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Chath Piersath
Chath Piersath, born in Kop Nymit, Svay Sisophon District, in Battambang Province, is a noted Cambodian American poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ..., painter and humanitarian. He creates both large and small portraits of people from his memory, often representing the social and economic disparity among Cambodians. Chath pierSath crossed the Thai-Cambodian border in 1979 at the end of the Khmer Rouge period with members of his family to Aranyaprathet Refugee Camp. With the aid of his aunt, he, his older brother and sister emigrated to the United States in 1981 and lived first in Boulder, Colorado. He graduated from World College West/New College of California, majoring in international service and development. Much of his poetry deals with his macabre memorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svay Sisophon District
Serei Saophoan ( km, សិរីសោភ័ណ, Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN, UNGEGN: ; lit. 'Beautiful Freedom') is the capital and largest city of the Banteay Meanchey Province and the fourth most populous city in Cambodia. The city separates Cambodia's National Highway 5 (Cambodia), National Highway 5 and National Highway 6 (Cambodia), National Highway 6. Its administrative name is "Serei Sophon" as used by the government. The more commonly used name Sisophon is derived from the Thai pronunciation ''Si Sophon'' when it was under the Thai rule. Another nickname "Svay" is used mainly by truck drivers, train drivers and workers transporting goods. The origin of the word "Svay" is unknown. Its population is 61,482 in the 1998 census, changing little to 61,631 in the 2008 census having been overtaken by Poipet in size.http://www.citypopulation.de/Cambodia.html Citypopulation.de Cambodia About forty minutes from Sisophon there is a Khmer temple ruin called Banteay Chmar. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |