I am married to a wonderful Khmer woman. Like many other Khmer people, she was also a refugee. Hearing the stories from her parents, always broke my heart. But it also showed me how proud and strong the Khmer people were and are. I have great respect for these people. They welcomed me with open arms. Shared with me their culture. Especially their food, songs and dance. A wonderful culture. Proud to be married into this culture.
As a Hispanic, I've been fortunate enough to be around Cambodians and Laotians, thanks to California's diverse cultures. I can tell you that these people are as real and lovely as they come!
As a Cambodian American, a lot of us have a lot in common with Hispanic Americans, especially when it comes to cars, flea markets, spicy foods, and family functions with extended families.
@@jscristobaljr2431 there's no similarities unless you mean dna cause mexican people well indigenous people are asian but if you mean culture then no they have more in common with black people that's why they get along cause black people brought rice over to Latin America and peppers and chilies from Africa and all that and both of are continents africa and Asia have bananas rice and plantains that are indigenous to both Africa and Asia
@@davy209 there's no similarities unless you mean dna cause mexican people well indigenous people are asian but if you mean culture then no they have more in common with black people that's why they get along cause black people brought rice over to Latin America and peppers and chilies from Africa and all that and both of are continents africa and Asia have bananas rice and plantains that are indigenous to both Africa and Asia
Cambodians need to come together as a community and really learn to love and support each other because no one else will, we are a beautiful people with a beautiful culture, we need to embrace it more, love to my Khmer brothers and sisters I’m always here for you.
According to the U.S Census Bureau website, the median Cambodian household income in 2017 was $66,453, which is higher than the national median income. Things are looking up.
@JC Denton-The same Pew research you pointed out shows the average income of the house hold. But if you look at individual average income among Cambodian Americans, they average out between $32,700 to $39,000 a year which is much less compared to overall average of Asian Americans. I would assume that many Cambodian households have more than one income earner. But since Cambodian communities live in areas that is generally more expensive compared to more rural areas. $67,000 won’t be enough to support their families.
EMBRACE YOUR CULTURE BY MARRYING/DATING OUTSIDE YOUR RACE. THATS THE BEST WAY TO PRESERVE YOUR CULTURE. ALSO, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ENGLISH SO THEY CAN FORGET WHERE THEY COME FROM. THIS IS THE BEST WAY.
Southeast Asians ( Cambodian, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Laos) fell into this lifestyle and culture. We were placed in housing projects in the low income areas and were targeted by criminals and gangs of that community. So naturally, we formed gangs to protect ourselves too. Then the evolution of that always result into a criminal element.
@jfktruthseeker420 when you come into this country with literally nothing but the shirts on your back and dont speak the language. You go where they put you. Many didnt stay there for long term. Now after 40 years many are doctors, lawyers, politicians, business owners, and some are even millionaires. Most are out of the ghettos and public assistance, and living the American dream.
@BJ22 my point was that southeast Asian gangs were formed in America. A biproduct if living in the American ghettos. They were non existent in the old countries (unlike the Chinese Triads or Yakuza from Japan).
Mom came over here from Nam. She never talked about the war but I could tell she was suffering. She’d worked all day, everyday to provide for us until she got depression. It took 4 years before she got out of bed & left the bedroom.
Very important. Im from long beach and have been taught to hate or dislike just as my elders have been being black. Yet i never followed what i was raised yet i embraced all . I ask forgiveness for my confused upbringing. We all are human just we go through different messed up situations. So i thank you for teaching me what i did not know.
It is an eye opening video. I understand the struggle these individuals are going through. There is hope for the next generation thanks to a few of those organizations. Thank you for sharing.
OK so I needed to watch this. I'm been very ignorant and insensitive. As an African-American I'm so into Black unfavorable demographics and viewing Asians as the model minority. This video along with other presentations have enlightened me an I owe my fellow Americans an apology. I'm now beginning to think differently.
Its the mainstream media portrayal of Asian Americans. Before the internet, we didnt even have a voice in America, and everything portrayed of us came from dirty ass hollywood.
