Kchao Sokphal

Education

Lycée Sisowath

             Baccalauréat II   1970

Florida International University

             Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering   1987

University of Miami

Accomplishment

2001-

             Engineering Section Manager

Life Story

I left my birth commune of "Kompong Khleang", "Siemreap" to pursue my secondary education in Phnom Penh, the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

As a young student, I took part innocently in the demonstration against Vietcong at the Vietnamese embassy, one of the events that lead to the establishment of the Khmer Republic.

During the utopia Democratic Kampuchea regime, I served "Angkar" as "chalat" in  "Prey Veng", "Phum Peak Bopea". Although it was not unique to the population at the time, try to imagine slaving in the field with primitive conditions while family and friends are dying from starvation, overwork, torture, disease, and mass execution.

I fled Cambodia with my wife (Narin) and extended family to a refugee camp in Thailand after briefly working as reporter for SPK, the government press agency of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, under the strict control of the Vietnamese.

My wife and I were grateful for the asylum granted by the US mainly for the opportunity to further our education.  We now reside in Florida with two boys (Roth & Sydney) .

Hobbies

- Tennis

- Windsurfing

Contact information

3093 Perriwinkle Cir.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328

Home: (954) 475 2576