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Dr. CHHANY SAK-HUMPHRY
Associate Professor of Khmer
Coordinator of Khmer Language
Program
University of Hawai'i at
Mānoa
Dept. of Indo-Pacific Languages & Literatures (IPLL)
Spalding Hall 255, 2540 Maile Way
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822
TEL: (808)956-8070; FAX: (808)956-5978
Email: sak@hawaii.edu
Website: www.hawaii.edu/khmer |
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Educational Background |
| Ph.D. |
1996 |
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (Linguistics). |
| M.A. |
1992 |
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (Linguistics). |
| P.D. |
1985 |
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (College of
Education: Foreign Language Teaching, French). |
| M.P.H. |
1982 |
University of Hawai'i at Manoa. School of Public
Health: International Health, Health Management and Administration. |
| B.A. |
1979 |
Whitworth College (International Studies and
International Management). |
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| Research/Teaching Specializations |
| Field |
"Linguistics; Foreign Language Teaching;
Innovative Technology; Bilingualism; Language Policies. |
| Research |
• Modern Khmer Language: Syntax; Curriculum Development; Literature; Culture; Dictionary.
• Old Khmer Language: Syntax of Pre-Angkorian and Angkorian
Inscriptions; Dictionary; and Paleography. |
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| Proficiency Training |
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Certified Tester of ACTFL. |
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| Teaching/Work Experience |
| 2009-Present |
Associate Professor in Khmer, Coordinator of
Khmer Language Program, Department of
Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures (IPLL). University of Hawai'i, Manoa (UHM).
http://www.hawaii.edu/khmer/ |
| 2008-2012 |
Project Director, Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK), Summer Abroad Program in Cambodia. Funded by U.S. Department of Education (US-DOE). Fulbright-Hays, Group Projects Abroad.
http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ask/ or http://cambodia.usembassy.gov/advanced_study_of_khmer_ask_program.html
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/gpa-abstracts2008-int.doc
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| 2005-2009 |
Assistant Professor in Khmer, Coordinator of
Khmer Language Program, Department of
Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures (IPLL). University of Hawai'i, Manoa (UHM).
http://www.hawaii.edu/khmer/ |
| 2005-2008 |
Project Director, Advanced Study of Khmer
(ASK), Summer Abroad Program in Cambodia. Funded by US-DOE. Fulbright-Hays, Group
Projects Abroad. |
| 2002-2005 |
Project Director, Advanced Study of Khmer
(ASK), Summer Abroad Program in Cambodia. Funded
by UHM and Consortium of Southeast Asian Studies
Centers in US. |
| 1990 |
Executive Director, Mutual Assistance Association Center (MAAC) -- a non-profit organization, Honolulu, Hawai'i.
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| Summer '89 |
Khmer Coordinator and Instructor, Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI), UHM. |
| Summer '88 |
Khmer Coordinator and Instructor, SEASSI, UHM. |
| Summer '87 |
Khmer Instructor, College of Continuing Education and Community Services, UHM. |
| 1988-2003 |
Khmer Language Coordinator and Lecturer, Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures (HIPLL), College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, UHM. |
| 1985 |
Acting Project Coordinator, Health Care for Refugees and Immigrants Program. Hawai'i Department of Health. Honolulu, Hawai'i. |
| 1985 |
Program Planner and Evaluator on Refugee Homebound Women Project.