This always annoyed me. People would say you probably own a resturant or have money not knowing we probably grew up poorer than them by far. The struggles of an immigrants coming to a new country not speaking the language and we was put in the hood. Some families had 2-3 other families living with them in apts or the projects. This is my experience of a southeast Asian whos families came in the late 70's. Theres many still living in poverty and stuck in the hood to this day 3-4 generation in. Koreans and Chinese struggle as well , many living below poverty look it up. Its a stereo type that all asians are educated and come from money.
gangs have always originated with a simple idea, "to protect each other and our community from bullies"; however gangs always manifest into the opposite idea eventually.
Gangs pretend to care about their community until the neighborhood kid is shot in the head due to enemy cross fire. Selling meth to somebodies Dad for profit, creating a drug epidemic. I grew up around gangs, almost ended up in one too. Luckily my parents, aunts and uncles already been around the block to tell me its not worth it. I thank them for pushing me in the right direction. Gotta keep the kids in check. Give them love and support. Expose them to the world.
I’ve was in that killing field ! People called me all kinds of name! My parents never had an education! For 7 of my siblings we all struggle in school! But we were persistent in our study! We didn’t want to disappoint our parents! After all what they have done for us! You guys can do it! All Khmer share the blood of Khmer empire! Be all Khmer strong!
Thank you for your comment! I too survived the killing fields. You have done your family proud with your persistence and determination to succeed in the new world. I wish you all the best! Blessed to be Khmer!
My can relate to how’s he’s feeling. My older siblings came to the country as toddlers and when they grew up, they had an identity crisis, they felt that they’re not “Cambodian” or “American” enough that was the combination of American societal expectations and the social environment of the Cambodian community. They always felt they had one foot one side and the other foot on the other side.
very interesting to see the difference life Cambodian/Vietnamese refugees are having in the US compared to Europe. Personally have friends which parents came as refugees. This 2nd generation is really striving. Most of them with a university education, well integrated. They truly became a pillar of society.
Is that true for the population as a whole though? I know Cambodian Americans who are successful and college educated, but most people I know are college educated to begin with. My good friend from work was Cambodian American from California and his parents came to the US as refugees too. But knowing him to be a very smart career driven individual doesn't erase the very real statistics for the rest of the community. I guess one explanation though is how the college admissions process in the US treats Asians.
I'm in my forties and no remember being in elementary back in the 80s, and one of my teachers talking about the killings fields how a student told him that her little brother had been killed by the kamanruge. The baby was impaled and the family was forced the watch as the baby died... After all these years I still remember that...smh. I'm not Asian but we are all humans. I wish all my Cambodian bros and sisters prosperity
My grandma stay threatening me in Khmer talking bout she gon send me to Cambodia ... all I did was buy some fast food , and you know how old Asian ladies be when they say “ we got food at the house ,” man ain’t nobody tryna eat rice with soy sauce 😂😂
damn.. I teared up at 19:00... it made me think what my parent's lives would've been like if the genocide never happened and they didn't have to escape Cambodia.
Us Khmer people need to work together and build up the community that is best for our future generations. We need to create a positive image about Cambodians and the best way is to work together. ✊🏽🇰🇭
One love to my Cambodian brotha's in the LB & Fa'aaloalo to my SA Uso's on W32nd, E10th & E15th of the LB , Malo !........... "Saiga" --- ex Uso Family Gang: Hawai'i , 808 / 2014 U.S. Deportee - Western Samoa
It's crazy because I'm mixed. I'm part of Cambodian, Vietnamese and Chinese. Yeah i had a rough childhood but living in east side in my hometown. it was tough but both my stepmom and dad are Vietnamese taught me things i have to know. I can relate some of it because back in 2008 I reunited with my mom who is Cambodian but i felt like she was different, i tried to fix the problem as her only child, however... the way i see it, it seems like she doesn't want me and her family. I cant blame them because lack of communication. I'm so thankful because my stepmom who is my Vietnamese mom who always put me in my place to become a better man be a good person. Asian parents are old school but hey at least you would understand as you grow older and understand why did this or that. With my experience i do understand why they did and that. Thanks to my stepmom who i consider as my mom mostly and well a little bit of my dad since he always scares me well both of them even though we don't talk much... at least i forgive him and respect him. As a adult I understand because its adult life :D
I love how some comments say they "respect" this shit. There's no excuse! Victim mentality and go getter mentality is what makes or breaks these kids. They already are winning by being born here but use their parents life as an excuse to fail.
