Photo includes the organizers, Eric Cardoso (rear left) and Cristina Nhek (rear right-center), students and friends of Oum Ry, DoppelHouse Editor-in-Chief, Carrie Paterson, and authors Zochada Tat and Oum Ry.
The Long Beach Public Library hosted an event to celebrate Oum Ry and his daughter Zochada Tat as part of their Cambodian Culture heritage event series. The event included a kickboxing demonstration, as well as a book signing discussion of I Am Oum Ry. See gallery of photos below!
Zochada Tat and Oum RyZochada Tat and Oum RyPradal Serey demonstration DoppelHouse Editor-in-Chief Carrie Paterson and Zochada TatGroup photo of authors and attendeesOum Ry and Carrie PatersonOum Ry, Carrie Paterson, and Zochada Tat
Oum Ry’s incredible survival story, and his long career at his Long Beach Khmer Kickboxing gym, is now available in paperback!