This is a list of notable Cambodian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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List
- Bhante Dharmawara - Buddhist monk and teacher who helped resettle millions of Cambodian refugees in the US and who founded the first Cambodian Buddhist temple in the US
- Kris Dim - Pro bodybuilder[1]
- Dith Pran (b. 1942) - Photojournalist for the New York Times, human rights activist[1]
- Soben Huon - Miss Utah USA 2006. Miss USA competitor.[2]
- Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt - Adopted son of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt[1]
- Philip Lim - Renowned womenswear designer. [3]
- Monirith Chhea - Artist originally from Phnom Penh
- Haing S. Ngor - Oscar-winning actor, author, physician[4]
- Chanthou Oeur - Painter and sculptor
- Chath PierSath - Poet, painter, and humanitarian
- Whitney Ping - 2004 Olympian, table tennis[5]
- Sam-Ang Sam - Ethnomusicologist and MacArthur Fellow, noted Cambodian classical music performer[1]
- Sophiline Cheam Shapiro - choreographer and dance teacher[6][relevant? ]
- Pou Sohtireak - Politician
- Narath Tan - Sculptor and artist
- Luci Thai - Thai-Cambodian American adult star[7][8][9]
- Loung Ung - Author, speaker, activist against landmines[10]
- Chhun Yasith - Political activist
References
- ^ a b c d Born in Cambodia
- ^ http://cambodia.usembassy.gov/2008_asia_pacific_month.html
- ^ White Hot in His World, Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2007 [1]
- ^ Hyung-chan Kim, Stephen Fugita, Dorothy C. L. Cordova (1999). Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 264–5. ISBN 0313289026.
- ^ Campi, Alicia J. (September 2004). "Immigrant Athletes in the Summer 2004 Olympics" (in English). Immigration Policy Center. http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/index.php?content=pr1004. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/cambodia/shapiro_interview.html
- ^ http://www.rogreviews.com/interviews/luci_thai.asp?
- ^ http://www.rogreviews.com/interviews/luci_thai_05.asp
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1553228/bio
- ^ Loung Ung. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers. HarperCollins (2003).
Monica You- Miss Songkran USA2006
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