Khmer Krom Victims Say Tribunal Overlooked Kill Site

Published by: VOALawyers for ethnic Khmer Kampuchea Krom victims of the Khmer Rouge say the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has failed to include an extermination site in the scope of its investigations. “There were only three families left. They need justice, and they want to give witness.”The Khmer Krom, who are a minority Khmer ethnic group living in today’s Vietnam and the Mekong Delta, were singled out for killing by the regime for being culturally tied to Vietnam.Lawyers for Khmer...

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Khmer Krom Role in Cases 003 & 004 Hangs in the Balance

Press Release 9 August 2011 Attachment: Press Release_Case 004_9 Aug 2011_AJA & LAC.pdfOriginating from Kampuchea Krom (in Vietnam’s lower Mekong Delta region), fluent in Vietnamese, and maintaining their own cultural practices, the Khmer Krom were targeted for elimination because the Khmer Rouge perceived them to be associated with the Youn.Khmer Krom community members at Bakan District, Pursat province putting up their hands when asked if they believe that justice should be meted...

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THE TRUE HISTORY OF KHMER KROM

This is a monstrous Age that all Yuon dictatorial leaders had enveloped Cambodia for the first time and the world is still ignoring the Cambodian genocide fell on deaf ears. During the period 1813 – 1815, Vietnamese perpetrated the infamous massacre, known to every Khmer as “Prayat Kompup Te Ong”. It was the most barbarous torture style in which the Khmer were buried alive up to their neck. Their heads were used as the stands for a wood stove to boil water for the Vietnamese masters. As they...

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The confused identity of those Khmer

As Khmer and their country got weaker, foreigners have been manipulating them into losing their own identity. Khmer Surin in Thailand do not want to revolt, in case it doesn’t work they would be worst off. They know they could not rely on Khmer Cambodia which is having an identity crisis.  Khmer Krom in South Vietnam do not want to revolt either, they know they could not rely on Khmer Cambodia for help. If you do not know yourself, how would you know others?Long ago the Khmer used to...

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A team, a family, that what what we have right...

A team, a family, that what what we have right here. I’ve been with these group of people for 3 years, some I’ve known for more then a decade, and some I met the first day I joined. We’ve been successful in every race we’ve been in since I join, and that’s because we work together as a team, as one. We ventured to Tampa, FL to compete in the Pan Am Club Crew Championship, some of the worlds best crews were gonna be there so we knew we had to go all out. Yes we were smaller and shorter...

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TUG-OF-WAR

Tug-of-war (Teanh Prot) is a recreational game played by Khmer youth, both males and females. This game is played by using the physical energy as a basis, and it is played only during the Khmer New Year’s days approximately within the months of Cetra and Visākha (April and May). This game is popularly played at the monasteries during the Khmer New Year’s days because they have spacious grounds favorable for the games. However, it also can be played at the villages where more people are gathering...

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Ku Srah Srey or Women Pool

Ku Srah Srey means "a woman's ditch (pool)" located in Preah Tropeang province, Mekong Delta River (Tra Vinh Province in Vietnamese). It is a factual story reflecting the endeavor of Khmer Krom people to master in hydrolic irrigation system as well as to worship the supremacy of the women. The legend of this is common and popular among major Khmer Krom people. Ku Srah Srey was begun by a triumphal competition of digging between men and women. In that place, there are two different pools: one is...

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Khmer Krom Dialects

Khmer language is a Khmer-Mon linguistic group in South East Asia peninsula. It is presently spoken by Cambodia, upper land Khmers living in South-east of Thailand, and Khmer Kampuchea Krom living in Mekong Delta River. Khmer Krom language has been gradually assimilated and become dialects. As I speak standard Khmer, I can hardly comprehend the Khmer Krom dialect. Demographically, Khmer Krom peoples are minor group in Mekong Delta River. Their daily social life hugely influenced by Vietnam. They...

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Khmer Krom Buddhism

Buddhism, or Preah Putthaasasna, is one of the largest religions in this world. The Khmer Krom people are the devotees to Theravada Buddhism. Buddhism has become a key part of their identity. The community members generiously provide funds to construct Buddhist Temples, or Watt. Beliefs, clothing, language, diet, social etiquette, education, social interaction and spiritual development etc., have been sponteneously agglomorated in the temple. As the world has been changing into a more globalized...

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Khmer Krom Dragons Wins Gold at Tampa Bay

The 2011 International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) held their 1st Pan American Club Crew Championship (PACCC) in Tampa, Florida on July 30-31. It was a two day competition where it consisted of 200 meters, 500 meters and 2000 meters at the Seddon Channel in front of the convention center. This was the first time IDBF had made this competition a 10 man dragon boat (small boat) consisting of 12 paddlers (including steer person & drummer). There were different Club dragon boat teams...

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A Simple Thank You

I was recently in Florida for the PanAm World Championship for dragon boating.The support we got from the Khmer community in Florida was enormous. Words cannot explain how thankful I am; but I’ll do my best to describe how I feel.When first entering this race our team had talked about why we were doing this; for what reason were we in Florida for. Along side many others I said that I was here because the Khmer Krom Dragons were my family and that family stick together. We work hard together....

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Khmer-Krom Dragons

Khmer-Krom Dragons (KKD) is comprised of unique ethnic Khmer (Cambodian) from the region known as Kampuchea Krom, an unofficial Khmer name for the Mekong delta region, which covers the entire southern part of present-day Vietnam. With inspiration from the original Khmer-Krom dragon boat team from Philadelphia, KKD was formed in summer of 2004 with youth and adults from Seattle-Tacoma area and has won various competitions locally and nationally. In only our 2nd year, we daringly ventured out...

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