Did you know Cambodians that were born here or were the generation that actually came here? After a generation or two they are just like any other Americans, and click up if they have to.
@@akllls617 it’s not using their parents life as an excuse to fail, it’s just like how any other person would be dragged into that lifestyle, gangs in the area and the poverty their in
Very sad. I committed myself to ensuring my children never had to endure the kind of stress these kids are enduring. Trust me 24 years of marriage can have its lumps, but at the end of the day if you are tenacious about giving your children a happy, stable, home...it can be achieved. At the same time, I also ensured my kids were aware of this sort of lifestyle (the same as I grew up in) and that there is real shit, with real problems going on.
These are good people or Cambodians are good people. It is just sad to see them in a rough environment. It is giving them a bad reputation but I know they are good. And stupid young....I heard your music. Keep it up and try do what you can. Don’t ever give up!
I love my cambodian people. It's sad how our parents had to experience the killing fields then came to America for a better life to then see their children gang banging, underachieving in school, & losing their khmer communication... I too need to relearn how to speak khmer as I was born in America & became more Americanized
Americanized.. what is it actually? You were born in America so you can't be Americanized. What ever you do becomes part of being American. America is based on a diferent cultures mixing together.
@@kennethyoung9560 It could be a facade. For example, many wealthy-looking Koreans value their image so much that they buy materialistic goods that make them look and feel rich, but they really have nothing of value at the end of the day. They basically don't have much savings as you might expect. They are probably living in debt.
Who assumed that? Literally every single gle Asian I know works hard for what they have. Yes, some are extremely wealthy, but they still have to work everyday. If they don't work, they'll be out on the streets.
We need more Khmer speaking mental help therapist / psychologist. therapy is key to aid in helping to heal our community. Trauma is passed down by generations - we come from great artists, musicians, leaders etc Let’s heal our community
That’s crazy how gangs make races not like each other especially over there cause here in MD we all get along doesn’t matter what race you are as long as you’re solid
I am a black dude from Montréal and I have friends from Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. The fact that the states has such a ghetto agenda slow down everything. From dealing from trauma to be send back in a pit of trauma sucks. Let's all help each other that crab in a bucket mentality need to stop. I like to see that some initiative are put in place to get out of those places. On a other note $tupid young on this is mando!!
kind of hate how the interviewer asking Uncle "got use to seeing..." like he just said it. My Dad, Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, and Grandpa Escaped to Thailand too. They had to deal with the same shit out here in NY and MN when they finally settled here. Edit: I spoke fluently until 4th grade when ESL forced me to believe that I would never need it later on in life.
I'm Salvadorian, my dad fled the civil war to the U.S. our neighbors were Cambodian and Vietnamese we used to all chill together in East Long Beach. Our fathers telling stories of how fucked up their countries were and how fortunate we are to be U.S. born.
To the youngsters confused n overwhelmed by American society. Forget about all that! FOCUS on school! If your not intellectual, go to a trade school. Take advantage of all the programs available. Find them! FOCUS. Quit trying to fit in. EDUCATION, TRADE SCHOOL! Open your minds. Visualize. Becoming emotionally strong. Workout. Read. Move if you have to. Only takes a lil time to be living a completely different life! Do this or be a slave.
@dek heay in some areas we were, when first migrated, but the the second generation are abit more spread out as alot became adult and work family and job choices
cambodian among with laos and hmong did poorly on education level come to their other neighbors. i thought it was mostly on culture and area but thats not the entire case. PTSD is part of the role. from a war torn countries, and the PTSD from your parent can effect birth of the baby. cambodia need to come together as a community to help each other out of poverty. covid have made it worst for them. i would like to see the cambodian community prosper
Yeah my mom and dad suffer from PTSD from the Vietnam war. Didn’t know that term back then. Dad had a tough skin when younger but now he’s old and that tough skin is wearing off. How I can tell is by his nightmare dreams and night sweats. Suppressed memory is coming back. Haunting him. Fighting or killing someone on one night. The next night running from Vietcong or escaping from bombs. They say war is war but jungle warfare is different. As for my mom... That’s a another story but they made it out. Now there oldest son is 40, working as a manager for a large American corporation. An American dream that’s not lost in the mist of society. For these individuals getting interviewed; there’s no excuse. Some roads may take longer to walk but you’ll get there. Just got to push forward in tough situations.
