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Khmer Oral History Project: Interview with Samphoun Em
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Samphoun Em was nineteen years old at the time the Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia. He and his family were evacuated from their village and were separated. He and two siblings were sent to work in a camp about 50 kilometers from his home village. Many people, including his sister, starved to death. He developed asthma and required medicine so he escaped to a refugee camp in Thailand and later immigrated to America. |
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| Quantity | 1.5 hours videocassette 28 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: moving images Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 00:53:39 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Em, Samphoun Interviewer: Richey, Paula Interpreter: Koy, Chantha Made in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
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Khmer (Cambodian) Made in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 07/31/1992 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 91 |
| Accession Number | AV1993.120.3 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Khmer Oral History Project' |
