Little Cambodia

Little CambodiaorCambodia Town(Khmer:ក្រុងខ្មែរ) is a term that refers to anethnic enclaveof people from the country ofCambodia.
Cambodian presence in the West traces back to theFrench colonisation of Cambodiafrom the 1860s to mid-1950s, in which a number of Cambodians migrated toFranceas students or workers. This group formed the basis of theCambodian population in France.
While some were able to flee to France shortly after theKhmer Rougetook over in 1975, most Cambodians left their country after the regime in the 1980s, with most arriving in theUnited States(specifically toLong Beach,California;Lowell,Massachusettsand theNew York Cityborough of theBronx), as well asAustralia(specificallySydney,MelbourneandPerth).
Inthe Bronx, Little Cambodia is known for its "... spicy Cambodian noodle soup made with beef, shrimp and fish balls." The Cambodian population was mainly concentrated in the neighbourhoods ofFordham,University HeightsandBronx Park Eastareas. The Cambodian population in the Bronx and New York City has declined since the 1980s, as many of the Cambodian immigrants moved to California, Massachusetts andTexas.
Buford HighwaynearAtlanta,Georgia, nicknamed "Chambodia" for the city is namedChamblee, Georgia. This is a common misnomer as there are actually very few Khmer businesses in the Buford Highway area. It is predominantly Chinese, Vietnamese, and Mexican.
Cambodia Town, Long Beach, California"... is a neighborhood in Long Beach's East Side centered on Anaheim Street between Atlantic and Junipero."  The community has been around since 1959 which was made up of students from the nearby universities such as theUniversity of Southern California,UCLA, andCalifornia State University at Los Angeles, to name a few.
In 2010, Lowell had the highest proportion of residents ofCambodianorigin of any place in the United States at 12.5% of the population.  The Government of Cambodia opened up its thirdU.S. Consular Officein Lowell, on April 27, 2009, with Sovann Ou as current advisor to the CambodianEmbassy.The other consular offices are inLong Beach, California, andSeattle,Washington, which also have large Cambodian communities. In 2022, Lowell elected the first Cambodian-American mayor in the United States,Sokhary Chau.
Philadelphia'sCambodia Townneighborhood is inSouth Philadelphia, which has long been home to many different groups of immigrants.Exemplifying that, the broader neighborhood surrounding Philly's Cambodia Town is extremely diverse, having been cited as roughly a third white, a third African American and Latino, and a third Asian.By 2010 census numbers, Philadelphia's Cambodia Town is thefourth largest Cambodia Townin theUnited States, trailing only Long Beach, Lowell, and Stockton.
Its main commercial corridor is along S. 7th Street — and to some extent S. 6th and even S. 8th Streets — between Morris Street to the north and Oregon Avenue to the south, including Mifflin Square Park.(Others have more narrowly defined the central aspect of this to between Snyder Avenue to the north and Porter Street to the south.) The neighborhood contains extensive references to Cambodian and Khmer culture, including street and business signage as well as Cambodian temples that serve as spiritual and cultural centers.Notably, the diaspora in the community contains, but is not limited to, people who identify asKhmer(ethnic Cambodians from Cambodia),ethnic Chinese from Cambodia,ethnic Cambodians from South Vietnam, andethnic Vietnamese from Cambodia.
Many Cambodian restaurants in the neighborhood, such as I Heart Cambodia, New Phnom Penh, Heng Seng, Sweet Basil Express, and Sophie's Kitchen, have been recognized in greater Philadelphia-area media for their outstanding food.Cambodian restaurants in other parts of Philadelphia, such as Khmer Grill inChinatown, Daleng inWest Philadelphia, and Nam Vang inNortheast Philadelphia, have also received broader local media attention.Philadelphia's prominent supper club scene also boasts a Khmer supper club hosted by Seri Chao, whose relationship with his wife Catzie Vilayphonh of restaurant Laos in the House has been described as "the Southeast Asian power couple" of Philadelphia.
In addition to the many local Cambodian small businesses in Cambodia Town itself, the Southeast Asian Market inFDR Parkis also nearby, directly off theBroad Street Linesubway atNRG Stationand directly acrossBroad StreetfromLincoln Financial Field, home of thePhiladelphia Eagles.Originally started by Cambodia Town's residents as a series of pop-up tents in a parking lot within FDR Park, the market's organizers lobbied for and in 2023 received a permanent structure within the park.In addition to Cambodian stalls, the market also features fare from many other Southeast Asian cultures that have a diaspora community within South Philadelphia, such as fromLittle Saigonand the Indonesian diaspora traditionally centered inNewbold.The market has received coverage beyond the area, including in national media outlets.
The Tenderloinnear Downtown San Francisco has a significant Cambodian population, with Khmer language services and Cambodian restaurants about. Cambodian communities can be found throughout San Francisco, including in the southeast area, as well as inOaklandtoo, along theInternational Blvd.area.
With Asians comprising over 40% of the city's population, the Parisian suburb ofLogneshas the highest proportion ofAsians in Franceof any city in the country. Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian business districts and community services are found throughout the commune. Cambodian community organisations, Buddhist temples and businesses are scattered around Lognes, and Cambodians form the largest Asian group in the city.