In Cambodian culture the male figure in the family is important; when you lose your husband you lose your economic ability to survive.

I tried to write poems in rhyme. I tried writing songs. Sometimes I jotted down a thought. I would keep a log of spontaneous thoughts.

Sometimes the mere connection we make with each other can change people's lives. It doesn't have to be something big. The mere fact that you're interested in them makes them happy.

Art is really about how you capture different things you see around you and bring them into forms and words and shapes and meaning.

I've been coming to Cambodia off and on, six months of the year usually.

When I was in the sixth grade my friend and I always won writing contests, and we read a lot of books. We were always the ones that read the most books in class. I thought about writing but visual arts weren't part of my vocabulary.

All throughout my work, even in the United States, I have worked with the greater Cambodian community.