US Gov didn't exactly do the best job with the resettlements. Basically just dropped people in various pockets of the country, gave them legal status to stay here, gave a basic place to stay and that's it. No education programs or training programs. Limited English help in some locations. I believe if the US Gov had given more assistance to the first groups that came here, it would have helped subsequent generations much more. I'm not from SE Asia, but I spent a number of years working there (in Thailand). I think it would probably be a great experience for those who were born here in the US, or were too young to remember, to spend some time in Cambodia - even if just for a few months or so.
At 13:20 the kids counselor, he already explained the question, which the journalist was asking him next. She must miss his answer since she's busying thinking about planned next questions.
Notice how we will always see people who come up somewhere on TV or in pictures with a famous person.. Almost like it's planned.. Like they all know eachother 👀
Don't carry that weight, you are in America make the best of it! Dream big, grow, become successful! Take advantage of the opportunities! Stay educated!
As a black man I learned alot from this video we have some things in common much love to the Cambodian people much love
I am married to a wonderful Khmer woman. Like many other Khmer people, she was also a refugee. Hearing the stories from her parents, always broke my heart. But it also showed me how proud and strong the Khmer people were and are. I have great respect for these people. They welcomed me with open arms. Shared with me their culture. Especially their food, songs and dance. A wonderful culture. Proud to be married into this culture.
As a Hispanic, I've been fortunate enough to be around Cambodians and Laotians, thanks to California's diverse cultures. I can tell you that these people are as real and lovely as they come!
Thank you. Cambodian love Hispanic people too.
As a Cambodian American, a lot of us have a lot in common with Hispanic Americans, especially when it comes to cars, flea markets, spicy foods, and family functions with extended families.
@@davy209 As a Mexican I can confirm all the similarities that exist between our two cultures.
@@jscristobaljr2431 there's no similarities unless you mean dna cause mexican people well indigenous people are asian but if you mean culture then no they have more in common with black people that's why they get along cause black people brought rice over to Latin America and peppers and chilies from Africa and all that and both of are continents africa and Asia have bananas rice and plantains that are indigenous to both Africa and Asia
@@davy209 there's no similarities unless you mean dna cause mexican people well indigenous people are asian but if you mean culture then no they have more in common with black people that's why they get along cause black people brought rice over to Latin America and peppers and chilies from Africa and all that and both of are continents africa and Asia have bananas rice and plantains that are indigenous to both Africa and Asia
Love AND MAJOR RESPECT SALUTE TO CAMBODIANS AND ALL SE ASIANS FROM MY MEXICAN AMERICAN FAMILY WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER AND UNITED WE STAND!!!
Thank you. Asians love Mexican American too. Peace.
Cambodians need to come together as a community and really learn to love and support each other because no one else will, we are a beautiful people with a beautiful culture, we need to embrace it more, love to my Khmer brothers and sisters I’m always here for you.
it's the Finacial crisis that is holding us back.
According to the U.S Census Bureau website, the median Cambodian household income in 2017 was $66,453, which is higher than the national median income. Things are looking up.
@JC Denton-The same Pew research you pointed out shows the average income of the house hold. But if you look at individual average income among Cambodian Americans, they average out between $32,700 to $39,000 a year which is much less compared to overall average of Asian Americans. I would assume that many Cambodian households have more than one income earner. But since Cambodian communities live in areas that is generally more expensive compared to more rural areas. $67,000 won’t be enough to support their families.
EMBRACE YOUR CULTURE BY MARRYING/DATING OUTSIDE YOUR RACE. THATS THE BEST WAY TO PRESERVE YOUR CULTURE. ALSO, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ENGLISH SO THEY CAN FORGET WHERE THEY COME FROM. THIS IS THE BEST WAY.
Southeast Asians ( Cambodian, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Laos) fell into this lifestyle and culture. We were placed in housing projects in the low income areas and were targeted by criminals and gangs of that community. So naturally, we formed gangs to protect ourselves too. Then the evolution of that always result into a criminal element.
