Cambodian rapper VannDa was featured at a California festival of Asian music and culture called Sabaidee Fest. VOA’s Malis Tum and Chetra Chap reports on this young rapper who’s shining a spotlight on Cambodian music, culture and history.
Mr. Oun published his memoir, “A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service." He said he plans to donate the proceeds from the book to help school children in his hometown in Battambang province, Cambodia.
The bloc of 10 Southeast Asian nations operates on the principle of consensus and noninterference of sovereignty
Hun Manet will become prime minister later this month. The West Point graduate belongs to a new generation of the ruling party’s leadership
Cambodia's prime minister had called the US sale of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines to Australia 'the starting point of a very dangerous arms race' in the Indo-Pacific region
American journalist Nate Thayer, best known for his coverage of the end of the Khmer Rouge and the emergence of modern Cambodia, died in early January at the age of 62. A unique group of Southeast Asian refugees recently held a memorial service in his honor.
Filmmaker Caylee So, 41, came to the U.S. when she was a child refugee. After finishing high school, she spent eight years in the U.S. army and was deployed twice to Iraq. In the war-zone, she found her passion for storytelling.
After an extensive joint investigation by the United States and Cambodia, about 30 Cambodian cultural artifacts were returned to their homeland. As VOA’s Chetra Chap reports, it turns out that some of the people who looted the antiquities helped bring some of them back to the Southeast Asian nation.
An exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art is showcasing a sculpture of a Hindu god that was carved into a Cambodian mountain around year 600. VOA Khmer’s Chetra Chap reports on the importance of this Hindu sculpture to a nation that is now primarily Buddhist.
For 14 years, a Khmer classical dance troupe in northern Cambodia has distinguished itself with its embrace of spirituality. But the impact of the coronavirus pandemic may end the troupe’s livelihood and spiritual identity – as VOA’s Chetra Chap reports.
Sina San is the first Cambodian American to win an EMMY award for outstanding visual effects.
As a Cambodian, Vannthath Man faced many tough moments in life, from escaping a genocide to studying to become a Nurse in America. As a nurse for 15 years, he says COVID-19 is his toughest challenge. VOA Khmer's Chetra Chap reports.
Escaping the Cambodian genocide to a refugee camp in Thailand, 17-year-old Linath Lim wanted to become a medical doctor after meeting an American dentist. Her journey in the medical field began in 1982, but ended as Covid-19 hit its peak in America. VOA’s Chetra Chap reports.
When Cambodian Canadian actress Ellen Wong is cast as an Asian-American, she uses her background to persuade producers and writers to go beyond easy stereotypes to show the rich diversity of the Asian community. VOA’s Chetra Chap reports.
From a child of immigrants drawing on the walls of the family’s house to an Emmy-winning visual effects artist drawing for Hollywood, a Cambodian-American talent represents a classic success story of the American dream. Now, she hopes to bring the dream to her motherland. VOA’s Chetra Chap reports.
Ellen Wong – a Cambodian-Canadian actress known for roles in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Carrie Diaries, and Netflix’s GLOW – takes on a character whose story is closest to her own real life in a new film about her ancestral country Cambodia.
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