Kill the Chicken Scare the Monkey

Haing Ngor at Chinatown Service Center_Univ of Central Florida Dept of Sociology

The shadow of the Khmer Rouge follows thousands of Cambodians to southern California. Terrified of authority and distrustful of one another, these refugees struggle to adapt to life in America. So when police canvas Chinatown asking about the Ngor murder, many stay silent — until the LAPD forces them to talk.

Haing Ngor with Cambodian friends
OLB Graffiti
Cambodian refugees celebrating Khmer
Chuong Lee at donut shop