I am a mixture of Chinese Cantonese,but I could careless about being part Chinese. Nothing that is more important than being khmer.
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Neak Kampuchea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Hello, Soriya!.. Good to see you again. > > Hello Soriya. > > First, we need to make Khmer extremists understand what is the > difference between Cambodian and Khmer. I think, Khmer culture is > deeply making them have > confusion while reading, writing and even speaking to each other. This > is the main cause of the end of Khmer Empire, after the conversion > from Hindu to Buddhism in which fake belief for personal profits had > been evoluting with no rule rather then for social interest. And that > nasty development is enduring until today. > > Please pay attenton to word "Cambodian" they say is the same with > Khmer. And for us we know by heart that all inhabitants in Cambodia > are Cambodian without discriminating origin of birth. Khmer is now an > ethnic name called anywhere. Exemple Khmer Surin in thailand, Khmer > Krom ind South Vietname. > > See you again Soriya. > > > On Sep 11, 3:35 am, Soriya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mekong River, > > > > I believe Krom Ngoy was also a Sino-Khmer. > > > > Thinking about the patriotism of the mixed-raced Cambodians, among the > > millions of examples one often comes to my mind. Around 1972, in Phnom > > Penh, a male university student, about 20 years old, who was probably > > 25% Khmer & 75% Chinese, committed suicide to protest against the > > corruption of the Lon Nol regime. In his suicide note, he begged Lon > > Nol, In Tam, etc, to fight against corruption, because he feared > > corruption might lead to defeat in the war against the Khmer Rouge. > > Sadly, his fear was right. > > > > Soriya > > > > On Sep 6, 7:58 pm, "Mekong River" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. 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