams of having a language lab built into her classroom. These classrooms are also to be used on weekends to teach Khmer language and give adults, through the Cambodian Voter League, weekend citizen classes necessary for Cambodians who want to become American citizens. Other staff thought about a business center to house commercial services like dental and medical clinics, legal sersbujUtjDiutsUl5j'b8flR5iJlt3,mu6JBTU Sb ,ii'U~IHUHURj lutflUtJi'~um WtflilS!!Jlffll" mt,ASm,uii?,s: ll5ffli:JtJi'!ffllt3,ll58U'"51Ut31l5ptffiW tib~um~n1m,taurants, and vari- ' 1151fftiii t{fft3lbff'Jl' sbffewi! ffff jRS!tHiUt?j'ffRW Q5 i'uRSsbiut5iurl,siI 0 ous retail mgfflll · stores. "0 u r ~:oo~~ truG~e 91!:J:O0mWlei t• dream is m1uim\f115 Par~ « afl1/' to turn the Courier 246 Mnet st! lllwel. MA Oll5Z Building ( f:fl 8 fit§ll (Hi1tl ur~t81Hlfi1HitiHl'tU~Leo A. Roy ttll UJH8 iinrg) into a Clil . ilCI) one-stop ffflH5lliflfJ1QS,U1115 lbliffiUJliiiill center where ffllUiJJt3 ~O ~~ (!fl 88~ fUHlUllI 81.l ltHtJl;!=) people N!fl rrntt!f 01.1 !fl aun 1N1 HB NJw1ma nu1n1r ti cm: rrmrn1 aut~ H can come for social foffijjijr~~= (508) 454-4286 t tffiusrug1s: (508) 454-3443 and commercial People will be coming in and out of services at the same time," said Mr. the building. The district would be Sarnkhann Khoeun, Executive Dia safe place to shop, work, study rector ofthe CMAA. and congregate for religious purWhat better use than to develop poses. Next to it, there's a techthis Courier building into a business nology center with computers and and cultural center? The Uptown Internet access for our staff, clients District ofMiddlesex, Appleton and and young people to use after Jacksons streets hungers for human school. There will be enough office activities to make it more lively and and professional space to rent out active. Right now, it looks very imto other Southeast Asian non-profit pressing. A Cambodian business and community based organizations. and cultural center would revitalize Many of them have already exand attract people into the area and pressed an interest in leasing office it would generate more money for space. A guest lodge to house the city as more people come to visit Cambodian students, or special Lowell. master residence artists or any other Imagine, a building where there's dignitaries from Cambodia is also a small library that maintains a colon the list. This will be a multi-funclection of Khmer as well as English tional facilities ofthe 80,000 square language books and other resources feet envisioned through various needed by the Cambodian people, but not available to them elsewhere. Continue to page 23 isunm ,,U51,mb 0. A • - �NICKMANN NICK PH ONE : (508) 458-4911 CfJl.fJR FAX: (508) 458-4911 COPY MANN ---PRINTING---- 31 GROTON STREET • LOWELL, MA 01852 FOR All YOUR PRINTING NEEO Wedding Invitation Business Card Receipt Book Video Cover Restaurant Menu iwuaLUfilWU"lftl1 Flyers/ Posters ouwqLnuuu1i5Jn... And Much More ... wqu=u-11t11uiLicnui n1nt11ruidnf:J ut\llu~1ciitJ wunn1iwJiiritJ1t iwJiuiiing1g Mu t.,- " \I ~ 0 0 ~ mss~m,m~~imqilJ»la mtSmHam '1-' WltSuiJ t ~ tA 6l �0 ci 8 0 V Lowell Health Survey Committee: cl tm~ Utl U8 cil iHfilHl, i ttliti~ l:fl8UMllC4m nJlfClJlfUC\Jl[Ulri!fn O§BLUfm nJtl10Ci-mo 818 1a l:{jtg nueii nJl nrg nfif 31'1 nI UC\J Ull y 8lg1t tull fo rut Bi rn an us 2:118 gL~ llqJtf ru, ttulli Bil tg nu '1[1l an t8: dl !;! UJUll y 8i\V Bil (lJl f O 80 0 0 wMU, nu '!Ill an t8: n ll 1ill nr mr § O mr gnli(g nClf31'1 nlilll &§18 fo nJUll YB ttull l:fl 8 Blltll tn IClJl n!f nm or nn g7a for nJl fif3t11 (1 a cyciin uw Ctflr ms !LIil, ,, mr '!Ill an t8: Bll9 UJltull~ tJ.jUJnJH nUIJ.l19lll qJl UJ~ Odl dl nNM (1 nJlfl ruull y 8ttull2: 1fo rur CIJl81Ln llqJtf nJIB: m810 ULU6: , U Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association The Laotian Community Lowell Health Department UMass Nursing Department UMass Center for Family, Work, and Community 934-4677 Learning and Working Together! 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And children are provided with medical insurance in order to taken care of for medical, dental and optical problems. A pplicants must attend a tenweek training session. Theses- sions are held one night a week for ten weeks. Applicants need to provide the department with references and applicants will have a Criminal Records Check completed on all household members over the age of fourteen. lease contact Susan Tucke or Michael Ben Ho at 452-8970 to discuss obtaining an application packet. 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This Cambodian Cultural Center, which will be named the Conway Khmer Community Center in honor to the donor, the Conway Family, will also provide jobs for Lowell residents. With this building, the CMAA will be able to expand its current human service programs and take on bigger economic and community development projects. It will host various learning and cross-cultural exchanges between local, state and federal institutions and the Cambodian community. 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This Center can be a way for Cambodians to learn about other people and the political and social system of their new home. It can be a channel that attracts human and financial resources to carry out various community development projects here in Lowell and in Cambodia. People outside the community can also use the Center as a resource for their work. The exchange will be very beneficial to all who are involved in our endeavor to serve our community at large. 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Title A name given to the resource Khmer Lowell, March 1997; Issue No. 2 Subject The topic of the resource Foster home care Nonprofit organizations Public health Description An account of the resource Khmer Lowell, March 1997; Issue No. 2. This newsletter has 28 pages. Titles of topics covered in the newsletter include Why Do We Need Foster Home; Cambodian Women Speak: an interview with Sara Im and Chantha Bin.; MTV's Hip Hop Black Culture and Cambodian Youth; American Tobacco Campanies Are Cashing In On Cambodia's Poor; Building On A Dream: A Cambodian Cultural Center; and more. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf; 28 pp. Language A language of the resource Khmer English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Khmer Lowell Issue 2 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 1990-1999 Cambodian American Voter League of Lowell Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Cambodians Khmer Cultural Institute Periodicals https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/27d4343d1daed3df6ba5f82bcbf75b9c.pdf?Expires=1774483200&Signature=KTMrLqBLh-d7I7GxpTvNV0BdqdQimUGSTPf1br06EAnZ-E0HTT6uADMoOFadV3g33JVaC3VOeTnc5kM4oSYYXdPLO7mvAEcn8AVJ6D5%7EkZCRNHCobxPdJMtG9GrVYSmd2ftB88fjTgoX4cETNITGL-X9KA4cVXCcpisWMAi10aWtbOZKjAS6VC0-cdkpVYJJtXb9csgkqLg7Vx7uomvAkEH6ImCoMa4M6MigQvDtlSdU6EQeCtNW9Vo7ZuvbvBfaSOeBRDMjOp0W83qpsxUm2IL18Ifh9%7EUkvZGLaIrR0a8Hwr73eybGSXeYUv6EyyAD-6Bbrh5tL7vzG77HK77otg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 743beb249231eb55f78efe69e9572ff3 PDF Text Text lfUl-January 1997. Issue No. 1 A collaborative publication of the CMAA, CAVL, and KCI. �V ANTHAN R. 