"Building a strong and healthy community together"
Khmer Parents Association
a nonprofit organization serving the Long Beach community since 1995
It is the mission of KPA to produce tomorrow’s leaders of today's Khmer youth through higher education by providing tutoring, leadership development, annual scholarships, and health education to youth, women and families, Women and Girls empowerment through an annual Mother Daughter Conference, advocacy for Khmer Dual Language in LBUSD school for Khmer students.
Vision
KPA envisions a strong and healthy Khmer community in Long Beach with cultural pride and a great sense of ethnic identity.
KHMER-ENGLISH DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM
On November 8, 2016, State Senator Ricardo Lara's bill, SB1174 (known as Prop.58), was passed into law in every county in the State of Ca. for Non-English Language Instruction in Public Education. There are many Dual Language Immersion Programs (DLIP) in schools around the country. DLIP integrate both English speaking and a second language to teach students a variety of subjects, with the purpose of developing bilingualism and bi-literacy in both languages. The most common languages are Spanish, French and Chinese. Schools that teach in Vietnamese/English Dual Language are located in Portland, Oregon; Burlen, Washington; Austin, Texas and Orange County, California. There are no Language Immersion classes taught in Khmer. Please take this survey to let us know how you feel about starting Khmer/English Dual Language classes in Long Beach. Thank you!
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Annual Southeast Asian Scholarship and Graduation Program
for college-bound seniors
KPA embraces and encourages high school students in their pursuit of higher education.
Recipients Leadership Development Training
transition to college
Prepares graduates for their transition to college through building a network and mutual support. Trainer Paul Chhean, class of 2010, KPA scholarship recipient, took part in the the leadership development training.
Annual Recipients Christmas Reunion
a time to celebrate and reconnect
To reconnect and expand a social network among past and recent KPA scholarship recipients.
Khmer Mother-Daughter Intergenerational Leadership Training
family bonding
To promote bonding, strengthening, and understanding between generations of women and girls. This training program is partly funded by Josephine S. Gumbiner Foundation, Liberty Hills Foundation and Cambodian Association of America.
Cambodian Wellness Program
healthy lifestyle
The Cambodian Wellness Program is a project of the collaborative of Cambodian Association of America, United Cambodian Community and Khmer Parents Association. There are five essential developmental domains. KPA focuses on cultural perception on chronic conditions, coping skills and healthy lifestyle through a series of 19 workshops with 233 participants and 17 case managements.
Mother & Daughter Conference
strengthen relationships
The goal of our Mother & Daughter Conference is to build, develop and strengthen relationships across cultures, create friendly dialogue, connect and share experiences as one community. It will equip mothers and daughters with knowledge and skill building to prevent inter-generational gaps and conflicts so that youth become academically successful and strong women in the future.
Staff and Board
Chan Hopson
Co-Founder and Executive Director
As a survivor of the Khmer Rouge Genocide, Chan Hopson went through an immeasurable experience in the Killing Fields. She understands many Cambodian people carry permanent emotional scars from the war that killed millions of innocent people; especially the well educated ones. Full Biography
Mark Hopson
Co-Founder
Meet our Board
a dedicated team
The KPA Board, Officers and Advisors bring a range of experience to operational and policy decisions.
Board of Directors
Christina Lee, MD (Chair)
David Kem, MPA (Vice-Chair)
Chamroeun Heng, D.O.
Leakhena Heng, Ph.D.
Vattana Peong, MPH
Visal Nga, D.O.
Officers
Chan Hopson, Executive Director
Mark Hopson, Secretary
Anthony Tourn Guerrero, Youth Peer Leader
Sothea Sok, Aerospace Engineer (Treasurer)
Advisors
Pheakday Linde Chea, DrPH, MPH
Contact Us
Please let us know your concerns and suggestions by filling in the form below or you can contact us by mail.
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 91955
Long Beach, CA 90809
Office: (562) 276-5888
Khmer Parents Association is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization as classified and recognized by the IRS. Your donation may be fully deductible under IRS guidelines. Federal Tax ID# 93-1805670.
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