12/17/2010
By Greg Mellen, Staff Writer
Long Beach Press-Telegram
By Greg Mellen, Staff Writer
Long Beach Press-Telegram
LONG BEACH - Although Long Beach is well known for having the largest Cambodian population in the U.S., there have been precious few resources to research how this has come to pass.
The Khmer Genocide Study and Resource Center, planned for Cal State Long Beach, will attempt to help fill that gap.
The first formal step in its creation starts tonight with a fundraising dinner at Sophy's Restaurant.
However, the idea has been a long time coming.
In the late 1970s, Long Beach became a hub for incoming refugees who escaped from the ravages of the genocide that engulfed Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge and left upwards of 2 million dead.
The Khmer Genocide Study and Resource Center, planned for Cal State Long Beach, will attempt to help fill that gap.
The first formal step in its creation starts tonight with a fundraising dinner at Sophy's Restaurant.
However, the idea has been a long time coming.
In the late 1970s, Long Beach became a hub for incoming refugees who escaped from the ravages of the genocide that engulfed Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge and left upwards of 2 million dead.
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