They killed us, two million of us. In attempts to create a classless society, in just four years, the Khmer Rouge eradicated 25% of the Cambodian population, a great majority being intellectuals and artists. Many citizens fled to America to seek a better life, foiling the aim of the regime by establishing rich pockets of culture throughout the United States.
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Dom Khun
On a brisk jog around my neighborhood, I noticed the persimmon tree in my late grandmother’s yard had stopped blooming. In death, she had taken not only the vitality of her land, but also the remaining connection I had to our culture. She was the matriarch of our family, the roots of our tree and I am her seedling, unfurling what it means to survive and persevere.
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