>> Huell: HELLO EVERYBODY I'M HUELL HOWSER AND WE ARE IN THE CORNER OF CAMP ORANGE IN THE CENTRAL PART OF LONG BEACH.

AND WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY STARTED YEARS AGO.

A COME, CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY THA THAT RIGHTED YEARS AGO.

>> INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

>> YOU'RE HEAD OF THE CAMBODIAN SOCIETY.

>> AND?

>> TER AN AMADA.

>> Huell: YOU'RE MARRIED TO A JAPANESE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Huell: YOU'RE CAMBODIAN BY BIRTH AND I'M FROM TENNESSEE, THAT'S A PERFECT MIX.

>> IT'S GREAT.

>> Huell: TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND HOW BIG THIS IS AND HOW IT CAME TO LONG BEACH?

>> WELL LONG BEACH IS A GREAT CITY, THE ATMOSPHERE IS LIKE CAMBODIA NICE AND HOT.

A LOT OF CAMBODIANS COME HERE.

>> THEY HAD A GROUP IN THE CAMBODIAN COLLEGE.

AND THEY REMEMBERED LONG BEACH AND WHEN THEY WERE FORCED TO COME BACK, THEY CAME HERE.

SO IT BECAME A CLUSTER OF CAMBODIANS WHO SPONSORED OTHERS TO COME.

>> Huell: HOW MANY CAMBODIANS HERE.

>> ABOUT 50,000.

>> I THINK 40 OR 50,000 IS AN ACCURATE NUMBER.

>> Huell: AND YOU TOLD ME THAT THEY CAME IN WAVES?

>> WELL THE FIRST WAVE WAS IN 1975 THEY WERE HIGHLY EDUCATED FOLKS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAMBODIAN.

THEN--.

>> Huell: THEY WERE PLAYING COMMUNEISM.

AND THEY CAME TO LONG BEACH.

>> YES.

AND AFTER THE PUPL RáU T ERA.

THOSE ARE CALLED THE 80s PEOPLE.

MOST OF THEM HAD LITTLE EDUCATION IN CAMBODIAN LANGUAGE SO THEY'RE ADJUSTMENT HERE WAS A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THE 75 PEOPLE.

>> Huell: BUT THEY CAME TO LONG BEACH BECAUSE THEY HEARD THERE WERE CAMBODIANS HERE.

>> YES, AND THERE ARE POPULAR SONGS IN CAMBODIA ABOUT LONG BEACH.

>> Huell: WE'RE STANDING OUT OF THIS.

>> HIBBAON.

>> SABAYON MARKET.

>> Huell: WHICH MEANS?

>> MARKET OF THIS LITTLE BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE HERE.

>> Huell: ALL RIGHT.

SO THERE IS--WHAT IS THIS HOW DOES THIS TRANSLATE.

YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT SOMETHING FOUR FACES.

>> THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE BUILT DOWN THE OMPOR PERIOD.

>> Val: WE HAVE A PICTURE OF IT OVER HERE RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE MARKET.

YOU WERE POINTING IT OUT TO ME.

THAT'S THE TEMPLE AS IT EXIST TODAY.

>> AS IT EXIST TODAY.

AND THEY'RE FOUR FACES ON THE MAJOR MOUNTAINS.

>> Huell: AND HERE ARE THE FOUR FACES ON THIS WHICH IS SOMETHING YOU CAN BUY IN THE MARKET.

>> SOUVENIR.

>> Huell: AND HERE IT IS ON THE SIDE OF THE MARKET RIGHT HERE, AND IT'S WRITTEN IN--.

>> CAMBODIAN.

>> Huell: AND ENGLISH ON THE SIDE OF THE STORE.

>> EXACTLY.

>> Huell: SO SEE YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR.

>> THE MYSTERY, AS TO WHAT THEY CAN MEAN T. WOULD BE THE VOICE OF THE BUDDHA OR AN INDIAN MAIMED RAMAN.

>> AND I HEARD IT'S MORE OF A KING JARMABN AND BUDDHA REINCARNATED.

>> Huell: WE CAN'T SETTLE THAT TODAY.

LET'S GO INSIDE THE MARKET.

HELLO I'M HUELL HOWSER.

YOUR NAME.

>> MY NAME IS MARA.

>> Huell: YOU'RE NAME?

>> SOLAVUD.

>> >> Huell: WE'RE GOING TO SPEND SOMETIME IN YOUR STORE, IS THAT ALL RIGHT.

