Our first meeting for this Fall 2010 will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 5pm-7pm in the Library Room 4021.  General meetings this semester are  held every two weeks. We look  forward to seeing you all as well as welcoming new members. If you have any questions email us at csasac@gmail.com.

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DEADLINE: Last day to register is September 25th, 2010 at 11:59 PM.

Here is the link to the registration form:http://bit.ly/registrationKSCC2010

More Info on Facebook Event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140115632693306

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Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Fresno State Satellite Union

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CCA of Fresno State did an amazing job of hosting this year Khmer Unity Games. The event was a great turn out, approximately over 140 attendees, includes members from the following Universities:

CSU Fresno
CSU Long Beach
CSU Sacramento
CSU Fullerton
CSU Ponoma
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC San Diego

Games and activities includes dodge ball tournament, balloons popping game and the day ended with team relay race: (three legged race – wheelbarrow race – mummy wrap competition -  fill the bucket with water relay – defrost a frozen t-shirt).

Special thanks to Boupha Pann and her family for their hospitality.

CSU Long Beach – Cambodian Student Society will be the host for KUG 2011.

www.CambodianStudentSociety.com

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Photos By Phillip Ly So:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/weaponrice/sets/72157624367161318/

Registration for KUG 2010 is closed: http://sites.google.com/site/kugfresno

Roeding Park -  890 W. Belmont, Fresno CA  93728

For the latest updates visit their Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=330726849474

It’s that time of the year again for the Khmer Unity Games. A chance for young Cambodians to enjoy a day in the Summer through various activities. Students from college campuses coming from Norcal stretching down to Socal and touching down in the No-Town. This is an opportunity to promote unity amongst our own and as well as other races.

The Khmer Unity Games will be hosted in Fresno, California by Fresno State’s Cambodian Collegiate Association ( CCA ) on June 26th, 2010.
Please be at Game Grounds by 8:30am to sign in.

-Registration will be open till Midnight of June 12th. If you miss the registration deadline there will be a $5.00 fee to register.

**Any Non-KSC member will be charged a $3.00 fee to participate in the games.

K.U.G. T-Shirts will be for sale thru the registration process, just be sure to bring your money ( $15 ) to pick up the shirt when you sign in on Game Day. K.U.G. DVDs are also for sale. This DVD will consist of interviews of students from different schools about what they think of the Games and also videos of you student’s playing the games.

To members that require housing:
-Please bring your own soap, toothpaste, towel, blanket, pillow, etc.
-Also cash for breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be provided on June 26th thru K.U.G.

Some Information About Game Day:

-It will be hot.
-Bring some clothes to change because there’s a possibility that you will get wet.
-Bring your own Asian mats (Ka-thail) if you would like
-Dress comfortably. Wear clothing that you can easily move in.
-Tennis shoes ARE Required. Sandals can be brought but some games will require tennis shoes to be worn.

-Use electronic devices to your own discretion. Losses/damages will be your responsibility and will not be covered by CCA.

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Dear Sir/Madam and Advocator,

My name is Seatha Say (King) and I would like to inform everyone that Cambodian-American Society, San Jose Cambodian Committee Coalition,
and other organizations are organizing the 1st Annual California Conference in San Jose at Phu Lam on Friday, August 6, 2010.

Community leaders and nonprofit organization representatives are encourage to participate the panel to briefly convey their organization natures to the audience.

PLANNING AGENDA:

• Support Sam S. Meas for U.S Congress Fundraising –  To support Mr. Sam Meas campaign due to the fact that he is the first Cambodian-American competing in the U.S. political arena as the first Cambodian-American Congressman.

• Panel Speeches – The first hour prior to serving food
• Social Dance & Singing Contest Final – With live band until 12:00pm

Singing contest contestant entrée deadline is July 20, 2010.

If you have any questions or would like to support/sponsor, please contact:
Cambodian-American Society –  Seatha 408-854-4369 or seathasay@yahoo.com.
San Jose Cambodian Committee Coalition – Taxi 408-829-0193 taxikhek@yahoo.com
Santa Clara County Cambodian Heritage – Sophy Saing grs_saing@gmail.com
Bridging Cambodia International – Mrs. Nysiep 408-472-3489

Thank you,
Seatha Say

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Dear Ladies and Gents-

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your support and encouragement.

