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Khmer Oral History Project: Interview with Chamreun Tan
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Chamreun Tan primarily grew up in Battambang City in Cambodia. He was working as a police officer in Phnom Penh City on April 17, 1975 when the Khmer Rouge came to power. He became separated from his parents and siblings and was sent to the village Phum Chhouk to work for the Khmer Rouge until 1979. He married in 1981. Tan attempted to leave Cambodia more than once and was sent back, eventually living in Thai refugee camps until coming to the United States in 1984. He has held a variety of jobs here and is currently a financial worker for Ramsey County. |
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| Quantity | 1.5 hours videocassette 40 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: moving images Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:09:08 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Tan, Chamreun Interviewer: Frey, Mark 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: 07/30/1992 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 91 |
| Accession Number | AV1993.120.13 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Khmer Oral History Project' |