Organization
Khmer American Mutual Association of San Diego
The Khmer American Mutual Association of San Diego (KAMASD) is a Cambodian American community organization in San Diego, California. It hosts cultural workshops, volunteer projects and community events, among them Khmer New Year celebrations. It was earlier listed as the Cambodian Association of San Diego.
The association is based on Roselawn Avenue in San Diego.[1] Its mission is to connect older and younger generations of Cambodian Americans and to share and preserve Khmer culture.[2]
Khmer New Year festival
The association organizes a yearly Khmer New Year festival, also called the Maha Sangkran Festival, at Colina Del Sol Park in City Heights. In 2019 it ran for two days on the third weekend in April and included a procession of drummers and dancers in traditional dress.[2] At the April 2024 festival, also held over a weekend, the American Pacific Health Foundation offered health screenings and free medical education, and vendors and cultural performers came from around San Diego.[3]
Organization
The association has been a tax-exempt public charity under section 501(c)(3) since March 2017, classified as a cultural and ethnic awareness organization.[1]
See also
References 3
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, Khmer American Mutual Association of San Diego (undated)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 San Diego Reader, Ian Anderson, A happy Khmer New Year with Po's Cambodian Street Food (April 26, 2019)
- ↑ American Pacific Health Foundation, 04.20.24-04.21.24 Khmer New Year Festival Outreach (April 21, 2024)
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