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Co n g r at u l at i o n s, Cl ass o f 2 0 18! We w i l l mi ss yo u !
Pr esi d en t s?m essa g e Good even in g fr ien ds an d fam il y, It is ou r pl easu r e to wel com e you al l to Un ited Kh m er Stu den ts? 21st An n u al Cu l tu r e Nigh t: "Apson gh a!" Or igin al l y fou n ded in 1992 as th e Un ited Cam bodian Stu den ts (UCS), Un ited Kh m er Stu den ts (UKS) at UCLA str ives to cr eate a space on cam pu s for stu den ts to expl or e Kh m er cu l tu r e, com m u n ity, an d exper ien ces fel t by Cam bodian -Am er ican s. Ton igh t, we sh ar e th at space with you . Ever y year , Cu l tu r e Nigh t pr ovides th e ch an ce for u s to pr esen t th is cr u cial piece of ou r iden tity to th e r est of th e wor l d th r ou gh an or igin al pl ay, cu l tu r al an d m oder n dan ces, m u sic, an d m or e. In ou r goal of pr om otin g Kh m er cu l tu r e, we h ope to al so en cou r age per son al gr owth of ou r m em ber s with in a war m an d wel com in g com m u n ity. Th is sh ow h as been bl essed with a dedicated gr ou p of diver se in dividu al s wh o al ways m an age to in spir e u s with th eir effor ts an d en th u siasm . Bal an cin g stu dies, extr acu r r icu l ar s, l on g n igh ts of r eh ear sal s an d per son al wel l bein g isn ?t easy ? ou r cast an d cr ew m an aged to do th at an d stil l fil l each pr actice with l au gh ter an d joy. W e?r e con fiden t th at ton igh t?s pr odu ction wil l n ot on l y sh owcase Kh m er cu l tu r e, bu t al so ever yon e?s h ar d wor k an d th e fr ien dsh ips cr eated in th e pr ocess. Th an k you to ou r Cu l tu r e Nigh t Dir ector s, Pr odu cer , an d Assistan t wh o h ave each pou r ed th eir h ear t an d sou l in to m ak in g th is pr odu ction th e best it can be. Non e of th is wou l d be possibl e with ou t you . To th e au dien ce, th an k you al l for bein g h er e. M u ch of th e beau ty of cu l tu r e stem s fr om th e con n ection s cr eated, str en gth en ed, an d r edefin ed becau se of it. Th ose con n ection s exist becau se of peopl e l ik e you r sel ves, l isten in g to ou r stor ies an d pr ovidin g en dl ess am ou n ts of su ppor t. To th e fam il ies in atten dan ce ? m an y of u s ar e doin g th is for you . W e h ope we can m ak e you pr ou d. W ith ou t fu r th er ado, pl ease en joy th e sh ow!
Si n c er el y, Ci n d y Ch o u & An d r ew H ean U K S Co -Pr esi d en t s 2 0 17-2 0 18
D i r ec t o r s?m essa g e Bel oved fam il y, fr ien ds, an d h on or ed gu ests fr om far an d wide, W e cor dial l y wel com e you to UKS' 21st an n u al Cu l tu r e Nigh t! Ou r r ecu r r en t in vol vem en t with UKS's an n u al Cu l tu r e Nigh t h as al l owed u s th e oppor tu n ity to witn ess a m u l titu de of tal en ts th at h ave gr aced th e stage with in Sch oen ber g H al l : actor s, dan cer s, m u sician s, wr iter s, an d in n ovator s. Al th ou gh th e faces, voices, an d per son al ities of th e cl u b ch an ge each year , on e th in g r em ain s con stan t -- Cu l tu r e Nigh t br in gs u s al l togeth er th r ou gh a jou r n ey of l au gh ter , sweat, an d bon din g. Th is year 's pr odu ction en ter s its 21st year , bu t we str ive to in cor por ate n ovel in n ovation s each an d ever y year. Ton igh t, we ar e pr ou d to pr esen t to you or igin al Disn ey-in spir ed m u sic su n g l ive, wr itten an d fu l l y or ch estr ated by