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In 2018, during the Khmer New year, we have tried to revitalize a Cambodian traditional entertainment by organizing a Cambodian dance opera called “Lakhon Bassac” entitled “Tip Sangva”. Please note that traditional entertainments have been forgotten for so long since the wars began in 1970. Coupling with pop culture, culture of western countries, and the fact that we are living in a digital age leading to a shift in priority, some of our traditional entertainments face extinction. At CCD, we are focusing on bringing them back to life. I know we have a long way to go, and that we are living at a home away from home facing resource shortage in the traditional entertainment areas. But we are relentlessly working to revive them. Honestly, we have lived up to our mission, and have achieved our goals to some degrees. Today, we bring you another type of entertainment: a Yeekae entitled “Kolab Pailin”. Yeekae is a Cambodian musical show that tells a story through tradition music and dance. It also faces extinction. The story is a Cambodian literature written by Mr. Nhok Them. It contains lots of cultural and educational values. It is fair to say that this year, we are promoting a Cambodian traditional entertainment, and at the same time, honoring a literature work of a noble man. Be advised that our ancestors leave us abundant culture and heritage. Each of us should feel proud of them. Thank you for coming. Happy Cambodian festival day!

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ជំរាបសួរប្រីយមិត្តជាទីមេត្រី,

ថ្ងៃនេះខ្ញុំសូមស្វាគមន៍ដល់ប្រិយមិត្តដែលបានអញ្ជើញមកចូលរួមអបអរសាទរក្នុងពិធីបុណ្យវប្បធម៌ខ្មែរ។ តាងនាមសមាជិកសមាជិការនិងក្រុមអភិបាលនៃសមាគមទិវាសហគមន៍ខ្មែរ ខ្ញុំសូមអរគុណយ៉ាងជ្រាលជ្រៅបំផុតដល់វត្តមានអស់លោកលោកស្រីនិងប្រីយមិត្រទាំងអស់។ នៅថ្ងៃបុណ្យវប្បធ៌មខ្មែរ សូមបងប្អូនស្មឹងស្មាធ៍មួយសន្ទុះដើម្បីរំលឹកនិងគោរពដល់វិញ្ញាណក្ខ័ន្ធខ្មែរដែលបានបាត់បង់ជីវិតក្នុងសង្គ្រាមនិងនៅក្រោមរបបប្រល័យពូសាសន៍។

បេសកកម្មយើងគឺងាយស្រួលយល់ទេគឺ៖ លើកដំកើង បង្ហាញជូន និងរក្សាទុកវប្បធ៌មខ្មែរ។ នៅក្នុងឱកាសចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរកន្លងមកនេះ យើងបានរៀបចំសម្តែងនូវសិល្បៈប្រពៃណីខ្មែរមួយគឺ ល្ខោនបាសាក់ រឿង ៉ទិពសង្វារ ៉។ នៅថ្ងៃនេះ យើងបានរៀបចំអោយមានការសម្តែងរបាំយីកេ រឿង ៉កុលាបប៉ៃលិន ៉។ កុលាបប៉ៃលិនជារឿងមួយក្នុងអក្សរសាស្រ្តខ្មែរ ពោរពេញទៅដោយពាក្យប្រៀនប្រដៅ។ រឿងនេះសរសេរដោយបុព្វបុរសខ្មែរម្នាក់ឈ្មោះលោកញ៉ុកថែម។ សូមកត់សំគាល់ថា សិល្បៈល្ខោនបាសាក់និងរបាំយីកេលែងមានប្រជាប្រិយភាព ស្ទើរតែរលាយបាត់សូន្យក្នុងសង្គមខ្មែរទៅហើយ ដោយសារតែអរិយធ៌មបរទេសជ្រាបចូលដល់សង្គមខ្មែរយ៉ាងខ្លាំង បច្ចុប្បនកាលនេះ។ សមាគមទិវាសហគមន៍ខ្មែរ ស៊ីស៊ីឌី បានខិតខំស្រាវជ្រាវ ហើយប្រឹងលើកដំកើងអោយសិល្បៈនេះ មានប្រជាប្រិយភាពឡើងវិញ។ យើងឃើញថាថ្ងៃនេះ យើងបានរៀបចំលើកដំកើងសិល្បៈខ្មែរមួយបែប ហើយទន្ទឹមគ្នានេះ យើងក៏បានទទួលស្គាល់នូវស្នាដៃ និងរក្សាទុកនូវអក្សរសាស្ត្ររបស់វីរជនខ្មែរម្នាក់ផងដែរ។ 

 

សូមអរគុណ! សូមអញ្ជើញកំសាន្តសប្បាយជាមួយយើងខ្ញុំនៅថ្ងៃបុណ្យវប្បធ៌មខ្មែរ។

Sincerely,

Ben Bao, President of Cambodian Community Day


 


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VOA News Coverage - CCD 2012 (click on pictures)

Voice of America/Khmer: Dr Chanthourn Thuy

A Khmer Archaeologist visited USA in July 2012 to present his research finding about ancient iron smelter in Cambodia to Cambodian-American communities. One of his stop was Washington, DC Metro area. 


 

Voice of America Interviewed Ms Sophia Tep, CCD Vice-President

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Sam Relief Dec 2012 Newsletter

Sam Relief was very busy in early April of 2012 and has delivered another 10 tons of rice to Angkor Children Hospital at Siem Reap.


Women's Health Study: http://mapa.nur.utexas.edu


Replica of Angkor Wat

We have bought a replica of Angkor Wat (picture shown above). It is a sculpture made out from stone, by a sculptor in Pursat province, Cambodia. It is 1.3 meter long, 1.1 meter wide and .35 meter high. It took more than 2 months to complete the sculpture. Click the picture to enlarge.


Phare Ponleu Selpak

Phare Ponleu Selpak (website: www.phareps.org) is a Cambodian association providing artistic activities to children and adults around the Battambang vicinity. The artistic fields are: performing arts (circus, theater, dancing, music), visual arts (cartoon animation, painting contemporary, illustration and graphic design) and social actions (governmental school pre-school through high school, child care center, and transitional youth house). Learn more ...

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2015 Miss Cambodian American DC

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