[Tlc] TLC-Roxanna Brown

[justinm at ucr.edu]

Forwarded from Philippe Peycam:

Dear all,

I want to join both the TLC and VSG lists, to pay my respects to Dr. Roxanna Brown. I only recently met her at our last conference on Ancient Khmer Ceramics which was held in December in Siem Reap. Her intellectual contribution was inspirational. She was a true historian, I could tell.
But I also want to point out another aspect of her activities not mentioned yet: her dedication to helping courageous efforts in Cambodia and Thailand to revive ancient ceramic making techniques. These initiatives receive very little publicity, and this is why CKS and Heritage Watch, together with the newly created National Center for Khmer Ceramic Revival, here in Siem Reap, approached Roxanna to help us organize this unusual conference where scholars and potters joined together to share knowledge and experiences. She did so wholeheartedly, and I know how much she was helping Serges Rega, the director of NCKCR in his courageous efforts. She was already on the advisory committee for our next conference, which is planned for December this year. This in itself, is a proof that Roxanna was not interested in smuggling ancient ceramics. On the contrary, she wanted to help local people rediscover ancient techniques as a new, viable alternative to earn a living, and a deterrent again!
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st looting and trading ancient pieces.  

Philippe Peycam
Center for Khmer Studies 
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
3046 INTN
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu


---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:48:07 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Fred Leo Brown <fredleobrown at yahoo.com>  
>Subject: Fred Leo Brown  
>To: justinm at ucr.edu
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>   Hi Justin,                                           
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>   Roxanna would be so pleased to know all of you care. 
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>   I have an attorney and we are presently filing for   
>   wrongful death against the federal government.       
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>   She died from a perforated ulcer brought on by the   
>   stress.  They would not let her speak to anyone or   
>   use a phone the entire 5 days.  I just wanted to     
>   hold her hand and comb her hair.  To say I will take 
>   care of you.                                         
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>   Hey, thanks,                                         
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