Culture

'Letters From Home' Helps Actress Discover Her Identity

Children of immigrants, who are born in United States, often struggle to understand their own identity. A Cambodian-American actress is using her art to explore her roots through a very personal story. VOA’sChetra Chap reports.

South Koreans Celebrate Parasite's Historical 'Best Picture' Win

Cambodia’s First Female Drum Troupe to Feature in Documentary

Saving Cambodian Cooking from Extinction

Cambodian cuisine, often overshadowed by its similar Thai and Vietnamese counterparts, is relatively unknown to the world in part because of its violent history. But a Cambodian chef is working to change that. VOA's Chetra Chap reports.

Epic Arts Performers Aim to Change Views on Disabilities

Epic Arts Cambodia is an arts organization that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities through the arts. It runs multiple programs, including social enterprise projects like a café in Kampot province that also helps fund the organization.

Cambodian-American Fighter Punching for the Top

An MMA fighter of Cambodian decent has never set her foot in her mother’s homeland, but now she is using her fighting career to reconnect with the country that her mother told her about when she was a child. VOA’s Chetra Chap reports.

Self-Taught Chef Turned Cambodian Cuisine Ambassador

Ratanak Ros, or Chef Nak, dedicates her life to preserving and promoting Cambodian cuisine. The 34-year-old self-taught chef, originally from the capital city of Phnom Penh, discovered her passion for cooking as a child. Now she’s an ambassador for Cambodian flavors, and works with the Ministry of T

Cambodia’s Cham Muslims Fear Loss of Ancient Script and Language

The Cham language and script are among the oldest in mainland Southeast Asia, but Cham youths lack sufficient opportunities to study their traditions.

Phnom Penh Festival Celebrates Revival of Arts, Underscores Progress Following Cultural Decimation by the Khmer Rouge

After playing in the Unites States, Australia and France, “Bangsokol” will play for Cambodian audiences during the Arts4Peace festival that commences this week on November 14. The 10-day festival will celebrate three generations of artists and cultural workers

Cambodian Dance Heals Victims of Forced Marriage

Great art can change the world. It can show us a moment in time, and it can even help heal profound pain and suffering. That's how one Cambodian dancer is using it. Through dance, she's telling the story of forced marriage during the Khmer Rouge regime. VOA's Chetra Chap reports.

Cambodian Musicians Heal Through Music

The power of music and art to influence generations is well documented, and that's sometimes why authoritarian regimes tend to silence artists. The brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia is no different and a huge percentage of Cambodia's musicians and artists were killed during the Pol Pot Regime. B