What One Local Artist Is Doing To Help Youth Find Thier Roots

Jun. 13, 2014 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: Cambodian classical dance, Khmer Arts Academy

By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporter Marlene Castaneda

In the video, VoiceWaves follows Cambodian-American artist Prumsodun Ok on his journey to help a community honor their history and ancestors...

Refugee Nation: Theatre Highlights Lao Refugee Stories in LB

Apr. 10, 2014 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: Arts and Culture, Asian Americans, Khmer Arts Academy, Theatre

Last week, local artists featured “REFUGEE NATION: Lao Refugee Stories in the U.S,” the only play that has ever told true stories from the Lao community...

LB Youth Connect with Their Cambodian Roots

Apr. 3, 2014 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: Cambodia, Cambodian Americans, Cambodian classical dance, Khmer, Khmer Arts Academy

By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporter Vivian Gatica; Photo courtesy of Chad Sammeth

Emily Ngov’s grandmother had always liked watching the little girls perform Cambodian dances and wanted her granddaughter to do the same...

Cambodian New Year Celebrated Through Art and Struggle

Apr. 19, 2013 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: Cambodia, Cambodian American, Khmer, Khmer Arts Academy, Khmer Girls in Action, Khmer Rouge, Long Beach

In the aftermath of years of war, over 1 million Cambodia refugees fled with their families to rebuild their lives in the U.S...