“People without knowledge of their past, history or culture is a like a tree without roots.”
-Irish Quote
សួស្តី! Hello!
I’m Sothy. សុធី។
Welcome! As the first generation Khmer Krom living abroad, it can be mighty confusing to figure out who you are or why you are here. This site was created for two reasons. Firstly, to help you explore your culture, identity and ultimately help you find your place in the world just like what I am doing right now. Secondly, to help advocate for the voices of the Khmer Krom people, who like the cherteal tree, stands unrecognized as the Indigenous Peoples of the Mekong Delta and its surrounding region.
Whatever reason brings you here, know that you will learn, find inspiration, belonging and be unstoppable in helping to make the world a better place.
LATEST POSTS
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A cup of thanks
Are we truly only 18 days until 2022? Where did that time go? During this time last year, I was contemplating whether I should create a website with a blog. After some deep reflection and encouragement from a friend (Thanks Don!), I took the leap and created something that I could call my own. A
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Holding This Space Together
Are you feeling grumpy when you wake up? Tired? Unappreciated? Are you feeling like you are stuck and unable to do anything? If any of those words speaks out to you, then you and I are in the same place in life. Perhaps it is being under the strain of living under a pandemic for
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A hello and a thank you!
It’s been awhile. How are you? It’s been madness in my world. The start of the school year. The drop off, the pick up and balancing of work and life in general. And yes, we are still living under the pandemic. You are probably asking, Is it over yet? And feeling SO over it. Yes,
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A moment of stillness in a world of chaos
It’s a quiet morning here. There is no rain, no wind. Just the sound of an occasional snore from Boran against the stillness of the early morning. Usually there is the sound of the wind and yet it’s a silence that seems flat and lifeless. As if the world is holding its breath in anticipation
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Grains of Hope and a call for help
It’s a bright and sunny day in the State of Florida. Outside my window, there is a gecko resting on a small wooden crate, its yellow neck ballooning in anticipation of air and food. A moment later, a tongue forks out and captures a flying insect and swallows it, its hunger satisfied. As I gaze
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Elsa and the rain
I woke up to the rain this morning. Falling from the sky to the roof, I could hear it rushing down the gutter and flowing into a puddle of water waiting to be soaked up by Mother Earth again. I could hear the roar of the wind in the distance and see it’s gentle touch
Cherteal 