th e am azin gl y tal en ted Spen cer H al l -- a featu r e we h ave n ever ever h ad befor e in th e h istor y of UKS! To Spen cer -- th an k you for you r dedication to br in gin g th is vision to l ife. Th e per for m er s on stage ton igh t ar e givin g you a gl im pse in to th e cou n tl ess h ou r s spen t r eh ear sin g ever y day over n u m er ou s m on th s. It h as been a l on g an d ar du ou s jou r n ey for ou r cast an d cr ew, an d we h ope th at ton igh t's per for m an ce is as r ewar din g for th em as it h as been for u s to watch th em bl ossom . To ou r cast an d cr ew -- you ar e an in cr edibl e gr ou p of peopl e an d we th an k you for al l of you r h ar d wor k an d com m itm en t. To ou r Pr odu cer an d Assistan t -- you r con tr ibu tion s m ean th e wor l d to u s, an d we can 't th an k you en ou gh for you r en ter pr isin g attitu des an d su ppor t. To ou r au dien ce -- we u n der stan d th at m ak in g th e jou r n ey h er e was n ot easy for al l of you an d th er e is n oth in g th at cou l d val idate ou r effor ts m or e th an you r pr esen ce; we h ope we wil l m ak e you pr ou d! a Exten sive r esear ch h as been in cor por ated in to th is year 's scr ipt in m ak in g su r e th at we do ou r best to pay h om age to th e br igh t an d bu stl in g wor l d of th e An gk or ian Er a. Ton igh t's stor y is com pl etel y or igin al an d is l ar gel y fiction al , bu t th e wor l d it tak es pl ace in is n ot! In today's in ten se pol itical an d social cl im ate, we h ope ou r stor y wil l in spir e you to qu estion th e n or m s set ar ou n d you , to fl oat l ik e Sovan n an d stin g l ik e H an u m an , an d above al l , to n ever stop ch asin g you r dr eam s. a To M el an ie's u n cl es, W u an d Ton g, you r m em or y wil l r em ain as str on g as th e r esil ien ce th at bin ds ou r Kh m er com m u n ity togeth er. You r pr esen ce ton igh t an d con tin u ou s su ppor t is pr oof th at th e cu l tu r e of ou r an cestor s wil l n ot ju st su r vive, bu t wil l con tin u e to th r ive. W e th an k you fr om th e bottom of ou r "beh -don gs!" a W ith ou t fu r th er ado, pl ease sit back an d en joy th e Un ited Kh m er Stu den ts' 21st An n u al Cu l tu r e Nigh t, "Apson gh a (An An gk or ian Dr eam )!" a
Si n c er el y, M el an i e Tai n g & An d r ew H ean U K S Cu l t u r e N i g h t D i r ec t o r s 2 0 17-2 0 18
Pr o d u c er ?s & a ssi st a n t ?s m essa g e Good even in g fam il y, fr ien ds, stu den ts, an d l oved on es! W e ar e ver y del igh ted to wel com e you to th e Un ited Kh m er Stu den ts?21st An n u al Cu l tu r e Nigh t, ?Apson gh a (An An gk or ian Dr eam ),? ou r biggest pr odu ction of th e year ! Fir stl y,th an k you for you r tim e h er e with u s ton igh t! W e r eal l y appr eciate you bein g h er e to witn ess th e h ar d wor k th at ou r cast an d cr ew h ave pu t in to th is sh ow. W e?d al so l ik e to ack n owl edge ou r Co-Dir ector s in br in gin g th is en tir e pr odu ction to l ife. W ith each scen e r eh ear sal an d dan ce pr actice, we h ave seen ou r m em ber s gr ow, both with in th eir gr ou ps an d in dividu al l y. Th e tim e th at we spen t togeth er to pr epar e for th is sh ow h as br ou gh t u s cl oser an d with th at we h ope to con vey ou r k n owl edge an d m essages abou t ou r cu l tu r e th r ou gh ou r own stor y. It h as been an am azin g feel in g to witn ess ever y par