Welcome to the Cambodian Community History & Archive Project (CamCHAP)

The Cambodian Community History & Archive Project is a multilingual (English/Khmer), multimedia website presenting a historical ethnography of the Cambodians in Long Beach. Through photographs, historical documents, audio recordings, and video clips, this website situates the community’s growth within a particular historical moment at international, national, and local levels. It tells the story of how this came to be the largest community outside Southeast Asia, how Cambodian cultural practices have been recreated here, and the ways in which Cambodians have contributed to the economy, politics, and redevelopment of the Anaheim Street corridor of Long Beach.

Mr. David Kreng

This video features Mr. Viradet David Kreng, a nuclear engineer and early community activist, who has lived in the United States since 1951. His story  spans the period when Cambodians developed organizations, assisted refugee resettlement, and ensured the sponsorship of the Venerable Reverend Kong Chhean to the Long Beach area.