It has been more than 30 years since most Cambodian came ashore to America. Many of us have accomplished so much professionally and personally. The only area where we are lagging behind is the political arena. The Vietnamese has a Congressman and couple of State Representatives and State Senators in California. In 2010, they will have at least one more Congressman from California!

We Cambodians, together, we can and will make history on September 14, 2010 when I win the GOP Primary. My messages and positions are resonating with the people of the fifth district. I am campaigning hard. I am working 16 hours a day. I resigned from position with State Street Global Advisors to campaign full time. I did so that we Khmers can be proud of our rich culture. So that we have a voice of representation in Congress. So that our Khmer children and grandchildren will have a positive role model just as Barack Obama is to Black children. Once I am elected to Congress, I can do much for our community across the USA.

But to get my message out to the people of the fifth district, I need money to do mailings, advertising and to pay for professional campaign staff. I have a lot of volunteers, I need paid professional to manage the volunteers. I feel that we can and will win this election on September 14 and November 2. Campaign costs a lot of money. All politicians in America raise money from Americans to run for office.

We gradually are coming together. But time is of the essence. I only have four months left before the primary (September 14) to raise $1.5 millions to wage a viable campaign. I have a goal to raise $150,000 in the month of June 2010. I am  raising these monies from all sources;
not just from Cambodian Americans. This $150,000 goal is very important. All eyes, across the nation,  are on my campaign finance report for period ending June 30. When we raised this amount, it will blow away all of my competitors in the GOP!

Imagine, if 15,000 Cambodian Americans donate just $30/month per person for the next six moths – that just $1/day, I will have more money to run a formidable campaign. There are nearly one millions Cambodian living in the US today.

Let’s come together and unite. Let’s put aside our political difference here in the US, Democrat & Republican, and Srok Khmer. Let’s focus on our collective interest – to elect the first Cambodian American to Congress!

I need your help–your financial contribution. Your contribution to my campaign is an investment in our future and the future of Cambodians
in Srok Khmers.

Will you please donate today via www.sammeasforcongress.com

All the Very Best,
Sam Meas

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We, the Cambodian Student Association at UC Davis & CSU Sacramento, would like to cordially invite you all to our first ever Cambodian Culture Night (CCN).

You are invited to join us on a journey as we explore our beautiful culture and roots by discovering how we came to being Cambodian American and how our lives are shaped by sociocultural factors through various periods in time, expressed through amazing performances. We will be showcasing a cultural buffet of talents that relate to the appreciation of our culture.

We have attached our event flier and details can be found below.

Cambodian Culture Night (CCN): A Journey Through Time
Saturday, May, 29, 2010
Kleiber 3, UC Davis campus
Doors open at: 5:30pm
Show starts at: 6:00pm
FREE ADMISSION, FREE PARKING

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Here’s an email update for this week.

1. CCN Updates

a. Basic Event Details
Cambodian Culture Night (CCN): A Journey Through Time
Hosted by: CamSA at UC Davis & CSA at CSU Sacramento
Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010
Place: Kleiber 3, UC Davis campus
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
FREE ADMISSION, FREE PARKING

b. Video Interviews:Thank you everyone who took part in the video interviewing process. We’ve already begun editing videos and let’s just say that you just never stop making us laugh and smile!
c. Flyers/Publicity: We’re finishing off the facility reservation process so we’re expecting flyers to be released this Wednesday, May 12, so be on the lookout and get ready to publicize, publicize, and publicize!
c. Upcoming Work Parties/Meetings: Tentative/subject to change, Saturday, May 22-23
d. Agenda/MCs: Will be finalized by Ko & Evelyn the week of CCN
e. Other updates: If we’re missing anything else above you can assume it’s taken care of but feel free to bring anything else to our attention in case we need to send another update.

2. UC Davis CamSA Officer Elections
-Still ongoing and anyone and everyone is highly encouraged to take advantage of this unique opportunity.
-Officer duties/responsibilities descriptions can be found on our website and clicking “Officers” and clicking “Officer Duties & Responsibilities.”
-Contact any officers for insights and inspiration!

3. Khmer Unity Games 2010

It’s that time of the year again for the Khmer Unity Games. A chance for young Cambodians to enjoy a day in the Summer through various activities. Students from college campuses coming from Norcal stretching down to Socal and touching down in the No-Town. This is an opportunity to promote unity amongst our own and as well as other races.

