Introduction - Beauty and Darkness Cambodian is one of the most recent streams of immigrants from Southeast Asia. The beauty and darkness of Cambodia etched into history. Cambodia, a country of fertile land and dotted rice fields, of famous and breathtaking monuments and ancient temples, of arts and crafts, cultural attractions and certainly a history like no other. This is the country that exhibits one of the seven wonders of the world, namely the famous Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument that has ever been built, especially in Cambodia. These ancient ruins attract millions of tourists from all over the world. Unfortunately, put aside all those captured beauties that Cambodia has, at a certain point in its history; darkness has devoured this fragile nation and turned it upside down. This peaceful nation was once ruled by the French as part of French Indochina. As the Cambodian government fought to restore balance and secure its nation's independence from European colonization, it paid a price. The years of sad and threadbare history of this nation's corrupt and tumultuous government, followed by years of civil war, thus leave them in a state of dire emergency. Furthermore, with its neighboring neighbor Vietnam's war with the United States, Cambodia was slowly dragged into the state of darkness during the Nixon administration. The Nixon administration conducted secret bombings in Cambodia in the early 1970s because Vietnam forces had their bases camped in the Cambodian province. As a result of this misleading victimization, it led to the rise of the Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot. His influence gained the support of many fellow natives in Cambodia. Pol Pot and his entourage brought......middle of paper......occupations to 17.8%. Sales and office occupancies are at 23.5%. Occupations in agriculture, fishing and forestry are at 0.5%. Construction, mining and maintenance occupations are at 5.5%. Finally, manufacturing, transportation, and material moving occupations are at 36.8% (Cambodian America Census, 2000). Educational attainment is constructed from the 2000 census report for Cambodian Americans. Approximately 37.3% attend primary school and the 9th level. The next level is high school with diploma or none is about 16.1%. On the other hand, approximately 46.8% of graduates have a diploma. Additionally, only about 13.4% attend college or university. The degrees obtained are Associate Degrees at 5.2%, Bachelor's Degrees at 6.9% and, last but not least, Graduate or professional degrees at approximately 2.3% (Cambodian America Census, 2000).