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@@bypass598 you're right. My bad. Phillilpinos went through the same struggle. There were a few in my high school too.
@jfktruthseeker420 when you come into this country with literally nothing but the shirts on your back and dont speak the language. You go where they put you. Many didnt stay there for long term. Now after 40 years many are doctors, lawyers, politicians, business owners, and some are even millionaires. Most are out of the ghettos and public assistance, and living the American dream.
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@BJ22 my point was that southeast Asian gangs were formed in America. A biproduct if living in the American ghettos. They were non existent in the old countries (unlike the Chinese Triads or Yakuza from Japan).
Young was a star before he became a star.
Mom came over here from Nam. She never talked about the war but I could tell she was suffering. She’d worked all day, everyday to provide for us until she got depression. It took 4 years before she got out of bed & left the bedroom.
Very important. Im from long beach and have been taught to hate or dislike just as my elders have been being black. Yet i never followed what i was raised yet i embraced all . I ask forgiveness for my confused upbringing. We all are human just we go through different messed up situations. So i thank you for teaching me what i did not know.
It is an eye opening video. I understand the struggle these individuals are going through. There is hope for the next generation thanks to a few of those organizations. Thank you for sharing.
Yo it’s stupid young before he was famous that’s a trip
Wtf it is?
Yeahhh Long Beach
That’s mando
Spot on PBS that’s Mando.
Fr 😂
Great documentary! It captures the struggles of the 2nd generation.
I can relate bc growing up with Cambodian in Thai n Philippine refugee camps. Don’t stop fighting and Good luck kids!🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is a great documentary, really moving.
really interesting. Thanks for sharing
OK so I needed to watch this. I'm been very ignorant and insensitive. As an African-American I'm so into Black unfavorable demographics and viewing Asians as the model minority. This video along with other presentations have enlightened me an I owe my fellow Americans an apology. I'm now beginning to think differently.
Its the mainstream media portrayal of Asian Americans. Before the internet, we didnt even have a voice in America, and everything portrayed of us came from dirty ass hollywood.
This always annoyed me. People would say you probably own a resturant or have money not knowing we probably grew up poorer than them by far. The struggles of an immigrants coming to a new country not speaking the language and we was put in the hood. Some families had 2-3 other families living with them in apts or the projects. This is my experience of a southeast Asian whos families came in the late 70's. Theres many still living in poverty and stuck in the hood to this day 3-4 generation in. Koreans and Chinese struggle as well , many living below poverty look it up. Its a stereo type that all asians are educated and come from money.
Props to you my man...not a lot of people will admit this
gangs have always originated with a simple idea, "to protect each other and our community from bullies"; however gangs always manifest into the opposite idea eventually.
Gangs pretend to care about their community until the neighborhood kid is shot in the head due to enemy cross fire. Selling meth to somebodies Dad for profit, creating a drug epidemic. I grew up around gangs, almost ended up in one too. Luckily my parents, aunts and uncles already been around the block to tell me its not worth it. I thank them for pushing me in the right direction. Gotta keep the kids in check. Give them love and support. Expose them to the world.
Very well said!
Respect and love for the asians homies!!
Great documentary I love my Khmer people
I’ve was in that killing field ! People called me all kinds of name! My parents never had an education! For 7 of my siblings we all struggle in school! But we were persistent in our study! We didn’t want to disappoint our parents! After all what they have done for us! You guys can do it! All Khmer share the blood of Khmer empire! Be all Khmer strong!
Thank you for your comment! I too survived the killing fields. You have done your family proud with your persistence and determination to succeed in the new world. I wish you all the best! Blessed to be Khmer!
The part where the dude is talking about him being born in a refugee camp and feeling out of place with Cambodia broke me ! 😔
My can relate to how’s he’s feeling. My older siblings came to the country as toddlers and when they grew up, they had an identity crisis, they felt that they’re not “Cambodian” or “American” enough that was the combination of American societal expectations and the social environment of the Cambodian community. They always felt they had one foot one side and the other foot on the other side.
