Cambodian diaspora

Communities of Cambodian people and their descendants living outside Cambodia, shaped by migration, war, displacement, and continuing ties to Cambodia.

Cambodian Civil War: A conflict from 1967 to 1975 between Cambodian government forces and the Khmer Rouge, amid wider regional warfare. Its violence and the Khmer Rouge victory drove many Cambodians to flee.
Cambodian Americans: People of Cambodian ancestry living in the United States, including refugees and their descendants. The United States became a major destination for Cambodian refugee resettlement.
Dith Pran: A Cambodian photojournalist who survived Khmer Rouge forced labor and later worked for The New York Times. His reporting and testimony brought Cambodian history to a broad international audience.
Cambodian diaspora Buddhism: Buddhist practice maintained and adapted by Cambodian communities living outside Cambodia. Temples and religious practice help sustain community ties across generations.
Vietnamese diaspora: Communities of Vietnamese people and their descendants living outside Vietnam, formed through varied waves of migration and displacement. Its overlapping refugee history offers a comparison without conflating distinct national experiences.
Khmer Rouge: A Cambodian communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and carried out mass killings and forced evacuations. Its rule caused deaths, persecution, and flight that shaped diaspora communities.
Cambodian Canadians: Canadians of Cambodian ancestry, including people who arrived as refugees and their descendants. Canada received Cambodian refugees through government and private sponsorship.
Loung Ung: A Cambodian American writer and activist whose memoir recounts her childhood during the Khmer Rouge period. Her memoir connects a survivor's experience in Cambodia with life in the diaspora.
Khmer language: The language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. Language transmission can connect descendants abroad to family and Cambodian heritage.
Laotian diaspora: Communities of Lao people and their descendants living outside Laos, shaped by migration and displacement. A neighboring diaspora offers a comparison of regional refugee resettlement.

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