Survivors of the Khmer Rouge are some of the most vocal opponents to the Cambodian People's Party that has ruled the country for almost 40 years.
Phnom Penh is more than 14 hours by plane from Long Beach, yet Cambodian expatriates in and around this city still feel threatened by their native land's repressive government — and determined to push for change. More than 200 Cambodians gathered recently at Cal State Long Beach to celebrate the launch of the Khmer Movement for Democracy, led by the political exile Mu Sochua.
No speaker at the Long Beach event was more eagerly anticipated than Sam Rainsy, a once-rising political star in the 1990s who's lived in and out of exile in France for almost two decades. Supporters still call the 75-year-old Cambodia's 'father of democracy.' 'Use your freedom to fight for the freedom of your people!' Rainsy shouted to rousing applause.
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