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Officers 2007-2010
President
Savouth R. Chea
Mr. Savouth Chea graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Mr. Chea co-founded and was a former President of the Cambodian Students of Aloha (CSAloha) at the University of Hawaii. He has also helped to organize cultural events for the Cambodian community in Hawaii and in the Bay Area in California. He has helped to mainstream Cambodian-American children as a language and culture teacher, and by making the public aware of Cambodian issues. In 2005, he participated in the Southeast Asian Resource Culture (SEARAC) leadership program, and has returned to Cambodia several times, most recently to conduct a study of disability in Cambodia. He worked for several software companies in the Bay Area before returning to Oahu. He currently works at the University of Hawaii.
Vice-President
Sokhar Chhin
Vice-President
Samphea Seua
Secretary/Public Relations
Dr. Christine Su
Dr. Christine Su has been involved with the Cambodian Community of Hawaii for a number of years. She has lived and worked in Cambodia as a teacher and a researcher, and has been active in educational exchange programs between Cambodia and the U.S. She wrote her doctoral thesis on Cambodian identity, and continued her research as a faculty member at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, in both arts and sciences and education. She now works as a public relations account executive in Honolulu, while also continuing her community work, assisting with the Southeast Asian Lantern Festival and Cambodian New Year celebrations. On occasion, she teaches anthropology and international studies (especially Southeast Asian Studies) at Hawaii Pacific University.
Treasurer
Samnang Sea
Mr. Samnang Sea graduated from Brigham Young University Hawaii with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Mathematics. He currently works full time as a mathematics teacher at Saint Louis High School, teaching junior and senior math classes. While he was a student at Brigham Young University, he served as the President of the Cambodian Club for one year. His main responsibility was to provide an opportunity for club members in the club to connect themselves with Cambodian culture through activities at the university such as the annual Food Fest (preparing and selling ethnic food to the BYUH community), Song Fest (showcasing traditional Khmer music and song), and community services.
Community Advisor
Dr. Mark Silliman
Dr. Mark Silliman began assisting Cambodian refugees in 1980 by way of teaching English and helping Cambodian immigrant families build new lives in Upstate New York. As a professional, Dr. Silliman taught English as a Second Language for nearly 12 years, followed by a distinguished career as a community college administrator that included positions such as Dean and Chancellor. In the summer of 2005, Dr. Silliman completed an Advanced Study of Khmer, Fulbright Program jointly sponsored by the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature at the University of Hawaii, Manoa and the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Additionally, as Director of International Programs for the West Pearl Harbor Rotary Club, he has also helped to coordinate humanitarian relief to residents of Kampong Speu, Cambodia by sponsoring the digging of wells and the establishment of a silk weaving school for Cambodian women.
District Representatives
District 1:
Waikiki
Mr. Tat Lao
District 2:
North Shore
Mr. Rom Yan
District 3:
Honolulu
Mr. Rina Deth
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