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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 …

Killing Fields Visit by Allison McIllece What are the Killing Fields? Choeung Ek (Khmer: ជើងឯក) is the site of what once was an orchard and Chinese graveyard, but is now a mass grave of victims from the Khmer Rouge located about 17 kilometers (11 mi) …

By Nhem Sokunthea, Cambodia Project Coordinator Read this post in Khmer My name is Nhem Sokunthea. I’ve been a project peer leader for three years. I got involved with the project right after I returned from missionary service for the Church of Jesus Christ of …

It has been over three years since we launched the Cambodian Oral History Project. Its progress has been both rapid and somewhat surprising. We are pleased to announce that the project has recently surpassed 4000 interviews. In addition to the interview milestone, we have processed …

Allison McIllece served a missionary for the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Phnom Penh, Cambodia Mission from Dec 2016 – June 2018. “After coming home from my mission, I was eager to stay involved in preserving the Cambodian culture and …

I began working with the Cambodia Oral History Project in December 2016. I started out as the Volunteer Coordinator at BYU and quickly learned the importance of the project. I beganlistening to interviews and came across a woman that I had met while I served …