Cambodian students join KIA’s Hikoza Festival

July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Kota Town hosted its annual Hikoza Festival yesterday, July 26, 2008. The event was organized by Kota International Association (KIA) and attended by hundreds of Japanese people and foreigners.

At the festival, there were several performances, including the Japanese drum shows and folk dances; Cambodian traditional coconut dance (Robam Kosh Tralaok) performed by ORN Panhha, SAMBO Samphors, SUN Chhun Hieng, SIN Sokanha, NOP Kanharith and CHAN Sokyeng, from Nagoya University; and the Brazilian Samba performance. The uniqueness of the event was the parade of school kids and various performers, together with other participants, along the main streets of the town center until about 8pm.

Hikoza festival is one of the KIA’s three events, including Natsu Matsuri (summer festival) and the international exchange party, participated by Cambodian students in and nearby Nagoya.

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CSAJ announces 246,850 JPY of donation received

July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Cambodian Students Association in Japan (CSAJ) announced yesterday a total amount of 246,850 JPY had been received from both Japanese and Cambodian donors during and after a fund raising party on June 28, 2008 in Tokyo. For the whole list of donors, read HERE.

The donation will be delivered to 500 pupils in two elementary schools in Mesang District, Prey Veng Province in September in the forms of stationery and other materials. Through this charity, CSAJ wishes to not only helping those poor rural school children financially but also inspiring them spiritually through direct interaction. Therefore, your contribution (until August) and participation (in September) is highly appreciated.

To contribute, please contact the executive committee in each area, or have it remitted to

POSTAL SAVING ACCOUNT NUMBER: 12120-83554581

ACCOUNT NAME: ZAINICHI KAMBOJIA RYUUGAKUSEI KYOUKAI

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Khmer New Year held as planned

April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Cambodian Students Association in Nagoya (CSAN) has as planned held a big Khmer New Year party in Nagoya’s Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development (NU-GSID).  The party was celebrated on April 11.

Approximately 100 guests from various countries attended the party.  Most of them were professors and students teaching and studying at Nagoya University.

The most significant event was the Khmer traditional dance “Rorbamm Kuoh Tralauk (coconut dance in English) which was performed by six Cambodian students.

Also, the fashion show was applauded being performed by seven ladies from seven nations: Cambodia, China, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.  They were wearing Cambodian traditional dress in seven different colors constituting the seven days of the week.

Following the show was the free dance session where everyone was invited to dance to Cambodian Popular Songs with the Cambodian students teaching the how-tos.

The Khmer New Year party is one of the biggest social events CSAN celebrates annually.

It requires a lot of efforts and support from all CSAN members.  The arrangements include cooking several dishes of Cambodian flavors, decorating the room so it looks and feels Khmer, rehearsing a traditional dance, and selecting music for dancing.

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CSAN to hold Khmer New Year Party

April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

KNY Poster ‘08

Party Agenda

17:30~ Registration

17:30~18:30 Khmer New Year Music

18:30~18:35 Opening Ceremony

18:35~18:40 Speech by CSAN President

18:40~18:50 Video of Cambodia Today

18:50~19:00 Robam Kuos Tralaok (Coconut Dance)

19:00~19:05 Toast

19:05~19:45 Dinner Time

19:45~20:00 Quiz about Cambodia

20:00~20:10 Fashion Show
20:10~21:00 Cambodian Popular Dances & Free Dances
21:00~21:05 Closing Ceremony

 

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Welcome Party for Newcomers to Nagoya

April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

To welcome the newcomers to Nagoya this spring, CSAN, as usaul, held a party at the Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE), Nagoya University, on Saturday, 5 April 2008, at 17:30 - 21:00.

Newcomers to Nagoya - Spring 08The party was joint by many seniors and juniors studying and doing research at Nagoya University. It presented the newcomers — EK Sopheara, a Master’s student at the Graduate School of International Development (GSID), Nagoya University; SIM Piseth, a research student at GSID; and UNG Seiha, a junior at Nagoya University of Technology — and also got them to know the Cambodian student community here. At the party, they were briefly informed about CSAN, its organized activities, other activities and more generally, academic and daily life in Nagoya.

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