Our In-Country Coordinator, Pheaktra Phouen, has been working closely with our peer leaders across Cambodia to collect powerful personal narratives from communities throughout the country. Since January 2025, thanks to his leadership and tireless efforts, we’ve received 400+ high quality and life-impacting interviews from Cambodia. Here …
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Timothy Davis as the new Project Director for the Cambodian Oral History Project. He succeeds Dr. Dana Bourgerie, the project’s founder, who will continue to offer support and insight in his new role as Project Director Emeritus given his recent …
By Debra Roderick, Project Assistant – Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of April 17th, 1975, the beginning of the Khmer Rouge Genocide. Since visiting the killing fields at age 14, hearing stories during my missionary service, and now coming to the close of my time …
We’re excited to welcome recent team members to the Cambodian Oral History Project! Our ever-expanding translation and indexing team now includes Hannah, Brittin, Devon and Ethan, who all recently shared some of their thoughts about the project with us. Hannah Price Hannah Price is …
We are thrilled to announce the addition of a new life story to our project! This compelling account chronicles the life history of Sok Tann, a Cambodian refugee who settled in Utah after fleeing the Khmer Rouge. Sok Tann’s life history is a unique type …
The Cambodian Oral History Project recently published its 50th translation, which marks an important milestone for the project. Although COHP’s main focus has been collecting and preserving the oral histories of Cambodians in their homeland and heritage communities in the United States, the last couple …
Over the past few years, the Cambodian Oral History Project has had the special privilege of connecting with Cambodian Americans and new friends in Cambodian heritage communities around the United States. These visits have not only highlighted our progress and success over the last few …
My name is Hillory Suy, and I am from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I have two siblings and I am the oldest in my family. I am currently a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho. Living away from home for the past three years made me realize …
One of the most exciting highlights for the COHP team this year has been to see the acceleration of our translation efforts. In the last month alone, our translation team has been able to translate and publish 11 new translations! All of these projects were …
