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my parents made me dedicate time to read books or do something educational. I hated it and always complained, then they would lecture me about how hard it was for them to get an education and how good I had it compared to living in their country, Cambodia. Typically, I let them lecture and go about my day, however, one day I decided to actually listen. The stories I heard were shocking. My parents came from the horrific era when there was a genocide in their country. Basically, a huge

future when I am older. My family is from the Dominican Republic and Cambodia, I would like to go deeper into my Asian side. There are many interesting things about Cambodia and the stories about the journey here to the U.S. My great grandparents who are now deceased, went through a lot in Cambodia and escaping the Genocide. My mother came here when she was only four which was in 1986. My mom’s side of the family is from Cambodia, but my mom was born in Thailand because they were forced to go to a

communist party to kill twenty five percent of Cambodia resulting from starvation, overwork, and executions. Pol Pot was born with the name Saloth Sar in 1925 in Cambodia. His family was big on farming and agriculture, and believed that you he must get good grades because Pol Pot’s family was wealthy. Pol Pot went to school in Paris when he was 20 years old on a

Pannasastra University of Cambodia Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations CAMBODIA: Challenging the ASEAN Economic Community 2015 History and Political System of ASEAN Nations (POL 303) Prof. Sonya CHUM Ms. Soksamphoas IM E-mail: soksamphoas.im@live.com December 2011 – March 2012 Contents: I. Introduction II. Modern Economic History of Cambodia 2.1 Cambodia-ASEAN Diplomatic Relations 2.2 Cambodia‟s Achievements after joining ASEAN 2.3 Cambodia‟s policies, strategies and commitments

39 years ago, Cambodia was misfortunate with creating one the saddest tragedies of the 20th century. It started off with the fall of the Khmer Republic, when the communist Khmer Rouges took over the country that led to the slaughtering of over 2 million people. After four dark years, what’s left was a civil war torn country that was left unstable throughout the 90’s with a corrupted Prime Minister name Hun Sen. Sen, a former Khmer Rouge led Cambodia as Prime Minister; Second to the King. On July

around us but just as during WWII people have looked the other way. Such as with the Cambodian Genocide that took place over a course of four years from 1975 until 1979. This period of time started to spiral down hill in 1975 when the government in Cambodia was overthrown by the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge was a small

in our history and in our future as well. In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge assimilated into the minds of a people torn apart by war in their region and torn apart internally through civil war. Out of this schism

Monument may come to mind. The Angkor Wat, however, is one of the largest and best preserved monuments of the Angkor group that most do not think about. This monument was built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II in Angkor, which is modern-day Cambodia.  This monument is the world’s largest religious structure and measures to be about 400 acres. It is built entirely of stone, which is rather unique considering the intense details that appear on every surface of this structure. The building was

Cambodia has been significantly affected by the ongoing communism and the rule of the Khmer Rouge during the 20th century. Referred to as The Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodian genocide, Year Zero and the Cambodian Holocaust, the rule of the Communist Party of Kampuchea from 1975-1979 has had a devastating impact on Cambodia and the country’s condition in the 21st century. Led by Pol Pot, the beliefs and objectives of the Khmer Rouge has resulted in Cambodia’s loss of culture and identity, the deaths

Pol Pot, in 1998, quoted in The Times. The Cambodian genocide is the greatest injustice. Between the years of 1975-1979, complete annihilation happened inside the nation of Cambodia. A socialist named Pol Pot had assumed control over the administration with his armed force, Khmer Rouge, and was persuaded that transforming Cambodia into an entirely comrade nation was crucial. The reason to sort out a socialist gathering was to acquire influence, however to acquire