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FAIR HOUSING_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 o le0,rn,ln,g From, lok Crew $11,tlt,___________ 17 c::!I 0. 0, 18 o Dear Community, ____________________ 18 o ~ f2SJtt,m,a ________________________ 20 0 [C01GCUH1'5J ~01~'? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - o AH;>.$., T~~ $.~c.~nn;> q~"qc.,i;>~? ____________ 20 o My ChristrrHiS _______________ _________ 29 • 2.--. ,.., ,,, ,; o ~ ~H~~'M\~~~ ,{L~inVzu __ - - - __ 30 ttGJr �Live Animals in l\omar l)a,,,-care? rn Vivian Guimond 1ti1unrtwiq1irnM1r r:llH In !jillltl CU!l'ill In til~llli:11 UJ • MIIl'ilrtgH1n 1unrtwit:i 1m: n~m UJli:11 UJfiJ810 t'!W MII§lri Hlllill §iiirn]tii 1wcrnnti 818!ft'!IlllLITT:r:l1 tLUB mB1H1ur1l'ticn mmBmrcurmu witl!LflB B"fiHn mfiJNrhntigiop rrfi ur 1 B 1cilftl1mLJ n 'i rnrrffa nrni wfJ cr tittrn nti r:ll !ti mB 19 r:Hun ~fil ur, ~19:H1n1unr ILUlQllWMII nnuu~rusillrnt'!JWrl mi] U!,ft'!nlI BlllgHtnrnill!i.Jl UJ l[j cu 19 tm urn.um uf:l ClJ!f t'!rll lLITT:, U c:118 ~ ~ ~ nHu~m~nliSb nn t ifiRSliSRSLASts ai,~,liSlUIIDt?bLiltolHi? 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Yes, during this past summer New England Alive brought baby wild animals which had been injured and natured back to good health, to Komar Daycare. This event took place on June 20, 1996. Children and staff were able to see these very animal close up and touch them. While some staff approached the snakes with apprehension, others were quite comfortable wrapping them around their necks. The furry and feathered specimens were more comfortably approached by all. Who could resist baby goats and rabbits? A baby falcon and chicks complete the cute category. Sun and box turtles contributed to the reptile representation. It was exciting to have such an interactive experience as Komar Daycare teaches social skills and academic readiness while building self-esteem. When learning is concrete and interesting, there is a Continue to page 23 1 ,iijun,asts» ltsai,5,liSlmm nbtiltol& ? , ff mrrtl1Lm:1murH11itunutuiqll LfiMII tilfilLCBU~ti fir:llL~ illgBtQll1 ltnUJ!{t'!rlllLITT:Sill Hnrrn: fo!lfosii CU§frnr n.um urn1 urn~ fi1 UJ8tlli:Jl urg fo~, !f t'!IlllLITT: r:ll lLC 8 mB1glltl11 m81Brnrn.umrrBll3t'!o~ tLrn:H~NJ foru1g~omwrn1B1: nr:ll g~ fiJJtr:i CUltiLfir!i.Jl Q] Blllmrn !TI ll ti1rl g tr]lltffi, HH W!Blli:11 UJlfiJOQii UJ§l (j Q mwmiblHli'!lbN~l:f l!-!fi1lWl);Ci6Sflh61(iHi l-fllf\ltUNll:lfidl"tllllwlo "tlllll:f~G~l(il[Ull:f61fi![l~!ll1 l'il~JJUl);Ci~5~1.ll'i ghll~bGl);Gfi!!iltl:tlltU lltllillifi111:Jfi11rrn1tUbltU Jl:IGrul:fl'iltUdl~bTttU1 �• you j are cordially in~~ted to join us in celebrating our j • Community AchievementG and an Award Dinner Gala RCmiiO,!fIDt~bsJtrd sbgjliioiurl,a,~g~R56JS'fflu ,uSlffllfflbrirnsbri&Si§ ttb~fJlij!llS~i ,ii~IHUiWlID i featuring authentic Southeast Asian food, live music, ll5fflijff6' mlfflfflSl!ftitJID,miSllnr1 ' l dances and cultural entertainment throughout the " mia5wn»~ts: j evening. The proceeds ofthe event will go into supporting the ! I manydifferent programs of the Cambodian Mutual C, 0 11' " lofflijff,!ffl1Si&511JSpffflHS sb~ffff'lUID Sbt5ft55i fflif A515S1rujtffjffl~ !R51ff 'R51fft@ Dfl131bff'lJ' tllfflilll5ti,is 9s~1b,ttm,s: 1 l Assistance Association of Greilter Loweil, Inc. 1 Date: l~y JO,tC,UUy 4, 1991 mnmnn1 6:00 D,m. •• Cash barCocktaH ioob ij:OO(§lfi • ,fiff ~1SiR5'ffJ • l Uflb ~:ll!OAjli • S~RlB'l6fflfflli~li 7 p -- D :30 .m. inner Uflb d:OO!lJli - iliifIDWffl 8:00 p.m. -- Cultu Entertainment ral . ,mb d:GIOR51& - 5iuHm1SlWff9ff8iiBlm!iilUI I unb ctdtllJli - fl'1obff ij!§ul,li5ibii~ Mn i B:30 p.m. ··/\ward ceremony 8:45 p.m. -- Dancin with the . ~ 8Uli g ~ " ., j) ., ,musu,s [Efi'ib dto 1iiumtd, mb~WU, aymQSl~rroii Place: Mekong Restaurant 590 Broadway Street, L MA oweli, D Donation: $25.00 per person(Please make check payabletothe Cambodian M.A.A.) ,C _, nfimsut;th For more informatron and reservation, please contat;t the CMAA a (508) 454-4286 t Please RSVP by December 27, 1996 I. 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UJ fl run tl fiJUl an, (tt) a1r,n1 • Includes: Beer and Wine License • Lottery Sales • Equipment Located in Haverhill, Mass. $175,000 sc:;(a) til t1if 6ijria-ijnft6filSH6fn 6J'UN" 'U , .... fifUlO t1 (0) ti Business Opportunity CJOdl - (\9) awt, nrniG ors s G(fi) a1r,rn (tillliITJ8 tffill'i-tlUfifUlOtl (l'i) ITTIU~!lU~lfi, ll!J')flri ~Odl z !J:U~tiUet!llUlJUJ81UJ Contact broker: Peter T. 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Mr. Sarnkhann Khoeun, Executive Director of the CMAA, came to the office early that morning to find both front and back doors were bolted and nailed shut from the outside. Apparently, somebody did not want the election to take place. Nevertheless, cars filled the street and the parking lot in front of the CMAA. More than three hundred Cambodians, which included many elders, showed up to cast their vote. One man, who wished not to be named, said that the reason why he got up this early was because he didn' t want to see CMAA destroyed. Not long ago Mr. Sarnkhann Khoeun was on the verge of being fired by the former board, and he was put out of work for a month. This was not due to any wrong doing, but because of personality clashes he had with a few of the board members. This is not uncommon, since people have different self-interests, and sometimes political affiliations and foggy notions of power can put them at odds with each other. When people bring their personal agendas to the table often times such situation will occur. As a result, the work that was very beneficial to the community was slowed down. The disunity, power struggle and the conflict of interest almost forced the CMAA out of the nonprofit business. Many would hope that this kind of thing would not happen again, and with the newly elected board, community members are hoping for better results. This newly elected board, which consists of three women and ten men (three are former board members), vowed to work together under one common vision to bring productivity, positive results, organizational growth, maturity, money and needed human resources and services which will help members of the Cambodian community. This newly elected board has members of diverse educational backgrounds and experiences. The CMAA is happy to welcome and have them. They are listed as followed: Continue to page 11 �Anti-Immigrant Mood Moves Asians to Organize By STEVEN A. HOLMES LOS ANGELES -- Marty Shih is the kind of person who has earned Asian-Americans the widespread characterization as the model minority. Born in Taiwan, he arrived in the United States in 1978 with $500 to