KhmerConnection

A community directory of Khmer-serving organizations and cultural businesses, worldwide.

KhmerConnection is a community-maintained wiki that lists organizations, cultural businesses, and scholarship programs serving Khmer people, Khmer language, and Khmer cultural continuity in the Cambodian diaspora and in aid to Cambodia. Anyone can read. Registered users can add and improve entries. See KhmerConnection:Scope for what belongs here and KhmerConnection:How to Contribute to help.

The directory currently lists 500 organizations, 126 cultural businesses, and 13 scholarships and grants across 15 categories and 12 countries.

Featured organizations

Cambodia Town Film Festival — The only US film festival focused on Cambodian cinema; 12 years running
Cambodian Association of America — Founded December 1975 in Long Beach; the oldest Cambodian-led mutual aid association in the United States
The Cambodian Family — Santa Ana community-services anchor, founded 1980 in the Minnie Street neighborhood
Khmer Girls in Action — Long Beach youth advocacy pipeline for Southeast Asian young women, founded 1997
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell — Anchors the second-largest Cambodian-American community in the country
Cambodian Living Arts — Preserves and transmits Cambodian traditional and contemporary arts, founded 1998 by refugee and genocide survivor Arn Chorn-Pond
Watt Munisotaram — One of the largest Khmer Buddhist temples in the United States (Minnesota)
École Khmère de Paris — Paris-region Khmer language school

Featured Cambodia aid organizations

Ponheary Ly Foundation — Austin-based 501(c)(3) supporting education for ~2,800 rural children in northwestern Cambodia; co-founded 2006 by Khmer Rouge survivor and teacher Ponheary Ly
Exceed Worldwide — UK charity founded 1989 as Cambodia Trust; the pioneering prosthetics and orthotics service for landmine survivors, now operating in six countries
Passerelles Numériques Cambodia — French-founded IT vocational training program in Phnom Penh; 1,842+ graduates with 98% placement in the technology sector

Featured cultural businesses

Sophy's — Cambodia Town Long Beach's landmark restaurant (Sophy Khut, 2000); host of the 12th CTFF Kick-Off Party in 2026
Phnom Penh Noodle Shack — Long Beach; the Tan family's refugee restaurant, 1985
Christy's Donuts — La Habra; the Ted Ngoy origin story of the Cambodian donut phenomenon (1977)
DK's Donuts and Bakery — Santa Monica; Mayly Tao's family, 1981
Artisan Boulanger Patissier — Philadelphia; Andre Chin and Amanda Eap, 2002, James Beard-nominated

Featured scholarships

Rosana Chanou Memorial Scholarship — Cambodia Town, Inc.'s scholarship for Southeast Asian American high school seniors and community college students in the Long Beach area
The Sok Impact Scholarship — Linda and KT Tang's community-rooted scholarship for Cambodian-heritage students in any field; no GPA requirement
CHPAA Scholarship — For students pursuing healthcare careers in the US and Cambodia; 7 awards per cycle
KAA Scholarship Program — Khmer Alumni Association scholarship with 2 years of career and personal counseling

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Organizations

Cultural businesses

All Cambodian cultural businesses (126) — including 96 restaurants, 8 donut shops, 4 bakeries, 17 groceries and markets, 9 jewelry stores, 3 bridal shops

Scholarships and grants

All scholarships (12)
All grants (1)

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United States (329)
France (20)
Cambodia (11) — Cambodia-based organizations serving the country
Australia (5)
Canada (4)

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KhmerConnection:Scope — what belongs here
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