t of th is jou r n ey an d we h ope th at th ose cou n tl ess h ou r s of pr actice wil l m an ifest itsel f in ton igh t?s pr odu ction . Th is year ?s pr odu ction focu ses on th e ar t of cl assical dan ce, or ?r obam .? An ar t for m th at was al m ost com pl etel y l ost du r in g th e gen ocide, cl assical dan ce is exper ien cin g a str on g r evival , wh ich wou l d n ot be possibl e with ou t r ecogn ition an d awar en ess. Th is th em e of dan ce is especial l y im por tan t to u s becau se of th e h istor y, cu l tu r e, val u es, an d pr ide it car r ies with each gestu r e. Th e r esil ien ce of dan cer s in passin g down th is l egacy ser ves as a con stan t r em in der to fu tu r e gen er ation s abou t th e im por tan ce of per sever an ce. W ith each passin g year an d with each Cu l tu r e Nigh t, we ar e both in spir ed by an d year n to bu il d u pon th e exper ien ces of th ose befor e u s, an d we r eal l y h ope th at we ar e abl e to pass on th is passion to ever yon e in th e au dien ce ton igh t. You r tim e h er e with u s is on e of th e m ost pr eciou s gifts we cou l d ever ask for , an d we th an k you for you r l ove an d con tin u ou s su ppor t! W e h ope you al l ar e as excited for th e sh ow as we ar e pr odu cin g it, so pl ease sit back , r el ax, an d en joy,as we ar e pr ou d to pr esen t you ou r 21st An n u al Cu l tu r e Nigh t, ?Apson gh a (An An gk or ian Dr eam )."
Si n c er el y, M ad el en e H em & An d r ew Tu m U K S Cu l t u r e N i g h t Assi st an t & Pr o d u c er 2 0 17-2 0 18
TO N I GH T'S PRO GRAM Wel c o me An t h em per f o r med St af f Vi d eo
by Pan h a K o sal
U K S Cl assi c al ACT 1 Sc en e 1: A Sw eet To o t h Sc en e 2 : Th e Reamk er i s a Wi sh H i s H ear t M ak es Sc en e 3: N u m Wo r t h Fi g h t i n g Fo r Sc en e 4: N eak K r u u K n o w s Best Sc en e 5: Bo o p O n I t Sc en e 6 : A Wh o l e N ew Dan c e
I n t er mi ssi o n I n t er mi ssi o n Vi d eo U K S Ac o u st i c U K S Tr ad i t i o n al Ac t 2 Sc en e 1: Th e Th r o n e i s an O pen D o o r Sc en e 2 : Fl o at l i k e So van n Sc en e 3: St i n g Li k e H an u man Sc en e 4: I 'l l M ak e a Dan c er O u t o f Yo u Sc en e 5: Wh o 's Af r ai d o f t h e Bi g Bad Ad v i so r ? Sc en e 6 : Wh er e t h e Reamk er Tak es Yo u Sc en e 7: Th i s I s Ro bam Sc en e 8: Yo u 'v e Go t a Dan c er i n M e
U K S M o d er n Cu r t ai n Cal l
a b o u t t he s t o r y Th ou gh th e or igin of "r obam ," or Kh m er Cl assical Dan ce (often r efer r ed to as "Th e Royal Bal l et of Cam bodia"), dates back to as ear l y as th e 7th cen tu r y, its in cl u sion of m al e dan cer s, especial l y th eir in cl u sion in fem al e-dom in ated ch or eogr aph y, is stil l r el ativel y a m oder n in n ovation . Today, th e n u m ber of fem al e cl assical dan cer s stil l ou tweigh th e n u m ber of m al e cl assical dan cer s. Pr u m sodu n Ok , with h is tr ou pe, Natyar asa, is th e fir st to pion eer a m ovem en t th at ch al l en ges th e gen der n or m with in r obam an d to in spir e a m oder n r estr u ctu r in g of th e an cien t ar t. H is wor k in spir es th is year 's pr odu ction , a Disn ey-esqu e bil du n gsr om an th at featu r es or igin al m u sic an d tal en t fr om ou r UKS m em ber s an d fr ien ds at UCLA. Th e gen ocide cl aim ed th e l ives of 90% of Cam bodia's ar tists, m u sician s, an d dan cer s, for cin g th e cou n tr y in to r egr