his name and began selling flowers on downtown streets here. Eighteen years later, through grit, hard work and ingenuity, he has built his company, The Asian Business Connection, into a telemarketing giant that in 1994 sold $40 million in products to Asian-Americans. But Mr. Shih ' s rag-to-riches story took an unusual path last month when he established the Asian American Association to, among other things, campaign against legislation that would drastically reduce the levels oflegal immigration, an issue that has galvanized Asian-Americans like no other in recent times. The not-for-profit association 's executive director, Qingsong Zhang, a Chinese immigrant said 'we became concerned about what was going on in Washington, D .C . We all believe that if these bills become law, there will be a negative impact on the Asian community:· The establishment of the association is an example of the growing political activity on the part of Asian-Americans in response to anti-immigrant sentiment. As an issue, immigration strikes particular chords among Asian-Americans, and proposals to scale it back produce particular anxieties. Though people of Asian descent are only 3.7 percent of the American population, Asians made up 36.6 percent of immigrants to the United States citizens allowed to enter the country as permanent residents. yigrund u\iQJn( fiijin) nm u G~~jG~fiG~j~~es.5G~it;1~~j;G~G$ • rififru"rrL~ti.furtiif8 (m.n) rfi LurtrnyrB~ wntrqJ1 mruci~tJfu ,, fo rum~ fmgino~g;n llil£Ftl ur tnmB LUtturrl{jti rhtimrqJ1mru forum W§ritrrnmHgtITT't t)t~flfilOUL1{11 ru tnfDnmJrrmm waJr~n'1 I ~tUtnH8 E'ifl ntrruttn rJ !J:nH£!8 Uf tBmrifnnlii'j;Jnriunur Uiitiffi~ilfI munr Btirfirmu trrillLWUtntLU q_fl mn.JJLUfir(LATANOPROST) t8~tll mI W{lHO o~ru fiJ!ifi~LUT'iJl '1 ti llil:nwn ILn ~ti }PHl un ! 8tlrfi rmu t81iti9g0 tnffiHti?8 PHARMA-CIA& UPJOHNINC. u~r mrwnJl in rtirmmgtmBw~fif8 ryr Hi!} ti ttn Uf UtJ1l fi ~OJl fiJ[UH'tfffl tn llHlOifnnli i!jniH8!J:t9'1 q_pmn.JJLUW(LATANOPROST) fi~Hhtiarunm Prostaglandi fo ru HlO~trri/;Jn tnUfintOQ] 8tlUrtRJ ru tnHl 8Ut]l no uo th ti Timolol mI WnJl ntiotllillHH~WJ CH!:Jf;Blfi l;jnforutLU Latanoprost H18 mnm tiI urfo ru~ tl Uf mrntlntii/:Jntlltll;[ntLUrfi TIMOLOL fo rurgini/:JnHl sini'j;Jnn0'11 I I I 1//Jflf£fjfl.lltf7 llf: rrr-iftujY �Luz Cr-uz Votes V11,tlr,y Va.,m Chath pierSath and Joachim Nickerson * dwsuiiounwt1ro V V LHd ltl ~ WLfilUl1'Ul'i1 ijtl i (i] )000000000( * iiomo!{l'itu111Esow1Ll'ilW t51l'ili5HoH'it'iulo15'1 )000000000( * l{tulJiiouinGE!JW "' ' "' nJ9JE!J winoqtu1Jl'i1t11 w1 )000000000( * U'i9ollmwmwtmm9~WJcll'iG~ ~ A 0 ~ A ~ 0 mmllrm WCil1!;tGttn rn ~WJ1tl ro rn .... onn rotr:11 i * ~i319~fi!Jdl tltultlG!ft'il ,) 0 ,) t:11 I» 0 0,) I/Ill O t::P lt'i1U9~WJi31~ 15Udltltultl fi1ww1 )000000000( * dll'iJlCU1Uf\JCUl * Hl'itulll'iHIGITT ol'it'itUWCil otr:11 d 1 ~coccocoocc * !{l'i80Etlijd11WGWflLf'ifi d A l!:/P t::11 . 1:11 H9tl9otltl~dltWG~Q!i d n "' "' nJ9J!{l'i1ITT rnomg1-1mrl'i1tll Wi rodltl dll'iotU1Uf\J1Clfg i ... 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There is a history ofperforming one's civic duty in her family with her mother setting a good example. Luz says that it is easy to register to vote. Prior to this year' s election some people were in her neighborhood doing voter registration. All she had to do was give them her name, address and social security number. Later a letter arrived in the mail informing her where to go to vote. As a young mother going to school and on the transitional assistance program she realizes how important it is to get out there to vote. The political theme this year has been veryanti-immigrant, with welfare and other cuts to social programs, voting for her was a way to be heard. Luz who has two daughters feels that the U.S. gives safer refuge for her and her children compared to living in Puerto Rico. Here is this country she appreciates the many educational andjob opportunities. She started the YPP hoping to finish her GED in order to find a good job or continue her education. Now she is near completion and waiting to hear about this one job. If she doesn't get the job she will continue on to college. YPP has about twenty students Continue to page 25 �r/f {_1 1•I l ! 1001. I . IU 11! ·a-, HS::1:.u!Sl11m · (' ~ ti· I i NU_: ' '' [ I ,-! I . d · &SUfiloss·· m ,. · m ml f. ! l D Lowell Community Health Center Administration Office 585 Merrimack StreeteLowell, MA 01854 if (508) 937- 6045 FAX (508) 970 - 0057 ntU B§ r:1rulg fi[Lfi trnnmib ct:motfin r:1rurnitl ~:ooryio Hl 8 tUfin 8tijfif8m tHf~ WJm Ctr 8tl ij~ WJHl mrtrr m lliLnfiLn rug stl turuio, ..,. ..,. oa . o , , cl (filI nEHiJfif8ti7 nij~ WJm WH8 muHl 8 fi7Hl.fl7 fi~ fi07 ~8 tijlli) '1 wtl ttiLfi irt~ n ii B giii tlHwrniHCUJ ru fif8m m rutl Hl 88 grurnr fiJO " • cl ITT87I7UitlW8mtrn NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN, MEDIC 1 cl 0 ft t .) AID 8 tl MEDICARE tUt rul fiHfifil 8 mr ITT 87I7 urtl tci fi W8m n rn t87~ c::li do. ,, , , " a; , t c1 !,!fiH8 Hl 8 mrm mn urtlLfiULrn BHCUJ llifif8m nttrrtlm uHl BfilIU§I t~ fi s fiJrnim mhii m WU u silLmiicrn.g lli'1 ,,a1 ,uifiHflli5fflSHlW: ul{ffJuij,stff~Qj~ifflPQ5ffljjM~ II t ~ Hjii gllifil InJl mlliO grniHCUJ llifif8ti7 nttutl 07 fi ytl t rul fi{!firntq~ Hl_yl~ 07 ~8 ~ cl cl ~ t m trr~r wg Hm ru8 937-6100 !,!HtCJ.l m Hfiii HrLQ ru fif8m nm ~tl �CONWAY INSURANCE AGENCY L~Ulf!BlilBlflUJb 3Bli Philip Sopheap Muth Representative Po. Box 1744 77 E. Merrimack Street Lowell, MA O1853 508- 454-5054 Contin ue f rom p age 7 Mr. Rithy Uong, elected President Mr. Tern Chea, first Vice President Ms. Chantha Bin, second Vice President Mr. Tuel Sar, Secretary Mr. Seng Ty, Treasurer Ms. Sokha Diep, second Treasurer Mr. Michael Ben Ho Ms. Sithra Chan Mr. Chiem Huon Mr. Pan So Mr. Nick P. Mann Mr. Chiv Peter In Mr. Ly Mao Mr. James L. Canavan, Secretary Mr. Ravuth Yin, Chairman ofFundraising Committee Mr. Vesna Nuon Mr. Ly Mao Mr. Kem Men Ms. Ellen Sharkey Mr. Sideth Im Ms. Sann Thach Mr. Sambath Chey Fennell Mr. Van Chey The CMAA also thanks all former board members for their service and dedication to the community. They are listed as followed: Mr. Nick P. Mann, President Mr. Chiv Peter In, First Vice President Dr. Linda Silka, Second Vice President Mr. Dararith Ung, Treasurer Mr. Somrith M. Kear, Second Treasurer $. $. �Report by Joachim Nickerson Program Manager T hree years ago the Massachusetts Cultural Council approved a grant to the CMAA to teach children with and without disabilities Cambodian classical and folk dance. Bunrith Sath, a caseworker for the Monorom program was instrumental in designing the project and Joachim Nickerson wrote the grant proposal. Rany Him was recruited as dance instructor. We named the group, The Friendship Dance Troupe. It has been a successful project which has continued with funding from the Lowell Cultural Council. The dance troupe has performed publicly at various events and in local churches as well as for CMAA staff. It