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The East-West Center Arts Program and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa present:

Curators: Mohamed Effendy bin Abdul Hamid, Emiko Stock, and Michael Schuster

Installation: Michael Schuster and Lynne Najita

Visiting Scholar: Thanh Phan, Vietnam National University

The Cham of Vietnam and Cambodia are one of the most fascinating communities in Southeast Asia today. The Cham, descendents of the Kingdom of Champa that once ruled much of southern Vietnam developed a vibrant civilization. Their achievements were manifest in the building of unique Cham temples (bimong) that can still be found scattered throughout Vietnam. Originally a Hindu empire, the majority of Cham people converted to various forms of Islam over the centuries. Both Hinduism and Islam greatly influenced Cham political, religious, and cultural life.

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This exhibit was funded by a Title VI National Resource Center grant [through the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai'i], with additional funding from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts (Shangri-la) and the Hawai'i Pacific Rim Society.

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