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Weaving Narratives: An Exploration of a Family’s Journey through the Khmer Rouge Genocide

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  • As a child of two Khmer Rouge refugees, the Khmer Rouge genocide serves as the prologue of my family’s story. The Khmer Rouge genocide took place in Cambodia in 1975-1979 after a successful coup led by the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) (Dy 2007, 2). In an attempt to create a classless society, the Khmer Rouge regime killed over 3 million Cambodians (Heuveline 1998). As a result of these deaths, I possess a limited understanding of who my ancestors were and can only trace my lineage to my maternal and paternal grandparents. The absence of elders as well as geographical distance from Cambodia has culminated in difficulty embracing my Cambodian identity. The purpose of this study is to explore my identity as a Cambodian American and preserve the memories of my ancestors who lived before, during, and after the Khmer Rouge genocide. Furthermore, this information will be shared with my future descendants to aid in their understanding of their roots and empower them to keep our family history alive. The methodology for this project was oral history interviewing captured with digital video and audio recorders. Interviews were conducted with Henry Chau, Aun Sin, Michael Tep, and Nenna Tep in Portland, Oregon. The findings of this project successfully obtained stories of the Khmer Rouge genocide era and uncovered two to three generations on the maternal and paternal sides of my family.
  • Key Words: Cambodia, Cambodian American, genocide, identity, Khmer Rouge, oral history
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