
minfong hoow

oru chainees-american ezhuthukaaranaanu minfong hoow. thekkukizhakkan eshyan rajyangalil daaridryathil jeevikkunna aalukalude jeevithathekkurichaanu avarude kruthikal palappozhum kaikaaryam cheiyunnathu. saangalppikamaanenkilum, 1970kalile thaaylandile vidyaarthi prasthaanam, 1970 kaludeyum 1980 kaludeyum thudakkathil khamar rooj bharanakoodatthinte thakarchayodukoodiya cambodian abhayaarthi prashnam thudangiya yadhaartha sambhavangalude pashchaathalatthilaanu avarude kathakal eppozhum sajjeekarichirikkunnath. lalithavum ennaal sparsikkunnathumaaya bhashayum shubhaapthivishwaasamulla prameyangalum avarude rachana kuttikalkkum cheruppakkaarkkum idayil janapriyamakki.
jeevitam.
singappoorile saambathika shaasthranjanum nayathanthranjanum bisinasukaranumaaya hoow rih hwayudeyum chainan vamshajaraaya hunan vamshajanaaya rasathanthranjanum dwibhasha ezhuthukaaranumaaya lii lienfanginteyum makalaayi barmayile (ippol yaankon, mianmar) rankoonilaanu minfong hoow janichathu. bankokinu sameepamulla thaaylandil valarnna hoow, thaayvaanile thunghaay sarvakalashaalayil chernnu, thudarnnu amerikkayile cornell sarvakalaashaalayilekk maari, avide ninnu saambathikashaasthrathil birudam nedi.
homesicnessine cherukkunnathinulla oru maargamaayi avar aadyamaayi ezhuthaan thudangiyathu cornelilaanu. kuttikalkkayulla anthar vamseeya pusthakangalude kaunsilinte vaarshika cherukathaa malsarathinaayi avar "soong tuu dhaa doonn" enna peril oru cherukatha samarppichu. prasidheekarikkappedaathu moonnaam loka ezhuthukaarude eshyan american vibhaagathinulla award avar nedi, katha oru novalaayi vikasippikkaan avare prothsaahippichu.
avar ithu cheythu, eee prakriyayiloode hoow ezhuthine "oru rashtreeya aavishkaaramaayi" kaanaan thudangi, orikkal kuttikalkkayulla anthar vamseeya pusthakangalil bullattinil ezhuthiyathupole. thayland, barma, chaina ennivayekkurichulla kathakal thaan munbu vaayichathil avarkk avishwaasamundaayirunnu, kaaranam avarude jeevithathekkurichulla kooduthalum manoharamaaya chithreekaranam kuttikkaalathu thaan arinja eshyaye thettayi chithreekarichuvennu avar karuthi. prabhatham vare paaduka" ennathil, hoow thante vaayanakkaare oru yuva grama penkutty daavante annukaliloode oru yaadhaarthyabodhamulla grameena thaaylandilekk konduvannu, nagaratthil padikkaan scholarship sweekarikkaan anuvadikkaan chuttumullavare bodhyappeduthaanulla avarude poraattam grameena thaaylandile penkuttikal abhimukeekarikkunna linga vivechanam prathifalippikkunnu.
1973ll cornell sarvakalashaalayil ninnu birudam nediya sesham hoow eshyayilekku madangukayum singappooril "kadalidukku kaala" thile pathrapravartthakanaayi pravartthikkaan thudangukayum cheythu. rund varshathinu sesham avar thaaylandile chiang meyy sarvakalaashaalayilekk pooyi, avide avar engleesh padippichu. chiang meyiyil avar chelavazhicha moonnu varsham avalil aazhathilulla swaadheenam chelutthi. grameena daaridryam laghookarikkunnathinaayi nadannukondirikkunna vidyaarthi prasthaanatthinte bhaagamaayi, vidyaarthikalum sahapravarthakarum chernnu sameepa gramangalil thaamasikkukayum jolie cheyyukayum cheythu. vidyaarthi nethaakkal janaadhipathyathinaayulla avarude thirachilil karshakare oru rashtreeya groupaayi samghadippikkunnathil muzhukiyirikkumbol, avidatthe sthreekaludeyum kuttikaludeyum vaikaarika lokathekkurichu hoow kooduthal bodhavanaayi.
ennirunnaalum, 1976 october 6 nuu, rajyath sainika bharanam punasthaapicha sainika attimariyiloode vidyaarthi prathishedhakkaarude koottakkolaykk hoow saakshyam vahichu. ennaal atharam saahacharyathil aval adikakaalam ninnilla. joonn value dennis, juuniyar ennivare vivaham kazhicha sesham.cornell varshangalil kandumuttya oru anthaaraashtra kaarshika naya vyakthiyaya hoow veendum thante alma materilekku pooyi, avide engleesh saahitya adthyaapana sahayiyaayi jolie cheyyumbol creative raittingil birudaananthara kozhs poortthiyaakki. 1980ll thaay-compodian athirthiyil avar kurachu samayam durithaashwaasa pravarthanangalilum chelavazhichirunnu.