is anticipated that they will perform in march 1997, at the national conference of the National which Association for Asian and Pacific American Education will be taking place in Boston. This will be an excellent opportunity for Asian American/Pacific American educators to see first hand how children with disabilities can realize their potential. It is truly satisfying and rewarding to observe these children develop and refine dance movements. It builds self-esteem and pride in the Khmer culture for both the students with and without disabilities. Another important factor is that it fosters interest in learning and helps maintain a motivation in school and on-going knowledge. Already it has been observed that some of the children who were having difficulty maintaining boundaries in school are greatly improved, their attention span has increased as well. They learn selfdiscipline in dance instruction which carries over to other areas of their lives as they realize that they have accomplished new skills. Both teachers and caseworkers see improved behavior and a more focused involvement in various subject areas. Bunrith reports great change in these children and one has only to observe the faces of these young people and their more developed interactive skills to know that self-esteem can be built through the arts. While artistic creativity is often overlooked in favor of math and science these children show that creativity is as important in developing an integrated person. Arts are important in changing the attitude of children, and most children who participate in extra curricular activities are more likely to do well in school. More after school artistic programs like this should be developed and the initial funding from the Mass Cultural Council was a significant contribution. 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The Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988 (FHAA) was enacted by Congress to extend certain civil rights protections to people with disabilities (and others) in the sale and rental of housing. Protections are extended to people with disabilities. The FHAA provides protection to people with disabilities who have a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits one ormoremajor life activities. The person must have a record of such an impairment or are generally regarded as having such an impairment. People who associate with individuals with disabilities are protected, too. These may be parents, siblings or other caretakers. has a record of such an impairment; or • is regarded as having such an impairment. Note: "major life activities" means functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working. For What Act May A Handicap Discrimination Complaint Be Filed? • • • Refusing to rent, sell, or deal with a person, or otherwise denying a unit or making it unavailable because ofhandicap; Falsely indicating that a unit is not available because of handicap; Discriminating in terms, conditions or privileges of sale, rental occupancy, or in ser- HANDICAP COVERAGE Who is handicapped as Defined by the Fair Housing Act? A person who: • has a physical or mental impairment(including, butnot limited to, hearing, mobility, visual impairments, chronic alcoholism, chronic mental illness, AIDS, and AIDS related complex and mental retardation) that substantially limits one or more major life activities; vices of facilities in connection with a dwelling because of handicap; □□ □□ • Advertising or otherwise stating a preference oflimiting rental to handicapped persons; • Failing to design and construct certain buildings of four or more units in such a manner as to incorporate accessibility and adaptive design feature described in the Act. What Are The Time Limits For Filing A Complaint? Complaints must be filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Housing within one year of the alleged violation. Persons may also file private lawsuits, for which the period is two years. What Housing Is Exempt From The Act? Continue to page 26 �lefllrntng From lok Crew Sutt A Chath pierSath the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association CMAA), there's a middle aged, slightly bald headed man who answers the phone. I called him "Lok Crew", which means "Teacher" in Khmer. His name is Mr. Savy Suth, who was a former high school teacher of math and natural science before the Khmer Rouge occupation of Cambodia in 1975. During the Khmer Rouge, thousands of educated people, like him, were murdered. For Lok Crew, however, knowledge saved him. The Khmer Rouge needed him to gather herbs and roots used as medicine to care for the sick. They needed him to look after the children and to help them make banners and propaganda slogans to propagate Maoist agrarian collectivization. Most older people in his village didn 'tthinkhe would live. They suspected that sooner or later, the Khmer Rouge would kill him too. Today,heislivingin Lawrence, working at the CMAA, answering phone. When you call the CMAA, you will hear his soft, patient Khmer-English voice, "Hello, this is CMAA. May I help you?" This is a welcoming voice, which is not only good for answering phone, but also to bring your problems to as well. A year ago, he started working for the CMAA as a volunteer. Now, he is part time staff doing Administrative Assistance. He also acts as a counselor and a case worker. Cambodians, especially single mothers, come to him for assistance and moral guidance. He listens to them and shares with them their pain and struggle. He sympathizes with them and tries to help them as best as he can. Most of the time, people who come to him just want somebody to listen to them. Some of the women, whose husbands left them for other women, came to him in tears. They tell him about the problems they have in trying to raise two or four children by themselves. They don ' t know enough English to do things on their own. They can't read and write their own language. Their children don't understand them because their children don't speak enough Khmer. They get very afraid and overwhelmed by everything around them. The social, economic and political system here is very complex. When the welfare department asks them to fill out papers, they can't do it themselves. Sometimes the welfare people scream at them and even call them Left: Savy Suth names. They feel degraded, but there ' s little they can do. They come to the CMAA, to Lok Crew, hoping for a sense of consolation. They tell him that their boys might be in a gang. They don't like the way their boys dress. Some of them dye their hair, pierce their ears, wear loose pants and listen to rap, gangster music. They don't know what to do. They don't understand the youth culture, and they feel so alienated from the lives of their children. "I think that I'm going crazy," one woman told him. "I want my children to get an education so they won't be in the dark like me, but they don't seem very interested in school. What's going on?" The question has no simple answer. As a former teacher, Lok Crew is asking the same question. 