In 2018, Cambodia officially allocated May 20th to be the National Day of Remembrance in order to memorialize the Cambodian Genocide under the Khmer Rouge. This holiday serves as a day of education, discussion, and healing. As the United Khmer Students at UCLA, we are hosting an online event to not only pay tribute to the survivors and memorialize our ancestors, but also to acknowledge and discuss the continued resilience displayed by the Khmer community. With the current situation of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the experiences of genocide are manifesting in the present day. With that, we would like to send a heartfelt invitation to students, alumni, and the community alike to join us in our efforts to further heal together as a community through acknowledgement of this significant moment in Cambodian history.
Our programing entails an interactive web-based timeline of events before, during, and after the genocide, an art gallery of personal artwork and sentimental artifacts from students and community members for public viewing, as well as an interactive workshop and discussion with panelists and undergraduate students.
Our programing entails an interactive web-based timeline of events before, during, and after the genocide, an art gallery of personal artwork and sentimental artifacts from students and community members for public viewing, as well as an interactive workshop and discussion with panelists and undergraduate students.
TIMELINE & ART GALLERYAs this is a day focused on education of this event, it is important for us to showcase the many narratives of those who have been directly or indirectly affected. By utilizing our online and accessible platforms, we hope to create a means for students and community members to tell their own stories, filling the gaps of our history that go unacknowledged by current media. The timeline and art gallery are LIVE for your viewing.
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PANEL & DISCUSSION
On Friday, May 21st, we will be hosting an interactive workshop followed by a panelist discussion via Zoom from 5pm to 7pm. Due to our event being remote, we would like to make the event as intimate as possible so this portion of our programming is reserved for undergraduate students only. This will be a safe space between panelists and attendees to have a conversation about our respective stories as an effort to heal through open conversation.
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We hope and look forward to having you all join us on this day of remembrance and continued efforts towards healing as a community.