The Khmer Unity Games was founded in 1999 by Sarin Ong (CSU Fullerton Alumnus). This event was hosted every summer by the Cambodian Student Council which consists of : UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego, San Diego State University, CSU Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara, and a non-profit organization C-HOPE (Cambodian Humanitarian Organization for Peace On Earth). The first Khmer Unity Games 1999 was in Irvine, California.

The Cambodian Student Council ended in 2005.  But Khmer Unity Games still lived on and now it is an annual event of Khmer Student Coalition (KSC), a Cambodian Student Network system amongst Universities & Colleges in California and  throughout out the U.S.

What is Khmer Unity Games? (also known as “KUG”)

The present KUG is hosted by a different school every summer. The host school is responsible for setting up a day long event of games and activities. The goal of this event is to bring together students and friends from throughout the state to bond and build friendship.

Past Khmer Unity Games

KUG 2000: 1st Annual KUG hosted by UC Irvine
KUG 2001: 2nd Annual KUG hosted by CSU Fullerton
KUG 2002: 3rd Annual KUG hosted by CSU Long Beach
KUG 2003: 4th Annual KUG hosted by San Diego State University
KUG 2004: 5th Annual KUG hosted by CSU Fresno
KUG 2005: 6th Annual KUG hosted by CSULB and UCLA
KUG 2006: 7th Annual KUG hosted by UC San Diego
KUG 2007: 8th Annual KUG hosted by Cal Poly Pomona
KUG 2008: 9th Annual KUG hosted by CSU Fullerton
KUG 2009: 10th Annual KUG hosted by CSU Sacramento
KUG 2010: 11th  Annual KUG hosted by CSU Fresno
KUG 2011: 12th Annual KUG hosted by CSU Long Beach