Join us for “I, Neang Totim,” a conversation about how one dancer’s accusation in 1898 pushed Cambodian and French officials into another dance, around the meaning of protection and freedom.

4-6pm Saturday, 27 April 2024
At Java Creative Cafe Toul Tom Poung
FREE entrance, but space is limited, so please register https://www.taratran.com/sala/register

Sala is organized and facilitated by Tara Tran.

Tara is a historian & designer, deco-fem — she researches, writes, and curates decolonizing and feminist projects, for public experience.

She completed her doctoral degree at Johns Hopkins University and conduct archival and field research across Asia, Europe, and North America. Her work deconstructs hospitality by looking at how race, gender, and empire shape hospitality practices across the world.

At the moment, she is a Senior Research Fellow with the Center for Khmer Studies.