Bearing Witness: The Impact of Memorialization

Bearing Witness: Remembering for others in Cambodia

October 06, 2022 Sopheaktra Tim, Chamroeun Lak Season 1 Episode 2
Bearing Witness: The Impact of Memorialization
Bearing Witness: Remembering for others in Cambodia
Show Notes

This episode introduces listeners to Sopheaktra Tim and Chamroeun Lak. Both are memory workers in Cambodia, a country where most older adults experienced the violence of the Khmer Rouge. Pol Pot and his regime ravished Cambodia from 1975-1979. These workers discuss their efforts at remembering their fallen ancestors as well as the resilience in their country, and the way they connect with these ancestors today.

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