Great story. Lived nearby. Taught in the neighborhood. MA, Asian Studies, CSU Long Beach
Soy Mexicano got asian familia much love&respect
Love my Cambodian brothers
very interesting to see the difference life Cambodian/Vietnamese refugees are having in the US compared to Europe. Personally have friends which parents came as refugees. This 2nd generation is really striving. Most of them with a university education, well integrated. They truly became a pillar of society.
The statistics do not apply to everyone. We have lots of successful people too!
Is that true for the population as a whole though? I know Cambodian Americans who are successful and college educated, but most people I know are college educated to begin with. My good friend from work was Cambodian American from California and his parents came to the US as refugees too. But knowing him to be a very smart career driven individual doesn't erase the very real statistics for the rest of the community. I guess one explanation though is how the college admissions process in the US treats Asians.
I'm in my forties and no remember being in elementary back in the 80s, and one of my teachers talking about the killings fields how a student told him that her little brother had been killed by the kamanruge. The baby was impaled and the family was forced the watch as the baby died... After all these years I still remember that...smh. I'm not Asian but we are all humans. I wish all my Cambodian bros and sisters prosperity
Khmer Rouge, that's sad stuff. I don't know much about it, other than it was political n they felt the need to kill so many of their own ppl.
Great Documentary
Be strong my Khmer sister and brother.
I’m a simple man. I see $tupid Young I click
My grandma stay threatening me in Khmer talking bout she gon send me to Cambodia ... all I did was buy some fast food , and you know how old Asian ladies be when they say “ we got food at the house ,” man ain’t nobody tryna eat rice with soy sauce 😂😂
@Dxviion eating rice wit soy sauce as im reading the comments 😂😂
Next time, get her some too. Be a good boy.
Dxviion for us mexicans it's Beans.. we used to be like "mom take us to McDonald's" n she be like "nah we got beans at the house"
Any pork floss ?
Goated Rebel. Join an Asian gang.
damn.. I teared up at 19:00... it made me think what my parent's lives would've been like if the genocide never happened and they didn't have to escape Cambodia.
Dannbruh, When my grandma was at cambodia she had to walk to Thailand at night to morning
i think the same bc my mom was born in thailand when they were leaving
Us Khmer people need to work together and build up the community that is best for our future generations. We need to create a positive image about Cambodians and the best way is to work together. ✊🏽🇰🇭
Let grow our Cambodian brotherhood
One love to my Cambodian brotha's in the LB & Fa'aaloalo to my SA Uso's on W32nd, E10th & E15th of the LB , Malo !........... "Saiga" --- ex Uso Family Gang: Hawai'i , 808 / 2014 U.S. Deportee - Western Samoa
Charleston Chan Ming much love USO brothas
Charleston Chan Ming much love USO brothas
Sad to see my people falling apart like this. Prayers up...
My heart goes out to them people, Stay strong and God Bless you always.
My parents made the right choice to catch a plane to Melbourne Australia from a refugee camp.
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Great video .
Im salvi we got so much in common much love to all cambodians 🙏
MY HOOD IN OTTAWA CANADA HAD CAMBODIAN, LIFE LONG FRIENDS.
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💖i feel you guys more than you know
It's crazy because I'm mixed. I'm part of Cambodian, Vietnamese and Chinese. Yeah i had a rough childhood but living in east side in my hometown. it was tough but both my stepmom and dad are Vietnamese taught me things i have to know. I can relate some of it because back in 2008 I reunited with my mom who is Cambodian but i felt like she was different, i tried to fix the problem as her only child, however... the way i see it, it seems like she doesn't want me and her family. I cant blame them because lack of communication. I'm so thankful because my stepmom who is my Vietnamese mom who always put me in my place to become a better man be a good person. Asian parents are old school but hey at least you would understand as you grow older and understand why did this or that. With my experience i do understand why they did and that. Thanks to my stepmom who i consider as my mom mostly and well a little bit of my dad since he always scares me well both of them even though we don't talk much... at least i forgive him and respect him. As a adult I understand because its adult life :D
Hang tough khmer bros💪 love and support from the Philippines ❤️
I actually know a ton of Cambodians that grew up in LB & went to college. This is surprising.
