So I think, you know, for myself as someone who was born in the states, I can’t even begin to imagine.

Many people in the Cambodian community lost their whole entire families.

During the Khmer Rouge this, during the Khmer Rouge that,” you know? But it’s never been anything very, it’s never been anything very detailed where she really wants to tell what happened, what her life was like during that time because I think it’s just too painful for her. And my mother on the other hand, sometimes, you know, in fits of anger she’ll say, “You know, you guys have never seen struggle. So, you know, my father has already passed away but he’s never spoken to me ever once about his time during the Khmer Rouge. You know when I think about the effect of war upon my parents and upon my family, I think about the way that my mom & dad they don’t tell us that they love us, right? But we know that they do, we feel it, right? So the same thing with the war, they don’t tell us anything about the war but we sense its damage. How powerful is the war’s effect on your parents? Does it have a significant impact on their lives? And I think for many of them, they would just rather let that memory die than to live through the pain of, you know, sharing these memories and having to relive those images, those sounds, those experiences of pain all over again in the diaspora. You know, for the most part, my family has never spoken to me about life during the war life during the Khmer Rouge because I think that it’s a very painful memory for my mother & my father and it’s a very painful memory for many Cambodian elders. Has your family ever talked to you about their experiences back in Cambodia? I Get The Experience of The War Second Hand Resilience: Fuel to Push Us Further In Our Lives Profilers: Alexa Smith, Anh Tran, & Luis Vega

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