Posts Tagged as "Khmer Rouge"

‘Daze of Justice’ Film Highlights Long Beach’s Khmer Refugees

May. 18, 2016 / By
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The documentary explores the trauma of silence following the Cambodian genocide and highlights Long Beach voices.

Khmerican – Connecting the Cambodian Diaspora

Mar. 20, 2015 / By and
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As two major Cambodian important dates-- Khmer New Year on April 13 and the Day of Remembrance on May 20-- approach, we spoke to local ethnic media hub, Khmerican, about the importance of connecting Cambodian-Americans with the homeland.

Cambodian New Year Celebrated Through Art and Struggle

Apr. 19, 2013 / By
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In the aftermath of years of war, over 1 million Cambodia refugees fled with their families to rebuild their lives in the U.S...

Enemies of the People: Finding Humanity in Darkness

Nov. 27, 2011 / By
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Written by John Oliver Santiago, VoiceWaves Youth Journalist.

On November 8, 2011, filmmakers Thet Sambath and Rob Lemkin presented a screening of their award-winning film, Enemies of the People, to an audience at the Beach Auditorium of the California State University Long Beach...

Dancing With Sophiline

Oct. 18, 2011 / By
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Video by Cheeravath Aphipunyo, Sophinarath Cheang, and John Oliver Santiago.

Come with VoiceWaves into a rehearsal with renowned choreographer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro and her Khmer Arts Ensemble.  ..

Loung Vy: Gardening Through Struggle

Sep. 26, 2011 / By
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Loung Vy sits in her garden.  Photo by Sophinarath Cheang.

My grandmother Loung Vy is approaching yet another milestone in her life — her seventy-year mark...

Escaping Genocide, Finding Trauma

Sep. 20, 2011 / By
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Written by Sophinarath Cheang, Voicewaves Youth Journalist.

Roth Prum at a workshop conducted by the Applied Social Research Institute of Cambodia...

Bunsorng Tay: Maintaining Cultural Legacies

Aug. 26, 2011 / By
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Written By Sophinarath Cheang, Voicewaves Youth Journalist

Bunsorng Tay in his home.

Bunsorng Tay is sixty-three years old...