1986ll hoow thante aadyakunjaaya oru makanu janmam nalki. oduvil, thaaylandil ninnu madangiyethi oru pathittaandinushesham avar veendum fiction ezhuthaan thudangi. athinte phalam "mazhayillaatha arrie" aayirunnu, raajyathudaneelam rashtreeya kaattil kudungiya saangalppikamaaya maikung graamatthil ninnulla pathinezhukaariyaaya jinda enna penkuttiye kendreekarichulla oru katha, baankokkil ninnulla oru koottam yooniversitti vidyaarthikal bhoorahitharaaya karshakare vaadaka prathirodha prasthaanam ettedukkaan prolsaahippikkaan athiyappol. hoow svayam anubhavicha athe charitraparamaaya pashchaathalatthil, karshaka vargam nadannukondirikkunna rashtreeya ezhayaduppathil verum kaalaalukalaanennu jindayude thiricharivum jeevithathil swantham paatha kandethanulla avalude yathrayum thaaylandine moodiyittirunna aaa varshangalile prakshubdhathayude kathakal paranju.
anchu varshathinu sesham hoow thante moonnaamathe pusthakamaaya "dhii clay marble" prasidheekarichu. ithavana thaay-compodian athirthiyile durithaashwaasa pravartthanatthinide compodian abhayaarthikalumaayulla ashayavinimayathil ninnu avar prachodanam ulkkondirunnu. orikkalkkoodi, vietnaam raajyam aakramichappol khemar rooj bharanathinte avasaanathil athirthiyilekku rakshapetta aayirakkanakkin abhayaarthikalil oralaaya daaraa enna panthrand vayassulla penkuttiye avar oru sakthamaaya vanita nayaki avatharippichu. durantham neridumbol kudumba aikyam enna prameyavum avar upayogichu, kaaranam sainyathil cheraruthennu daara thante mootha sahodarane prerippichu, marichu pithaavillathe kudumbathodoppam veettilekku madangukayum veettilekku jeevitam punararambhikkukayum cheythu.
1983-ll hoow singapoorilekku madangiyethi, avide adutha ezhu varshathekku singapur deseeya sarvakalashaalayil raittar-inn-residensai jolie cheythu. thalphalamaayi, avar avide "praadeshika ezhuthukaara" ennu parakke paraamarshikkappedunnu. lover secondary skoolukalile engleesh saahityathinulla adhyapana saamagrikalayi avarude kruthikal thiranjedukkappettittundu. 1990 muthal hoow newyorkkile ithaakkayil kudumbathodoppam thaamasikkunnu. amerikkayile middle skoolukalilum haiskoolukalilum swittsarland, indoneshya, thayland, polandu, maleshya ennividangalile anthaaraashtra skoolukalilum vividha ezhuthu varkshoppukalilum avar yaatra cheyyukayum avatharanangal nadathukayum cheythittundu.
moonnaamatheyum avasaanatheyum kunjinte jananathinushesham hoow kuttikalkkayi pusthakangal ezhuthunnathilekku shradha maatti. compodian association oof grettar philadelphiyayude executive director safan rosinoppam chernnu parambaraagatha compodian naadodikkadhakalekkurichu "rund sahodaranmaar", "sahodaran muyal oru compodian katha" ennee rund pusthakangal avar prasidheekarichu. athinidayil, avar pathinaar tang kavithakal engleeshilekku vivarthanam cheyyukayum avaye "maples inn dhaa mistta childrance kavitas phram dhaa tang dainaasti" enna peril oru chithrapusthakamaayi samaharikkukayum cheythu. 2004-ll, khemar rooj bharanakaalathu thante sahodariye nashtappetta oru yuva cambodian penkutty jeevithathile kadinamaaya yaadhaarthyangalumaayi anurajanam nadatthaanum athijeevikkaanum padichathinte kathayaaya "manjukatta" thiloode kooduthal pakwathayulla vaayanakkaarkkaayi avar ezhuthilekku madangi.
saahitya vimarsanam.
