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CAMBODIAN MATHEMATICIAN TO DELIVER VALEDICTORY ADDRESS AT 2015 COMMENCEMENT

ខ្ញុំចប់ពីសាលា១០មករា៧៩ខេត្តសៀមរាបដែរ…កញ្ញាតោ គឹមសុី ជាជំនាន់ប្អូន…ខ្ញុំមានមោទនភាពចំពោះកញ្ញាខ្លាំងណាស់….សូមប្រសិទ្ធិពរអោយកញ្ញាបានជោគជ័យនូវរាល់បំណងស្វែងរកថ្នាក់បណ្ឌិតសិក្សា។
I also graduated form 10 January 1979 High School. I am proud of you Miss Kimsy Tor, wish you success in your graduate school effort. (from Sophoan Seng facebook)

CAMBODIAN MATHEMATICIAN TO DELIVER VALEDICTORY ADDRESS AT 2015 COMMENCEMENT

Kimsy Tor ’15 receives Donald J. Carty Valedictory Medal.

Cambodian-born Kimsy Tor, a member of Manhattan College’s class of 2015, moved to the U.S. at the age of 18 to begin her freshman year in Riverdale, N.Y. Four years later, Tor will address her fellow classmates and their families as the 2015 valedictorian at the College’s 173rdCommencement on Sunday, May 17.

Tor graduates with a B.S. in mathematics and a minor in computer science. In the fall, she will move to Paris to pursue a Master of Science in mathematics at the prestigious Pierre and Marie Curie University, which is part of The Sorbonne University alliance. She hopes to pursue her Ph.D. in Paris and eventually return to Cambodia to teach, where approximately 10 residents hold doctorate degrees in mathematics. Subsequently, education is important to the development of Cambodia with an adult literacy rate of only 74 percent and two in 10 Cambodians living below the poverty line. Tor plans to make a difference in Cambodian education.

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Posted by: | Posted on: June 2, 2015

Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 22

This part has been broadcasted by CMN radio on Sunday, May 31 and re-broadcasted on Monday, June 1, 2015, the author Mr. Sophan Seng described the “Culture of Dialogue” in Buddhism taught by Lord Buddha.

2015-05-23 10.14.59In the past, Lord Buddha wandered from places to places tirelessly to propagate his teachings to the people who adhered strongly to Hinduism. But through his effort and communicative dialogue, those Hindu population changed to follow Buddha that allowed them to pursue life of moderation, believing in oneself, and no classes system in society etc.

Buddha said “Dhamma-sakacchaa, Etam-mangalamutamam” means “Dialogue and conversation within a proper time and circumstance is the blessing”.

By essence, successful dialogue could be occurred through integrity of each side Buddha addressed such as good intention in physical expression by no intimidating or killing, stealing or cheating, and sexual misconducting; good intention in speech such as no telling lie, using rude words, back-stabbing wording, and talking in vain; good intention in thought such as no ill-will, revenged, and jealousy minding.

In sum, as a nation-state, political rivalry is a norm of politics in all civilized countries, but dialogue to maximize Cambodia national interests and collective successes are admired by the wise while integrity and honesty of the peer(s) are very essential.

Posted by: | Posted on: June 1, 2015

Democracy at work by Sophoan Seng

Op-Ed: Facebook Sophoan Seng

ខ្ញុំមានសេចក្តីត្រេកអរជាពន់ពេកប្រមាណដែលបានចូលរួមទទួលមេដឹកនាំកំពូលរបស់គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិគឺឯកឧត្តមសម-រង្សុី។ ជាការសង្កេត គណបក្សមួយនេះមិនមែនគ្រាន់តែប្រកាសថាខ្លួនឯងជាគណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែទង្វេីគ្រប់យ៉ាងគឺសំដែងចេញនូវខ្លឹមសារនិងគោលការណ៍ពិតប្រាកដតាមបែបលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ មានដូចជា៖
១. ឯកឧត្តមសម-រង្សុី ជាមេដឹកនាំជេីងជាប់ដីនៅជាប់ជាមួយប្រជាពលរដ្ឋជានិច្ចដូចជាមានភាពអោនលំទោនអោយតំលៃនិងស្តាប់ប្រជាជនទុកដូចជាម្ចាស់អំណាចរបស់ខ្លួន ដាក់ខ្លួនស្មេីមិនប្រកាន់ បរិភោគអាហារនិងសន្ទនាដោយស្មេីភាពគ្នាជាមួយប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ។


២. មិនបាច់អោយមានកំរាលព្រំក្រហមពេលដេីរចូលប្រាមពិធី។


៣. លេីកតំកេីងយុវជន-យុវតីដែលជាទំពាំងស្នងប្ធស្សី គឺពេលមុនចាប់ផ្តេីមអ្វីមួយតែងតែមានយុវជន-យុវតីនាំមុខជាប់ជានិច្ច មិនខុសពីបណ្តាអរិយប្រទេសផ្សេងៗមានដូចជាសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកនិងកាណាដាឡេីយ។


៤. ការតុបតែងរៀបចំ មិនចាំបាច់មានទាបខ្ពស់ដូចជាលេីកស្តែនធំសំរាប់តែមន្រ្តីធំអង្គុយខាងលេី ហេីយប្រជាជនអង្គុយខាងក្រោម នោះទេ ទីអង្គុយគឺមានភាពស្មេីគ្នា ខុសគ្នាតែត្រង់អង្គុយបែមុខដាក់គ្នាតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ពិធិការបែបនេះគឺឆ្លុះបញ្ខាំងពីប្រជាធិបតេយ្យពិតប្រាកដ។

I was having great honor to greet and participate with the visiting of Hon. Sam Rainsy. From an in-person observation, this political party has not only declared themselves as a democratic party in rhetoric but in practice impregnably in according to principles and messages of democracy. Those observings are following:

1. Hon. Sam Rainsy is a down to earth leader as he has always been intact with Cambodian people and his supporters. He is humble, simple, respectful and he values all expressions and conversations with the people. He sits, stands, eats, and talks with the people at non-status level friendly and fraternally.

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