Abstract
Southeast Asians were some of the first refugees arriving in the United States of
America with federal refugee assistance after the passage of the Refugee Act of
- A large population from Cambodia entered the United States in the 1980s as a
result of one of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century. In this paper, I investi-
gate the scope and motives for remittances from the United States that are transferred
to Cambodia, the country of origin of the refugees. This will be done by taking a
closer look at trends in remittances between 1992 and 2013, factors that contribute to
the decisions to send remittances, and the characteristics of remittance recipients. The
study found out that: (1) around half of the total remittances in the world transferred
to Cambodia were derived from the United States, while amounts from each individ-
ual sender depended upon the economic condition of Cambodian Americans and the
financial needs of their target recipient; (2) factors influencing decision-making in
sending remittances included regular communication, age, amount of time for arrival
to the receiving country, and closer association to Cambodian communities in the
United States; and (3) remittances were primarily transferred to senior and younger
family members for use in daily expenditures, health care and educational support.
My view telling you that leaders are required skills and knowledge. Becoming a leadership required key differences among their styles are the degree to which they are task-focused, people-focused or a balance of both.