Sculptor, Sambath Chum, designed and created this float featuring a replica of Angkor Wat for the first Cambodian New Year Parade along Anaheim Street in Long Beach, CA, April 24, 2005.
The Friendly Club float in the 1st Cambodian New Year Parade on Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA., April 24, 2005. Businessman Tommy Nou founded the club to foster trust and friendship among Cambodian business owners. The float featured a Pin Peat musical ensemble led by Master Sambath Pich. The Khmer written on the banner on the float says: Sua Sdey Chnam Tmey (Happy New Year).
In a display of deep respect, Cambodian Buddhist monks and elders lead off the 1st Cambodian New Year Parade on Anaheim Street in Long Beach, CA. April 24, 2005.
Volunteers from Cambodia Town, Inc., the grassroots organization behind the inaugural Cambodian New Year Parade on April 24, 2005, hold the welcome banner to kick off the event.
Two Cambodian students demonstrat Bokator, a form of Cambodian martial arts at the Cambodian Arts and Culture Festival during an April New Year celebration in Long Beach, CA.
Two students demonstrate Bokator, a form of Cambodian martial arts, at the Cambodian Arts and Culture Festival during an April New Year celebration in Long Beach, CA.
