Interviewer
Vaughn Lee
Files
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Ethnic Group
Cambodian American
Generation
Elder
Description
Traditional music and the sound of the Khmer language are among Sonn Moeng’s favorite childhood memories. They remind him of a homeland and a way of life devastated by war. Today, he lives in an adopted country, surrounded by a language he does not speak and struggles to understand a culture that is not his own…
Keywords
Oral History, Stockton - CA, California, Cambodian American, History
Comments
This oral history is part of the STOCKTONSpeaks! Project that ran from 2002-2005 in Stockton, CA. You can read more about STOCKTONSpeaks! on the homepage and the About page.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Amy. "Sorn Family: Sonn Meong (Elder)". (2005). STOCKTONSpeaks! Cambodian American Stories. Oral History 1.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ss-ca/1
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Relatives
Sorn Family: Sophat Sorn (Middle)
Sorn Family: Leakhena Sorn (Youth)