Cambodian Americans, also Khmer Americans, are Americans of Cambodian or Khmer ancestry. In addition, Cambodian Americans are also Americans with ancestry of other ethnic groups of Cambodia, such as the Chams and Chinese Cambodians.
Cambodian American women at a Cambodian New Year celebration in Lithonia, Georgia, 2010
Glory Buddhist Temple, one of many examples of Cambodian-American culture in Lowell, Massachusetts
The Khmer people are an Austroasiatic ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 95% of Cambodia's population of 17 million.They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Austroasiatic-language family alongside Mon and Vietnamese.
Statue of Preah Thong and Neang Neak in Sihanoukville, the legendary founders of the Khmer nation
Ancient Khmer script
Angkor Wat in the 1900s.
Upper class Khmer ladies in the 1800s.