Cambodians Are Asian: Geography and Identity

Yes, Unequivocally

Cambodia is located in Southeast Asia, on the Indochinese Peninsula. Its people (Khmer) are Asian by both geographic and ethnolinguistic definitions.

Context

• Continent: Asia (UN geoscheme: South-eastern Asia).
• Ethnicity: Austroasiatic language family; related to Mon, Vietnamese, and tribal groups across mainland SEA.
• Regional Bodies: ASEAN member; East Asia Summit participant.

The term "Asian" encompasses all peoples originating from the continent of Asia, including Cambodians.