Displaced and dispossessed, Cambodia’s ethnic Cham fishers struggle to survive

Displaced and dispossessed, Cambodia’s ethnic Cham fishers struggle to survive

PHNOM PENH — Mao Man, a 65-year-old ethnic Cham fisher in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh,  says he isn’t sure how many times he’s had to relocate in his life, but he thinks he’ll be evicted again before the Water Festival this November. Today, he and his neighbors live on small wooden boats, which they moor behind a luxury hotel. Like many Chams, being relocated is a constant part of his life, and the lives of his ancestors. But now, the pres…