ession th at it is stil l r ecover in g fr om 40 year s l ater. As em er gin g descen dan ts of th is gen ocidal h istor y, it is ou r bel ief th at we m u st wor k to pr eser ve ou r past in or der to safegu ar d ou r fu tu r e. Ton igh t, we tr avel back in tim e th ou san ds of year s ago to th e an cien t An gk or Em pir e, on e of h istor y's gr eatest k in gdom s. W u -Ton g, th e qu ir k y son of a pal ace seam str ess an d th e h er o of ou r stor y, dr eam s of n oth in g m or e th an to fl oat el egan tl y am on g dan cer s with in th e Royal Pal ace, bu t th e r oyal ar t for m on l y per m its fem al e dan cer s. W h en h e em bar k s on a jou r n ey to ch an ge th e statu s qu o, W u -Ton g com es to em br ace th e du al ity of th e u n iver se, in cl u din g th e on e with in h im sel f, an d com es to u n der stan d th e tr u e m ean in g of r obam .
ap·sa·r a ?äps?r ä/ noun 1. (in H in du m yth ol ogy) a cel estial n ym ph , typical l y th e con sor t of a gan dh ar va or h eaven l y m u sician , bor n fr om th e ch u r n in g of th e Ocean of M il k . 2. "Apsar a Dan ce:" An in digen ou s bal l et-l ik e per for m an ce ar t en dor sed by Qu een Sisowath Kossam ak of Cam bodia. Th e r ol e of th e apsar a is pl ayed by a wom an , wear in g tigh t-fittin g tr adition al dr ess with gil ded jewel r ies an d h eaddr ess m odel ed after An gk or bas-r el iefs, wh ose gr acefu l , sin u ou s gestu r es ar e codified to n ar r ate cl assical m yth s or r el igiou s stor ies. son g·h a / sôNGh A/ adjective 1. H an dsom e, gl or iou s, im posin g (figu r e), ch ar m in g. ap ·son g·h a ?äp sôN Gh A/ n ou n / ad ject i v e/ ad v er b 1. To d an ce h an d som el y , y et gr acef u l l y , em bod y i n g ch ar m an d t h e sp i r i t of t h e ap sar a. 2. Ep i t om i zes t h e d u al i t y of t h e u n i v er se: m al e an d f em al e, m oon an d su n , h eav en an d ear t h .
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"r o ba m n ea r y c h ea c h u o r "
From left to right: Cindy Chou, Judy Chhoeung, Madelene Hem, Jerimiah Harris, Andrew Tum, Johnson Thai, Jennifer Um, Molika Soben, Ashley Ngor, Michelle Thach, Sydney Siphavong, Lilian Tang, Helen Chan, Melodie Gravenhorst, Kaia Sherry, Britney Pheng, Audrey Chan, Ajay Patel, Karena Kaing, Panha Kosal, Karen Choup, Richie Hong, Brandon Soun, Jason Chhay
Kh m er Cl assical dan ce (r obam k bach ), al so k n own as th e Royal Bal l et of Cam bodia, h as or igin s tr acin g back to th e An gk or ian Er a. Tr adition al l y r eser ved for th e Kh m er Royal Cou r t, th ese dan ces wer e com m on l y per for m ed as fu n er al r itu al s, as cor on ation s, for h on or in g visitor s, or for r el igiou s pu r poses. Ador n ed in el abor ate costu m es an d extr avagan t jewel r y,dan cer s r epr esen t deities an d act as th e in ter m ediate between h eaven an d ear th . ?Robam n ear y ch ea ch u or ,? or ?dan ce of you n g gir l s in l in e,? pays h om age to th e cl assic tr adition s of r obam -- beau tifu l gir l s ador n ed in el egan t costu m e pr acticin g th e an cien t ar t of r obam , an ar t for m th at con stitu tes th e defin in g im age of Cam bodia n ation al l y an d abr oad an d is a h u ge sou r ce of pr ide for th e Kh m er. Th is ar t for m is pr im ar il y r eser ved for fem al e dan cer s, bu t UKS is pr ou d to pr esen t an en sem bl e com pr ised of both fem al e an d m al e dan cer s.
