Sithy Yi (center front) with volunteers for the Stop The Hate with Love campaign in Long Beach, CA 2023. The troupe was practicing their parade formation for the 2023 Cambodia Town Parade and Culture Festival. Sithy was assistant coordinator for the event and oversaw rehearsals, costuming, and hair.
Sithy with her mother and five of her children at the book launch of Exiled – From the Killing Fields of Cambodia and Back, by Katya Cenge, Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 2018. . From left to right: Loris Thor (daughter); Lauren Thor (daughter); Sithy Yi, San Thi Tran (Sithy’s mother); Paulina Chea (daughter); Laurel Thor (daughter); and Lucas Nguyen (son).
Sithy and her family at the book launch of Exiled – From the Killing Fields of Cambodia and Back, by Katya Cengel, Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 2018. Sithy’s story as a survivor of genocide, refugee, and possible deporttee, is told in this book. Back row, left to right: Richer San (brother-in-law); Sithea San (sister); Lucas Nguyen (son); Ben (daughter Paulina’s boyfriend); Paulina Chea (daughter); Loris Thor (daughter); Laurel Thor (daughter); Dy Heng, (daughter, Lauren’s boyfriend) Jocelyn Heng (daughter), Kim Chheang (Sithy’s boyfriend). Front row left to right: Madelyn Heng (granddaughter); Lauren Thor (daughter); Kaliya Kuy (granddaughter); San Thi Tran (Sithy’s mother); Katya Cengel (author); Makayla Heng (granddaughter); Sithy Yi.
Sithy Yi (3rd from left in red) walking in the 2016 Cambodia Town Parade and Culture Festival held each April in celebration of Cambodian New Year. From left to right: Sithy’s sister, Sitheavy Yi (Jennifer Diep); Nanda Pok; Sithy Yi; Sithy’s daughter, Lauren Thor (as the queen); Sithea’s brother-in-law, Paul San; Sithea’s sister-in-law, Vanna (last name unidentified); and Sithy’s son, Lucas Nguyen. The entire family is involved in this annual; community event.
Sithy Yi (far right) at her sister, Sithea Yi’s wedding to Richer San at the Apsara restaurant in Long Beach, CA 1991. From left to right: Sithea’s sister, Jennier Diep (Sitheavy Yi); the groom, Richer San; the bride, Sithea (Yi) San; her mother, San Thi Tran; her father, Len Diep; and Sithy Yi. In the background are the band and singer.
Sithy Yi’s mother, San Thi Tuot Tran and father, Len Diep, at Sithea Yi’s wedding to Richer San at the Apsara Restaurant in Long Beach, Ca., in 1991. Sithy’s mother had several names. The family used Yi instead of their real name, Diep, during the Khmer Rouge to hide their identity.
