Come support the Cambodian American Literary Arts Association at our first official fundraiser in New York City!
DATE: Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 6 PM – 8 PM
COST: $25 admission in advance // $30 at the door -
EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/calaas-first-official-fundraiser-in-nyc-tickets-50916865716
LOCATION: Asian American Writers' Workshop112 W 27th St Ste 600, New York, New York 10001
Enjoy Khmer gourmet food from KREUNG and LITTLE MO's, a delicious homemade Khmer succulent dessert, a beautiful ensemble cake-cutting ceremony by SILK CAKES (donated by one of our founders, Joan Chun and her hubby - Thank you!), drinks, entertainment, and raffle prizes.
If you cannot make it to the event, we accept donations via check and PayPal. Write check to:
Cambodian American Literary Arts Association
C/O Sopoline Teng, Treasurer of CALAA
30 Colonial Drive
Monroe, CT 06468
PayPal account name: sopoline.teng@shaving.com. Please mark it as friends and family so they won't charge us a fee. THANK YOU in advance!
All proceeds will be used for CALAA's programs and services.
You will receive a donation Thank You letter with CALAA's Tax ID number for tax deductibles.
OUR FEATURED ARTISTS:
PETER PA whose artist name is 'Migra Spora', is a queer Cambodian-American artist and filmmaker born in Long Beach, California and grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts. With a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, Peter's work explores the joys and challenges of growing up queer and Cambodian from a refugee family. Follow Peter's creative journey on Instagram at @migra.spora.
SORIYA K. CHUM is a hunter-gatherer of ideas, experiences, and exchanges in the field of arts and culture. Currently, he is the Manager of Humanities at Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA), where he produces public conversations with artists and scholars and is the editor of TFANA’s online publication 360° Viewfinder. Previous to this role, he was the Manager of Public Programs at the Asian American Arts Alliance, a service organization dedicated to strengthening Asian American artists and arts/cultural groups. Events produced with the Alliance have included “Explorations of the Second Memory: Cambodians Remember,” “Case Studies: Behind-the-scenes with Curators,” “Tiger Ladies Strike Back!” and many more. Soriya also writes about arts, culture, and memory. He is a graduate of Columbia University. www.skchum.com.
AMY LEE SANFORD is a Cambodian-American sculptor. Her work explores the intersection of trauma and healing. Born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and raised in the United States, the artist holds a degree from Brown University in the Visual Arts, with concentrated study in biology and engineering. She furthered her art studies with individual courses at The Rhode Island School of Design, University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth and Harvard University. Sanford has been in numerous exhibitions internationally. A partial list includes Cinerama: Art and the Moving Image (Singapore Art Museum 2017-18), Love in the Time of War (SF Cameraworks and UC Santa Barbara 2016), Cascade (solo exhibition, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia, 2015-16), Images Biennial: An Age of Our Own Making (Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark, 2016).
Visit her online at http://amyleesanford.com/about/
LINDA SAPHAN
We will be showing her film, "NATE FROM LOWELL, MA"
Director/producer
LinDa Saphan
Cinematographer
John Pirozzi
Editor
Edmund Carson
Year released and Country
2016- USA
Director bio:
LinDa Saphan was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Fleeing the Khmer Rouge regime, she lived for more than two decades in Canada and France. As a visual artist, Dr. Saphan's work has been included in several collective exhibitions throughout Cambodia, Myanmar, Kenya, Hungary, Singapore, France, and the US. Saphan earned a PhD in Sociology from the Sorbonne in 2007. Saphanis also an associate producer and head researcher for the documentary film directed by John Pirozzi Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia Lost Rock and Roll released in 2014. The film tracks the twist and turns of the political turmoil of Cambodia's modern history through the lens of rock and roll. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, NYC.
Short film summary:
In Cambodia, popular music has yet to be recognized as a part of cultural heritage. There are no institutions that preserve, archive, and research lost and hidden popular music. An entire generation of musicians died along with an estimated 2 million people in the genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge from 1975-1979. Nate Hun born in Lowell, MA began collecting and preserving prewar Cambodian popular music in his childhood, becoming an expert on Cambodian rock as a collector of records, tapes, and other memorabilia.This short film is about Nate who is at the heart of preservation of Cambodian popular music. Visit her online at: https://saphan.info/portfolio/year-2014/
More line up to come!