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Silk weaving in Cambodia: An age-old tradition struggles to survive
by Lina Goldberg, KF12, MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho, Cambodia
Cambodia has a long and rich history in silk production and weaving dating back more than a thousand years. Women across southern Cambodia have looms in their homes, and they practice the art passed down from their mothers and grandmothers. But now the ancient craft is slowly dying as the cost of imported raw silk continues to climb while the price of finished silk textiles drops.
Have you eaten rice? Saying hello in Cambodia
By Lina Goldberg, KF12, MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho, Co., Ltd., Cambodia
Like the stereotypical Italian and Jewish mothers seen in so many comedy routines, my colleagues are unduly interested in how much, and what, I eat. “You are so big,” one of the credit officers said to me, confused, “but you don’t eat much rice.” And it’s true. I tower over most of the men in Cambodia where the people have slight, delicate frames. And despite their backbreaking work in the rice paddies, I am the one with the farmer’s broad shoulders and big feet…
