Angkor was founded in 1986 by Tim Chan Thou and other Cambodian refugees from Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge genocide, to sustain their community’s culture in the diaspora while adjusting to their new homeland. Their mission has broadened—to classical and folk dance, costuming, and musical instruments, they have added learning Cambodian language, and providing a safe and healthy place for their youth during non-school hours. The program requires commitment—students meet three times weekly after school and four hours on Sundays, eleven months of the year—yet it is popular—over 1,000 students total, and about 90 students currently, have participated. Moreover still, they are excellent—in 1999 they received the President’s “Coming Up Taller” Award, and in 2005 Mr. Thou was honored with the Commonwealth Award. Three students performed, and one choreographed, a dance in the original Cambodian opera, “Where Elephants Weep,” which premiered in Lowell last April, and will debut in Phnom Penh in January. Students receive stipends for performing, teaching, and staffing the office, so they can assist their families financially. They learn not only their ancestral culture, but work ethics. Support is urgently needed for this culturally rich venture and for Angkor’s growth. Won’t you join them?