Optic of Hatred - Visualizing the Vietnamese "Other" in Cambodia

The various wars and conflicts in Indochina have uprooted thousands of Vietnamese people from their homeland and displaced them in various locations around the world. However, even though much literature has been written on the immigration and resettlement patterns of Vietnamese in North America, Europe, and Australia, there is a considerable lack of discussion on the Vietnamese ethnic enclaves scattered throughout Southeast Asia itself, especially in Cambodia. My Ph.D. research centers on the question of visual representation and its impact on ethnic conflict in Cambodia, especially towards ethnic Vietnamese communities.