“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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Change is coming like the season of Spring
It is beautiful here in Florida, warm and humid. A hint of breeze rustles the leaves and gently sways the flowers, as if asking it to dance. It has one year since the pandemic hit our shores. One year of uncertainty, of fear and isolation. Who would have thought that a virus like COVID 19,…
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Celebrating Our Rights As Indigenous Women
Happy International Women’s Day! To all the women of this world, today is the day we celebrate, our worth, our value and our accomplishments. As a Khmer-Krom woman growing up abroad, I feel very blessed to live in a society that promotes and protects the rights of women like myself. Thanks to my parents and…
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Three Values My Mother taught me
My mother is awesome. If you ever met my mother, you will be amazed at her energy and her positive outlook in life. She is one of the strongest women I know and I am so blessed to have been birthed by her. My mother and I were not very close but as I grew…
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Signs of Spring and The Work of Women
As I venture outside to welcome this day, I am greeted by a symphony of songs orchestrated by nature. Beep. Beep. To my left, a bird chirps loudly, sounding like a beep of a car horn, constant and persistent as if it wanted to be the loudest of all. A few moments later, a small…
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The Value of Learning and Education
As I am dropping off my kids this morning, I had a brief flash back to my childhood, thinking about the time that I was at school. And how lucky my children are to be in a place that supports their growth and they could fully learn without fear of being in danger or in…
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Finding strength in moments of fatigue
សួស្តី hello! From the depth of my tiredness, I wanted to reach out and say hello. I wonder how you are feeling? If it’s anything like the weather here in Florida, you may just want to stay in bed a little longer, or just turn over and pretend you don’t have to wake up just…
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