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My mother, Vannak, talks about experiencing the Khmer Rouge at just three years old.

Adamson Kobashigawa (35) talks with his mother Suzie Leng Yuk (74) about her life before the Khmer Rouge invasion in Cambodia, life during the invasion and how she survived with her kids, and what life was like after the Khmer...

Dasundy Ou had a difficult life growing up. When she was extremely young, her country was taken over my communists that destroyed her land. Here, she shares the story of her life and what she has to say to the...

Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Sichan Siv [no age given], talks about The American Dream with his friend, David Waddle (67). He reflects on his escape from the Khmer Rouge and shares how he was able to...

My dad had to move away from Cambodia because of the Khmer Rouge and ending up in America he was given endless possibilities

My best friends dad went through a horrific war as a child, the Khmer Rouge. As a child of the war he tells his story.

We talked about my grandma’s life in Cambodia before the war and her life during the Khmer Rouge. She emphasized to me how important it is for family to stick together.

We talked about my grandpa and grandma’s love story. We also talked about how important his grandchildren and family are to him.

Cousins Billy Taing (44) and Jill Hanhong (36) discuss Billy's upbringing, the changes that led him to gang life and the crime that changed his life.

Amanda So (29) interviews her father, Suor So (69), about his life, focusing on his immigrating to the United States in 1981 from Cambodia and his subsequent life here.

Anne Ripley (76) is interviewed by her friend, Sharron Dorr (76), about Anne's volunteer work with the International Committee of the Red Cross in Cambodia during the time of the Khmer Rouge.

Rebecca Satim Penh-Ma talks with her younger cousin, Masaya Sky Kraichit about her time growing up as a refugee, adapting and growing up in America from Thailand.

Chantara Nop (65) interviews his friend, Bryant Ben (61) about his life. They discuss Bryant's early years in Cambodia, the outbreak of war in Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge genocide, and Bryant's own move away, first to Thailand, then to Canada,...

I talk to Sister Dr. Luise Ahrens, an American Maryknoll nun who worked for 26 years in Cambodia. Sister Luise speaks of her work helping to rebuild the Royal University of Phnom Penh and education throughout the country. We learn...

My mom survived the Khmer Rouge and made a new life in America with my dad and four kids. She shares with me some lessons in life that keeps her strong and hopeful.