Friday, November 7

th
, 2014
Time Title Description Contact Person
5:00 pm 8:00 pm Welcome Ceremony The evening before the day of the conference, we will invite
attendees to partake in our welcome ceremony at the Stockton
Temple (the largest Buddhist Temple in the US). Our ceremony
will include traditional Apsara dancing and lotus flower
lighting.
Davin, Polly
Khiev


Saturday, November 8
th
, 2014
Time Title Description Contact Person
8:00 am 9:00 am Registration Attendees can register to receive their folder and assigned
workshops.
Davin
9:00 am 10:00
am
Opening Ceremony The conference will open with a culture performance, a
welcome speech, a rally, and a keynote speaker
Davin
10:00 am 12:00
pm
Defining Success This workshop is intended to give attendees an understanding
of others definition of workshop and how to formulate their
own definition of success. The style of the workshop is a
panel consists of business leaders, government officials,
educational administrators, community activists.
Davin

What is it like in the real
world?
The objective of this workshop is for attendees to gain
necessary skills to help better prepare them for the Real World.
There will be a panel of employers discussing what they look
for in an interview/job application.
Davin
Growing Up in America Identity can be a complicated issue for many individuals
especially for immigrants and their children. They are faced
with problem of reconciling what are oftentimes two conflicting
cultures. The workshop will be a flashback to the past and
explore common life experiences.
Jennifer
12:00 pm 1:00 Lunch Lunch
pm
1:00 pm 2:00 pm Building Bridges During this speed-networking event, attendees can get to know
one another. Topics of discussion can range from
career/education to personal backgrounds.
Davin

2:00 pm 3:00 pm A Walk Through History The good, the bad and the ugly is a simple way to sum up
Cambodian history. Things were good in the early years,
culminating in the vast Angkor empire, unrivalled in the region
during four centuries of dominance. Then the bad set in, from
the 13th century, as ascendant neighbours steadily chipped
away at Cambodian territory. In the 20th century it turned
downright ugly, as a brutal civil war culminated in the
genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge (197579), from which
Cambodia is still recovering (Tony and Maureen
Wheeler).Throughout these centuries, history, tradition, and
culture has been preserved through the handiwork of artists. In
this workshop, take a walk through history and learn about
interesting facts of Cambodian through art, sculptures, and
traditional clothings.
Cathy, Vida
Shadow Puppet Theatre Khmer shadow theater is a form of shadow play in which
leather shadow puppets are used to tell a story. There are two
main genres- Sbek Thom and Sbek Toch. The Sbek Thom
features the Reamker, a Cambodian epic poem based on the
Sanskrits Ramayana epic. The Sbek Toch uses smaller puppets
with a variety of stories. Sbek Por is a genre that uses colored
leather puppets. In this workshop, the participants will learn
about the history of the shadow puppets and have an
opportunity to create their own narrative.

Cathy Vida
Challenges within Southeast
Asian Communities
Countries in Southeast Asia share interconnected histories of
war and genocide and a significant number of Southeast Asians
immigrated to the United States in the 1970s and 1980s. Many
Jennifer
have struggled to successfully integrate into American society.
The workshop will explore issues of poverty and education as
well as other socioeconomic and cultural barriers.
Traditional Paintings Cambodian art stretches back centuries to ancient pottery, silk
weaving, and stone carving. During the Angkor period, Khmer
arts flourished. Much of the stone carving and architecture are
still present till this day. Throughout pre-colonial Cambodia,
arts and crafts were either created by rural non-specialists for
practical use or by skilled artists who made works for the Royal
Palace. In modern Cambodia, many artistic traditions entered a
period of decline or even ceased to be practiced, but the country
has experienced a recent artistic revival as the tourist market
has increased and governments and NGOs have contributed to
the preservation of Cambodian culture. In this workshop we
will learn about the Khmer history of different traditional arts
and crafts. Then we will have an opportunity to create our
Khmer arts and crafts.
Cathy, Vida
3:00 pm 4:00 pm Stockton Oral History
Project
The city of Stockton has the distinction of having the fifth-
largest population of Cambodians in the nation and the second-
largest in California. Beginning in 1975, when Cambodia fell to
the communist Khmer Rouge and as many as 2 million perished
in the killing fields, Cambodian refugees began relocating here
in larger numbers. Once here, they forged a close community of
a rich and compelling people. The stories are horrifying and
heartbreaking, but also full of heart and perseverance, a window
into the human spirit that fights against even the most
unspeakable evil, not just to go on, but to triumph. The
Stockton Oral History Project is not just to highlight the
sufferings of their past but to show the Khmer peoples
remarkable strength, will and resilience the affirmative,
empowering, redemptive story of their history and their present
Cathy, Vida,
here. In this workshop, we will discover the history, find out
who we are, where we came from, how we got here, the
struggles our ancestors went through, and share childhood
stories. http://www.stocktoncambodianoralhistoryproject.com/
YMCA http://camymca.org/
The Cambodia Young Men's Christian Association (Cambodia
YMCA) has been in operation in Cambodia since 1999, it is a
worldwide organization. Cambodia YMCA is a Community
Based Voluntary, Membership, and Youth Focused non-profit
organization that develops people and communities. We work
into the community through a wide variety of programs and
initiatives to provide education, health, fitness and personal
development opportunities to all sections of our society.
(Cambodia YMCA) In this workshop we will discover what
YMCA does and have an opportunity to live out the core value
of Cambodia YMCA- Love, Care, and Serve.
Cathy, Vida
Music of the Past Every culture has their own music that identifies their heritage
and has been constantly changing as time moves forward. In
this workshop, we will explore the vast variety of music and
genres from traditional songs to contemporary tunes. We will
discover the music of our ancestors and learn how music has
developed throughout the ages.
Cathy, Vida
Khmer Women of the Past It has always been tradition for women to be responsible for
looking after the house, for cooking, cleaning and for bringing
up the children. However, these ideas are slowly changing. In
this workshop we will learn about the different women who has
disproved these stereotypes and have overcome hardships and
struggles to make their own paths in their lifes journey.
Cathy, Vida
4:00 pm 5:00 pm Dinner

Dinner



5:00 pm 6:00 pm Closing For our closing ceremony, we will conclude our conference by Davin, Jennifer
presenting the KSCC award to members of the Cambodian
community who represent Bridge Builders in our community.
The voting of the next school to host the next KSCC will also
take place.

8:00 pm 10:00
pm
Khmerican Got Talent This portion is the entertainment of the night, attendees can
showcase their talents during this time.