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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Men play chess in a bar on the ground floor of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Women pass each other in a stairwell of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Lotus buds for sale in the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A delivery worker checks his phone in front of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Women and their children on the roof of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Men play chess in a bar on the ground floor of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: People on a staircase of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A delivery man makes a delivery of a compressed gas in the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman completes her morning exercise routine on the roof of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Men play chess in a bar on the ground floor of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Men play chess in a bar on the ground floor of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman climbs a staircase in the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A toy vendor rides his motorcycle past the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man rides his motorcycle past of rack of meat drying in the sun in front of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Exterior of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Exterior of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman sits in the doorway of her apartment in the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman sits in the doorway of her apartment in the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman completes her morning exercise routine on the roof of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Women and their children on the roof of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A man does his ironing in the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Men play chess in a bar on the ground floor of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: People in a hallway in the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Exterior of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Exterior of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Exterior of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: People on a staircase of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Exterior of the White Building in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Residents of the White Building buy dried fish from a street vendor in Phnom Penh. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man who has lived in the White Building since 1982 gets ready to go to work. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Women who live in the White Building do sewing work on a landing. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A man grates papaya for Khmer salads while his child and wife talk to him in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man repairs rice cookers in his shop in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man repairs rice cookers in his shop in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Residents of the White Building chat and socialize. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man who lives in the White Building rests in a hallway in the building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A resident of the White Building takes his garbage out. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A street food vendor grills catfish in front of the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A stairwell of the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man who has lived in the White Building since 1982 gets ready to go to work. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A food vendor in front of the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A resident of the White Building does sewing work in her apartment. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman walks up a stair case in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Residents of the White Building chat and socialize. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A "spirit house" in front of an apartment in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman makes an offering to Buddhist monks in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A street food vendor grills catfish in front of the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: People gather on the roof of the White Building at the end of the day. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A long time resident of the White Building with his nephew. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man walks through a hallway in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A street view of the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman who lives in the White Building cleans vegetables to sell. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman makes an offering to a Buddhist monk in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A resident walks through a hallway in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A woman sweeps the hallway in front of her apartment in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman walks up a stair case in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A "spirit house" in front of an apartment in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  People pray in Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Wat Phnom (Wat is Temple, Phnom is hill in Cambodian) is the legendary founding place of Phnom Penh. The temple was founded in 1372 and is one of the most important religious landmarks in Cambodia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: People gather on the roof of the White Building at the end of the day. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A locked apartment in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A child screams in a staircase in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Women who live in the White Building do sewing work on a landing. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Women who live in the White Building do sewing work on a landing. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boy rides his bike past the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A resident of the White Building does sewing work in her apartment. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman who lives in the White Building relaxes on a staircase landing. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A man grates papaya for Khmer salads while his child and wife talk to him in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A man grates papaya for Khmer salads while his child and wife talk to him in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A Buddhist monk walks into the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A Buddhist monk walks into the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man walks up a stair case in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman walks down a stair case in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man who lives in the White Building rests in a hallway in the building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Inside Dorngkeur Shrine in Phnom Penh. The figures are the protectors of Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Children play on the roof of the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A food vendor in front of the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Girls do each others hair on a staircase landing in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A shopkeeper sets up her snack stand in a hallway in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A shopkeeper sets up her snack stand in a hallway in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A food vendor walks through a hallway in the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Traffic on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh. Sisowath Quay is the main road on the waterfront in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A street view of the White Building. The White Building, the first modern apartment building in Phnom Penh, originally had 468 apartments, and was opened the early 1960s. The project was overseen by Vann Molyvann, the first Cambodian architect educated in France. The building was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge occupation. After the Khmer Rouge were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1979, artists and dancers moved into the White Building. Now about 2,500 people, mostly urban and working poor, live in the building. Ownership of the building is in dispute. No single entity owns the building, some units are owned by their occupants, others units are owned by companies who lease out apartments. Many of the original apartments have been subdivided since the building opened and serve as homes to two or three families. The building has not been renovated since the early 1970s and is in disrepair. Phnom Penh officials have tried to evict the tenants and demolish the building but residents refuse to move out.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: People pray in a shrine on Sisowath Quay in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Women pray at a shrine in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Buddhist monks cross Sisowath Quay, along the Tonle Sap River riverfront in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Workers load bricks onto a delivery truck at a brick making factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   A work crew harvests tomatoes on Koh Dach ("Silk Island") on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Passengers get off a ferry on Koh Dach ("Silk Island") on the Mekong River near Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Street food stalls in Phnom Penh serve construction workers employed in the city's construction projects.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Sisowath Quay on the Phnom Penh riverfront.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man with a cup of holy water at a Buddhist shrine in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The water will be used to bathe a Buddhist icon or sprinkle on himself when he is done praying.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: An inflatable toy vendor near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A horse cart is driven up National Road 5 in Phnom Penh. The Prek Pnov Bridge across the Tonle Sap River is in the background.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A soft drink vendor in her motorcycle driven soft drink stand in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman feeds her daughter in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: An inflatable toy vendor rides his motorcycle past the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: An inflatable toy vendor rides his motorcycle past the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Workers pulls a hardcart full of bricks out of a kiln at a brick making factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Workers stack bricks on a handcart in a kiln at a brick making factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  The Mekong River flows past a ferry crossing the river west of Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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