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This is a list of notable Cambodian people, persons from Cambodia or of Khmer descent. Am Rong; Ampor Tevi; Arn Chorn-Pond; Beat Richner; Bérénice Marlohe; Bour Kry; Chan Nak; Chan Sy; Chanthou Oeur; Chath Piersath; Chea Sim; Chea Soth; Chea Vichea; Cheam Channy; Cheng Heng; Chhet Sovanpanha; Chhim Sothy; Chhouk Rin; Chou Bun Eng; Chuon Nath ...
On April 17, 1975, Khmer Rouge, who under the leadership of Pol Pot combined Khmer nationalism and extreme Communism, came to power and virtually destroyed the Cambodian people, their health, morality, education, physical environment, and culture in the Cambodian genocide.
Clothing in Cambodia is one of the most important aspects of the culture. Cambodian fashion differs according to ethnic group and social class. Khmer people traditionally wear a checkered scarf called a Krama. The "krama" is what distinctly separates the Khmer (Cambodians) from their neighbors the Thai, the Vietnamese, and the Laotians.
also: Countries: Cambodia: People: Subcategories. This category has the following 26 subcategories, out of 26 total. Cambodian people by century (19 C) ...
Long Beach-born Cambodian American painter Tidawhitney ... Nearly a quarter of the population (about 1.7 million people) ... which got her thinking deeply about color and juxtaposition of images.
Cambodian Culture Minister Phoeurng Sackona said the return of the artifacts was very important for the Cambodian people for recalling the heritage of their ancestors through good times and bad.
A Khmer village meeting. The Khmers are one of the oldest ethnic groups in the area, having filtered into Southeast Asia around the same time as the Mon.Most archaeologists and linguists, and other specialists like Sinologists and crop experts, believe they arrived no later than 2000 BCE (over four thousand years ago) bringing with them the practice of agriculture and in particular the ...
With a warm smile and soft tone, a stark contrast to his father's stern look and military-like cadence, Hun Manet said the CPP had brought peace, stability and progress to the Cambodian people ...