As the situation in Cambodia worsened, delegates and representatives of Cambodian associations from across the nation united under one national organization. This group picture is from the first national conference of Cambodian associations from across the United States. The conference was held in Long Beach, California in 1976 with the aim to mobilize resources and come together to ensure the refugees received the needed financial and social support.
Members of the Khmer Solidarity Association (later known as Cambodian Community Association) made regular visits to Camp Pendleton to support Cambodian evacuees. This photograph from May 1975, shows a large group of the members in front of a quonset hut. (David Kreng Collection)
Viradet David Kreng, an engineer at Bechtel, stands by a donation poster appealing for donations of clothing and other personal items for Cambodian evacuees at Camp Pendleton in San Onofre, California. This photo was featured in Bechtel News Southern California in June 1975. (David Kreng Collection)
This picture shows a group of children at Camp Pendleton wearing military jackets given to them by Marines. Refugees arrived with little more than what they could carry. (David Kreng Collection)
