5th Cambodia Town Film Festival 2017

West Coast Premiere of FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER at the 5th Annual Cambodia Town Film Festival. Sept 14-17, 2017. With Loung Ung (Author, Executive Producer, Screen Writer) Angelina Jolie (Screen Writer, Producer, Director) Caylee So (CTFF Co-founder, Co-director) and Rithy Panh (Producer).

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September 17, 2017

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Senate Resolution #21 (SR-21) declaring April 13th-17th as ‘Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week’

On April 16th, 2015, California’s Senate unanimously passed the Senate Resolution #21 (SR-21) declaring April 13th-17th as ‘Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week,’ calling for all of California to recognize, remember and celebrate the resiliency of the Cambodian spirit in the face of terror and genocide.

April 16, 2015

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Cambodia Town Unveil

Cambodia Town representative presenting praCh with a replica CAMBODIA TOWN street sign with my name and the address where that sign is posted up during the revealing of CAMBODIA TOWN.

July 16, 2011

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”praCh‘s incendiary tales of Cambodia’s past, told in the defiant tones of rap, hit Phnom Penh like a B-52 bombing raid.”
– NEWSWEEK

”praCh is breaking the taboos by telling young Cambodians about the darkest chapter of their country’s history.”
– LOS ANGELES TIMES

”Everyone wants to express themselves like him, but they’re afraid. In Cambodia, no one would dare say what he say. It’s inspirational.”
– CNN

“praCh is phenomenal! He’s smart, raw, talented, inspired. praCh is a treasure to our community.”
– LOUNG UNG

“I love it!”
– ANGELINA JOLIE

“Its pure unadulterated rap. He’s the voice of his people.”
– NAS

“It may be actual, it may be spiritual, it may be intellectual, but it’s revolution.”
– GREG MELLEN, LB PRESS-TELEGRAM

“The King of Khmer Rap”
– RICH KANE, OC WEEKLY

“Authentic, unapologetic, raw lyrics. It’s unadulterated rap – I love it”
– MARK COLE, BBC

“powerful musical condemnation of the Cambodian genocide”
– AMERICA.gov

“It’s clear that his experience in both Cambodia and the United States have shaped his style, and sound which he crafted brilliantly.”
– TheWORLD.org