TEDxSanAntonio - Sichan Siv - From the Killing Fields to the White House
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A Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Sichan tells the compelling story of fleeing Cambodia and his journey to a high-profile career in foreign policy in his talk"From the Killing Fields to the White House." In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-l... Read more
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- -: TEDxSanAntonio - Sichan Siv - From the Killing Fields to the White House
December 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)A Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Sichan tells the compelling story of fleeing Cambodia and his journey to a high-profile career in foreign policy in his talk"From the Killing Fields to the White House." In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized ...
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- -: TEDx Phnom Penh-Ronjon Bhattacharya.mp4
December 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Ronjon Bhattacharya is currently a management consultant whose previous experience includes service in the US Navy where he served as an intelligence liason and as an engineer. He has also been a professional singer/songwriter, and he used to run the largest Frisbee league in Korea. TEDx was crea...
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- -: TEDxVancouver - Nazanin Afshin-Jam - Voice for the Voiceless
April 5, 2011 (about 13 years ago)For as long as she can remember, Nazanin Afshin-Jam has had people tell her what she couldn't do, and then she did it anyway. Sharing the story of a personal mission to save a teenage girl from death row in Iran, she demonstrates that the power of the individual is stronger than we are commonly ...
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- -: Sophal Ear: Escaping the Khmer Rouge
July 8, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com TED Fellow Sophal Ear shares the compelling story of his family's escape from Cambodia under the rule of the Khmer Rouge. He recounts his mother's cunning and determination to save her children. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED ...
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- -: Sugata Mitra's new experiments in self-teaching
September 7, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Indian education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to...
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- -: President Richard Nixon - Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia
September 8, 2009 (over 14 years ago)This is an excerpt. You can view the full video here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3880 President Nixon reports that Vietnamization has succeeded. He now plans to increase the rate of In his address, President Nixon expresses his frustration with the North Vietnamese ...
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- -: TEDxPhnom Penh Kosal Khiev Cry Along with Me
November 1, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Kosal Khiev is a poet, tattoo artist, and survivor of the US prison system. Born in a Thai refugee camp, Kosal's family fled to the U.S in 1981. At the age of 16, Kosal was arrested in a gang fight and charged with attempted murder. Kosal was tried as an adult and sentenced to 16 years in a stat...
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- -: TEDxPhnomPenh-Lisa Mam and Peap Tarr-Graffiti Brushing Cambodia
November 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Lisa (aka 'Lil Dots') is the first official female street artist in Cambodia. Her work can currently be seen in galleries, cultural centers, on billboards and on the sides of buildings all over Phnom Penh. Lisa wants Khmer graffiti and street art to be seen all around the world. She believes this...
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- -: TEDxPhnomPenh-Soluy Loeut-Social Business in the Remotes.mp4
November 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)A freelance photojournalist and teacher, Soluy believes that to create real change, you have to teach people 'how to fish'. She uses photography as a medium for teaching people about self-sustainability and to help them identify their own talents and interests. TEDx was created in the spirit of ...
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- -: TEDxPhnomPenh Ronjon Bhattacharya The Global World
November 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Ronjon Bhattacharya is a management consultant in Bain & Company's Melbourne office, where he does his best to avoid acting like a consultant in his everyday life. His previous career experience includes service in the US Navy, where he served as an intelligence liason and as an engineer. He has ...
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