Khmer Abroad Multimedia Photostories About Cambodian People Living Outside of CambodiaStephane Janin
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The Liquor Store
Originally from Cambodia, the Pich family manages a liquor store in Washington DC. Even if the times are harder now, the sales of beer, wine, soda, hard liquor and lottery tickets constantly bring people into the shop. Pron and Mak, the two brothers don’t have much time to be bored…
A Valentine Photo Shoot
In Maryland, Cambodian native Rothany, 41, owns a Photo and Cosmetics studio with his wife. If he worries about the future, he still holds on his business. The day I visited him, a customer came to have a “Valentine photo shoot”, a gift from her boyfriend…
Dancing for Obama
On January 18, 2009, the artists of the Cambodian Buddhist temple of the Washington DC area performed on the stage of the National Museum of the American Indian, as part of the important festivities and events organized in the week before the inauguration of Barack Obama.
Chamroeun’s Garage
Chamrœun Muy fled Cambodia in 1975 with most of his family and relatives. After he received high school education, he enlisted in the US Army and then in the US Navy as an electronic tecchnician. In 1990, Chamroeun resigned to open his own business in Washington DC, repairing cars and renting taxi cabs.
Sushi in Ann Arbor, Michigan
There are few Cambodian American folks in Ann Arbor, Michigan… One of them, Makkara Alexander Ju, 44, is running a sushi and noodles business, catering and delivering to more than 14 shops and locations in the area. I met him on a snowy Christmas 2008, while the Detroit car industry was down on its knees…