Cambodian American
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Cambodian Americans are U.S. residents or citizens of Cambodian descent, many of whom arrived as refugees after the Khmer Rouge era and maintain distinct cultural traditions within the broader Asian American community.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cambodian American canonical | 5 |
| Cambodian community in Lowell, Massachusetts | 1 |
| Khmer Americans | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Asian American ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalInstitution |
Buddhist temples (wats)
ⓘ
Cambodian community centers ⓘ Cambodian cultural dance troupes ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Buddhist temple festivals
ⓘ
Cambodian language schools ⓘ celebration of Cambodian New Year ⓘ practice of Khmer classical dance ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
Buddhist-influenced rituals
ⓘ
maintenance of Khmer language ⓘ strong extended family networks ⓘ |
| diasporaOf | Cambodia ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Khmer ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
educational attainment gap
ⓘ
intergenerational trauma ⓘ language barriers ⓘ poverty ⓘ refugee trauma ⓘ |
| hasAncestralOrigin | Cambodia ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrigin | Cambodian ⓘ |
| historicalCauseOfMigration |
Cambodian Civil War
ⓘ
Khmer Rouge ⓘ
surface form:
Cambodian genocide
Khmer Rouge ⓘ
surface form:
Khmer Rouge regime
|
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Khmer ⓘ |
| majorMigrationWave | post-1975 refugee resettlement ⓘ |
| notableEnclave |
Cambodia Town, Long Beach
ⓘ
Cambodian American self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cambodian community in Lowell, Massachusetts
|
| populationEstimate | over 300,000 in the United States ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | racial and ethnic minority in the United States ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Mahayana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
folk religion ⓘ |
| settlementConcentration |
Fresno
ⓘ
surface form:
Fresno, California
Houston ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
Long Beach ⓘ
surface form:
Long Beach, California
Lowell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ
surface form:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Providence ⓘ
surface form:
Providence, Rhode Island
Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
Stockton ⓘ
surface form:
Stockton, California
Tacoma, Washington ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Asian American
ⓘ
Asian American ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Asian American
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cambodian community in Lowell, Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Khmer Americans