A place for Cambodian History in Long Beach
Anthropologist Susan Needham, CSU Dominguez Hills, and Karen Quintiliani, CSU Long Beach have been conducting research in the Long Beach Cambodian community since 1988. Together with Julie Bartolotto, Historical Society of Long Beach Executive Director, they formed the Cambodian Community History and Archive Project (CamCHAP) in order to:
- Ensure Cambodian history is documented, preserved and represented;
- Create a community-based research center accessible to both community members and researchers;
- Develop programs reflecting the cultural and historical diversity of the State of California and the City of Long Beach;
- Build partnerships between community members, organizations, and the California State University systems that enable student participation in civic and cultural activities.
The CamCHAP Archive
Located at the Historical Society of Long Beach, the CamCHAP Archive contains thousands of English and Khmer newspapers, documents, unpublished manuscripts and reports.
Community members, scholars, and students have access to these materials on an appointment basis.
Community members, scholars, and students have access to these materials on an appointment basis.
Documents
- Documents and reports associated with “Operation New Arrivals” CAMP Pendleton, 1975
- Community-related documents dating back to 1975
- Khmer language newspapers dating back to 1980
- English language newspaper articles dating back to 1957
Photographs
- Cambodian community, 1960 to present
- Cambodian evacuees in Camp Pendleton, 1975
- Aranyaprathet, Thailand refugee camp, 1975
- Pre-1970 Cambodia
Library
- Cambodian culture and history
- Cambodian-American culture and history
- Immigration history in the United States
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How You Can Help Support CamCHAP
CamCHAP is supported through the sale of the book. Cambodians In Long Beach, competitive grants and the generous contributions of community members dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich cultural heritage of Cambodia in Long Beach. You can support CamCHAP in two ways:
Through financial contributions to the Historical Society of Long Beach designated for CamCHAP
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The contribution of documents, books, video, or photographs to ensure Cambodian history is preserved.
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