This image was part of a California State Library photographic history project documenting the daily lives and historical, political, and cultural contributions of California's diverse communities. On June 12, 1999, Long Beach residents donated to the Long Beach Public Library 398 family and personal photographs as part of this ongoing statewide project. Shown here is a large group of men, women, and middle-school-aged boys and girls. The children wear uniforms consisting of white shirts and traditional red and gold Cambodian pants. The adults are wearing festive western attire. The photograph was taken in celebration of these students graduating from the Long Beach United Cambodian Community music program. The children are unidentified. Front row, adults shown at right: Lay Kry's wife, and Lay Kry, a guest from the Cambodian Association of America. Second row, left to right: Man in dark suit - Sakphan Keam; Sandy Blankenship in white; Yin Phan, center; unidentified; Tran Kry's wife in dark dress; Tran Kry, last in back row. Photography location unknown. DATE NOTES: Noted on image back. ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10" color glossy print. NEGATIVE: No. KEYWORDS: Musicians, costume.
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