'My story here is not really my story. I see so many guys like me, I see so many people who were once like me': Kosal Khiev, a Cambodian-American spoken word artist, is the subject of an upcoming documentary made by Studio Revolt founder Masahiro Sugano (Phnom Penh Post article)
Exiles and ex-pats unite as a community to present images of an Americana they left behind. One half live outside the US by choice while the other half has been forcibly returned. All are Americans. Each raised with the memories, mannerisms, and a distinct cultural identity of growing up Asian in America.
Watch "Verses in Exile: Why I Write," a short film created by a Khmer-exiled American, Kosal Khiev, who tells pieces of his life story through the art of spoken word poetry.