Quotable | Recounting the Fall of Matriarchy in Cambodia | Lessons for America

Beyond the Veil| Senior writer Kounila Keo tells of the recounts the fall of matriarchy in Cambodia and calls on women to right the situation. Writing for The Constructive Cambodian, Keo is focused on how to meet UN Millenium goals in her country.

But this quote caught Anne’s eye about America’s “founding fathers”:

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Tiny Toones | Tuy K.K. Sobil | Breakdancing Activism

Cambodia’s Tiny Toones founder Tuy K.K SobilTuy ‘K.K.’ Sobil, a onetime member of the Long Beach Crips, whose amazing breakdancing skills serve him well as a role model for Cambodia’s kids. We should mention that K.K. didn’t go to Cambodia willingly, but was deported from the US in 2004 after serving eight years in prison for armed robbery.

We meet up with K.K. — short for Krazy Kat — as an adoptive parent worrying that his 5-year-old son, Unique, won’t eat his vegetables. 

A quick Google search doesn’t put K.K. and Sokvannara Sar on the same dance stage, but we have no doubt they will meet in the future. Dancing in and out of Cambodia was the subject of our March review Bass | Sar’s Two Step in ‘Dancing Across Borders’.  

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