{"id":71564,"date":"2025-03-25T14:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=71564"},"modified":"2025-03-25T14:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:13:50","slug":"hahn-honors-cambodian-leaders-ahead-of-cambodian-heritage-month-and-50th-anniversary-of-cambodian-genocide-remembrance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=71564","title":{"rendered":"Hahn Honors Cambodian Leaders Ahead of Cambodian Heritage Month and 50th Anniversary of Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week Hahn led proclamation of April 2025 as Cambodian Heritage Month\u2014a first in County history<\/em><\/h3>\n

\"Cambodian<\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/strong> – During the public hearing of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today, Supervisor Janice Hahn honored 22 local Cambodian community organizations in celebration of Cambodian Heritage Month and in recognition of the anniversary of the beginning of the Cambodian genocide. Hahn, whose district includes one of the largest Cambodian communities in the world, led the Board last week in their unanimous votes to proclaim April 2025 as Cambodian Heritage Month for the first time in the history of Los Angeles County and to recognize the\u00a050th Anniversary of\u00a0the\u00a0Cambodian Genocide\u00a0on April 17<\/span>th.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The story of our Cambodian community began with the unimaginable tragedy of the Cambodian genocide, but today it’s one of perseverance, resilience, and pride. Long Beach and all of LA County are better off because of the contributions of those refugees, their descendants, and these extraordinary organizations they have formed,”\u00a0said Hahn.<\/strong>\u00a0“It’s a privilege to represent this community and to help share their story more broadly throughout LA County.”<\/p>\n

During her presentation, Hahn asked for a\u00a0moment of silence to honor the estimated 2 million people killed in the Cambodian genocide.\u00a0Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian refugees<\/span>\u00a0fled to the United States after the fall of the\u00a0Cambodian capital Phnom<\/span>\u00a0Penh to the Khmer Rouge regime\u00a0<\/span>on April 17, 1975. Today,\u00a0<\/span>Long Beach is home to the largest Cambodian population in the world outside of Cambodia.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur story didn\u2019t end with the genocide, it continued to inspire strength, resilience, and hope,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Chanwantha\u00a0Sam Limon during today\u2019s presentation.<\/strong>\u00a0Limon serves on the Board of the Los Angeles County Cambodian Employees Association as well as on several other Cambodian organizations. \u201cThese community leaders work tirelessly to preserve and celebrate Cambodian heritage and tradition. Thank you, Supervisor Hahn, for your unwavering commitment and support of the Cambodian community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dozens of members of the Cambodian American community from Hahn’s district were in attendance this morning for Hahn’s presentation.<\/p>\n

Hahn honored the following organizations today:<\/p>\n

LA County Cambodian Employees Association
\nCambodia Town Film Festival
\nCambodian American Cultural Center
\nCambodia Town
\nAngkor Arts Collective
\nUntied Cambodian Community
\nAsian World Film Festival Cambodia Day
\nCambodian Association of America
\nCambodian Health Professionals Association of America (CHPAA)
\nKhmer Parent Association
\nLong Beach \u2013 Phnom Penh Sister Cities Association
\nChanchaya Khmer Cultural Heritage
\nPacific Asian Counseling Services
\nKilling Field Memorial
\nFamilies in Good Health
\nUnited Khmer ChaiYam
\nCambodian Veterans Inc
\nKhmer Culture & Fine Arts of California, USA
\nGlobal Refugee Awareness Healing Group
\nModern Apsara Dance Company
\nKhmer Girls in Action
\nKhmer Krom Association of Southern California<\/p>\n

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Hahn is also a sponsor of the 17th Annual\u00a0Cambodian Parade and Culture Festival<\/a>\u00a0taking place Sunday April 6th in the Cambodia Town community of Long Beach. The theme of this year’s festival is “We Are Stronger When We Celebrate Together.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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