English Instructor, Hawai'i Department of Education. Taught English as a Second Language at Adult School. |
| 1983 |
Research Assistant, working with Professor Philip N. Jenner on Old and Modern Khmer language; Department of Indo-Pacific languages, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. |
| 1982 |
Supervisor, The Consortium. Panat Nikhom Refugee Camp, Thailand. |
| 1982 |
Vice-Chairperson, Council of Hawai'i Indochinese Mutual Assistance Associations. Honolulu, Hawai'i. |
| 1981 |
Job Developer. Refugee Employment Program, Hawai'i Department of Labor. Honolulu, Hawai'i. |
| 1979 |
Instructor, La Libertad, Honduras. Taught English, hygiene, nutrition and family planning. |
| 1975-79 |
Teaching Assistant, French Department, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington. |
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| Research and Grant Awards |
| 2008-2012 |
Principal Investigator/Project Director, US-DOE, Fulbright-Hays, Group Projects Abroad. Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK), Summer Abroad Program in Cambodia. |
| 2005-2007 |
Principal Investigator/Project Director, US-DOE, Fulbright-Hays, Group Projects Abroad. Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK), Summer Abroad Program in Cambodia. |
| 2003-2005 |
Principal Investigator/Author/Developer, US-DOE. Award to research, write and develop Communicating in Khmer: Advanced-Level with interactive CD-ROM. |
| 2003-2004 |
Author/Developer, University of Minnesota, Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL). Partial award to develop Web-Based Lesson: Direction and Map for Beginners. |
| 1999-2001 |
Project Director/Author/Developer, US-DOE. Award to research, write
and develop CIK: Intermediate-Level Khmer with Interactive CD-ROM. |
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| Distinction |
| 2009 |
The Hawai'i Association of Language Teachers (HALT) Award for Excellence in Second-Language Teaching. |
| 1996 |
Outstanding Service Award, East-West Center Association, Hawai'i Chapter. |
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| Selected Book Publications |
| 2008 |
Twenty-Seven Tales of the Hare: Classic Folktales of Cambodia. Khmer Folklore Stories. Bilingual, Khmer-English. DatAsia, Inc. [in press]. ISBN 978-1-934431-54-2. |
| 2008 |
The Sdok Kak Thom Inscription (K.235): With A Grammatical Analysis of the Old Khmer Text. Revised Second Edition, DatAsia, Inc. [in press] ISBN 978-1-934431-48-1. |
| 2008 |
Communicating in Khmer: Third-Year. Book 1 and 2. Language Textbook. Honolulu, Hawai'i.
http://learnkhmer.net/modernkhmer.htm#thirdyear |
| 2005 |
The Sdok Kak Thom Inscription (K.235): With A Grammatical Analysis of the Old Khmer Text. With the Assistance of Philip N. Jenner. Buddhist Institute in Cambodia. http://learnkhmer.net/oldkhmer.htm |
| 2005 |
Communicating in Khmer: Reading and Writing for Beginners. Language Textbook. Honolulu, Hawai'i.
http://learnkhmer.net/modernkhmer.htm#firstyear |
| 2003 |
Communicating in Khmer: An Interactive Intermediate-Level Khmer Course. Book 1 and 2. Language Textbook. Honolulu, Hawai'i.
http://learnkhmer.net/modernkhmer.htm#secondyear |
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| Journal/Articles |
| 2003 |
“Adjectives or Stative Verbs in Modern Khmer.” Papers from the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, ed. K.L. Adams et al., Tempe, Arizona, pp. 153-259. Arizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies.
http://learnkhmer.net/Articles/Published/sak-humphry2003adjectives.pdf |
| 1997 |
“Flying In and Out in Khmer and Thai.” Southeast Asian Linguistics Studies in Honor of Vichin Panupong. ed. A.S. Abramson, pp. 209-220. Chulalongkorn University Press.
http://learnkhmer.net/Articles/Published/sak-humphry1992status.pdf
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| 1995 |
“Serial and Completive Verbs in Khmer?” Papers from the Third Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, ed. M. Alves, pp. 177-204. Arizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies. http://learnkhmer.net/Articles/Published/sak-humphry1995serial.pdf |
| 1993 |
“The Syntax of Nouns and Noun Phrases of Pre-Angkorian Khmer Dated Inscriptions.” Mon-Khmer Studies Vol. 22:1-126, A Journal of Southeast Asian Languages, Mahidol University.
http://learnkhmer.net/Articles/Published/sak-humphry1993syntax.pdf |
| 1992 |
“The Status of Man and Tel in Pre-Angkorian Khmer.” The Third International Symposium on Language and Linguistics, Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 1335-1350. Chulalongkorn University.
http://learnkhmer.net/Articles/Published/sak-humphry1992status.pdf
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| Electronic Publications |
| CD-ROM Publications |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2008. Communicating in Khmer: Third Year. CD-ROM. Disc 1 and 2. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. (Interactive, Multimedia, Language Teaching/Learning). Honolulu, Hawai'i.
http://learnkhmer.net/modernkhmer.htm#thirdyear |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2005. Communicating in Khmer: Reading and Writing for Beginners. CD-ROM. (Interactive, Multimedia, Language Teaching/Learning). Honolulu, Hawai'i.
http://learnkhmer.net/modernkhmer.htm#secondyear |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2003. Communicating in Khmer: An Interactive Intermediate Level Khmer Course. CD-ROM. Disc 1 and 2. (Interactive, Multimedia, Language Teaching/Learning). Honolulu, Hawai'i.
