Episode 22 - Khmer Culture In Utah
From Inside The Cambodia Project by Ben & Christian
March 18, 2025 · 54 min · Episode 22
About this episode
The episode discusses Khmer culture in Utah and the efforts of Cambodians to preserve their identity.
Host Christian Pearson welcomes Cambodian native Amreth Phirun, a graduate student at the University of Utah and veritable expert on culture and language preservation abroad. Amreth shares some of the fascinating details of his research, which describes the willful efforts of Cambodians living in Utah to remain true to their culture through religion, song, dance, ceremony, language, and food. They conclude with an insightful discussion about the importance of preserving one's culture, and therefore identity, no matter the cost.
People in this episode
Host: Christian Pearson
Guest: Amreth Phirun
Topics covered
- Khmer culture
- cultural preservation
- Cambodian identity
- Utah
- language preservation
- religion
- ceremony
Keywords
- Khmer culture
- Utah
- cultural preservation
- Amreth Phirun
- Cambodian identity
- language
- ceremony
- food
- dance
- religion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Utah
Places: Utah, Cambodia
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