>> YES.

>> Huell: THE FIRST THING I NOTICED IS THIS PICTURE OVER YOUR SHOULDER, WHO IS THAT?

>> THE KING OF CAMBODIAN.

>> Huell: AND HIS NAME?

>> SIYAMO.

>> Huell: HE'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

>> ABSOLUTELY AND MANY FAMILIES IN CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE A PICTURE OF THE KING AND QUEEN STILL.

>> Huell: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THEM.

>> ONLY IN THE PICTURE AND TV, YOU UH-HUH.

>> Huell: I GUESS HE'S NEVER BEEN TO LONG BEACH.

>> I'M NOT SURE OF THAT.

>> NO, BUT THERE IS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY WHO HAVE BEEN.

>> Huell: LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

FIRST OFF WHAT IS THIS RIGHT HERE?

>> MANGO DIPPED IN WATER AND SALT.

>> Huell: SO YOU GET THE TONGS--.

>> IF ANYBODY LIKES SPICES.

>> Huell: CAN YOU FIX ME UP ONE.

>> IF YOU LIKE HOT SAUCE.

>> PREGNANT WOMEN LOVE THAT.

>> Huell: REALLY?

>> YEAH.

YOU LIKE SPICES.

>> Huell: I MAY JUST PUT THAT IN MY POCKET FOR A WHILE.

THAT WHAT IS THIS RIGHT HERE?

>> CAMBODIAN CAKE.

>> Huell: CAMBODIAN CAKE.

>> YES.

WITH FLOWER AND BEANS.

>> Huell: SO IT'S A DESSERT?

>> YES.

>> Huell: AND WE'VE GOT?

>> PEANUTS.

>> Huell: MANGOS AND LITTLE BANANAS HERE.

>> FRESH BANANAS FROM CAMBODIA.

>> Huell: DO YOU THINK THEY'RE REALLY FROM CAMBODIA.

>> I HOPE SO.

AND THESE FRESH COCONUTS.

>> Huell: AND DOWN HERE WE'VE GOT SOME THINGS, THAT I'M NOT SURE--I KNOW--.

>> IT'S CALLED THE LOP.

>> WHAT IS THIS.

>> THAT'S A POTATO.

>> Huell: IS IT LIKE A SWEET POTATO.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE,--IT LOOK THE SAME AS THAT ONE.

>> Huell: AS THE REGULAR POE TAI TOS?

>> YES.

>> Huell: DID YOU COME HERE FROM CAMBODIA?

>> YES.

>> Huell: HOW MANY YEARS AGO.

>> ABOUT 15 YEARS.

>> Huell: SO YOU WERE PART OF THE SECOND WAVE OF PEOPLE?

>> YES.

>> Huell: AND DID YOU KNOW PEOPLE IN LONG BEACH WHEN YOU CAME HERE?

>> NO THERE WERE NO PEOPLE.

>> >> Huell: SO YOU JUST CAME BECAUSE YOU HEARD ABOUT IT?

>> YES, BY THE PEOPLE CAME BEFORE ME.

AND THEY JUST CAME OUT THERE, YOU KNOW.

>> Huell: DO YOU LIKE IT HERE?

>> YEAH.

>> Huell: DO YOU WANT TO GO HOME TO CAMBODIA?

>> YEAH, WE WANT TO GO HOME TOO.

BUT RIGHT NOW, NO MONEY, YOU KNOW, NO MONEY TO GO BACK.

WE JUST MAKE MONEY AND MAKE A LIVING HERE.

>> Huell: WELL GOOD.

YOUR NAME IS?

>> SBOO.

>> Huell: WHAT TOWN WERE YOU FROM IN CAMBODIA.

>> BACAMBOH.

>> IS THAT A LARGE TOWN?

>> IT'S ONE OF THE LARGER CITIES.

>> Huell: MOST US WOULD FLUNK A TEST IN CAMBODIA GEOGRAPHY.

>> CAMBODIA IS THE SIZE OF LIKE A STATE.

>> Huell: WE'RE LOOKING AT POST CARDS.

>> THOSE ARE OF THE TEMPLE.

>> Huell: SO A LOT OF CAMBODIAS WILL COME IN HERE JUST TO REMINISCE OF THE OLD COUNTRY.

>> YES.

>> Huell: AND THESE SIL BEINGS--SILKS RIGHT HERE.

