Monorom Neth (in orange robes) after completing the ordination ceremony as a novice Buddhist monk, at the Cambodian Buddhist temple in Lakewood, CA 1985. Present in the photo are Monorom’s sisters Somealy Neth (3rd from left) and Somealea (4th from left); his brother, Sakarl Neth (3rd from rt); his mother, Om Van (2nd from rt); and various cousins. The woman with the green shirt is Monorom’s oldest sister, Sovamma Neth.
