Cambodian Journeys by Stephen Mamula

Cambodian Journeys by Stephen Mamula

Between 1975 and 1979, the Khmer Rouge genocide claimed an estimated 1.7 million lives. Survivors faced starvation, torture, and dangerous journeys through mountainous and mine-filled jungles. Upon arriving at refugee camps, they faced uncertainty and hardship before eventually moving to the USA where they struggled to adapt to urban life. This book tells the survival stories of seven Cambodians who endured the Khmer Rouge Genocide, their escape to Thailand, and their difficult resettlement in the United States. It is a collection of first-person oral histories, supplemented by images of documents and photographs, highlighting journeys of resilience, survival, and adaptation amidst profound trauma.

“Profoundly moving and insightful in expanding different kinds of idioms and methods on what it means to `bear witness’ to genocide, war crimes, environmental in/justice” • Jacqueline Siapno, University of California

“This book is an indispensable resource for those with an interest in the Khmer Rouge period in Cambodia, refugee studies, or human rights studies.” • Eve Zucker, Columbia University

Stephen Mamula is an ethnographic writer who specializes in the cultural ecologies of Cambodia and urban North America. He has held teaching positions at Columbia University, Fordham University, and Providence College. He contributed to the volume Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity (University of Hawaii Press, 2013) and has delivered lectures at the Library of Congress, Harvard University, Yale University, UCLA, Sapienza Universita di Roma, and elsewhere on his research.

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ISBN 13	9781836950943
ISBN 10	1836950942
Title	Cambodian Journeys
Author	Stephen Mamula
Series	Forced Migration
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Berghahn Books
Year published	2025-08-01
Number of pages	136
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