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Back to School

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September 28th 2007
I gave up teaching because I despised grading, calling parents and harassing kids for homework that was six weeks overdue. Yet, here I was, back in a classroom. Only this time in Cambodia. Somehow, throughout my nascent journalism career, I have wound-up back in schools. First, I covered Chicago Public Schools and now this. My first assignment for work brought me to Royal University of Law ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more