For Central Valley Cambodians, the border conflict with Thailand hits close to home

When fighting broke out again between Cambodia and Thailand in December, Vunmara Kong felt helpless.

A nurse in Modesto, Kong said that when she would bring up the conflict with coworkers or patients, many told her they didn’t even know it was happening.

Kong did what she could. She created a GoFundMe campaign, which raised nearly $3,500 in three weeks for displaced Cambodian families. She has been coordinating with an American content creator living in Cambodia to ensure the funds reach those in need. The content creator also is running a GoFundMe page, which has raised nearly $59,000 to provide medical supply packages to refugees and frontline military units…

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