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H;1tB mr rn:rBiOnm? forurti'rllmB!W3lll!ru!:ff'i!B: Hl'itB " ~ a LU ell U!l'i UIJrif Ii Q!l f'ilr um ii !:f~ firJIU wl8!:f~firJ1 rngt'fJCU!Ullul!:f~firJIU ClBSl!lnrgf'irB: rtir!ls!lrwmu1!:f~ nr3iirLumsrB: rl!i !:fl B!WI 1'il !1 ,, O !ll 1 !llill urmr !l □: fJ " ti7 'J 1iJ1 BnfiJl §O ! ru !lt:ll f:l 'ill Ul Hu'\', ~ !:flBrnrnorLirrnrimmB:mB Cl B f'i !f OClB!ft'\ Lf'i n1 BH~111 ns!l rLirrnrr m nrB: mBrn rm urs Bn1 BILtiJ !l s!l rLirrnrr m mB1: rmur5rm:fi[!Bruur§i rBirnruforu lirnis nrs M Dear Community, 00 y name is Arn Chom Pond and I am a recently hired youth coordinator at the CMAA Youth Corps: Peer Leadership Program. This program is funded by MORI (Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants). I am very pleased to have the opportunity to work with young people. As we all may know, there are many issues and problems facing our young people. As parents, most of you fear that your children may be caught in gang involvement and violence. Some of you think that your children are safe at school and that they are learning the necessary knowledge to prepare their lives for the future. However, I am sorry to tell some of you that your children may be hanging out on the street with peers who may push or pressure them to commit crimes or even acts of violence against their fellow students. The problems are vast and complex. Nobody is to blame. However, we need to work together to love and encourage our children more. We need to let them know how important education is to them by showing and demonstrating good examples and human values. We need to work together to come up with noninformal methods of education that will build self-esteem, sensitivity and strong character in our children. I need your help and support. As a coordinator of the youth program at CMAA, I am now offering our young people two or three after school programs. . First, a computer center is being Continue to page 25 �Continue from page 17 those in Cambodia, but it wouldn 't be fair to compare them either. Here, the children have their own struggles and peer pressures to deal with. They want to fit in, and a lot of them have a hard time balancing between two different cultures. Most of these children just want their parents to trust them and give them room to breathe. They want praise and encouragement and some kind of validation that they are valued. They want their parents to listen to what they have to say, to trust and believe in them. "Children, especially when they are young, need a lot of encouragement and love, " said Lok Crew. Most Cambodian parents are not short of love. However, the process they use to communicate that love can sometimes be misunderstood by their children. Some parents lecture their children as a way of showing love. When they do that, they come across as being too controlling and forceful. Most Cambodian children who grow up in this country can't live up to the traditional values and beliefs of their parents. Any restriction forced upon them will cause them to rebel and run away. This is especially hard on single mothers, who often, don't know much about the kind oflife their children lead outside their home. They feel that they are loosing any sense of control over the destiny of their children. Their children know the system better. They speak English. Thus, mothers often have to depend on their children for their own survival. Lok Crew, who came to the United States in 1992, feels that he has it easier than most Cambodian parents. His wife is an educated housewife, who by choice, chooses to stay home and care for their two daughters. The oldest daughter is ten years old, and she is already excelling academically beyond statewide expectation. She was one of the 45 spelling bee champions in the state of Massachusetts, and she' s already studying a he says, which is different from most Cambodians who often view age as a barrier to learning. Lok Crew is trying to change this general view by encouraging parents who he comes in contact with to participate in the CMAA's adult literacy program. The program, which is run by Mr. Pahim Kay, teaches illiterate Cambodian adults how to read and write Khmer so that they can become better examples as parents. "Parents must learn in order to help their children learn. They also need to share their SPELLING BEE 14th ANNUAL problems with each other so that they foreign language (French) in won't ever feel alone, especially addition to English and Khmer. In single mothers I've listened to," he April of 1996, she received two said. fifty dollar United States Savings "I sympathize with them. It breaks Bonds. One was purchased and my heart when they tell me about given by the Department of their heartache, their confusion and fear, their illnesses and their sense Environmental Management and of loss. All I can do is to encourthe other by Governor Weld. Lok age them to cry while I listen. I Crew is very proud. He hangs a know it's hard, especially when photocopy of his daughter's you're a mother with two to four Savings Bonds on the wall at children to raise all by yourself." CMAA. The youngest daughter "Living in the United States is didn't even have to go to kindernot easy, but with a little determigarten because her IQ test score nation, one can make it. In Camwas too high. bodia, one might not. For single "I try to instill a love for learning mothers with four or five children, in my children when they are life might mean having to beg for young. To do so, I have to love food on the street. Here, I don 't learning myself," he said. think the government would let you Lok Crew applied to two starve to death. No matter how colleges with the hope of entering poor you are, you can acquire basic medical school. Now, he is in his shelter, food and adequate clothing. 40s, and he figured that he could It would be different in Cambodia." probably finish medical school at the age of fifty or so. 