The best of the sino-khmer was Ta Mok ( Ung Chhoeun).
On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 11:00 PM, Soriya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The inter-racial marriage between the Khmers & the Chinese or the > Vietnamese is an evolution of the Cambodian nation. This > evolution isn't new. It's believed to have started at least about 150 > years ago. A study by a Western scholar in the 1970s revealed that in > South-East Asia, Cambodia has the highest rate of inter-racial > marriage between the aboriginals (in this case the Khmers) & the > Chinese or the Vietnamese. > > This evolution is good for Cambodia. The resulting mixed-raced Khmer- > plus-Chinese-or-Vietnamese-or-all-3 Cambodians are > intelligent, and, more importantly, very patriotic. They've been the > majority of the Cambodian population for about 75 years now. > For proof, just look at the music & movie stars before 1975 & after > 1979. Virtually all of the mixed-raced Cambodians can speak only > Khmer (&, for some, French &/or English), not Chinese or Vietnamese. > > Virtually all the pure Khmers in Cambodia including the Khmer rice > farmers wholeheartedly accept the mixed-raced Cambodians, & are even > proud of them. There are even affectionate Khmer expressions that > refer to the mixed-raced Cambodians: they're "koun chao chen" & "koun > katt". > > The mixed-raced Cambodians, the Khmers, the Chinese, the Vietnamese, & > even the Chams live together in harmony in Cambodia, even though to a > little lesser degree for the Chams due to the difference of religions. > Oh do I miss my birthplace Kampong Luong, 32 km north of Phnom Penh, > on the bank of the Tonle Sap River, all 5 ethnic groups living there. > > The only people who're not happy with the fact that there are non- > Khmer Cambodians, including even the mixed-raced Cambodians, > living in Cambodia are the Khmers who were born abroard including > Kampuchea Krom in Vietnam, or got to overseas when they were > very young, live abroard, & have never lived for an enough time period > in Cambodia. They don't know the social makeup & dynamics of the > Cambodian society in Cambodia. > > These people should at least avoid confrontation with the mixed-raced > Cambodians, who're the majority of Cambodians, in Cambodia or abroad > except Kampuchea Krom. They should be smart enough to realize that no > one can prohibit a Khmer from marrying a Chinese or a Vietnamese. Or, > of course, a Cham!! > > In case you don't know, Hun Sen's maternal grandfather was a Chinese. > Several years ago China even declared that Hun Sen is ok for them > because his maternal grandfather was a Chinese!! > > Even if your skin is dark, you can never be 100% sure that you're 100% > Khmer. Eg, a story in Toronto. I know a Cambodian family > here. The father is dark-skinned. So of course he thought he was a > 100% Khmer. One day he learned that one of his great-grandfathers was > a Chinese. He was so excited that he > called everyone in his extended family all around the world to tell > them the "good" news!! He even did so when I visited him at his > home (that's why I began to know!!). And he also told everyone of his > friends & acquaintances in Toronto, including me, about his > "good" news!! > > Soriya > > > > -- MR, Khlean + Khlao + Khlach = Khmer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
