Chinese Cambodians

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Chinese Cambodians are an ethnic Chinese minority in Cambodia whose communities have historically played significant roles in the country’s commerce, culture, and diaspora networks across Southeast Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
overseas Chinese community
ancestralOrigin Chaozhou
Fujian
Guangdong
linked to: Guangdong Province

Hainan
continent Asia
country Cambodia
culturalPractice Chinese temple festivals
ancestor veneration
celebration of Lunar New Year
diasporaDestination Australia
Canada
France
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand
United States
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
ethnicOrigin Han Chinese
experiencedEvent forced assimilation policies under Khmer Rouge
persecution under Khmer Rouge
post-1979 community reconstruction
historicalRole banking and finance
commerce in Cambodia
diaspora networks across Southeast Asia
retail and wholesale trade
rice milling and export
urban trade in Cambodia
integration high level of linguistic assimilation into Khmer
intermarriage with Khmer population
language Cantonese
Hakka
Hokkien
Khmer
Mandarin Chinese
Teochew
migrationWave French colonial period
post-World War II period
pre-colonial maritime trade era
primarySettlement Battambang
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Sihanoukville
recognizedAs ethnic minority in Cambodia
region Southeast Asia
religion Chinese folk religion
Christianity
Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Taoism
Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

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Chinese Filipinos relatedGroup Chinese Cambodians