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May Mayko Ebihara
May Mayko Ebihara (May 12, 1934 – April 23, 2005) was the first American anthropologist to conduct ethnographic research in Cambodia. At the time of her death from a respiratory illness, she was professor emeritus of Anthropology at Lehman College, City University of New York, and the CUNY Graduate Center. Early life and education Ebihara was born in Portland, Oregon on May 12, 1934. She and her family were sent with other Japanese Americans to the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho during World War II, following the enforcement of Executive Order 9066. She earned her bachelor's degree from Reed College in 1955 and a PhD in 1968 from Columbia University, where she studied with Conrad M. Arensberg, Conrad Arensberg, Margaret Mead, and Morton Fried. Ebihara conducted her doctoral research in Svay Village in Kandal province, Kandal Province from 1959 to 1960 resulting in a two volume published dissertation titled “Svay, a Khmer Village in Cambodia.” Her dissertation pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest. It spans an area of , dominated by a low-lying plain and the confluence of the Mekong river and Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia's largest lake. It is dominated by a tropical climate and is rich in biodiversity. Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, the majority of which are ethnically Khmer people, Khmer. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang. In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king, uniting the warring Khmer princes of Chenla Kingdom, Chenla under the name "Kambuja".Chandler, David P. (1992) ''History of Cambodia''. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, . This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire. The Indianised kingdom facilitated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |