A full text story (in French and Khmer) about the 2008 Water Festival of Lowell has been published online at this link: http://ka-set.info/actualites/cultures-et-societe/cambodge-etats-unis-lowell-fete-eaux-080917.html
Organized in August since 1997 on the banks of the River Merricmack in Lowell, the South East Asian Water Festival gathers now more than 50 000 people coming from all over the United States and Canada.
2 boats imported from Laos allowed five teams to compete. 
On the stage, Lao, Thai and Cambodian pop bands and singers... classical and traditionnal dances as well.
This year, after a couple of sweeps and arrests by the American Immigration Services in Lowell, the organisation "Deported Diaspora" raised awareness at the Water Festival among the Cambodian American community on the issue of deportation.
At the booth of "Deported Diaspora", 600 signatures of support were recieved. 
After the music and the dances, the final touch of the event with the election of Miss Water Festival 2008.
. . See more stories about the Cambodian Americans in the archives of this blog! ..