http://learnkhmer.net/modernkhmer.htm#secondyear |
| Digital Video Recording (Khmer Cultural Resources) |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2008. ASK: Summer 2008. DVD. Disc 1 and 2. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Restricted access to registered participants only). |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2007. ASK: Summer 2007. DVD. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Restricted access to registered participants only). |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2006. Khmer Culture for Third Year Class. DVD. Disc 1 and 2. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Restricted access to registered participants only). |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2006. ASK: Summer 2006. DVD. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Restricted access to registered participants only). |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2005. Khmer Culture for Second-Year Class. DVD. Disc 1 and 2. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Restricted access to registered participants only). |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2005. ASK: Summer 2005. DVD. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Restricted access to registered participants only). |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2005. Khmer Muslin: Ritual Celebration. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Restricted access to registered participants only). |
Sak-Humphry, C. 2005. Ethnic Cham People in Cambodia. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. (Restricted access to registered participants only). |
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Professional Activities |
| 2008- |
Executive Secretary Officer, Board of Directors of the Friends of the East-West Center. EWC, Honolulu, Hawai'i.
http://friendsofewc.com/ZenCart/ |
| 2008- |
Vice-President of the Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages (COTSEAL).
http://cotseal.net/ |
| 2008 |
Member of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). |
| 2008 |
Member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).
http://www.councilnet.org |
| 2006-Present |
Member of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL).
http://www.councilnet.org |
| 2006-Present |
Associate Editor, Journals of Southeast Asian American Education & Advancement.
http://jsaaea.coehd.utsa.edu/index.php/JSAAEA/about/editorialTeam |
| 2006-Present |
Member of the Pan-Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association, Hawai'i Chapter (PPSEAWA). |
| 2006-Present |
Executive Board Member of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia Studies Group (TLC), Association of Asian Studies (AAS).
http://www.tlc.ucr.edu/ |
| 2003-Present |
Executive Board Member, National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans (NAFEA).
http://www.nafeaonline.org/index.html/ |
| 2002-Present |
Executive Board Member, East-West Center, Alumni- Hawai'i Chapter.
http://forum.eastwestcenter.org/alumni/category/ewca-chapters/ |
| 1990-2008 |
Member, the Consortium of Teachers of SEA Languages (COTSEAL). |
| 1994-Present |
Member, the Hawai'i Association of Language Teachers (HALT). |
| 1992-2007 |
Board Member, Friends of the East-West Center. EWC, Honolulu, Hawai'i. |
| 1985-1991 |
Member of Inter-Agency Council for Immigrants. |
| 1986 |
Board Member of the State Advisory Council. Office of Community Services, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Honolulu, Hawai'i. Appointed by Governor Ariyoshi. |
| 1987-91 |
Board Member of the State Advisory Council. Office of Community Services. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Honolulu, Hawai'i. Appointed by Governor Waihee. |
| 1984- Present |
Founder, President and Advisory Board member of Cambodian Community in Hawai'i. Honolulu, Hawai'i. |
| 1985-89 |
Founder and Executive Board Member of the Mutual Assistance Association Center Advisory Council. Honolulu, Hawai'i. |
| 1985 |
Chairperson of Refugee Advisory Council, Refugee Target Assistance Program (RTAP) II (Child & Family Services). Honolulu, Hawai'i. |
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| Courses Taught |
CAM 101/102
CAM 103/104
CAM 105
CAM 107
CAM 112
CAM 201/202
CAM 205/207
CAM 212
CAM 301/302
CAM 305/306
CAM 401/402
CAM415
IP/ASAN361
IP465B |
Introduction to Modern Khmer (4/4)
Conversing in Khmer I and II (2/2) Online
Reading and Writing Khmer (2) Online
First Year Khmer (2)
Intensive Elementary Khmer (6-10)
Intermediate-Level Modern Khmer (4/4)
Second Year I and Second Year II (2/2)
Intensive Intermediate Khmer (6-10)
Third-Level Khmer (3/3)
Third Year Khmer I/II (2/2) Online
Fourth-Level Khmer (3/3)
Khmer Language in the Media (3)
SEA Literature in Translation (3)
Southeast Asian Language Teaching (1) |
| http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/cam.htm/ or http://www.hawaii.edu/khmer/ |
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| Language Background |
| Khmer |
Native speaker. |
| French |
Eighteen years of formal study in Cambodia and
in France. |
| Thai |
Spoke at home as child; college courses and
worked in Thailand. |
| Lao |
Self-taught; worked with Lao refugees in
Thailand and in Hawai'i. |
| Spanish |
College courses; 3 months language study in
Costa Rica and worked in Latin America. |