Princess Soma Norodom and her royal family were the first Cambodian refugees to arrive in Long Beach in 1975.
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Fleeing her war-torn country, the princess says she remembers coming to the United States as a child seeking safety.
The family eventually moved to the Central Valley and started the Cambodian Community of Fresno to help other refugees.
After attending Fresno State, she chose to be a working Princess, something her family did not agree with.
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Her first book, "Royal Rebel," explains the difficult decision.
Her latest project, "Royal Love" is about healing.
Soma lost her fiance in a car crash on Memorial Day in 2018.