In 1975, a four-year genocide began in which 2 million people were murdered or starved to death. The bloody chapter wiped out a generation of educated Cambodians and still haunts the country’s people.
Dictator Pol Pot’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime murdered and starved millions in pursuit of Year Zero, brutally targeting anyone with perceived privilege. Fifty years on, while the scars of war persist, Cambodian Australians are reflecting on their journey, embracing their identities and preserving their culture.
Rebuilding lives in the shadow of Khmer Rouge terror. By Neary Ty, SMH