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Chanrithy Him Profile
If you would like to support one or more of the following projects, please let us know when you make your donation.
Scholarships
Chanrithy Him Scholarship
The
fund raising goal is $20,000 a year, or an endowment.
Education & Outreach
- FAQ About America (book)
- Translation of When Broken Glass Floats - Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge into Khmer
Name:
FAQ About America
Description: This historic project gives people in
Vietnam the opportunity to ask questions about any aspect of U.S. society and culture that interests them.
U.S. educators, professionals and others
will then provide essay-length answers that are clear, concise and
informative. The purpose of this project to teach, inform and
strengthen relations between the two countries on a grassroots
level. We view this as a unique and meaningful form of citizen
diplomacy.
The editors will select up to 50 questions. Ideally, there will be two to three responses to each question in order to give our readers additional information and insights about the same topic or issue. Both the questions and answers will appear in a bilingual book to be published by a Vietnamese company in 2005. FAQ About America can be used in a variety of settings and sectors, including educational, governmental, nonprofit and private, as well as by individuals.
Each essay will feature a glossary of selected words, so that teachers can use the book in advanced English classes. In addition, a brief profile of the author will accompany each contribution. If we can raise enough money, we will produce a CD with an audio version of each essay on it.
Please contact Dr. Ashwill me if you have a question, or are interested in writing one or more responses. Vietnam-related experience, while helpful in some instances (i.e., in providing a cross-cultural perspective), is not required.
Timeline: Scheduled to be completed and published in 2005.
Name: Translation of When Broken Glass Floats into
Khmer
Description: We are raising money to cover the cost of
translating Chanrithy Him's award-winning memoir into Khmer, the
language of Cambodia, and printing a yet to be determined number of
copies. Many copies will be given to high school and
college students around the country.
Timeline: 2005
Status: October 2004