minfong hoow, thante naalu novalukalil, thante janmanaadaaya thekkukizhakkan eshyayude yaadhaarthyabodhamulla chithreekaranangal vaayanakkaarkk munnil avatharippichu. saangalppikathakalaanenkilum, avar svayam anubhavichatho allengil nerittu nireekshichatho aaya yadhaartha charitra sambhavangalude pashchaathalatthilaanu avarude kathakalellaam sajjeekarichirikkunnath. avarude shubhaapthivishwaasa kendra vishayam naalu pusthakangalilum samaanamaan. vikasita raajyangalile avarude bhagyashaalikalaaya samakaalikar sangalppikkaan polum kazhiyaathavidham jeevithathinte kadinamaaya yaadhaarthyangal abhimukeekarikkunna ellah penkuttikalum kendra vyakthikalaanu. thante kathaapaathrangalude vaikaarika lokathodulla samvedanakshamathayode, october 6nuu baankokkilum khemar rooj bharanakoodatthilum nadanna vidyaarthi prathishedhakkaarude koottakkolayude athikramangalkk pinnile maanushika vasham hoow thante vaayanakkaare kaanichu. daaridryam, laingika vivechanam, adichamarthal, yuddham, priyappettavarude nashtam ennivaykkethiraayi, manushyaathmaav nilanilkkanamenn avar vaadichu.
kizhakk muthal padinjaaru vare vyaakhyaanikkaanulla hoyude kazhivu pradhaanamaayum avarude swantham valarchayil ninnaan vannath. annathe barmayil chainees maathaapithaakkalkk janicha avar singapoorilum thaaylandilum valarnnu, ithu moonnu bhashakal nedaan avare anuvadichu. avalude abhipraayathil, avalude aadya bhasha chainees, avalude "hridaya" thinte bhasha, thaay avalude "kaikal" yude bhasha, engleesh avalude "thala" yude bhasha. eee bahumukhamaaya bhashaaparamaaya kazhivum avarude balyakaala anubhavangalum orupakshe avar ezhuthunna lokathekkurichulla savisheshamaaya ulkkaazhcha nalkiyittundu, athu videsha ezhuthukaarkku eluppathil nedaan kazhiyilla.
daaridryam, yuddham thudangiya thaarathamyena pakwathayulla vishayangal avar ozhivaakkunnillenkilum, kuttikalkkum cheruppakkaarkkum mikacha vaayana saamagrikalayi hoyude rachanakal prashamsikkappedunnu. komanvelthu book kaunsilil ninnulla komanvelthu book avaardukalum "rais vithoutt raine" ennathinu american library associationil ninnulla yuvakkalkkulla mikacha pusthakangalum, "dhii clay marble" ennathinu american book sellezhs associationil ninnulla pattikakalum, "maples inn dhii mastta childrance poyments phram dhii tang dainaasti" ennathinu newyork public libraryil ninnulla mikacha pusthakangalum ulppede niravadhi avaardukal avarkk labhichittund.
paatt muthal prabhatham vare, mazhayillaatha arrie, kaliman marble thudangiya award nediya novalukalil minfong hoow thante janmanaadaaya thekkukizhakkan eshyayude yaadhaarthyabodhamulla chithreekaranangal avatharippikkunnu. yadhaartha sambhavangalude pashchaathalatthil avarude kudumbangalumaayum suhruthukkalumaayum edapazhakunna sakthamaaya sthree naayakanmaril savisheshamaayi shradha kendreekarikkunna hoow, thante kathaapaathrangalude vikaarangale kaikaaryam cheiyunna samvedanakshamathaykkum daaranaykkum eshyan jeevithatheyum pradeshatheyum chithreekarikkunnathinum palappozhum amgeekarikkappedunnu. avarude pusthakangalil cheruppakkaaraaya vaayanakkarkkum madhyavargakkaarkkumulla kathakalum cheria kuttikalkkulla chithrapusthakangalum ulppedunnu. eee kruthikalellaam, daaridryavum akramasakthamaaya maranavum polulla kadinamaaya gadakangale hoow ozhivaakkunnilla, marichu thante joliyiludaneelam kudumbatthinte sthirathayulla swaadheenathinte prameyavum avar neythedukkunnu. sent. yuva ezhuthukaarkkulla jaims guide vishadeekarichu, hoow "snehapoornamaaya kudumba bandhangalum purathana aachaarangalum ulla valia soundaryathinteyum soumyathayudeyum oru lokam srishtikkunnu. ennaal daaridryam, varalcha, bhayanakamaaya aneeti, pattini, maranam ennivayude oru lokavum avar srishtikkunnu. avalude pradhana kathaapaathrangal eee rund darshanangalkkidayilaanu, pakshe aaa saahacharyathil avar thangalude abhimaanavum samagrathayum raajyathe snehikkaanum aneeti marikadakkaanumulla nischayadaartyavum kandethunnu."
grandhasoochika.
minfong hoyude thiranjeduttha kruthikal thaay, chainees, japanese, corian, tagalog, franch bhaashakalilekku vivarthanam cheyyappettittund. ivayil, 1996 ll singapur arts festivalinaayi "soong tuu dhaa doonn" oru samgeethamaayi sweekarikkappettu.

