Chinese Cambodians

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Khmer_Chinese
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:China
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship gptkb:Cambodia
gptkbp:culturalOrganizations gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkb:Mid-Autumn_Festival
gptkb:Qingming_Festival
gptkbp:diaspora Part of the larger Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Hakka
gptkb:Hokkien
gptkb:Teochew
gptkb:Hainanese
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Chinese migration to Cambodia dates back to at least the 13th century
Chinese Cambodians played a significant role in Cambodia's economy, especially in trade and commerce
Many Chinese Cambodians are descendants of migrants from southern China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese Cambodians
gptkbp:integration Many are bilingual in Khmer and Chinese dialects
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity dominate private sector and commerce in Cambodia
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Hakka
gptkb:Mandarin
gptkb:Hokkien
gptkb:Teochew
Khmer
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Hun_Manet
gptkb:Hun_Sen
gptkb:Kith_Meng
gptkb:Kong_Sam_Ol
gptkb:Ly_Yong_Phat
gptkb:Oknha_Mong_Reththy
gptkb:Oknha_Try_Pheap
gptkb:Sok_An
gptkb:Sok_Kong
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Chinese_Association_of_Cambodia
gptkbp:persecutedBy gptkb:Khmer_Rouge_regime
gptkbp:population ~1.3 million (2023 estimate)
~7-10% of Cambodia's population
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Han_Chinese
gptkb:Chinese_Burmese
gptkb:Chinese_Indonesians
gptkb:Chinese_Malaysians
gptkb:Chinese_Singaporeans
gptkb:Chinese_Thais
gptkb:Chinese_Vietnamese
gptkb:Overseas_Chinese
gptkb:Chinese_Laotians
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Chinese_folk_religion
gptkbp:settledIn gptkb:Phnom_Penh
gptkb:Takeo
gptkb:Kampong_Cham
gptkb:Kampot
gptkb:Siem_Reap
gptkb:Battambang
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Overseas_Chinese
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5