Long Beach Cambodian community commemorates Killing Fields victimsGreg Mellen
In 1975, upon the victory of the Khmer Rouge over the Khmer Republic's forces, two brothers of Cham descent who had joined the Khmer Rouge as soldiers returned home to Region 21 within the Kampong Cham Province, where the largest Cham Muslim community could be found. The brothers told their...
the site of America's largest Cambodian community. Organized in 1977 by a group of Cambodian intellectuals to serve the needs of the Cambodians in Long Beach, the agency now helps anyone who needs its services. Although most of its clients are Southeast Asians, it assists...
In 1976, theCambodian Association of Americaheld its first national conference in Long Beach. In 1977, theUnited Cambodian Communitywas founded in Long Beach. Another wave of Cambodian refugees began afterVietnaminvaded Cambodia in late 1978, in oder to oust theKhmer Rouge. Around 1994, immigrants...
While spending much of his time in Cambodia, he also was active in the local Cambodian community in Long Beach. “People will be saddened,” said Sovann Tith, director of the United Cambodian Center in Long Beach. “That movie made people aware of what went on in Cambodia.” ...
Images of the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime that inflicted mass suffering and death in Cambodia during the 1970s have made their way to Long Beach, home of the largest Cambodian community outside Southeast Asia. The 17 prints are intended to give exposure to the artists as well as promo...
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between demographic variables and perceptions of gang violence among Cambodian parents residing in Long Beach, California. The study surveyed 17 Cambodian parents who attended parenting classes at the United Cambodian Community, Inc. Using a ...
The subjects (n = 119) were Cambodian American volunteers who participated in social services programs offered by a community service organization. All subjects were 18 years of age or older and resided in the city of Long Beach. The principal outcomes measured were cigarette smoking and tobacco...
• Developing a community of practice in Asia One day of the meeting has also been set-aside to provide conference delegates with a wide range of free training events. Further information and registration forms can be found at the conference website (www.ert- conservation.co.uk/asia_capacity...
Sophon Chhoeng, president of the Cambodian Buddhists Assn. of Orange County, said Lon Nol had, because of his health, been unable to play an active role in the Cambodian emigre community, which numbers an estimated 12,000 in Southern California. ...