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G~"19.c.,t;>~? R Chath pierSath ecently, the incidence of AIDS cases in Cambodia is on the rise. As more HIV testing is being done, statistics become scarier by the day. Could AIDS be the second genocide? The Cambodian people have gone through enough already. They have gone through hell in the twenty year history of war and massive violence. Cambodia does not need AIDS on top of it. The reality is, however, AIDS is already in the blood stream of some people. I can testify to it because a brother of mine died from it seven months ago. I witnessed the suffering and the fear in his eyes. It was a long, agonizing death, and I certainly don't want to see any more Cambodians go through it. However, due to the lack of education and the belief that AIDS is still a foreign disease make all Cambodians vulnerable. Conservative estimates suggest that by the end of the decade, the AIDS virus will infect more than one million Asians each year, more than in the rest of the world combined, according to Philip Shenon in a Special Report to the New York Times. In Cambodia, some have feared that AIDS will kill more people than the Khmer Rouge time. With an increase in bars, nightclubs and brothels in major cities, AIDS is likely to increase, and would probably become a weapon of another genocide if increased awareness does not take place, in particular in provincial areas. Reaskmey Kongea, reporter for the Cambodia Times, wrote in the Continue to page 22 �ogiuMtmd~miHJilfffbmauRmm: iii~b 'iHb i'gS ( fJlfiS _Gas) Ii, ~ e:,J J • t 0 0 0 1,~ii9,€-.S~; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 fiiti5mesi1: to~~ t3romr "" n v- -M to ij m~ '.,cl s~rusti~: # ~ ins see: ~ ., $13,545 $18,130 $ 19,470 $ 23,400 $27,330 $31,260 $35,190 $ 39,120 m~~~@ ItfHHHU a 21 0 .)0 12 H87 V cl'., 1,m :i~~)15 us~~t~ ' m~ ~~ t11 cg '., rUJntiru t~t4Ln mirn tfn tl ttPff a~»uru,mh 91tliftpb nrm nHt3 r tH~O§ ., ~ 125 PERRY ST. LOWELL, MA. 01852 ~fi~se5ise1: ~ ijl fiij tl fl B f ~ I~ rr ~ nrn I fiflr �Continue from page 20 September 30 - October 6, 1996 that the Incidence of HIV and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is on the rise in Kratie Province, with an estimated 38.5 percent of the people in that area afflicted by the virus. He went on to say that, according to the deputy director of the National AIDS Prevention Committee, Dr. Kiev Sokha, of 401 people who were tested for the AIDS causing HIV virus 38.5 percent tested positive. Of the 38.5 percent, 28.5 percent were commercial sex workers, 3. 7 percent were from the police force and four percent were pregnant women. Kiev Sokha said that the statistics were released by the Provincial National AIDS Program during its eight-month operation in Kratie which began at the beginning of 1996. Kratie has a population of 245 ,072, of which 101 are prostitutes. The province has 30 brothels and two night clubs. Kiev Sokha said aid workers have been trying to inculcate awareness among the provincial peopie, especially those in the remote areas on the AIDS problem. He explained that the reason for the increase in the incidence of HIV was due largely to the ignorance on the subject, especially how it is spread. However, Dr. Hor Bunleng, the director of the National AIDS Committee in the Ministry of Health told the Cambodian Times that the reported number of HIV patients in Kratie was not official. There ' s no way of telling since there ' s no method of testing or consistent studies done. The Ministry of Health in Cambodia is only at its primitive stage in dealing with this deadly disease. When one is infected with HIV, mostly through heterosexual contact or blood, there is no blatant evidence that person is carrying the virus, and it can sometimes take five to ten years to develop symptoms and full blown AIDS. The virus in Asia is a subtype E which is more dangerous and easily spread than the subtype B in the U.S. Laboratory tests show that unlike military men who go and seek traditional remedies with the hope of curing it like gonorrhea or syphilis, which are treatable with herbal medicine. AIDS cases among the Cambodian population in the United States is fairly minute, although the Center For Disease Control, (CDC), reports 3,457 adult Asian Pacific Islander Americans with AIDS, but it doesn't mean that there ' s no need for awareness and education. As Cambodia becomes more 1 safe and prosperous to travel to, more and more Cambodian Americans will find their way back home, and some people will sometimes have fun and forget that AIDS is something to think about. WORLD subtypeB, subtype E spreads most easily through the cells - called Langerhans cells - that densely line the reproductive tract ofboth sexes: the wall of the vagina and the foreskin of the penis, according to a report by Dan Seufert in the Lowell Sun . When! was working inPhnom Penh as CANDO (Cambodian American National Development Organization) volunteer, I went with my brother, who was HIV positive and later died, to several traditional herbal remedies stores and clinics. When asked, most of them told me that they have had patients who tested HIV positive, especially AID D A y 1 0- ffl December 1st is International AIDS Awareness Day. To find out further information on prevention and testing, please call Andrea Lasky at the Lowell Health Center on Merrimack Street at 93 7-6045 or Sister Willie at Julie Outreach Center at 937-2437. To speak to someone in Khmer, call Samnang Chea at (617) 889-5210 (Chelsea) or (617) 2284-6281 (Revere) Research is the Key to a Cure A ericanF m oundatio lor n A1DS-Research l'fi. ''l:t, ll sl• j.J..;J/.l f 'f. l ,l~ ~ l L\.L1.JLLUL.:'.J...lJ ~!,1ll:OJ 22 �§lriiiiHiJBQDliiil!!li Citizenship Class 7~&& Cl 1t Ptifflb """ 90LPff Every Saturday Morning 10 AM - 12 Noon ~ffffHU§!Jfflff iJb Tel: (5081454-4286 CMAA - 125 Perry Street; Lowell MA 01852 i Continue f rom page 4 better chance for children to remain interested in school. The New England Alive experience is very much in line with the concept ofexploring, pretending and experimenting as a means to educational discovery. The Komar Day Care Center serves children and their families who need assistance and education to develop safe and productive lifestyles. Our center is staffed with one director, one teacher, one Cambodian bilingual assistance teacher, and one part time counselor. We care for as many as twenty pre-schoolers by teaching them social skills and academic readiness while building their selfesteem. Most of the time they are doing children's work- playing. That is how they learn. There are areas around the room for exploring, pretending, and experimenting. Materials include color, paint, - fflff , blocks, puzzles, books, play dough, dolls, and various toys. The children color, paint, cut, and paste. They also learn songs, poem~, and games while developing their physical skills. Sometimes, we go to the park for wider and more open space where they can run, skip,jump, and throw balls. Our other activities include a field trip to the New England Alive where small wild animals who have been injured are cared for and a picnic in the park. This past summer their staff bought some animals to the Komar Day Care Center. Parents are always welcome to visit the Komar Day Care Center. Part of our program is also directed at helping with parental skills. Our child care counselor calls parents frequently to make sure they understand everything that is happening at the daycare. We also send home information about caring for our children, including their basic needs - dressing for changes in the weather, dental care, personal hygiene, healthy diets, and immunizations. In last April we celebrated the New Year with a Cambodian feast and in November we have a traditional Thanksgiving feast. This year we also saw a special performance of Cambodian Dances. Recognizing cross-cultural needs and showing respect for language and values of all ethnic groups are always practiced. There are several openings for children (ages 3-5 years) oflow income families and of families on AFDC whose parents are attending classes such as ESL (English as a Second Language), GED (General Education Development Tests), and job training. Please call CMAA for more information (508) 454-4286. 