Khmer Krom or Khmer Kampuchea-Krom are the indigenous people of the southern Vietnam (mainly from the Mekong Delta).  Khmer Krom's homeland was known as Funan, then the Lower Chenla, then Cochinchine by the French colonial, then South Vietnam by the Americans, and now is known as Kampuchea Krom among the Khmer Krom people.

Khmer Krom people have started  to settle in Canada since the 1980s.  Khmer Krom have immigrated to Canada by fleeing political , religious, and ethnic persecutions at the bloody hands of the Vietnamese communists (Vietcongs) when they took control of Khmer Krom's homeland on April 30, 1975. During the America-Vietnam War, the majority of Khmer Krom joined the US-backed government of South Vietnam who fought against the Vietnamese communists' aggressions in Southeast Asia. After the American's withdrawal from Khmer Krom's homeland in 1975, Khmer Krom paid high price in term of their lives, nationhood, identity, social fabric, and dignity as the indigenous people.

Most had fled to the refugee camps in  the Cambodia-Thailand borders. Some went by boat over the China Seas to the Malaysia refugee camps and some went  to the Philippines refugee camps.  Many Khmer Krom families had sacrified dearly on their journey to the refugee camps and before being accepted by Canada on the political and humanitarian grounds to resettle across Canada, mainly in Ontario, Quebec, BC, Alberta, and Manitoba.

As Khmer Krom, we have encountered tremendous challenge in term of social acceptance and hence Khmer Krom remain stateless as the people today.  In the Vietnamese community, Khmer Krom people are considered as the Khmer(or Cambodian), while in the Cambodian society Khmer Krom are considered  as partly-Vietnamese.  Both the Cambodian community and the Vietnamese community are reluctant to welcome the Khmer Krom as one of their own, hence Khmer Krom's identity remains unrecognized, Khmer Krom's voice remains unknown, and the Khmer Krom's social needs continue to be neglected and considered irrelevant in Canadian society.  The establishment of the Khmer Krom community in Canada is to serve the Khmer Krom's needs  and concerns and to assist Khmer Krom community better integration with Canadian society.

Khmer Krom in Brief:

Khmer Krom's population world-wide: 10 million (est.)

Khmer Krom's Language: Khmer (Cambodian)

Khmer Krom's Religion(s):  99% Theravada Buddhism, and 1% Other

Khmer Krom's Holidays & Celebrations: Bon Chol Chnam Thmey, Bon Dolnta, Bon Kathen & Bon Ok Um BOk, etc.

Khmer Krom's major cities: Prey Nokor (Saigon) city, Preah Treapang(Tra Vinh) city, Khleang (Soc Trang) city, Prek Russey (Can Tho) city, Mort Chrouk (Chau Doc) city, etc.

Khmer Krom's Foods: Rice, Noodle such as Samlor Numachok Trey, Pa Hok (fish paste), Kho trey, Kho sach-chrouk neung ponh mon, etc.

Khmer Krom's Clothings:  black pants-white shirt-white rope uniform, ao-pak and houl, etc.

Khmer Krom in the world: Kampuchea Krom (southern Vietnam), Cambodia, Thailand,  Burma, Lao, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada,  India, European Countries, etc.