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Gang activity in Long Beach and Cambodia Town was most active from 1989 to 1995, through street fights, drive-by shootings and killings. [5] In America by the Numbers Pass or Fail in Cambodia Town, one of the interviewees stated that "we had to protect ourselves," when talking about the difficulties of growing up in the United States. [20]
Cambodia Town, Long Beach, California "... is a neighborhood in Long Beach's East Side centered on Anaheim Street between Atlantic and Junipero." The community has been around since 1959 which was made up of students from the nearby universities such as the University of Southern California, UCLA, and California State University at Los Angeles, to name a few.
Cities with large Cambodian American populations, with a critical mass of at least 1% of the total urban population. Information is based on the 2010 U.S. Census . The list includes those who immigrated from Cambodia and those who are multi-generational Cambodian Americans.
Lek, 30, was born and raised in Long Beach to parents who emigrated from Battambang, in northwestern Cambodia. "I'm the first generation of an immigrant family that grew up really poor on Section ...
Sankranta means "beginning of a new year" in Khmer, Cambodia's official language. But some Cambodian American elders in Long Beach strongly object to the new festival's name.
Here are the most charming small towns in California—plus some of the best places to stay, so you can start planning your vacation or weekend getaway. The 12 Most Romantic Hotels Near Los ...
In 2014, it was reported that Cambodia Town, Long Beach, California, the only officially recognized ethnic enclave of Cambodian Americans, had a poverty rate of 32.4%. [25] That was a little over twice the average of America society as a whole, which was 16% according to a 2011 study by the government. [24]
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