>> HOW DO YOU WEAR THESE.

>> I SHOW YOU.

>> Huell: NOW ARE THESE FROM COME BOED I CAN'T.

>> YEAH, FROM CAMBODIA AND THE LADY WEAR THIS, SEE, AT HOME.

>> Huell: HOW DO YOU DRESS LIKE THIS ANYMORE?

>> AT HOME, YEAH.

>> Huell: YOU DO?

>> YEAH.

SEE.

>> Huell: OH THAT'S GREAT.

YOU >> YOU CAN WEAR OUTSIDE.

>> Huell: TURN UP THE MUSIC A LITTLE BIT.

WE'VE HAD IT TURNED DOWN.

WE HAVE TRADITIONAL MUSIC HERE.

WE HAVE WHAT--EVERYTHING HERE.

>> THESE ARE DIFFERENT MASKS THAT YOU WOULD WEAR IN DRAMA PERFORMANCES.

>> Huell: WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF CDs.

LOOK AT THIS LOUIE.

ARE THESE FROM CAMBODIA OR CAMBODIANS MAKING CDs HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> THIS ONE THEY MAKE IN UNITED STATES AND SOME FROM CAMBODIA TOO.

>> Huell: SO WHICH DO YOU LIKE?

THE MUSIC IN AMERICA OR THE MUSIC FROM CAMBODIA?

>> I LIKE BOTH OF THEM.

>> Huell: I WOULD IMAGINE AFTER A WHILE THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY IS BEGINNING TO GET AMERICANIZED.

>> YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN MIMICKING LIKE 'N SYNC.

>> Huell: OH REALLY.

>> YEAH OR OTHER STUFF.

SO ENTERTAIN THE YOUNGER GENERATION.

>> Huell: DO YOU FEEL MORE AMERICAN OR CAMBODIA.

>> THAT'S A TOUGH QUESTION, I'M BOTH.

>> Huell: YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO CAMBODIA.

>> I WAS BORN AND RAISED THERE.

>> Huell: DO YOU REMEMBER IT.

>> OH YEAH.

>> Huell: DO YOU THINK YOU'LL GO BACK.

>> YEAH, WHEN I GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.

>> Huell: DON'T ASK ME LOUIE AND ME IF WE WANT TO GO BACK TO CAMBODIA.

DEPENDS IF THE FOOD IS TOO SPICY.

>> THIS IS A STATUE OF BUDDHA.

AND IT IS EPSEDA, AN CELESTIAL DANCER.

>> Huell: WOW, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

NOW THIS ALL HAND CARVED IN CAMBODIA.

>> YES, IT'S A VERY ANCIENT CRAFT IN CAMBODIA AND SO A WEAVING.

>> Huell: OKAY.

WE'VE COME TO THE BACK OF THE STORE AND LOOK AT THIS BUDDHA HERE.

>> MOST FAMILIES WILL HAVE A BUDDHA STATUE IN THEIR HOMES.

THERE WILL BE LIGHTINGS OF INCENTS AND A PERSON OF HONOR OR ANCESTORS.

AND MOST CAMBODIAN HAD A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS KILLED SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO HAVE THEM IN THEIR HOMES.

>> Huell: ARE CAMBODIAN RELIGIOUS PEOPLE?

>> MAJORITY ARE BUDDHIST.

BUT US ARE EITHER CATHOLIC OR CHRISTIAN.

>> IT'S VERY STRONG.

THERE'S BEEN A CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY.

BUT MOST ARE BUDDHIST.

>> Huell: IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE BUT BEFORE WE LEAVE YOU WANTED ME TO TASTE THIS.

>> THIS IS MANGO, CAMBODIA STYLE.

>> Huell: I KNOW WHAT MANGO IS I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE HOT SAUCE.

>> NOT TOO HOT.

TRY IT.

TELL ME, GOOD?

>> Huell: YEAH, BUT I'M JUST EATING A--OH IT'S GOOD.

>> IT'S GOOD.

>> Huell: BUT THAT HOT BEGINS TO KICK IN.

THIS IS A GREAT APPETIZER BECAUSE WE'RE LEAVING YOUR STORE AND GOING TO A RESTAURANT.

SO THIS WILL BE MY APPETIZER.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME UP.

WE'VE JUST SCRAPED THE SURFACE.

THIS IS AN AMAZING SPACE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME IN YOUR STORE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Huell: WE'RE LEAVING HERE AND HEADING OFF TO OUR SECOND STOP.

