I studied Japanese at the University of Phnom Penh, Language Institute from 1971-74, English with Mr Kong Samrach's School on Pasteur Ave ( ESSENTIAL ENGLISH, Book 1-4 ) in 1963-66, Russian at Lycée Sisowath from Classes de 5-2 ( I chose Russian instead of English, as it was offered for the first time ever in any Lycée in Cambodia at the time ), and finally, I took Chinese courses in the evening during my junior high school years.

Passed Baccalaureat II, Scinces Exp., June '68, with "MENTION TRES BIEN"
Passed the French " Bacc. Federal ", Serie "D", June '68.
Passed the Bacc I, June '67, with "MENTION BIEN"
Passed the D.E.S.P.C., June '66, with "MENTION BIEN"
1989-Present: Private Private in General Pediatrics in Long Beach, California.
1987-89     : Staff Pediatrician with Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Hawii.
1981-83     : Health Worker/ Interpreter/ Job Counselor with various social agencies in San Francisco, California.
Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine (11/87-6/89).
Board Certified in Pediatrics, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Member of the Medical Executive Committee ( 1/2002-present ), Chair of the Department of Pediatric Medicine ( 1/2000-12/2001 ), Long Beach Memorial Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, California.
Board Member of the Department of Health and Human Services of the City of Long Beach, 1998-Present.
Co-Founder and President of the Cambodian Health Professionals Association of America, incorporated with the State California.
Also served in other Boards: the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Sister Cities Long Beach-Phnom Penh, the Board of Trustees of St Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, and the Board of Trustees of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center/Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, California.
In February 1973, I won a scholarship for a one month-long travel tour of Japan for the practice of the Japanese language, provided by the Japanese Government.

Not unlike any first generation Cambodian-American, my journey to America has been an odyssey indeed. After the fall of Phnom Penh to the KR, I was kept along with others (Drs Son Qui, Chhear Chhay, etc.) for about 3 weeks in the Calmette Hospital to treat the KRs until we were forced out to the countryside. I lived and worked with, among others, Drs. Chhear Chhay and Keth Chino from the staff of the Calmette Hospital in Prek Prasap, Kratie Province, which was designated as Dambonn 42 during the  Pol Pot years. After surviving the Killing Fields, I came to work at Calmette Hospital in March '79. I escaped to Thailand's various refugee camps (Khao I Dang, Buriram, Phananikum/Chon-Buri). Finally, I arrived at the U.S. in December of 1980.

Watching movies, reading, working-out, listening to classical music, traveling, watching the NBA, NFL, Tennis, the Olympics, etc...

I am hoping to rediscover lost friends and classmates from one time or another.

E-mail: sntan@aol.com