"Theary Seng, a young Khmer-American lawyer, experienced the full horror of the Pol Pot regime, (1975-1979) when she was a child in her native Cambodia. In this compelling, clear-headed memoir, she exhibits all the courage and resilient street smarts of a true survivor while relating the story of almost incomprehensible suffering and loss." 

 

 - David Chandler, author of Brother Number One: A political Biography of Pol Pot

  

 

Theary's BLOG

MLK, Jr., CIVICUS/CJR / STTP / EU Seminar / Rotary Peace Fellows

I Have a Dream   - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC on 28 August 1963 Full video (17 minutes). "We Shall Overcome" lyrics and history.
We, Cambodians, should not forget the patience, activism and courage of black  [ ... ]



The Perils of Indifference
The Perils of Indifference by most famous holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel has many resonances for us Cambodians. The title says it all - in light of our Khmer Rouge history and the KR mentality of fear and intimidation which con [ ... ]