Interviewer
Marilyn Gallup
Files
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Ethnic Group
Cambodian American
Generation
Middle
Description
Imagine a 15-year-old girl forced to work in the fields, seven days a week, from five in the morning until seven at night. In the U.S., such a young woman would be going to school to learn about herself and about life’s opportunities. Kun Tuy dreamed of teaching dance. Instead, she was put to work by the Khmer Rouge in the rice fields of mountainous Cambodia. She received no money and little food for her labor. The Khmer Rouge ruled by suppression and killing in anticipation of establishing a Communist regime in Cambodia…
Keywords
Oral History, Stockton - CA, California, Cambodian American, History
Comments
This oral history is part of the STOCKTONSpeaks! Project that ran from 2002-2005 in Stockton, CA. You can read more about STOCKTONSpeaks! on the homepage and the About page.
Recommended Citation
Gaines, Lindsey. "Pech Family: Kun Tuy (Middle)". (2005). STOCKTONSpeaks! Cambodian American Stories. Oral History 5.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ss-ca/5
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Relatives
Pech Family: Ky Pech (Elder)
Pech Family: Rottana Prak (Youth)