Jul 8, 2017 | Cultural, Overseas Khmer Summit, Politics
Five years ago, I spoke to an august gathering like this one about Khmer politics and change. It was gratifying when some let me know that my remarks had made them reconsider their thinking and perspective. There were others, I was told, who thought I was too...
Apr 29, 2016 | Cultural, Pacific Daily News, Politics, Post English
It is encouraging to me to hear the perspective of other, younger Khmer citizens who are investigating our country’s contemporary history. I value Chum Chandarin’s point of view. Today I will introduce this thoughtful young man and share his view of our country’s...
Mar 7, 2016 | Cultural, Pacific Daily News, Politics
Judging by the contents of my email inbox, my last column for the PDN, “Chuon Nath’s vision of the Khmers,” was appreciated by Khmer elders of different political persuasions, but comments from younger Khmers were in noticeably short supply. Not a surprise, given my...
Feb 18, 2016 | Cultural, Pacific Daily News, Politics
Watching the snow piles that line streets and parking lots here, refusing to melt in the cold winter sunshine, my thoughts wander to Ypao Beach where more than a decade ago I swam, watching the coconut leaves dancing against the backdrop of a blue sky, and to decades...
Jan 23, 2016 | Cultural, Education, Pacific Daily News
We’ve all heard the caveat that it’s not what one knows that matters, but how one thinks. Having reached a relatively advanced age, and having also read a good deal about the value of knowledge and the importance of critical thinking, I come down somewhere in the...
Sep 25, 2015 | Cultural, Pacific Daily News, Uncategorized
Eleven years after my retirement from the University Guam, where I taught political science for 13 years, much to my own surprise I have found myself engaged in a joint project with award-winning cinematographer Ellen Grant, director of an English-language documentary...