I n st r u c t o r : M el an i e t ai n g Co o r d i n at o r s: j er i mi ah h ar r i s & an d r ew t u m
t r ad it io n al d an c e "r o ba m k a i n e"
Top row: Lisa Chao, Panha Kosal, Karen Choup, Karena Kaing, Cindy Chou, Judy Chhoeung, Tien Ha, Aileen Pham, Madelyn San, Helen Chan, Audrey Chan. Bottom row: Ajay Patel, Andrew Tum, Willy Teav, Jerimiah Harris, Richie Hong, Jason Chhay, Johnson Thai.
Tr adition al dan ce (fol k dan ce), on e of th e th r ee m ain categor ies of Cam bodian dan ce, is differ en tiated fr om Cl assical Dan ce (r obam k bach ) in th at it sh owcases r u r al l ife an d cu l tu r al tr adition s r ath er th an th e in ter m in gl in g of deities. Its m ovem en ts an d gestu r es ar e n ot as styl ized as th ose of cl assical dan ce, an d th e costu m es aim to por tr ay or din ar y peopl e, su ch as far m er s, peasan ts, an d tr ibe l eader s. "Robam Kain e" pays h om age to th e tr adition of pr oper cou r tsh ip an d pr aises th e beau tifu l sou n d of th e fl u te th at captivates th e h ear ts of you n g gir l s du r in g New Year cel ebr ation s. As sm itten as th e you n g gir l s ar e over th e fl u te pl ayer s h owever , th ey stil l u r ge th e you n g m en to pr actice pr oper etiqu ette an d to seek par en tal per m ission for th e gir l s' h an ds.
Co o r d i n at o r s: Jer i mi ah H ar r i s & M ad el y n San
u k s mo d er n
Back row: Johnson Thai, Steven Duong, Andrew Tum, Ajay Patel, Richie Hong, Jekin Tilva, Jerimiah Harris, Brandon Soun Middle row: Madelene Hem, Melodie Gravenhorst, Britney Pheng, Karena Kaing, Madelyn San, Jennifer Um, Molika Soben, Helen Chan, Lilian Tang, Cindy Chou Front row: Braden Lem, Lisa Chao, Daniel Luu, Karen Choup, Jason Chhay
c o o r d i n at o r s: br ad en l em l i sa c h ao d an i el l u u k ar en c h o u p j aso n c h h ay
M a r t i a l Ar t s
Top row: Audrey Chan, Johnson Thai, Ajay Patel, Jason Chhay, Helen Chan Bottom row: Karen Choup, Brandon Soun, Andrew Tum, Jennifer Um Bok ator , pr on ou n ced "bu k -ah -tau ," is a for m of an cien t Kh m er m ar tial ar ts th at tr an sl ates l iter al l y to "pou n d a l ion " ("bok " m ean in g to pou n d an d "tor " m ean in g l ion ). Passed down as th e sam e for m of com bat u sed by an cien t An gk or ar m ies, Bok ator is said to boast 10,000 differ en t k in ds of tech n iqu es. M an y an cien t bas-r el iefs car ved in to tem pl es an d pil l ar s, l ik e th ose at th e fam ed An gk or W at, depict Bok ator figh tin g an d can stil l be seen today. a Ou r M ar tial Ar ts th is year bases its r ou tin e on Bok ator tech n iqu es. Cu r r en tl y, Bok ator is seein g a su r ge in popu l ar ity both in an d ou tside of Cam bodia after bein g n ear l y l ost to th e gen ocide, wh ich tar geted, in addition to ar tists an d in tel l ectu al s, th ose with com bat k n owl edge an d exper ien ce. Special th an k s to "Su r vivin g Bok ator ," a fil m th at in spir ed ou r M ar tial Ar ts th is year an d is cu r r en tl y wor k in g to spr ead awar en ess of Bok ator. a Addition al l y, we wou l d l ik e to th an k Cam bodia Town Fil m Festival for scr een in g th is fil m an d spr eadin g cu l tu r al awar en ess abou t m an y issu es r el evan t to Cam bodian s ar ou n d th e wor l d.
