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Survivors Stories
DC-Cam believes that one of the most effective ways to preserve the
history of Democratic Kampuchea is through the voices of those who
survived. Our Promoting Accountability, Research and other teams thus
continually seek interviews with, and solicit stories from, survivors.
DC-Cam is interested in publishing the accounts of Democratic
Kampuchea survivors. Some of our efforts in this regard include:
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In 2003, DC-Cam and the Khmer Writers Association held an essay
competition for DK survivors. We asked survivors to submit narrative
essays on their lives during the regime or their thoughts on issues
related to the Khmer Rouge. Of the 43 essays submitted, 4 were given
awards at a ceremony held on
April 2, 2004. The winning essay has been
published in both Khmer and English issues of Searching for the
Truth and the local newspaper Resmei
Kampuchea. Because of the success of this
contest, we are planning to make it an annual event.
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We are also beginning to collect photographs and stories for a new
book on the lives of New People (those evacuated from the cities)
during Democratic Kampuchea. Cambodians who are willing to lend us
photographs and tell their stories are urged to contact Sopheak Sim,
truthsopheak.s@dccam.org
Several other sources for interviews with survivors are available on
our website. The History sections of each issue of
Searching for the Truth
contain survivor accounts, as does the
Interviews section of this
site.
For more information on the interviews we have conducted with
survivors, please contact:
dccam@online.com.kh
Family Tracing
We
also seek to help families locate their lost loved ones or learn about
relatives and friends who died or disappeared during the regime. We
welcome the inquiries of Cambodians at home and abroad, and make every
effort to search for information. We also publish requests in the
Family Tracing section of our monthly magazine, Searching for the
Truth, so as to reach the widest possible sources of information.
If you wish
us to research an individual lost during Democratic Kampuchea or have
information, please contact: Socheat Nhean,
truthsocheat@dccam.org
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