Lina Chhun
Biographic Data
| ID | 1263799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lina Chhun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lina |
| FAMILY NAME | Chhun |
| SIGNATURE | CHHUN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
James A. Tyner. The Apathy of Empire
Refugee Lifeworlds
Return Engagements
Like many words, the Khmer word for “art” does not have a one-to-one equivalent in its translation to English. Selapak, meaning “arts,” refers to skill, ability, and mastery in addition to “art,” and in one sense, it could be translated into what we might call “magic” in English. The word sel (or sela), in turn, has associations with the holy, divine, and/or supernatural. This linguistic intertwining of what we might call “art” and “magic” emphas…
Combatting Social Exclusion
This study assessed how discrimination and antihomeless ordinances contribute to exclusion, and the meanings and functions of “safe space” among 25 women and men associated with a farming training site who were currently or formerly unhoused. Respondents reported widespread exclusion and interpersonal and institutional discrimination, with the farm identified as a “safe space” from the pervasive stigmatization and surveillance that characterized …
Youth Empowerment in Context
In much of the youth empowerment literature, researchers focus on the relationship between youth and adults involved in empowerment programs while neglecting the broader social framework in which these relationships and the program itself functions. Utilizing an ecological model, the current research examines the tensions that surfaced in attempts to create an empowering setting in an after‐school PAR program with fifth‐graders. Challenging assum…
Youth Empowerment in Context
In much of the youth empowerment literature, researchers focus on the relationship between youth and adults involved in empowerment programs while neglecting the broader social framework in which these relationships and the program itself functions. Utilizing an ecological model, the current research examines the tensions that surfaced in attempts to create an empowering setting in an after‐school PAR program with fifth‐graders. Challenging assum…
Youth Empowerment in Context
In much of the youth empowerment literature, researchers focus on the relationship between youth and adults involved in empowerment programs while neglecting the broader social framework in which these relationships and the program itself functions. Utilizing an ecological model, the current research examines the tensions that surfaced in attempts to create an empowering setting in an after‐school PAR program with fifth‐graders. Challenging assum…
Combatting Social Exclusion
This study assessed how discrimination and antihomeless ordinances contribute to exclusion, and the meanings and functions of “safe space” among 25 women and men associated with a farming training site who were currently or formerly unhoused. Respondents reported widespread exclusion and interpersonal and institutional discrimination, with the farm identified as a “safe space” from the pervasive stigmatization and surveillance that characterized …
Return Engagements
Like many words, the Khmer word for “art” does not have a one-to-one equivalent in its translation to English. Selapak, meaning “arts,” refers to skill, ability, and mastery in addition to “art,” and in one sense, it could be translated into what we might call “magic” in English. The word sel (or sela), in turn, has associations with the holy, divine, and/or supernatural. This linguistic intertwining of what we might call “art” and “magic” emphas…
James A. Tyner. The Apathy of Empire
Refugee Lifeworlds
Political science (4 works) · Cambodian History and Society (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (2 works)