We are gratified to the many people who have reached out in support of the project in various ways, especially since COHP was featured on the Brigham Young University website and YouTube channel in July. Despite the challenges associated with the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the …
Madeline Mortell is a Brigham Young University student from Boise, Idaho studying public relations. She joined the Cambodian Oral History Project this past August and currently serves as our social media lead. She also helps with the project database. Madeline’s introduction to Cambodia began with …
In the winter of 2017, I came home from to the United States after living in Cambodia for 18 months. During my time in Cambodia, I had just touched the surface of its rich culture and gained a deep love for the people. While I …
As with the rest of the world, our project has been dealing with the effects of COVID-19. Our Winter Semester intern returned early amid concerns of the pandemic, and the collection of interviews ground to a near standstill. Accordingly, our Cambodia team shifted focus to …
With the year 2020, the Cambodian Oral History Project enters its fifth year. The project is now approaching the 5000-interview milestone with contributions from 16 of the 25 Cambodian provinces. We have received interviews from 110 different local peer leaders. The BYU team has six …
With profound thanks to Keo Somaly for her service as the COHP Cambodia coordinator, we are pleased to introduce Vanna Roth as the new coordinator. She has been a peer leader for some time and we welcome her now in this new role. “Hi! I …
Eav Sareoun, a Cambodian refugee now living in America, shares in a video interview how he escaped death four times and what life was like for him in the Khmer Rouge. “[When] Pol Pot’s time began, I went to their village and then I did …
We are excited to have Seyon Pen joining our staff as a Khmer Editor! “My name is Seyon. I used to live in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, but I moved to Siem Reap for a while, and now I am in Provo Utah. I love hiking …
Introducing Jeremy Hills, one of the new employees on our project. Here are a few words from him: I’m 22 years old from Woods Cross, UT. I’m an Information Systems major at BYU and preparing for dental school. From 2015 to 2017 I served an …