'c..W J:A__. ' · ~.{lllll 'Ci.JI ' !LJ.ii]l.l.(ill.Y U~ 23 �rn:rn•i$ 't•ElnU'AHr. !l ,1 T ""\7""n Jif l~ 1 .. "7 """' CT~l-,'7'l'i. 8lD 8Bi3l ... i3l .. 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A total of seven computers are now functional for our young people' s use. Software has been installed. They can do their homework on Microsoft 3.0 and 6.0 . We hope to set up E-mail and Internet system to allow young people here to communicate with those in Cambodia. I need volunteers. Those of you who can teach basic computer literacy are welcomed. Secondly, I will be offering a class in Khmer traditional music. Your children can sign up and learn to play a traditional Khmer instrument such as the flute and the two string troy as well as the khim. I believe in the importance of music in connecting young people with their roots and their Khmer soul. If anyone of you can offer to teach a musical instrument, please let me know and volunteer. Thirdly, our youth program, in collaboration with the Khmer Cultural Institute of Lowell, is organizing a theater group of Cambodian youth to write, produce, act and stage. Through this they will be able to share each other's life experiences and self-reflection. I am working on scheduling all of these three programs as after school, non-informal activities and educational programs. Any university students, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts are welcomed to volunteer. I cannot do it alone. Call me at 454-4286 or come by to CMAA at 125 Perry Street, Lowell, MA01852. Arn Chorn-Pond, Youth Coordinator, Singer and Instrumentalist �Continue from page 16 • Owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units; and • Certain single-family housing it is sold or rented without the use of discriminatory advertising or a real estate broker, agent or salesperson. 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I celebrate it because Jesus Christ, like other manifestations ofGod, taught love and compassion. He taught us to love our fellow beings and to look upon each other as equals. ~or this Christmas, I wantto lead ahealthy, happy and productive life by understanding myself, my unique gifts and purpose in this world. Throughmydailypracticeof meditationand prayer, I know that I will generate a clearer sense of self ' ·' andconnection tomycommunity. As I meditate, I send good love and tionsinto so that who are pained and hurt can be and loved. · I want to remember each day as an extraordinary privilege oflife and my connection to all other living beings. The world is my home, and my home is the world. With this in mind, I will evolve into a greater and better human being. r i must think of my actions each day and how they can affect the future and everything around me. I know that good actions, good deeds, caring thoughts and meaningful motivationaremeans to amorepeaceful and constructive world. I wantto remember that I am responsible for myself and other people. Human beings are interdependent of each other. Tome, there'snorace,color or creed. There is only being, a processofliving, thinking, working, growing,learning,playingandevolving together with all inhabitants of this planet. Diversityis beautiful, and I must celebrate it as a way of life. W hen I have t / enough to eat, \ \,, I think of the 1 time when I •,~\~[ /, was hungry \~~ I ! ·'! and of those ' · who do not have enough. When I have enough money to spend, I spend it carefully and think of those who are penniless. I want to practice consuming only what I need so that others may share the wealth and richness of this world. When my dream is realized, I want to help others to realize theirs. Christmas ... What does it mean to you? Timetospendwithfamilyandshare love. - Mr. Sarnkhann Khoeun, Executive Director To share good things with otherpeopleto bring out the best in them. - Rosemary Zaleski Christ is born! - Savy Suth I ~\\\\I i will support a government that works to reduce poverty, provide basic health, education and housingforallpeople. Iwi111ookfor little miracles inmy life and remember my connection to my dream, vision and my heart's calling, and rememberthatl can do anything as long as I do it with those who share this world with me. I believe that I have great potential to love, care, give and serve others. Merry Christmas of mas. Nothing our tradition does not celebrate Christ- anonymous Beingwithfamily.. .sharingthecompany andlovewithmyfamily. Vivian Guimond Sharingtimewithfriendsandfamily. - Ancy Kazemi Being happy and have fun with my fumily. - Thy Chey Shopping, beingwithfarnily, being with children, friends, smell the pine trees, presents, mistletoes, Santa Claus. - Judith's Young Parent Class The birth of Christ speaks of new birth in our lives. - Joachim Nickerson �is Coming to the Merrimack River August 23, 1997 U magine a beautiful summer day of festivities and fun. Imagine a colorful, joyful Southeast Asian Water Festival coming to the Merrimack River. You can hear traditional and modern Southeast Asian music, dance, listen to storytelling, get your fortune read, eat tasty ethnic food, watch boat racing and learn about environmental and health issues from the different booths we set up. This is a replication of a Water Festival that takes place every year m Southeast Asia. In Cambodia, the Festival celebrates the direction reversal of the Mekong River and the beginning of the harvest season. In the city of Phnom Penh, people from all over the country come to see the boat races. Men and women wear colorful costumes. Food stalls line the river bank. Music from live bands can be heard. There' s fireworks and colorful, neon flotillas to light the river at night. The river bank in front ofthe royal palace is packed with people. For different non-governmental organizations working in Cambodia, it's their chance to pass out information on HNI AIDS or landmines during the day. At night, people enjoy live comedy shows, traditional theater, music and dance. They also celebrate a religious ceremony called oum ombok in honor of the moon Goddess. People line up to receive a special sacrament of coconut juice, a spoonful of meshed banana with pounded rice from the monks. This is to renew one's hope and fortune . The Water Festival in Cambodia was banned under the Khmer Rouge. It has only recently been revised. Today, the tradition is very much alive. Happy people are seen again