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Service-Learning Placement Sites

Name of Agency :	Cambodian Cultural Museum and Killing Fields Memorial
Volunteer Site:	9809 16th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98106
Mailing Address:	Same
Contact:	Dara Duong
Phone/Fax:	(206) 763-8088
Web site:	www.killingfieldsmuseum.org
E-mail:	dara@killingfieldsmuseum.com

Agency Descriptions

Mission

The mission of the Cambodian Cultural Museum and Killing fields Memorial is to educate all Americans regarding the history, culture and art of the Cambodian people and to act as a witness for the millions of victims of the Khmer Rouge holocaust. Conceived in 2001 by Dara Duong, the museum invites your participation in order to :

Preserve	the art, literature and heritage of the Cambodian people through exhibits, lectures and performances.
Honor	the millions of victims and survivors of the Khmer Rouge holocaust.
Testify	of the factual history of atrocities to a people nearly extinguished by the Khmer rouge policies; to prevent future genocide.
Provide	access for students, scholars, and journalists to information, photographs, artifacts and documents relating to the Killing fields.
Support	Humanitarian, cultural and educational projects through fund-raising and to benefit the stressed Cambodian community.

Position Description

The museum is welcome and open for service learning, interns and volunteer who are interested in museum activities. The following positions are open to the students and public:

Library and Resources coordination

Museum exhibit remodeling

Community and School outreach

Events Coordination and Public relations

Volunteer Coordination

Arts Connection Newsletter

Travel Exhibit

Web design

Brochure and poster design

Fundraising

Days and hours students can serve in these positions

Monday – Saturday, from 9:00AM-5:00PM. The museum is also flexible and open for those who wanted to do service but have conflict with their school hours or work schedule.

Minimum time commitment required of volunteers

3 hours per week , OR 5 hours per week , OR 10-20 hours per month
16 hours per quarter or whatever suitable for yourself

What qualities, abilities and skills are important at your agency?

Community or other social service experience or willing to learn about new culture
Museum experience, South East Asia or Cambodian history in particular

Is volunteer orientation provided? -Yes

Orientation -Yes we will provide 1 hour orientation

Is onsite supervision provided? - Yes

Number of service-learning positions available per quarter: - 6- 10 positions

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