Hello Everyone! If you’re interested in learning traditional Cambodian dance please join our dance team! We’re still looking for girls and guys to perform at our KHNY Event (April 7th)! No skill level is required! For more information about dance please click the “dance” tab.
There you can find our dance schedule, dances we’re practicing and videos.
To join please contact: Tieda Choeun, KHSA’s Dance Chair & Secretary (email: choeun.2@osu.edu)
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First-generation college students are those whose parent(s) or legal guardian(s) have not completed a bachelor’s degree at a four year college or university. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2010 34% of Vietnamese, 43% of Cambodians, 47% of Laotian, and 48% of Hmong adults over the age of 25 do not have a high school diploma or equivalent. Challenges like limited english proficiency, low-income neighborhoods, lack of SE Asian American educators, and limited parent engagement in their children’s education contribute to low educational attainment rates. Asian American first generation college student face numerous barriers to academic success, but they aren’t alone. On Tuesday, Feb. 6th the Khmer Student Association will present a conversation/workshop to support and guide those that are interested in learning more about the struggles we have gone through as first generation students. If you’re not a first generation student please feel free to join in the conversation to see a contrast between our experiences. College can be an intimidating place for everyone!
For the first half of our general body meetings we will be adding a workshop like the first generation conversation. Then we will get into our work for our Khmer New Year event. Everyone is welcome to attend both!
Where: Ohio Firsts Room, Ohio Union 2nd floor
When: Feb. 6th, 7 – 9 p.m.
Who: KHSA & the Multicultural Center at The Ohio State University
What: First They Killed My Father Screening
When: Feb. 8th, 5-8 p.m
Where: The Maudine M. Cow Room, @ The OU Basement
Why: Participants will view the movie and recognize how the Khmer Rouge impacted Cambodia. We will engage in discussion regarding the book and movie.
KHSA will be collaborating with the Multicultural Center at The Ohio State University for the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). We invited Sera Koulabdara to come and join us, she is a board member of ‘Legacies of War’, Legacies’ mission is to advocate for the removal of unexploded bombs left in Laos during the Vietnam War era. She will be presenting and advocating her organization at the event. Participants will view the movie and recognize how the Khmer Rouge impacted Cambodia. We will engage in discussion regarding the book and movie.
We are so proud of Tanaka Nhong and his performance at One Asian Nation ’18 on Friday. Thank you for representing KHSA, we appreciate everything you do to support or organization and our culture! 🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭
I have been in contact with Sera for a while and she’s very dedicated to the cause, if you are able to help in any way please let me know (my email is: va.2@osu.edu) ! Anything helps, cash donations, supplies, or even getting a word out! More info about about Legacies: http://legaciesofwar.org
Supplies Needed:
Office Furniture
Office Equpiment
Around this time last year KHSA attended One Asian Nation in support of our former VP of Communications Sokchea Som! The year before that our former Co-President Andy Van was a contestant! We’re happy to say that this coming Friday we will be attending in support of our former VP of Finance, Tanaka Nhong! KHSA Represent! 🇰🇭🎉
KHSA will be at tOSU’s Spring 2018 Invlovlment fair this coming Thursday from 4-7 p.m. If you’re interested in being involved with KHSA and want more information about what what we do please swing by our booth and check us out!
Where: OU – Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom
Section: Ethnic/ Cultural
Table #: 155
Thanks to everyone that came to the first meeting of Spring semester 2018!
Important dates for the semester:
We discussed:
Congratulations to our former Co-President Andy Van, he has officially graduated from Ohio State! We are so proud of you! Andy is a founder of KHSA, without him we would not be where we are today, for that we thank and appreciate you.
Thank you to HAY for letting us be a part of this holiday party! It was nice to see the community involved in this large event. We hope to work more with the HAY kids in the future to gain a bond in the community for our organization.