OOH, IT'S GETTING HOT THERE.

OUR SECOND STOP IN THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY HERE IN LONG BEACH.

OKAY.

WE'VE COME JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM BIOAH MARKET AND WE'RE WHERE?

>> IT'S A RESTAURANT IN THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY.

>> THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR ONES.

THERE ARE MANY.

>> Huell: AND HOW ARE THESE RESTAURANTS USED?

>> THEY ARE USED FOR BREAKFAST, RECEPTIONS, WEDDING PARTIES, PARTIES THEMSELVES AND A LOT OF THINGS.

>> Huell: SO IT'S KIND OF A SOCIAL.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMUNITY SO THESE RESTAURANTS SERVE AS A PLACE FOR PARTIES.

THERE WAS A CAMBODIAN SPELLING CONTEST THAT TOOK PLACE HERE.

>> Huell: IN ENGLISH OR CAMBODIAN.

>> IN CAMBODIAN.

>> Huell: REALLY.

SO THERE IS A MOVEMENT TO KEEP THE CAMBODIAN CULTURE ALIVE, THE MUSIC, THE FOOD THE DRESSING.

>> WE'VE GOT STARBUCKS WHERE YOU COME AND JOIN AND GATHER AND SPEAK.

BUT IT'S GATHER FOR ELDERS AND YOUNGER TO SOCIALIZE STATEMENT.

>>AT THE SAME TIME.

>> Huell: AND WE'VE GOT HERE, A DANCE FLOOR AND BANDSTAND.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SO FOR INSTANCE NEW YEAR'S IS COMING UP ON THE 12.

>> Huell: CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR'S.

LOOK I SAW THIS.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET PLUS FREE DRINK ON THE 13th.

>> WELL BE CAMBODIAN SINGING AND DANCING.

I JUST WET MY APPETITE AT THE MARKET.

WHERE IS THE MANAGER, CAN YOU ALL COME ON OVER AND TELL US WHAT IT IS--HI.

YOUR NAME IS.

>> YANG.

>> Huell: NOW ARE YOU THE OWNER OR MANAGER?

>> I'M THE MANAGER.

>> Huell: WE CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE.

WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE.

>> THIS IS A FORM OF SAá UTEE.

>> TRY IT.

>> Huell: WHAT ABOUT THIS?

>> WELL, IT IS A DISH THAT'S CLOSE TO ITS CALLED AMOK.

>> AMOK, IT'S A STEAMED FISH PLATE AND SHE PREPARED IT WITH AN CURRY.

IT'S CREATED VERSION OF AMOK.

>> Huell: THEN WE HAVE A BIG BOWL OF SUPER.

>> UH-HUH THIS IS WATER GRASS AND JALAPENOS IT'S REALLY GOOD.

>> Huell: AND THEN?

>> THIS IS THE BEEF SALAD.

>> Huell: SO ARE THESE THE MOST POPULAR.

>> THIS IS WHAT MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WOULD ORDER.

COME BREAKFAST TIME IT'S NOOD LZ.

>> PLUS WHITE RICE.

>> Huell: OH WE'VE GOT RICE LEER.

>> YOU CAN NOT HAVE FOOD WITHOUT RICE.

>> Huell: HOW DOES CAMBODIAN, I KNOW MOST OF OUR VIEWERS WOULD KNOW ABOUT THAI, JAPANESE OR CHINESE FOOD.

HOW DOES THE CAMBODIAN FOOD TIE IN.

>> IT'S MORE LIKE THAI FOOD.

MORE SPICY.

THERE IS MORE LIME.

>> Huell: WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED.

>> THOSE ARE VEGETABLES.

>> Huell: SOME CURRY AND FRESH VEGETABLES.

BOY, THIS LOOKS GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CAN WE EAT THIS.

OR DID YOU JUST BRING IT OUT FOR US TO LOOK AT?

>> YOU CAN EAT.

>> Huell: THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

THIS IS VERY EXCITING.

IT'S A WONDERFUL PART OF OUR WAFFLE--CALIFORNIA CULTURE NOW.

OUTSIDE OF THE CAMBODIA ITSELF HERE IN LONG BEACH.

AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

>> Huell: WELL NOW WE'RE ALL IN FOR A REAL TREAT BECAUSE RIGHT AFTER WE LEFT THE NEW PARADISE RESTAURANT TERRY AND SO MANY BROUGHT US TO MEET YOU.