I love how some comments say they "respect" this shit. There's no excuse! Victim mentality and go getter mentality is what makes or breaks these kids. They already are winning by being born here but use their parents life as an excuse to fail.
WillyB ur stupid. Clearly u never has any real struggle in ur life. You can tell ur alitt spoil brat
Hau WowGucci no he’s being real it’s your victim mentality that has you upset when the truth it brought up
Did you know Cambodians that were born here or were the generation that actually came here? After a generation or two they are just like any other Americans, and click up if they have to.
@@akllls617 it’s not using their parents life as an excuse to fail, it’s just like how any other person would be dragged into that lifestyle, gangs in the area and the poverty their in
Damn growing up near the area as a kid I had no idea my friend da had to go through this crazy shit
Hard classic Long Beach 🙏🏾
Love them
Very sad. I committed myself to ensuring my children never had to endure the kind of stress these kids are enduring. Trust me 24 years of marriage can have its lumps, but at the end of the day if you are tenacious about giving your children a happy, stable, home...it can be achieved. At the same time, I also ensured my kids were aware of this sort of lifestyle (the same as I grew up in) and that there is real shit, with real problems going on.
You’re a real man brother god bless you
These are good people or Cambodians are good people. It is just sad to see them in a rough environment. It is giving them a bad reputation but I know they are good. And stupid young....I heard your music. Keep it up and try do what you can. Don’t ever give up!
I love Cambodia 🇰🇭
Damn every culture has a struggle! Spread the love y'all!
I'm. Laos. And. I grew up with. Sticky rice.
Being first generation in Tue US is the toughest! Its make or break!
those things u never get over it
“Nepal” we Asian that’s all it matters 💯
Bless
Crazy to see the homies EFCC on here. I’m in my 40’s n used to know a couple homies from that hood. Solid guys. What up Sir Lazy?! EFCC New York St.
Stay strong wherever you are ❤
wooooow so deeeep!
love to my cambodian folks missing 15th and Atlantic
I love my cambodian people. It's sad how our parents had to experience the killing fields then came to America for a better life to then see their children gang banging, underachieving in school, & losing their khmer communication... I too need to relearn how to speak khmer as I was born in America & became more Americanized
Soop sa
Americanized.. what is it actually? You were born in America so you can't be Americanized. What ever you do becomes part of being American. America is based on a diferent cultures mixing together.
Wow I agree with you
My parents don't experience that im a 4.0 student
Lil Malice very sad. My parents won’t even talk about. Pa is almost 75 years old and I still don’t know his whole life’s story
Love My City 🏙. LBC 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
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Cambodian girls are cute
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Forget da gangs...come to Hawaii and live da life of Aloha
are you Ilocano?
Miri M it depends
what do you mean it depends? You're either Ilocano or you're not
Miri M full blooded...why?
So I can die of lava no bitch....
NOT EVERY ASIANS IS RICH AND TO THE ASIANS WHO ARE RICH THEY PROBABLY MADE THEIR OWN MONEY SO STOP ASSUMING THINGS ABOUT THEM
I still assume Asians are all rich.i can't help it I just assume they are.
@@kennethyoung9560 It could be a facade. For example, many wealthy-looking Koreans value their image so much that they buy materialistic goods that make them look and feel rich, but they really have nothing of value at the end of the day. They basically don't have much savings as you might expect. They are probably living in debt.
Who assumed that? Literally every single gle Asian I know works hard for what they have. Yes, some are extremely wealthy, but they still have to work everyday. If they don't work, they'll be out on the streets.
@@bobthealpha67 yeah they did, but if they did one thing illegal or bad, they would get sent straight back to cambodia
nice
We need more Khmer speaking mental help therapist / psychologist. therapy is key to aid in helping to heal our community. Trauma is passed down by generations - we come from great artists, musicians, leaders etc
Let’s heal our community
That’s crazy how gangs make races not like each other especially over there cause here in MD we all get along doesn’t matter what race you are as long as you’re solid
I hope 1 day this people il return back to their motherland and build their nation...All the best.....
No one's gonna give up this welfare gravy train.