Co o r d i n at o r s: Jo h n so n t h ai & aj ay pat el
u k s a c o u st i c "Ama z i n g Ca mbo d i a" by Ad d a An g el
M el o d i e Gr av en h o r st , M ad el en e H em, M el an i e Tai n g , K eo mak ar a Tan , & M ad el y n San
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Vi d eo
Amy N g u y en & M el an i e t ai n g
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"An g k o r i an D r eams" "N o t Tr u l y M e" per f o r med by Ci n d y Ch o u "Fo l l o w t h e Ru l es" per f o r med by Li sa Ch ao "O w n t h e Th r o n e" per f o r med by Br a d en Lem "Fl o at & St i n g " per f o r med by Ka r en Ch o u p "Fl o at & St i n g " ( Repr i se) "Let H i m Dan c e" per f o r med by Ka r en Ch o u p "Fi n al e" per f o r med by Jo h n so n Th a i a n d Mic h el l e Th ac h w r i t t en by spen c er h al l
Spen c er h al l Co mpo ser & Ly r ic i st
Spen cer ju st gr adu ated fr om UCLA as an En gl ish m ajor an d fil m an d m u sic in du str y dou bl e-m in or wh o wou l d've r ath er wr itten son gs th an essays. H e h opes to som eday get in vol ved in wr itin g m u sic for fil m / tel evision , m u sical th eater , an d/ or th e pop in du str y, or in scr een -wr itin g. H is u l tim ate dr eam is to wor k at W al t Disn ey Stu dios an d An im ation --h e is a h u ge Disn ey n er d! In th e m ean tim e, Spen cer wor k s par t-tim e, en joys ar r an gin g for an d per for m in g with UCLA's Awak en A Cappel l a, an d tr ies to en joy l ook in g for fu l l -tim e jobs.
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Kh m er Ou tr each Reten tion & Edu cation (KORE) was star ted by th e Un ited Kh m er Stu den ts of UCLA in 2003 in or der to addr ess th e l ow r ates of Kh m er you th gr adu atin g fr om h igh sch ool an d Kh m er peopl e pu r su in g h igh er edu cation . KORE?s M en tor sh ip Pr ogr am pr om otes th e im por tan ce of h igh er edu cation an d assists Lon g Beach you th in devel opin g sk il l s th at en abl e th em to ach ieve th eir fu l l poten tial . Du r in g th is year l on g pr ogr am , UKS vol u n teer s ar e pair ed with Lon g Beach h igh sch ool stu den ts fr om Pol y,W il son , M il l ik an , Cabr il l o, Jor dan , Lak ewood, M cBr ide, Ren aissan ce, an d Beach . KORE pr ovides tu tor in g session s an d wor k sh ops at th e l ocal Lon g Beach M ar k Twain Libr ar y as wel l as fiel d tr ips th at give stu den ts th e oppor tu n ity to expl or e var iou s fiel ds of stu dy an d car eer path s. M en tor sh ip Con fer en ce an d Col l ege Tou r ar e an n u al even ts in wh ich h igh sch ool stu den ts ar e bu sed over to th e UCLA cam pu s an d par ticipate in cam pu s tou r s, stu den t pan el s, sem in ar s with gu est speak er s, an d col l ege pr epar ation wor k sh ops l ed by UKS.
