By Morgan Annable
On February 25 Western’s own Khmer Student Association (KhSA) will host the second annual story sharing event entitled Our Hidden Story II: The First Generation. This event will feature three speakers who will share their personal narratives of the adversity they have faced in their journeys to where they are today.
Held in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room, Our Hidden Story will be free and open to the public but donations are accepted. The event will start at 6:30 p.m. but doors will open at 6 p.m.
The first speaker, Monika Nuth, is a Western alum with a degree in Human Services.
Next up is Holy Chea, an alum of Whitworth University. Chea is a Program Officer at the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation.
Last for the evening will be Chanira Reang Sperry, who graduated from University of Oregon and University of Washington College of Education. She immigrated to the U.S. at age two.
The event will also feature a series of short documentaries about several current Cambodian students at Western.
KhSA’s mission since its establishment in 1995 has been to increase awareness of and preserve Khmer culture, values, customs and beliefs and to reach out not only to Western’s campus but also the surrounding communities.