I am a black dude from Montréal and I have friends from Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. The fact that the states has such a ghetto agenda slow down everything. From dealing from trauma to be send back in a pit of trauma sucks. Let's all help each other that crab in a bucket mentality need to stop. I like to see that some initiative are put in place to get out of those places. On a other note $tupid young on this is mando!!
kind of hate how the interviewer asking Uncle "got use to seeing..." like he just said it. My Dad, Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, and Grandpa Escaped to Thailand too. They had to deal with the same shit out here in NY and MN when they finally settled here. Edit: I spoke fluently until 4th grade when ESL forced me to believe that I would never need it later on in life.
Ban don aou anyone
Came here after VLADTV $tupid young interview. This is educational, I never knew about this side of history. RESPECT to cambodians!
Amazing to see $tupid Young when he was actually young. Dope documentary very authentic.
I'm Salvadorian, my dad fled the civil war to the U.S. our neighbors were Cambodian and Vietnamese we used to all chill together in East Long Beach. Our fathers telling stories of how fucked up their countries were and how fortunate we are to be U.S. born.
Salvadorians with pride 503
To the youngsters confused n overwhelmed by American society. Forget about all that! FOCUS on school! If your not intellectual, go to a trade school. Take advantage of all the programs available. Find them! FOCUS. Quit trying to fit in. EDUCATION, TRADE SCHOOL! Open your minds. Visualize. Becoming emotionally strong. Workout. Read. Move if you have to. Only takes a lil time to be living a completely different life! Do this or be a slave.
Respect to one cambodian to another cambodian from australia
@dek heay in some areas we were, when first migrated, but the the second generation are abit more spread out as alot became adult and work family and job choices
Im Mexican and I once dated a Cambodian girl she was beautiful super nice and humble
So many people also have tough life with no money but willing to work at night and send himself to College.
Thanks for sharing , all the young kids can learn a lot from this . Hopefully 🙏🏻 in the future all gangs can stop 🛑
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Im Mexican but I respect you ppl
cambodian among with laos and hmong did poorly on education level come to their other neighbors. i thought it was mostly on culture and area but thats not the entire case. PTSD is part of the role. from a war torn countries, and the PTSD from your parent can effect birth of the baby. cambodia need to come together as a community to help each other out of poverty.
covid have made it worst for them. i would like to see the cambodian community prosper
Yeah my mom and dad suffer from PTSD from the Vietnam war. Didn’t know that term back then. Dad had a tough skin when younger but now he’s old and that tough skin is wearing off. How I can tell is by his nightmare dreams and night sweats. Suppressed memory is coming back. Haunting him. Fighting or killing someone on one night. The next night running from Vietcong or escaping from bombs. They say war is war but jungle warfare is different. As for my mom...
That’s a another story but they made it out. Now there oldest son is 40, working as a manager for a large American corporation. An American dream that’s not lost in the mist of society. For these individuals getting interviewed; there’s no excuse. Some roads may take longer to walk but you’ll get there. Just got to push forward in tough situations.
What happened to his boy the one with the bucket hat and blessed shirt? Use to see them together, but not anymore
If u a refugee u can feel this. Glad I’m not there no mo.
I'm not but Cambo people interest me
US Gov didn't exactly do the best job with the resettlements. Basically just dropped people in various pockets of the country, gave them legal status to stay here, gave a basic place to stay and that's it. No education programs or training programs. Limited English help in some locations. I believe if the US Gov had given more assistance to the first groups that came here, it would have helped subsequent generations much more. I'm not from SE Asia, but I spent a number of years working there (in Thailand). I think it would probably be a great experience for those who were born here in the US, or were too young to remember, to spend some time in Cambodia - even if just for a few months or so.
At 13:20 the kids counselor, he already explained the question, which the journalist was asking him next. She must miss his answer since she's busying thinking about planned next questions.
i only clicked this video cause of Young
Long Beach is the crazies town. You will find this and some white chick named Ella that lives in Belmont heights that goes to OCSA
Notice how we will always see people who come up somewhere on TV or in pictures with a famous person.. Almost like it's planned.. Like they all know eachother 👀
Solid
Don't carry that weight, you are in America make the best of it! Dream big, grow, become successful! Take advantage of the opportunities! Stay educated!
Good advice
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ASIANS are beautiful people
What did Shameka major in?
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