Cambodia Town: Not For Sale

Name: Cambodia Town: Not For Sale
Director: Brandon Soun
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-06-20

2019 · 8 min · Documentary

As small ethnic-owned businesses in East Anaheim Plaza are threatened by plans of redevelopment, the collective Long Beach community has mobilized to resist against this ongoing injustice.

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