I’m reading her memoir right now about her experience and it’s something that needs to be read in schools because the Cambodian genocide is truly forgotten in the west and we barely went over it in high school
America sweeping 🧹 it under the rug because American policies under Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger caused the rise of the Khmer Rouge . Bombing Cambodia and helping with the overthrow of king shinaouk caused the collapse of the Cambodian government in 70s
My intro into the genocide was the movie "The Killing Fields" that I watched I think on TNT at middle school age. My first history class in high school I immediately looked through my late 90's text book (early internet dial-up days, and our family didn't have a home pc) looking for mention of it...and never found it. I was shocked. That may have been the first chisel cut out my naivety.
I remember having to read this memoir in high school and i literally cried one night over it. Now im doing a research paper on the topic of the Khmer Rouge to shed more light on this genocide 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you so much for dedicating your times for humanity services , I’m also a Cambodian from a genocide survivors and the rest of my families are able to escaped this darkness time of turmoils . Henry Kissinger the Secretaries of State bombarde innocents Khmers civilians killing over 100,000 Khmers people! He’s able to live until 100y.o die in 2023. The killing field movie it’s only the 1/3 from the real scenarios it’s like hell on earth .
Learning about the life of someone that died tragically would be harder even that learning of their death. How sad to see a face and hear of their death, how much sadder to hear of their lives and hopes and dreams knowing how it all ended.
My MIL and one of my very good friends are from Cambodia. Both never talk about it. I’m shocked that schools don’t talk about it. My friend described one memory she has where her mother stopped to use the bathroom in the jungle. Her mother’s friend decided to keep going. She stepped on a land mine and died instantly. My MIL on the other hand never speaks of it. She vowed to never return to her hometown.
I’m stunned and speechless by Pol Pot and therefore have no comment on it here, but I just wanted to say I appreciate these vintage advertisements not being cut out
My fiancé is khmer band I’ve been there a few times . I don’t ask about that time or do I want to know . I find the people of Cambodia are friendly and happy
For all people who think that learning about history whether it's good or terrible take not that those who fail to learn history are destined to repeat it. The recent wars and criminal acts are a prime example of this fact. As a former Marine I am appalled that so many people refuse to learn history. You will be the losers in the long run. Semper Fi to all My Marine brothers and sisters current and past.
First, thanks for your service Second, you are correct about those who refuse to learn history Third, the similarities from Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Saloth Sar are very horrifying
You may want to read , In The Name Of My Father. Authored by Ahmad Massoud . Whose father Ahmad Shaw Massoud was the leader of the Afghan resistance . And assassinated on 9/9/01 . Shawn Ryan just interviewed him and it’s on The Shawn Ryan Show podcast . If you’re interested . These stories and memoirs of both of these amazing human beings , Loung and Ahmad need to be heard and studied.
@@camille8926 I watched it great movie so sad. I myself was born in 1975 8 months after the Khmer Rouge invaded Phnom Penn. However my family we were so lucky my dad was Lon Nol( fought against thr Khmer Rouge) front line private. We were able to escaped to Thailand boarder prior to April of 1975 invasion of Phnom Penn.
Imagine being a left-wing academic attacking this woman calling her a liar and a propagandist for criticizing the communist ideas that led to the Cambodian genocide.
No they didn’t, America tried to help the Cambodians fight the Khmer Rouge but the Cambodian prince Sihanouk refused to do so, later even joining the Khmer Rouge in a cynical power grab (predictably they deposed him as soon as they gained power).
American were helping Cambodia but they make a huge mistaken by bombarding Khmer border ! Americain were looking and after the Vietnamese Communism hiding along the Cambodian south border. United Stated were looking for Vietnamese Headquarter Admi. Hiding within Cambodia border but instead they were nowhere to be found only result with a great catastrophic outcome killing over 100,000K innocents Khmers people ! Henry Kissinger order the bombardment but he’s reckless law cause thousand and thousands Khmers innocent lives .
The killing fileds movie is incredible....the actor who plays dith pran haing ngor his story is even worse than the movie...called survival in the killing fields.......please read the book.....brings tears to youe eyes but you have to read a d how he survived survived its incredible
I tried to hold on to my tear while watching this ... I dont know that this is what they been through... we all have family members died during that time - Every cambodians does !
I am not going to blame at any one, except for the two parties “ the capitalist, and the communist.” However, what is the province are those people were living????? I believe that they were the city folks, the capitalistic.
I’m reading her memoir right now about her experience and it’s something that needs to be read in schools because the Cambodian genocide is truly forgotten in the west and we barely went over it in high school
We nerve went over it in high school. I just came across it
I couldn’t believe I had no idea it happened until watching Angelina Jolie’s movie on it the other day!!😢
America sweeping 🧹 it under the rug because American policies under Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger caused the rise of the Khmer Rouge . Bombing Cambodia and helping with the overthrow of king shinaouk caused the collapse of the Cambodian government in 70s
My intro into the genocide was the movie "The Killing Fields" that I watched I think on TNT at middle school age. My first history class in high school I immediately looked through my late 90's text book (early internet dial-up days, and our family didn't have a home pc) looking for mention of it...and never found it. I was shocked. That may have been the first chisel cut out my naivety.
Google Henry Kissinger Cambodia bombing and you will know why it is not taught in schools in America
I remember having to read this memoir in high school and i literally cried one night over it. Now im doing a research paper on the topic of the Khmer Rouge to shed more light on this genocide 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you so much for dedicating your times for humanity services , I’m also a Cambodian from a genocide survivors and the rest of my families are able to escaped this darkness time of turmoils . Henry Kissinger the Secretaries of State bombarde innocents Khmers civilians killing over 100,000 Khmers people! He’s able to live until 100y.o die in 2023. The killing field movie it’s only the 1/3 from the real scenarios it’s like hell on earth .
Visit Cambodia came to S21 Toulsleng and Killing fields in Phnompenh .
its 2020 and I am comparing this situation to the crisis in Burma that is still ongoing. We need to do better in the world.
Can you please tell me what is going on in Burma right now? I work with a lot of Burmese and they say what goes on in Rambo 4 is still happening now.
We needed to do better when the Balkan wars and rwanda happened. Its like we never learn.
I just watched the movie on Netflix and I couldn’t help crying such a sad movie
She’s so brave
Learning about the life of someone that died tragically would be harder even that learning of their death. How sad to see a face and hear of their death, how much sadder to hear of their lives and hopes and dreams knowing how it all ended.
I was listening with my back turned & had to double take at 11:13, probably the last thing I expected to see in a video about the Khmer Rouge.
My MIL and one of my very good friends are from Cambodia. Both never talk about it. I’m shocked that schools don’t talk about it. My friend described one memory she has where her mother stopped to use the bathroom in the jungle. Her mother’s friend decided to keep going. She stepped on a land mine and died instantly. My MIL on the other hand never speaks of it. She vowed to never return to her hometown.
Watching one day before Independence Day 2021.
I think it's insane that what happened in Cambodia is not more widely known or talked about.
Yup. I only knew about the genocide when i was 13 years old. Even my mum never know about this. Anyway, i am from Malaysia.🇲🇾
She is so beautiful!
Meet me some day I I want to treat you same like that
Not a good thing under Khmer Rouge
Just watched the film and It was so awful, if that is communism you can keep it. Such suffering for those poor people, and I never knew the story.
Yet idiots in the west think its some utopian shit. Theyre morons. Fuck communism. All it brings is death and suffering
Amazing story and it really saddens me. I never knew of this until now
Half my family are survivors of the Khmer Rouge
I’m stunned and speechless by Pol Pot and therefore have no comment on it here, but I just wanted to say I appreciate these vintage advertisements not being cut out
Really touching
My fiancé is khmer band I’ve been there a few times . I don’t ask about that time or do I want to know . I find the people of Cambodia are friendly and happy
that Mastercard ad just after Ung describes the suffering of her family is so jarring.