every mid-November along the river in front of the palace enjoying the boat races. Wewanttoreplicatethistradition here along the Merrimack's Pawtucket Blvd. So far, a Southeast Asian Water Festival Group has been established, and theplanningprocess has started. The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association and the Lao American community are collaborating with the city ofLowell, the City' s Department of Public Health, the New England FolkLife Center, the University of Massachusetts - Lowell ' s Center for Family, Work and Community, and other agencies on this festival. On November 5, 1996, our first meeting with community members took place. Attendees at the meeting included a monk, two lay nuns and various community leaders and university students. The purpose of the meeting was to get community involvement and reflect further on how the Water Festival is celebrated in Southeast Asia. Everybodywasexcited as they reminisced about what they remembered of the festival in their homeland. This festival is for everybody toenjoy,notjustfor Southeast Asians. People of all ages will be able to enjoy food, music, storytelling and learn more about the historical and cultural connection to the Merrimack River and the Mekong in Southeast Asia. There will be a replica of a boat built exactly like the ones in Asia along with many other festivities to enjoy. We need your involvement and support. Community members are asked to volunteer and give ideas and participate in the planning of this festival. If you would like to get involved, please call me, Chath pierSath, at CMAAat 508-454-4286. �Design Editor VuthyVann Senior Editor ( Khmer ) Vuthy Vann, PahimKay and Savy Suth Senior Editor ( English ) Joe Nickerson, Judith D. Nelson and Chath pierSath Research Director Khmer Lowell magazine is a monthly publication of the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc . (CMAA), the Cambodian American Voter League of Lowell (CA VL), and the Khmer Cultural Institute (KC!). We welcome your contribution. Send us your articles, poems, short story, opinion column, political and social commentary or any kind of art work such as cartoon that you wish to be published. All articles should be limited to 800-1200 words. Please include your name, address and phone number. We reserve the right to edit any materials for space. No part of Khmer Lowell may be reprinted or reproduced without our written permission. Subscription rate for the first year (10-12 issues) is $25.00 (USA); $30.00 (Canada) and $45 .00 for all other countries. All advertising inquiries should be directed to Samkhann Khoeun, Vuthy Vann, or Thirith Hut. Copyright (c) 1996 by Khmer Lowell Magazine. SamkhannKhoeun and Chath pierSath KhmerLowell Magazine c/o CMAA - 125 Perry Street, Lowell, MA 0 I 852 Tel: (508) 454-4286 ; Fax : (508) 454-1806 Advertising and Marketing Director SamkhannKhoeun, ThirithHuth, Noreth Som, Arn ChomPond andRany Him Translation Vuthy Vann, Savy Suth and Pahim Kay Production Manager VuthyVann Board of Directors Mr. Rithy Uong President Mr. Tern Chea ]st Vice President Ms. Chantha Bin 2nd Vice President Mr. Thel T. 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Would you like to put out an ads to more than 45,000 of our readers? Enclosed is our first January issue. We offer low subscription and ads rate. Call now, subscribe or send your ads on time for the February issue. All ads should be received by January 20, 1997. ...... ' . .. "Khmer Lowell" is a monthly, bi-lingual magazine published by the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of the Greater Lowell. The magazine will be widely distributed to Cambodians and non-Cambodians throughout the New England area and the United States. Our yearly subscription is only $25.00. Our ads price list is enclosed. If you need further information, please call us at 508-454-4286. ~:~~~ . ... ~ .,. ••• 1 . ·1 ' , -ll' Samkhann Khoeun Executive Director of CMAA .,- ~·... <i ,( ' ... ... . \. . ', , . ., ', .. ' M{: ~ ... ... ... ' "' (.,; ,.. . .,. 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TEL: (508) 454-4286 FAX: (508) 454-1806 �Half Page: 7.5 inches wide by 5 inches high ------------------r-------------------ouarter Page: 3.75 inches by 5 inches -----------------~ Eighth Page: 7.5 inches by 5 inches � 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 Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. Publications, 1997-2007 Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml19" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml19</a>. Description An account of the resource This collection includes digitized issues of the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc.’s bilingual magazines <em>Khmer Lowell</em> and <em>CMAA Lowell Magazine</em>. <br /><br />The collection is completely accessible on this site.<br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml19" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml19</a>.<br /><br />Note:<br />Additionally, digitized issues of <em>Khmer Lowell</em> and <em>CMAA Lowell Magazine</em> from the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. Collection have been added to the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. Publications, 1997-2007 Omeka collection so that issues of <em>Khmer Lowell</em> and <em>CMAA Lowell Magazine</em> may visually appear together when browsing in Omeka.<br /><br /><br /><br />--------------------------<br /><span>SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea.</span> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. Publications, 1997-2007. UML19. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. 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 Khmer Lowell, January 1997. Issue No. 1 Subject The topic of the resource Discrimination in housing Nonprofit organizations Public health Voting Description An account of the resource This file includes the 32-page Khmer Lowell, January 1997. Issue No. 1 magazine and a 4-page Khmer Lowell advertisement information packet. Titles of topics covered in the magazine include Live Animals in Komar Daycare; CMAA's 1996 Board Election; Anti-Immigration Mood Moves Asian to Organize; Luz Cruz Votes; See Children Dance; Fair Housing; Learning From Lok Crew Suth; AIDS, The Second Genocide?; My Christmas; Southeast Asian Water Festival; and more. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. Publications Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-01 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 application/pdf; 36 pp. Language A language of the resource Khmer English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Khmer Lowell Issue 1 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 1990-1999 Cambodian American Voter League of Lowell Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association Cambodians Khmer Cultural Institute Periodicals Southeast Asian Water Festival