Jom Reap Sour! We are University of Washington's Khmer Student Association. We usually meet on Thursdays from 5-7pm in the Ethnic Cultural Center (Asian Room)!
April is Khmer New Year, but also the beginning of the Cambodian Genocide. After a @CityofSeattle proclamation recognized April 17 as Khmer Holocaust Remembrance Day, Khmer speakers, poets and musicians celebrated their roots @UW. | Story by @Baudalupe: https://t.co/azPTQHkqyZ
Come join us in attending The Antipodes Collective, a non profit organization's Bilingual Khmer and English Book Launch on July 29th (Seattle) and August 19th (Tacoma)! event is entirely free - Khmer treats included ☺️
Last Saturday, KhSA volunteered at the Walk for Rice Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS) event! This event was to raise funds in order to provide food for their food bank located in Seattle's Chinatown International District!
The Cambodian Rice Harvest (or Robam Chrot Srov in the #Khmer language) will be featured in one of @UW_KhSA’s traditional dances at the #2018WaterFestival! Learn more about them and the festival here: https://t.co/3XM8ToOOTb.
Check out @UW_KhSA, one of our performers for the #2018WaterFestival! They promote #Khmer culture and support Khmer American students in college. They will be performing a traditional folk dance about the Cambodian Rice Harvest! https://t.co/3XM8ToOOTb.
Read about our fight for Khmer language class to have a permanent stay at the University of Washington. Written by our lovely president, Ammara Touch! https://t.co/3gwogQZ8LC
Despite the success and student dedication, the Khmer language class faces much uncertainty at the UW. @ @UW_KhSA has rallied immense support from the greater Khmer and UW community as well as its members.
https://t.co/IMY14JvjGm
Ending the 2018-2019 academic year with KhSA winning RSO (Registered Student Organization) of the year and one of our senior member, Faridah for winning the Individual Leader Award: Branching Out at this year Samuel E. Kelly's ECC Gala! 💜💛
Last night, we had the honor of being invited to @circcwashington celebration dinner. We had a blast! If you wish to help fight for equity among immigrants, refugees, and communities of color, don't hesitate to reach out to them!
@UW_KhSA has won RSO (Registered Student Organization) of the Year at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center Gala! I am so humbled— we worked incredibly hard this year to foster the growth of Khmer students at UW, and will continue to do so from here on ❤️
Please share! Application is open for Rising Seniors (students who were considered a junior in high school during the 2017-2018 academic year). Come and learn how to be a competitive applicant, get a head start on the application, and meet potential mentors!! 💛💜 https://t.co/fTUayjAlzw
“Shades of Purple in The Community” encourage Underrepresented Minority students to pursue higher education. Participants will meet future classmates, learn about campus programs, and discover the diversity and unity that exists within the UW community. SHARE w/ rising seniors!
We would like to thank UWVSA, FIGHT (Formerly Incarcerated Group Healing Together), and @ACRSNews collaborating with us on last Thursday's event centered on deportation in the Southeast Asian community. We are grateful for the opportunity to build with you all.
Last Saturday, the Cambodian American Community Council of WA state held their annual Cambodian Graduation celebration to recognize the accomplishments of Khmer graduates across the Puget Sound area. Check out this new blog for a recap of this event!
https://t.co/q8U8Yqm6Dk
Help support @WWUKhSA Senior Ricky Rath! Ricky is a Cambodian American DJ with hopes to open at the annual music festival, Paradiso, but he can't do it without your vote! The link to vote is provided below. #RSQUARED4DISO
https://t.co/NQlxlYapFs https://t.co/xCTrePKrNL
Today is going to be jam packed with events! First up, our Officer Elections Meeting! Following that, KhSA is cohosting the Deportation Forum with UWVSA. Bánh mì will be served on a first come first serve basis! Hope to see you at one, or both events tonight!!
Yesterday, we had the opportunity to host 45 students from the Asian Counseling & Referral Services' South East Asian Young Men's (SEAYM) and Women's (SEAYW) groups. It was an honor to have this opportunity&we can't wait to see what these young leaders of our community will do!
Nominations for the 2018-2019 KhSA officer board are live now! You have until May 15th @ 8am! Elections will carry out on May 17th.
https://t.co/dOX8jl9i8A
With Khmer New Years concluded, we just wanted to give a shoutout to our sister organizations @WWUKhSA PSU, and OSU for the amazing shows they put on! Thank you all for the opportunity to bear witness to your hard work; it was a privilege to attend and we can't wait for next year