This is a list of notable Cambodian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. 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.
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Sambath Pich - Khmer traditional musician; Khmer Rouge survivor, calibration soundtrack work with short film What I See When I Close My Eyes & New Year Baby Jaydon Nget, actor; known for his role as Two-Bit in the North American Broadway Tour of The Outsiders Musical
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 activistSheehy, Gail, "A Home for Cambodia's Children," New York Times, Sept 23, 1984, p. 44. 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 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 Phillip Lim - fashion designer Kalyanee Mam - filmmaker Laura Mam - musician and music industry entrepreneur. 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 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 Ted Ngoy - "Doughnut King," entrepreneur and politician 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 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 landminesLoung Ung. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers. HarperCollins (2003). Sandra Ung - member of the New York City Council 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
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