Background

Pran, Dith was born on September 27, 1942 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Arrived in the United States, 1979. Son of Dith Proeung and Meak Ep.

Education

Graduated from high school, Cambodia, 1960.

Career

Translator United States Military Assistance Command, 1962-1965. Assistant to Sydney Schanberg, 1972-1976. Administrator Siem Reap, 1979.

Apprentice photographer New York Times, 1979-1980, photographer, 1980—2008. Founder The Dith Pran Holocaust Awareness Project, Inc. Advocate Cambodian people, 1984-2008.

Goodwill ambassador United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1985. Lecturer in field; participant Cambodian Genocide program United States Department State. Member Cambodian Documentation Commission.

Achievements

• Dith Pran has been listed as a noteworthy photographer, social activist by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Ser Moeun (divorced). Children: Hemkary, Titonel, Titonath, Titony. Married Kim DePaul (divorced).

Father:

Dith Proeung

Mother:

Meak Ep

Spouse:

Kim DePaul

Spouse:

Ser Moeun

child:

Titony Pran

child:

Hemkary Pran

child:

Titonath Pran

child:

Titonel Pran