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Invisible: Surviving the Cambodian Genocide

The memoir of Mac and Simone Leng who survived the genocide and later moved to Colorado.  ISBN - 10:1944297243

 

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Cambodian Genocide

The S-21 (Tuol Sleng) 'Security Prison' was a torture and execution center used by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian genocide of 1976-1979. This mother and baby were among the victims.

The S-21 (Tuol Sleng) "Security Prison" was a torture and execution center used by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian genocide of 1976-1979. This mother and baby were among the victims.

Remembrance

Choeung Ek Cambodian Genocide memorial.

Choeung Ek Cambodian Genocide memorial.

Resistance

Flowers in a Khmer Rouge jail cell.

Flowers in a Khmer Rouge jail cell.

Survival

26th April 2018 - Bou Meng presenting the book about him (written by Huy Vannak) and DVD inside Tuol Sleng

26th April 2018 - Bou Meng presenting the book about him (written by Huy Vannak) and DVD inside Tuol Sleng

About this Resource:

Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Non-fiction
    • Primary Source(s): 
  • First Person Accounts
  • Interviews
    • Grade Level(s): 
  • 9-12
    • Audience(s): 
  • Community Member
  • Teacher and Student
    • Discipline(s): 
  • Language Arts
  • Social Studies

    • Colorado context: 

    Mac and Simone Leng live in Pueblo, Colorado, and serve as speakers through the Coalition Against Global Genocide.

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