In Historic Media Moment, Grey’s Anatomy Brings Cambodian Refugee Experience to Primetime TV

In Grey’s Anatomy Season 22, Episode 2, “We Built This City,” viewers witnessed a powerful and long-overdue moment of Cambodian American representation on primetime television. The episode featured Sok Tep, a Cambodian refugee, and his daughter Sithea—characters whose story reflects the enduring legacy of the Khmer Rouge genocide and the intergenerational trauma that continues to shape many Cambodian families today.