by Haley Jacobson Sothy Than | Khmer Reflections, Magazine
Editor’s Note: Haley and Sothy personify the spirit of Cambodia. In their presence, you catch a sense of joy, astonishment, and curiosity. Each in their own way is a storyteller and story is the juice that energizes all our comings and goings. Sothy carries an...
by Jinx Davis | Magazine, Photography
Photograph by Bunnawath Chhun In Pictures Magical Cambodia is collecting original photographs taken by Khmers, ex-pats, and visitors from around the world. We know you have your favorite photographs of Cambodia’s life and landscapes that speak to you. Please...
by Sokunthea Oum | Culinary, Magazine
Chef Nak, whose real name is Rotanak Ros, has become an essential ambassador of culture from Cambodia. Nak is a self-taught chef and entrepreneur who energetically is resurrecting Khmer food and introducing its glory to the rest of the world. “Nhum: Recipes From a...
by David Muskett | Magazine
KHMER LANGUAGE LEARNING DIARIES – Chapter 2 Sunday morning. It was one of those days where you wake up at about 3 am and just think, bugger it, I’ll put the coffee on. I’ll sit down and listen to 24 vowel sounds that sound pretty much the same, and keep cycling...
by Yeng Chheangly | Magazine, Poetry
I see you You’re a soldier A wanderer and a beggar You beg at bus stations and in the market By clasping your palms together. Young people like me ask Whether you’re...
by Yeng Chheangly | Magazine, Poetry
Mekong River speak out her grief to villagers. Created from the inspiration of documenting the images of Tommyo Costa Ito. នេះគឺជាវីដេអូនកំណាព្យទីបីហើយ ដែលខ្ញុំ បានរៀនផលិត។ លើកនេះ ខ្ញុំបានដកស្រងយកច្បាប់ប្រុសដោយបណ្ឌិត ម៉ឺង ម៉ៃ មកបង្ហាញ...
by Yeng Chheangly | Magazine, Poetry
An Old Book Books on the shelf are in categories, Well kept and arranged in order, While one lies elsewhere, Is covered in thick dust. Kept but never cared for, Tossed into a corner, An outcast from the new shelved books, Fearful it may destroy the shelf’s proper...
by Chath pierSath | Khmer Reflections, Magazine
Photo of Reaksmey Yean courtesy of រូបថត | ©Norm Phanith, 2017 Why we need a language for art I am a Cambodian-American. Though I speak Khmer, I cannot read and write. I don’t have access to the intellectual history nor the linguistic development of the Khmer...
by David Muskett | Magazine
KHMER LANGUAGE LEARNING DIARIES – INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 FIRST STEPS Patience and attention! Slow down, and listen. What kinds of sounds are people making? Turn on their television. Watch their mouths. How are they making their sounds? What are they doing with their...