Registration is now open until Midnight of June 12th. For more details visit: http://sites.google.com/site/kugfresno

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1st Annual Cultural Charity Banquet
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
6:00 in the evening (Doors open at 5:30pm) at

Recreation 18-hole Golf Course
5001 Deukmejian Drive
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 494-5000
Parking is FREE

Full course Khmer dinner will be served.
ATTIRE: semi-formal or come decked out in your best Khmer outfit

For more information or reservations, please contact:
Phanith Rama Sovann at (562) 522-4217 or psovann@uci.edu

Tickets: Students $22.00 General $35.00
Student id’s will be checked at the door

You must pay beforehand and show paper confirmation of payment at the door.

Please RSVP by May 18, 2010
Reservations are not fully completed until you have made payments for your ticket.

Pay for tickets at www.clubs.uci.edu/cao or make checks payable to “Cambodian Awareness Organization” and send to:

Attn: Phanith Rama Sovann
438 Stanford Court
Irvine, CA 92612

If you are unable to attend the event, you can still make contributions of any kind, towards the cause.
All donations are welcomed and are greatly appreciated.

There will be a silent auction going on throughout the show and many items on display are hand-made valuables.
Dinner will be served family style outside in a beautiful garden with a gazebo.
Performances include: Khmer classical dance, rap, singing, a showcase of CAO, debut of the full version of the song “Show the World We Exist” and more!
Speakers:
Prany Sananikone
Director of Diversity Relations and educational programs, Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (OEOD), at the University of California, Irvine.

and another special guest!

All profits go towards the poor children in Cambodia.
This coming Summer 2010, CAO will make a trip to Cambodia as an exchange with the university students at Panasastra University in Phnom Penh with a goal of doing humanitarian work among the village poor in Cambodia. Your donations and generosity will go towards providing for the needy in different provinces of Cambodia, more specifically towards poor children and orphans. Thank you ahead of time for your involvement with our project as we continue on the journey to care and love others both here and abroad!

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Once again the Most Honorable Brothers of Epsilon Sigma Rho Fraternity Inc. Founding Alpha Chapter brings you the hottest, biggest, most anticipated event of the year! Yes!!! Multicultural Night 7 is here once again, bringing you the best Multicultural performances Sac State and the greater Sacramento area have to offer!

Whats is Multicultural Night?

1.) The Largest student held event at Sac State the last 7 years running!

2.) Multicultural Night has been recognized and awarded by Sac State students for its contribution to the diversity at Sac State.

3.) Epsilon Sigma Rho fraternity Inc. will be donating a check of $1000 to our National Philanthropy “The fight against Prostate Cancer” to the Zero Cancer Foundation.

4.) This is a FREE Event!!!!!!

This is the OFFICIAL list of acts for this years MCN. So check it out,and come support them and Epsilon Sigma Rho. Hope to see you all there…
These are this years exciting performers!!!

National Anthem
Martial Arts Club
Sigma Theta Psi
Diplomats Dance Team
COMs 158: Planning for Public Relations
Lambda Theta Nu
Belly Dancer
Korean Student Association
Epsilon Sigma Rho
Katuta, Ballet Folklorico de Bolivia
Sigma Lambda Gamma
Polynesian Dance
Capital Bhangra
Groove Heroes

Come Support these great organizations for their hard work.

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Sustainable Schools International (SSI) is run by Kari Grossman, a woman from Colorado with an adopted Cambodian son. She is also the author of “Bones That Float, A Story of Adopting Cambodia.” Her organization’s mission is to help impoverished communities to help themselves and eventually become completely self-sustaining. This is different from many other non-profits that focus on raising funds or building schools but don’t follow up with long-term support for
teachers, facilities maintenance, and other things the students need to achieve their educational goals.

SSI’s elementary school in Chrauk Tiek has been recognized by the Cambodian government as a model for the whole province. The organization plans to expand its work to two more rural schools, providing access to education for more than 700 primary and secondary-level students. SSI would also like to establish service learning and travel programs to raise awareness and connect U.S. schools with Cambodian ones.

Given these ambitious goals, SSI is looking for board members to join its team remotely. Those majoring in education, public administration, marketing/communication (especially social media), social work, finance/management, international relations, or (Southeast) Asian studies are the most likely to gain relevant experience, but anyone may apply.

