Cambodia

genocide were the ages of 83 and 88. These leaders killed 1.7 million people by forced labour, execution, and starvation. This was roughly a quarter of the population of Cambodia. Each of these leaders received a life sentence in prison. These charges were for the crimes against humanity that were committed against the citizens of Cambodia. The amount of time left for the life…

rights movement, feminism, and the Vietnam war. Many artists stood out and spoke loudly to against unequal treatment and war, Edwin Starr was one of the great singers during that time. Before 1945, French had the highest status in Vietnam, Lao, and Cambodia; however, after 1949, with communist became more and more powerful at that time, Ho Chi Minh who led north Vietnam declares independence. There were many communists in lots of countries such as the Soviet Union and China. Presidency Kennedy…

person’s life. The Khmer Rouge evacuated Phnom Penh by forcing all of the residents to leave behind everything they had and march towards their countryside. They created “Year Zero,” meaning, they set the calendars back in order to change and make a new Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot did this by making money have no value, taking away private property, outlawing most reading material and religion, taking children away from their homes and forcing them to be in the military. They also had…

Jews that the Nazis perpetrated. The group that instigated this genocide was the Khmer Rouge, they rose to power from the Americans constantly bombing Cambodia and killing up to 750,000 Cambodians, thus driving people to flock to this guerrilla force because they wanted to change the Cambodian government that was allowing the US to bomb Cambodia. They ended up overthrowing the Lon Nol Government and the Khmer Rouge could put their Maoist and Stalinist plan into action. They were also partially…

Cambodian refugees and Vietnamese refugees also share differing experiences when it pertains to the topic of hardships faced when fleeing one’s homeland. Although both groups faced complications when fleeing their homeland, the complications and obstacles they faced were distinct. As for the Cambodian refugees, an abundant amount died during the journey to freedom. According to Kuy, “An estimated 3 million died during the Killing Fields, from torture, execution, starvation and disease. Some…

Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten:Cambodia’s Lost Rock n’ Roll by John Pirozzi was about Cambodian music, culture and art, and Cambodia’s tragic and disaster past under the Khmer Rouge regime. This movie illustrated how music is a soul of nation that shape Cambodian’s life and tradition itself. In addition, it also portrayed how music, artists and their way of life were affected during the war. There were a lot of interesting facts and details, likes and dislikes and why this movie grasp me in terms of…

Pol Pot was the former totalitarian dictator of Cambodia; he was a mass murderer, had paranoia, and was a megalomaniac. However, his reign only lasted four years because his brutal methods made the state highly unstable. In “Macbeth”, by William Shakespeare, an equally horrible man named Macbeth presides over the kingdom of Scotland. He seems destined to have the same fate as Pot, who had to retreat into hiding after his government crumbled. In “Heart’s Ambition”, Travis Mitchell indirectly…

break them? Luckily, most do not have to answer these questions, but Arn Chorn-Pond in the Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick did. About 40 years ago, in Cambodia, there was an oppressive regime known as the Khmer Rouge. ‘Oppressive’ is not even a harsh enough word to describe the atrocities they committed. Over 25% of the population of Cambodia died in a four year span. The terror started…

Rouge tore families apart, killed innocent children and left many to die due to famine. Between 1975 and 1978, there was an estimated number of two million cambodians that died out of the 8 million population. Vietnamese troops invaded the country of Cambodia in 1978 that captured Phnom Penh beginning of the following year. The author makes certain to accentuate the events that took place…

hold a book and pen” Sari Math says. That’s the aspiration of the young Cambodian man who lives in a rural Cambodia. With the poor conditions of lives, they don’t have enough ability to control their lives. That’s a piece of the stories in A River Changes Course which is a 2013 documentary film by Kalyanee Mam. She is a Cambodian American, and she is shocked when she first sees what Cambodia looks like. The film shows how Cambodians struggle to their lives and how they cope with it. The film…