Synopsis
The Khmer people originated in what is now called Cambodia in Southeast Asia. Throughout their history they have faced invasions by their neighbors Vietnam and Thailand, and were colonized by the French in the late 1880s. During the middle of the 20th Century, communist influence (dominated by North Vietnam) spread over Southeast Asia. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge (the Khmer Communist Party) took over the country, forcing a mass resettlement of people to work camps in rural areas, and the systematic execution of approximately 1.4 million Khmer people (20% of the population died from execution or starvation.) Few refugees were able to escape until the Khmer Rouge was overthrown in 1979. In that year, the U.S. welcomed approximately 150,000 refugees from Cambodia. Minnesota currently has the fifth largest Khmer population in the U.S.
Episodes
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![Escape from the Khmer Rouge: Part 2.]()
Escape from the Khmer Rouge: Part 2.
02/07/2010 Duration: 248h00sKhmer: Thaly Chhour Thaly Chhour 5Thaly Chhour 6Thaly Chhour 7Thaly Chhour 8
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![A child in the work camps: Part 2.]()
A child in the work camps: Part 2.
30/06/2010 Duration: 213h00sKhmer: Monoram Hang Monoram Hang 4Monoram Hang 5Monoram Hang 6
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![My first teacher in Minnesota tried to encourage me to speak to anybody on the street.]()
My first teacher in Minnesota tried to encourage me to speak to anybody on the street.
03/06/2010 Duration: 125h00sKhmer: Thaly Chhour Thaly Chhour 12
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![We were lucky.]()
We were lucky.
03/06/2010 Duration: 235h00sKhmer: Thaly Chhour Thaly Chhour 9Thaly Chhour 10Thaly Chhour 11
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![They approve me to come to the United States.]()
They approve me to come to the United States.
03/06/2010 Duration: 412h00sKhmer: Monoram Hang Monoram Hang 7Monoram Hang 8
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![A child in the work camps: Part 1.]()
A child in the work camps: Part 1.
03/06/2010 Duration: 689h00sKhmer: Monoram Hang Monoram Hang 1Monoram Hang 2Monoram Hang 3
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![I dont use the word meeting.]()
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![The reason that brought me to Minnesota because I found one of my sister.]()
The reason that brought me to Minnesota because I found one of my sister.
03/06/2010 Duration: 154h00sKhmer: Henry Nelson Henry Nelson 16
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![A chance for a new life in America.]()
A chance for a new life in America.
03/06/2010 Duration: 180h00sKhmer: Henry Nelson Henry Nelson 15
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![Its really frustrating for them to learn the other language.]()
It's really frustrating for them to learn the other language.
03/06/2010 Duration: 230h00sKhmer: Chamreun Tan Chamreun Tan 5
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![When they go to school, they have another law that they must follow.]()
When they go to school, they have another law that they must follow.
03/06/2010 Duration: 78h00sKhmer: Chamreun Tan Chamreun Tan 4
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![The job is so hard for me to do it, because Im new in this country.]()
The job is so hard for me to do it, because I'm new in this country.
03/06/2010 Duration: 175h00sKhmer: Chamreun Tan Chamreun Tan 3
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![Waiting for the flight to come.]()
Waiting for the flight to come.
03/06/2010 Duration: 232h00sKhmer: Chamreun Tan Chamreun Tan 1Chamreun Tan 2
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![I run toward Thailand - they catch me again.]()
I run toward Thailand - they catch me again.
02/06/2010 Duration: 186h00sKhmer: Henry Nelson Henry Nelson 12Henry Nelson 13Henry Nelson 14
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![I know that Im not dead yet.]()
I know that I'm not dead yet.
02/06/2010 Duration: 123h00sKhmer: Henry Nelson Henry Nelson 8Henry Nelson 9Henry Nelson 10Henry Nelson 11
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![Obey Anka, or die.]()
Obey Anka, or die.
02/06/2010 Duration: 128h00sKhmer: Henry Nelson hnelson_5.mp3hnelson_6.mp3hnelson_7.mp3
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![They took my father.]()
They took my father.
02/06/2010 Duration: 192h00sKhmer: Henry Nelson hnelson_1.mp3hnelson_2.mp3hnelson_3.mp3hnelson_4.mp3
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![Escape from the Khmer Rouge: Part 1.]()
Escape from the Khmer Rouge: Part 1.
02/06/2010 Duration: 101h00sKhmer: Thaly Chhour Thaly Chhour 1Thaly Chhour 2Thaly Chhour 3Thaly Chhour 4
