Interviewer
Marilyn Gallup
Files
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Ethnic Group
Cambodian American
Generation
Elder
Description
There are many situations that Ky Pech could have marked as the beginning of her adulthood. Her parents gave her a great amount of responsibility at an early age. Fulfilling that responsibility was her greatest accomplishment, but Ky Pech doesn’t feel as though that alone marked the beginning of her adulthood. She helped her family financially, earning money by working in the rice fields of Cambodia. Ky Pech also helped her mother take care of her two younger sisters after her father died. Although society considered her an adult at the age of 14, in her own heart, she did not yet feel that way…
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
Lin, May. "Pech Family: Ky Pech (Elder)". (2005). STOCKTONSpeaks! Cambodian American Stories. Oral History 4.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ss-ca/4
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Relatives
Pech Family: Kun Tuy (Middle)
Pech Family: Rottana Prak (Youth)