AND YOU JUST HAPPEN TO BE DRESSED LIKE THIS.

>> THIS IS EVERY MORNING I DO.

>> Huell: I AM A JUNIOR AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH AND INSTRUCTOR FOR THE CAMBODIAN ART HERE IN LONG BEACH.

>> Huell: TELL EVERYONE THE STORY OF YOUR MOM AND YOUR DAD AND YOU.

THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING STORY.

>> MY MOTHER CAME HERE TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1975 AND SHE STARTED TEACHING DANCING IN SAN BERNARDINO WHERE A LOT OF THE CAMBODIANS USED TO BE.

AND WE HEARD THAT THEY WERE HERE IN LONG BEACH AND SHE DECIDED TO COME TO LONG BEACH.

I WAS BORN IN 79 AND THE GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 89.

WE TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO CONDUCT WEDDING IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY.

>> Huell: NOW YOU PERFORMED FOR THE KING AND QUEEN OF THE CAMBODIA WHEN YOU WERE THERE.

SO YOU WERE BEEN DOING THIS DANCE A LONG TIME?

>> YES.

>> Huell: WHAT WERE YOU TELLING ME WHEN YOU START TO START TO TEACH SOMEBODY, YOU HAVE TO TEACH THE HAND.

>> YES, THE FEET AND THE HAND TO BE STAND UP.

NOT TO FALL.

>> IT'S A CHALLENGE TO BE STEADY AND TO BE FLEXIBLE.

>> Huell: BALANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS DANCE.

>> RIGHT.

>> Huell: AND SHE'S BEEN DOING IT A LONG TIME.

SHE WAS A WONDERFUL TEACHER FOR YOU.

>> YES, I REMEMBER WAKING UP WHEN I WAS 4--5 YEARS OLD AND ON A SATURDAY MORNING, KIDS WANTED TO GO PLAY OUTSIDE BUT I USED TO PRACTICE DANCE, BUT NOW I'M GRATEFUL FOR IT.

>> SHE DON'T WANT TO DANCE.

>> BUT NOW I'M APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT I LEARNED AND NOW I CAN PASS MY RICH HERITAGE TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> Huell: WE'RE STANDING IN FRONT OF THIS WONDERFUL--WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM.

>> THEY ARE HEAD DRESSES FOR DIFFERENT DANCES.

>> Huell: THESE ARE WONDERFUL HEADPIECES.

>> RIGHT, THIS IS CALLED AN A PLOD.

THE DANCE OF THE GODDESS AND THE KINGS AND QUEENS.

AND THE MONKEY MASK--.

>> Huell: WHERE?

>> THE WHITE MONKEY SYMBOLIZED GOOD.

AND THE DARKER MONKEY SYMBOLIZED EVE I WILL.

AND --EVIL.

>> Huell: ALL OF THESE DANCES ARE CONNECTED TO STORY.

DO YOU HAVE RECITEALS DURING THE YEAR.

>> WE HAVE PRACTICE ON SATURDAY AND FRIDAY.

WE ARE CALLED FOR PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THIS IS OUR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR SINCE IT'S CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR.

>> Huell: CAN YOU GIVE US A FLAVOR OF THIS.

WHICH IS A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL PART OF THE CAMBODIAN STORY HERE IN LONG BEACH OVER 50,000.

I'VE BEEN WITH TOM AND TERRY ALL DAY.

I'VE LEARNED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GETTING DRESSED.

THIS IS NOT EASY TO PUT ON?

>> NO IT'S NOT.

IT TOOK ME A WHILE.

>> Huell: IS SHE WORRIED ABOUT YOU GETTING EVERYBODY.

>> THAT'S HOW SHE IS.

EVERY TIME SHE SAYS, DO YOU HAVE YOUR EARRINGS.

>> Huell: SHE'S JUST A MOTHER.

>> I'VE FORGOTTEN THINGS LIKE MY EARRINGS AND BOY DID I GET IN TROUBLE.

>> THIS IS A VERY RICH CULTURAL PLACE HERE WITH THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY.

WE'VE LEARNED A LOT TODAY.

AND WE'LL BE BACK LATER ONTO LEARN MORE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS SHE READY?

>> YEAH.

>> Huell: FIXING IT UP FOR YOU.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [CAMBODIAN MUSIC] ♪ ♪ VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT