About three years ago, a Cambodian girl named Sam transfered to my high school. Sam was instantly loved by all who met her. She manages to smile and laugh at any possible situation. Sam is a genuine friend with the most positive outlook on life. Perhaps this intense optimism stems from a sincere amount of appreciation. I recently learned that Sam's family was greatly affected by the Cambodian genocide in the late 1970s.
The Khmer Rouge was a Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) spin-off power. Khmer Rouge's objective in Cambodia was to recreate. This new society was intended to feed off of peasants and farmers. Cambodian's were forced to slave in rice fields (which came to be known as "killing fields") in order to produce Khmer Rouge's demands. Keep in mind that these were newly settled city folk who were relocated to the countrysides. They were inadequate in the fields and slaughtered by the thousands. Overall, 1.5 million Cambodians were killed. In the fields, they died of exhaustion, starvation, and disease.
Sam's senior research paper was about her family in Cambodia. Sam's mother, parents, and siblings were swept up in the displacement. I do not know much details to their story, but I do know that her mother was forced to work in the "killing fields" as a very young teenager. Her father (Sam's grandfather) was taken away and never seen again.
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