Pol Pot himself said that he had read Marx, yet couldn't understand much of it, so he started reading Stalin. Great job.
For all people who think that learning about history whether it's good or terrible take not that those who fail to learn history are destined to repeat it. The recent wars and criminal acts are a prime example of this fact.
As a former Marine I am appalled that so many people refuse to learn history. You will be the losers in the long run. Semper Fi to all My Marine brothers and sisters current and past.
First, thanks for your service
Second, you are correct about those who refuse to learn history
Third, the similarities from Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Saloth Sar are very horrifying
You may want to read , In The Name Of My Father. Authored by Ahmad Massoud . Whose father Ahmad Shaw Massoud was the leader of the Afghan resistance . And assassinated on 9/9/01 . Shawn Ryan just interviewed him and it’s on The Shawn Ryan Show podcast . If you’re interested .
These stories and memoirs of both of these amazing human beings , Loung and Ahmad need to be heard and studied.
Angeline Jolie made a movie about her on Netflix I believe.
Yes. It is called, "First, They Killed My Father." Something like that.
I just watched it! Now I’m hooked on learning more. They definitely don’t teach this stuff in the American education system
@@camille8926 I watched it great movie so sad. I myself was born in 1975 8 months after the Khmer Rouge invaded Phnom Penn. However my family we were so lucky my dad was Lon Nol( fought against thr Khmer Rouge) front line private. We were able to escaped to Thailand boarder prior to April of 1975 invasion of Phnom Penn.
Imagine being a left-wing academic attacking this woman calling her a liar and a propagandist for criticizing the communist ideas that led to the Cambodian genocide.
The United States and Nixon played a part in setting the stage for this Cambodian Holocaust.
No they didn’t, America tried to help the Cambodians fight the Khmer Rouge but the Cambodian prince Sihanouk refused to do so, later even joining the Khmer Rouge in a cynical power grab (predictably they deposed him as soon as they gained power).
American were helping Cambodia but they make a huge mistaken by bombarding Khmer border ! Americain were looking and after the Vietnamese Communism hiding along the Cambodian south border. United Stated were looking for Vietnamese Headquarter Admi. Hiding within Cambodia border but instead they were nowhere to be found only result with a great catastrophic outcome killing over 100,000K innocents Khmers people ! Henry Kissinger order the bombardment but he’s reckless law cause thousand and thousands Khmers innocent lives .
The killing fileds movie is incredible....the actor who plays dith pran haing ngor his story is even worse than the movie...called survival in the killing fields.......please read the book.....brings tears to youe eyes but you have to read a d how he survived survived its incredible
Ironically the good doctor Haing Nor would be killed during a mugging in 1996
The world stood still and did nothing during this atrocity.
Việt Nam đã hành động!
Was this the entire episode? Or was any other segments released?
I watched the movie on Netflix based on her story. It's great!
She really based on the girl from “first they killed my father “
Powerful
Thank you for sharing this crucial documentary. I just watched the movie directed by Angelina Jolie.
What a beautiful and amazing representation of a nation this woman. She's kind, shes the real human being
God bless Cambodia
I tried to hold on to my tear while watching this ...
I dont know that this is what they been through...
we all have family members died during that time - Every cambodians does !
Crazy this was over 20 years ago
First they killed my father. Moving book.
🌸🇺🇸🇺🇸Cambodia 🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🤝👏👏🙌🏼
Why I turned my back on president hunseng even tho I’m cambodian
Because he is former Khmer Rouge
Pol pot
Tel them , USA overthrown your king Because he decided to be neutral and chose Lon Nol instead.
🇰🇭
I am not going to blame at any one, except for the two parties “ the capitalist, and the communist.”
However, what is the province are those people were living?????
I believe that they were the city folks, the capitalistic.