List of Cambodian Americans
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates This is a list of notable Cambodian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. Script error: No such module "Sidebar". To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Cambodian American or must have references showing they are Cambodian American and are notable.
List
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- Zach Charbonnet - football player; drafted to the Seattle Seahawks in the 2023 NFL draft
- Francois Chau - actor; known for his role as Dr. Pierre Chang in Lost
- Sokhary Chau - Mayor of Lowell. First mayor of Cambodian descent in the US.
- Monirith Chhea - visual artist originally from Phnom Penh
- Arn Chorn-Pond - musician and human rights activist[1]
- Kris Dim - body builder
- Bhante Dharmawara - Buddhist monk and teacher; helped resettle thousands of Cambodian refugees in the US; founded the first Cambodian Buddhist temple in the US
- Sophal Ear - professor at Arizona State University and refugee from Phnom Penh
- Maya Gilliss-Chapman - founder and CEO of Cambodians in Tech, Miss Cambodian American, 2nd Runner
- Elizabeth Heng - politician, candidate for California's 16th congressional district in 2018[2]
- Tara Hong - Cambodian American elected to the Massachusetts state legislature (18th Middlesex District)
- Vanna Howard - politician, first Cambodian American woman elected to the Massachusetts state legislature (17th Middlesex District)
- Soben Huon - Miss Utah 2006
- Jessa Khan - martial artist/sportsperson
- SreyRam Kuy - first female Cambodian refugee to become a surgeon in the United States; former Chief Medical Officer for Medicaid for the state of Louisiana; former Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care, United States Department of Veterans Affairs[3][4][5]
- Phillip Lim - fashion designer
- Kalyanee Mam - filmmaker
- Laura Mam - musician and music industry entrepreneur.[6]
- Sam Meas - first Cambodian-American congressional candidate
- Ros Mey - Buddhist monk and survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime, head monk of Wat Thormikaram in Providence, Rhode Island
- Rady Mom - politician, first Cambodian American elected to the Massachusetts state legislature (18th Middlesex District)
- Sochua Mu - politician, democracy and women's rights activist[7]
- Chhom Nimol - lead vocalist for the band Dengue Fever
- Haing S. Ngor (1940-1996) - Oscar-winning actor for his performance in the movie The Killing Fields; author, physician[8]
- Ted Ngoy - "Doughnut King," entrepreneur and politician[9]
- Soma Norodom - Princess of Cambodia, journalist and author
- Chanthou Oeur - painter and sculptor
- Monty Oum - visual artist, designer, and animator, of Cambodian and Vietnamese descent
- Pisay Pao - actress
- Sopheap Pich - sculptor and visual artist
- Chath PierSath - poet, painter, and humanitarian
- Dith Pran (1942-2008) - portrayed in the movie The Killing Fields; photojournalist for The New York Times; human rights activist
- Apsara Sakbun - Olympic swimmer
- Brandon Sakbun - mayor
- San Kim Sean - martial artist
- Theary Seng - human rights activist
- Sophiline Cheam Shapiro - choreographer and dance teacher[10]
- Sichan Siv - former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the author of Golden Bones
- Anthony Veasna So - writer
- Pou Sohtireak - politician
- Khatharya Um - professor of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley and Berkeley's first Cambodian-American faculty member
- Loung Ung - author, speaker, Khmer Rouge survivor and activist against landmines[11]
- Jordan Windle - Olympic diver
- Chhun Yasith - political activist, received life sentence for attempting a coup
- Nite Yun - chef and restaurateur
Naturalized
- Angelina Jolie - American actress, maintains dual Cambodian and American citizenship, given Cambodian citizenship in 2005
References
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- ↑ Sheehy, Gail, "A Home for Cambodia's Children," New York Times, Sept 23, 1984, p. 44.
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- ↑ Loung Ung. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers. HarperCollins (2003).
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