Khmer-American Back In US After 5 Year Clerical Error
A Cambodian-born man who had come to the U.S. with his parents at the age of 1, and who had been a U.S. citizen since he was 12 years old…
Khmer People’s Revolutionary Party, Established June 28, 1951 (Part 2)
On September 28-30, 1960, the Communist Party of Cambodia People’s Party Congress secretly met in a room in Phnom Penh train station. The General Assembly decided to reorganize the party’s…
Concern Over Malaysia’s Cham-Khmer Refugee Community
PEKAN: HAS the brutal murder of 11-year-old Siti Masitah Ibrahim, whose decomposed body was found near some bushes in Tanjung Medang Kemahang here last weekend, opened a can of worms…
Khmer Student and Khmer Professor Celebrate a Mid-West Thanksgiving
By KELSEY RETTKE 12:30 am DeKALB – I Younan An traveled a long way to play Yahtzee. A 21-year-old Northern Illinois University senior from Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city, An grew…
This Week In Cambodian History: January 22-28
On January 22, 1971, a Vietnamese commando unit withdrew after a night raid on Ponchentong virtually wiped out the Khmer Air Force on the ground. On January 22, 1981, Thailand…
The Cambodian spirit remains high despite the danger of landmines
Walking through the temples of Angkor Wat, the sound of musical instruments was making its way through the jungle, complementing the birds. Once I got closer to the musical instruments…
This Week In Cambodian History- June 25-July 1
On June 25, 1952, the US Legation (opened in Phnom Penh on November 14, 1950 and initially operating from the Hotel Le Royal) was raised to Embassy status at which…
This Week In Cambodian History: June 18-24
On June 18,1936, Paule Monique Izzi was born in Saigon. Her father, Jean-François Izzi, was a French banker of Corsican, French and Italian descent, who was Director of Crédit Foncier in Saigon, and killed in World…
This Week In Cambodian History- June 11-17
On June 11, 1928, the French authority searched two adult schools of Kompong-Trach and Kampot looking for Kuomintang (Chinese nationalist) propaganda, after reports that several teachers had ‘recently arrived from…
This Week In Cambodian History: May 21-27
On May 22, 1970, Prime Minister Lon Nol declared martial law across the country. On May 22, 1993, Prince Norodom Sihanouk returned from Cambodia after 6 months in Beijing for…
This Week In Cambodian History: May 7-13
On May 7, 1959, President Eisenhower sent the following personal message to Prince Sihanouk, who was, at the time in France. The letter was delivered to Nong Kimny for forwarding to Prince Sihanouk in…
This Week In Cambodian History: April 30-May 6
On April 30, 1967, Prime Minister Lon Nol resigned. He was replaced by Son Sann. On April 30, 1970, President Nixon publicly announced the ‘Cambodian incursion’, triggering anti-war demonstrations across…
This Week In Cambodian History: April 9-15
On April 9, 1970, the Prasaut (in Svay Rieng Province) massacre occurred. Hundreds of civilian Vietnamese including women and children were regrouped in an open space, near an army post…
This Week In Cambodian History: March 19-25
On 19 March 1956, a Immigration Act law was passed stipulating that ‘foreign nationals’ would be prohibited from entering 18 specified occupations, ranging from various civil service functions to hairdressers…
This Week In Cambodian History: March 12-18
On March 12, 1945, King Norodom Sihanouk proclaimed an independent Kingdom of Kampuchea ( changing the official name of the country in French from Cambodge to Kampuchea) following a formal request by the…
This Week In Cambodian History: March 5-11
On March 5, 1978, Khmer Rouge defector Penn Sovann was appointed the head movement to fight against the Khmer Rouge based in Vietnam. He was formally an aide and bodyguard…
