Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation - Peoples Represented

Language

Speaking Against Erasure: Language, Identity, and Indigenous Survival in Kampuchea-Krom

Every Khmer word taught to a child is an act of hope. Every class in a temple is a quiet act of resistance. Every young person who learns to read and write Khmer helps protect our future.

Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation

30 Jun 2026

Indigenous

The Rice That Grows Through the Flood: The Khmer-Krom’s Unyielding Fight for Recognition

This region may appear as a vast agricultural plain defined by rivers, canals, and rice fields. To us, it is the living heart of our civilization, the sacred landscape where our ancestors built temples, cultivated rice in rhythm with the floodwaters, and shaped a culture inseparable from the land.

Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation

30 Apr 2026

Water

The Veins of the Delta: Water, Identity, and Survival of the Khmer-Krom

From early childhood, Khmer-Krom children learn the language of water. They learn to read the tides, to feel the coming rain, and to recognize the color of river currents.

Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation

27 Feb 2026

Solidarity

Guardians of the Mother Tongue: How Khmer-Krom Buddhist Monks Keep Their Language Alive

In the flat, green heart of the Mekong Delta, known as Kampuchea-Krom (កម្ពុជាក្រោម) in the Khmer language, a quiet yet powerful struggle endures.

Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation

15 Jan 2026