One of Hun Xen´s worst cronies found his past home: Cham Prasidh pays tribute to Chinese ancestors in Xiamen

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Cham Prasidh, Commerce Minister, pays tribute to Chinese ancestors in Xiamen

PUBLISHED: 15-SEP-12

PHNOM PENH (Cambodia Herald) - Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh has paid tribute to his ancestors in the eastern Chinese coastal city of Xiamen, a Chinese website reported Saturday.

Whatsonxiamen.com quoted the Haixi Morning News as saying that he visited the Jiangxia Ancestral Hall of the Huang Family Association in the city's Siming district last week.

The report said Cham Prasidh was born Ung You Teckhor, or Huang Yudehu in Mandarin, to a Chinese family engaged in entrepôt trade. It said he learned only six months ago that his family emigrated from Xiamen to Cambodia during the Qing Dynasty (1875-1908). 

Cham Prasidh reportedly said he recalled his parents speaking and writing Chinese and that he hoped to trace his roots with a few family photos and a family tree.
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