Oral history interview with Venerable Sao Khon
| Oral history interview with Venerable Sao Khon | |
|---|---|
| Collection | Southeast Asians in Lowell Collection |
| Recording type | Interview |
| Narrator | Venerable Sao Khon |
| Interviewer | George Chigas |
| Recorded | 1987 |
| Catalogue reference | LFP TR-R022 |
| Subjects | Literature & Storytelling; Religion & Spiritual Life; Language & Literacy |
| Creator pages | George Chigas |
An oral history interview with Venerable Sao Khon about Cambodian literature and folklore, conducted by George Chigas and transcribed in the 1987 manuscript in the Southeast Asians in Lowell Collection. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 2)
Description
The interview appears as the chapter titled Folklore in an 84-page manuscript of nine chapters on Cambodian traditional crafts and religious ceremonies among Cambodian refugees who settled in Lowell, Massachusetts. Venerable Sao Khon speaks about literature and folklore, and Heng Bun Chea serves as interpreter. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 2)
Credits
The collection guide names Venerable Sao Khon as the narrator, George Chigas as the interviewer and Heng Bun Chea as interpreter. The wider project on crafts and ceremonies was funded in part by the city's historic preservation commission. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 2) (Lowell History: Cambodian Culture)
Access
The guide gives the oral-history reference LFP TR-R022 within collection UML 2 at the Center for Lowell History, where the manuscript may be consulted; part of the collection is digitised at https://umlseada.omeka.net/collections/show/7. The guide states no recording format or duration for this interview. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 2) KhmerConnection indexes this material and does not hold or provide access to the recordings.