The time commitment is a minimum of 20 hours a month, with monthly two-hour phone conferences and two in-person meetings in Colorado per year (may be negotiable for those on a student budget). Please see the attached description of board member duties by committee.

Send resumes with a brief cover letter explaining your interest and potential contribution to Kari@SustainableSchoolsInternational.org,

or visit www.sustainableschoolsinternational.org for more information.

SSI committees description (pdf)

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www.FreedomDebtRelief.com

Freedom Debt Relief is a group about 500 employees strong and growing – known internally as “The Freedom Family”. We’re energetic, smart & compassionate – but most importantly we’re all about helping our customers through a tough financial time in their lives. We were founded in 2002 by Stanford Business School graduates Andrew Housser and Bradford Stroh and since then we have built the best management team around. Freedom works out of three offices in San Mateo, CA., Sacramento, CA., and Phoenix, AZ. Our customers, 30,000 and growing, are spread widely across the United States

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DIRECT SAT TV is an authorized DIRECTV Reseller, and one of the Elite Top 50 DIRECTV dealers of 2005, 2006, and 2007. Direct Sat TV was also named the DIRECTV Dealer of the Year for 2007. We are a member in good standing of the Better Business Bureau, and participate in the BBBOnline Reliability Program. DIRECT SAT TV is dedicated to providing the absolute best DIRECTV products and services at the absolute lowest prices.

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Date: Friday, April 23, 2010
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: 213 Wheeler (UC Berkeley)

http://www.khmerpoetry.org/

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O! MAHA MOUNT DANGREK: Poetry of Cambodian Refugee Experiences

Khmer & English Edition

“Here was a treasure trove of eyewitness memories, at once personal and historical, of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime”, commented Samkhann Khoeun, who is an editor, translator and publisher of the Cambodian refugee poetry book.

The poems contained in this first ever bilingual Cambodian refugee poetry book lay dormant for nearly three decades, hidden among the meager possessions of the late Venerable Ly Van, former Abbott of Glory Buddhist Temple in Lowell, MA. His poignant renderings were accidentally discovered at the temple on the very day of the late monk’s passing away on January 12, 2008. Venerable Ly Van worked through his trauma by summoning his creativity and documenting his personal experiences, as well as those of his dearest friend and U.S. sponsor, Sovann Chea, in poetry form. Venerable Ly Van’s devotion to Buddhist traditions allowed him to make peace with himself and the world, despite the ordeal he experienced and witnessed during this tragic period of Cambodian history. The peace he had achieved in his own heart radiated to others in a very special way through his role as a monk at Glory Buddhist Temple in Lowell, Massachusetts.

There will be two apprenticed artists, Ms. Srey Peou Phoeun and Mr. Sinat Nhok, who are trained with the Cambodian Living Arts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in traditional poetry, smot chanting and Khmer instrument, visiting the U.S. in order to participate in poetry readings and smot at various Cambodian communities around the country. The two artists/students will perform traditional Khmer poetry, chanting, smot and ritual music, which are not commonly heard or performed in the Cambodian American communities across the United States of America. This will be a unique cultural experience for many Cambodian Americans, especially for the Cambodian American youth and others.

The overall goals of this Cambodian Poetry & Smot Project is both to celebrate Khmer arts and to bring about healing and reconciliation to the Cambodian American community members across the U.S.A., The Project’s aim is to also help bring peace to the Cambodians still living in their native country who have experienced the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge that is often referred to as the Killing Fields, which began on April 17, 1975.. The Poetry & Smot Project tour was planned to coincide with the Extraordinary Chamber of Court in the Cambodia (ECCC), which is the International Tribunal responsible for prosecuting the most senior Khmer Rouge leaders that is currently taking place in Cambodia.

We hope that Cambodian students will share their Khmer traditions and artistic skills, as well as gain firsthand experiences from the Cambodians in Diasporas across the country; learning about their life stories including challenges and successes, and finding long overdue peace from the many injustices suffered by their lost relatives and also healing for their surviving loved ones. The power of authentic Khmer poetry, smot, unique ritual and ancient Khmer music will enable, inspire and empower the Cambodian Americans to overcome their daily challenges in raising their Americanized children to be more appreciative of their parents’ and grandparents’ history of struggle, survival, and the sacrifices they made during their long dangerous journey in order to provide safety and freedom to their children in America!

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