Mr. Pheany Chey, who had been a student at California State University Long Beach in the 1960s, returned to Long Beach with his family shortly before the Khmer Rouge took control of the country. He purchased a full-service gas station, and his businesses grew from there. Such enterprises provided early business opportunities for Cambodians.
Most Cambodians arriving in 1975 had training in engineering or agriculture, so the first businesses they opened were automotive. Krithny Horn opened Horn’s Auto at Anaheim Street and Atlantic Avenue in 1980. Horn’s Auto was among the first Cambodian businesses in Long Beach.
In this photo staff from Cambodian organizations and the school, model Cambodian traditional everyday clothing for a New Year celebration held at Lincoln Elementary School in Long Beach.
Between 1993 and 1998, Lincoln Elementary School had a cultural program for their students. This photograph shows a group of students performing at the school at an assembly.
