Author: Chhim Peou

Mak Tun, Cyclo Driver

I married two men; both were my relatives. My first marriage was arranged to a farmer from my village in Phnom Penh. After we were married, he helped sell cakes at a shop near O Russey market and I farmed. Although he earned 1,300 riel a month, he never gave me any money. After we […]

Mam Bun Lorn, Silk Weaver

Bun Lorn worked near Rorka Kong market in Kandal Province. I used to go there to buy food for my family. He watched me for a year, but I didn’t really notice him. One day, his parents came to mine and arranged our marriage. I didn’t meet him until our wedding day in 1969. I […]

Chaing Chaem, Monk

Chaing Chaem was head of the Tet Mountain Buddhist monastery in Chamkar Leu District of Kampong Cham Province. He was very famous for his black magic, and many people still remember him. My grandmother Voek was a Buddhist nun who also respected and believed in his magical powers. When I was young, she took me […]

Chea Kim Sreng, Housewife

My mother was a farmer from Tonle Bet, while my father was a goldsmith from Kampong Cham Province. They met at a pagoda. My father asked my mother to marry him many times before she finally agreed. After they married, my father continued working as a goldsmith, while my mother stayed at home to look […]

Classroom Forum on the History of Democratic Kampuchea May 2022

On May 13, 2022 Anlong Veng Peace Center organized a classroom forum on the history of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979) to raise a wider public awareness about the past and to prevent the commission of genocide. Participating in the forum were fifteen students (10 male and 5 female) from Hun Sen Trapeang Prasat High School, Trapeang […]

Classroom Forum on History of Democratic Kampuchea March 2022

On March 26, 2022 Anlong Veng Peace Center welcomed 15 youths (8 female and 7 male) from Hun Sen Trapeang Prasat High School as part of our monthly educational program on the history of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979). It’s the occasion for the youths to meet face to face and study the history. At the beginning […]

Classroom Forum on History of Democratic Kampuchea February 2022

On February 23, 2022 Anlong Veng Peace Center organized a classroom forum on the history of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979) with 16 youths (5 male and 11 female) of Techo Sen Trapeang Tav High School and Hun Sen Trapeang Prasat High School. The classroom was intended to raise public awareness about the DK history and other […]