cambodia

Examines the violent consequences of Communist revolution in Cambodia in the late 1970s and the occupation of East Timor by Indonesian forces from 1975-1999, chronicling indigenous resistance to genocide and extermination; efforts at cover-ups, international interventions, and UN conflict resolution; and the role of U.S. policymakers in both cases.

Chronicles thirty years of conflict in Cambodia, describing how the Khmer Rouge's crimes against humanity have impacted the region and its people.

A study of S-21, a secret facility in Phnom Penh where enemies of the Khmer Rouge regime were interrogated, tortured, imprisoned, and executed for alleged counterrevolutionary crimes.

A biography of the prime minister of Cambodia.

Nawuth Keat, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge invasion of Cambodia, describes his experiences, discussing the killings of his family members, his enslavement, the relationships that were formed between people from his community, and more.

Loung Ung, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official in Phnom Penh, tells of her experiences after her family was forced to flee from Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army, discussing her training as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, and telling of how her surviving siblings were eventually reunited.

Brought up in a Buddhist monastery, two brothers go out into the world to very different fates, armed with the advice of a wise abbot.

After seeking a better life outside the refugee camps in Cambodia, Tranh tries to start a new life at his new school in Canada, but when Martin Beamis starts bullying him, Tranh wonders how better off he really is.

Presents a comprehensive examination of the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge revolution of the late 1970s, the brutal leadership of Pol Pot and his racist and totalitarian policies, and the struggle of the United Nations to bring order to this devastated country.

Somaly Mam, a Cambodian woman who was sold into the sex trade when she was twelve, relates her experiences in the industry and discusses her work as an activist in Southeast Asia.