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St u d en t Or g a n i z at io n s, Lea d er sh i p & En g ag emen t (SOLE) Mel i ssa Vel u z Abr a h a m, SOLE Ad v i so r UCLA Ev en t s Of f ic e UCLA Cen t r a l Tic k et i n g Of f ic e Sc h o en ber g Mu sic Ha l l St a f f Vic e Ch a n c el l o r f o r Eq u i t y, Di v er si t y, & In c l u sio n Jer r y Ka n g Asi a n Pac i f ic Co a l i t io n a n d Asso c i at ed Or g a n i z at io n s Th e Kh mer St u d en t Co a l i t io n (KSC) Vic t o r i a Li m Jer i mi a h Ha r r i s St ev en Du o n g Pi t a Hu o t Ta r a Ric a sa & Bl a k e Mc Ca r t y w i t h t h e Ol d Gl o be, Sa n Di eg o Pr u mso d u n Ok Kh mer Br i d a l Kh mer Ar t s Ac a d emy Ma r k Twa i n Li br a r y Ou r w o n d er f u l UKS Al u mn i
K h m e r St u d e n t C o a l i t i o n Wh at i s t h e K SC? Th e Kh m er Stu den t Coal ition (KSC) was cr eated to pr ovide a space for Cam bodian -Am er ican stu den t l eader s to for m m ean in gfu l r el ation sh ips with on e an oth er an d foster a sen se of com m u n ity th at car r ies beyon d th e year s spen t in col l ege. It is a gr ou p th at ser ves as both a n etwor k in g an d su ppor t system , an d is m ade u p of Kh m er Stu den t Or gan ization s fr om al l over th e n ation .
K h mer St u d en t Co al i t i o n Co n f er en c e ( K SCC) Th e Kh m er Stu den t Coal ition Con fer en ce (KSCC) was star ted in 2004 by UKS in an effor t to br in g togeth er an d em power Kh m er stu den ts fr om cam pu ses acr oss th e n ation . KSCC ser ves as a pl atfor m for Kh m er stu den ts an d th eir com m u n ity to addr ess topics of h istor y,cu l tu r e, an d iden tity,as wel l as to al l ow for discu ssion of per tin en t issu es facin g Cam bodian -Am er ican s today. Each year th e con fer en ce offer s n u m er ou s wor k sh ops con cer n in g su ch th em es, wh il e al so featu r in g pr esen tation s by l eader s of th e Kh m er com m u n ity. Sin ce its in ception , KSCC h as been passed between sch ool s with in th e KSC (Kh m er Stu den t Coal ition ) an d each year br in gs a u n iqu e even t th at br in gs th e com m u n ity togeth er. a Th is past Novem ber , UKS h osted th e 13th An n u al KSCC, titl ed "Rooted as On e, Br an ch Ou t Togeth er." As today's pr esen t is differ en t th an th e h istor y th at con n ects u s, th e way we ar e con n ected today con tin u es to ch an ge. Becau se of th is, ou r goal was to em ph asize th e im por tan ce of both k n owin g wh er e we com e fr om an d l ook in g for war d to wh er e we ar e goin g to en su r e a com m u n ity th at wil l stan d str on g al ways.
K SC M ember sh i p Cam bodian Stu den t Association Sacr am en to (CSAS) at CSU Sacr am en to Cam bodian Stu den t Association (CSA) at CSU Fu l l er ton Cam bodian Col l egiate Association (CCA) at CSU Fr esn o Cam bodian Stu den t Society (CSS) at CSU Lon g Beach Un ited Kh m er Stu den ts (UKS) at UC Los An gel es Cam bodian Awar en ess Or gan ization (CAO) at UC Ir vin e Cam bodian Stu den t Association (CSA) at UC San Diego Cam bodian Lao l u -M ien Coal ition (CLIC) at UC Davis Kh m er Stu den t Association (KSA) at UC San ta Bar bar a Ber k el ey Cam bodian Stu den t Association (CSA) at Un iver sity of th e Pacific Kh m er Stu den t Association at UW (Kh SA) at Un iver sity of W ash in gton Cam bodian Stu den t Association (BCSA) at Por tl an d State Un iver sity Kh m er Su ppor t Givin g Cir cl e (KSGC) at Col u m bia Col l ege Ch icago Cam bodian Stu den t Association M in n esota (CSAM ) at Un iver sity of M in n esota Stan for d Kh m er Association (SKA) at Stan for d Un iver sity
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