Representatives of the Consulate General of Vietnam in the Cambodian province of Preah Sihanouk visit two Vietnamese-origin teachers on the occasion of the Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20). (Photo: VNA)Nguyen Thi Suong and Tran Thi Hoai An (Sok Ann) have beenteaching language classes for Vietnamese expats in Cambodia at theheadquarters of the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Preah Sihanouk’s ExecutiveBoard for years.
69-year-old Suong has been offering Vietnamese languagelessons for Vietnamese-born and Cambodian children for nearly 15 years. HerVietnamese students have been taught to speak their mother tongue and exploredtheir roots and fatherland’s traditional customs.
The Cambodian alumni, meanwhile, have learnt Vietnamese tobe able to work at Vietnamese companies in Preah Sihanouk and act as abridge between these firms and local government and people.
An, 28, is a graduate from Preah Sihanouk’suniversity of economic management and an employee of a local telecom company.She has been teaching Khmer language for Vietnamese people in the province.
Both teachers showed their gratitude for the Vietnamese ConsulateGeneral’s gesture, saying they will do their best to help Vietnamese people, particularlychildren, living in the Cambodian province learn both languages andintegrate well into the local community.
The Vietnamese Consulate General and its partner companyalso took the occasion to present gifts to Vietnamese-origin teachers in theprovinces of Koh Kong, Kampot, Kep, Takeo and Kampong Speu, and send Vietnamesebooks to Vietnamese-born children in Cambodia./.
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