Cambodian Genocide

In the Cambodian genocide, 1975 to 1979 one third of the population died. Two articles about genocide survivors are “killing fields’ survivor documents Cambodian genocide” by Jennifer Hyde and “Why the arts are as important as hospitals in Cambodia” by Emily Wight. Individuals and societies who suffer a trauma such as genocide can heal through using art or bring guilty people to trial.
Some people heal through art, like music. If Pond was a slow learner, he would have been killed by Khmer Rouge. Three boys out of five were slow to learn, they get killed by the Khmer Rouge. A Hospital heals a person, but music heals your spirit, emotions and the mind. He was spared the murder that befell 80%-90% of the Cambodia in 1975. Pond, had survived
The life of Youk Channy from documentation found a hard time to survive during the Khmer rouge. His mother lost a daughter and four siblings. For 30 year later he still searches for them, and hoping they survived. Youk Channy has dedicated a lifetime of work, research, preservation and advocacy to his mother, whose bravery and sacrifice inspired him. He survived by eating whatever he could find. Many people died during the Khmer rouge. The most important thing for Youk Channy was food and sleep during the Khmer Rouge period. “He believes that Khmer Rouge kept such careful record of their success a trophy of short (Hyde #3).” “Youk Channy hopes the tribunal will help Cambodia move forward and help heal the nation he love (Hyde#3).” He collects documents to use in trials against the Khmer Rouge. Two different reactions of survivors of the Khmer Rouge era was to forgive and forget.
Two ways that survivors of genocide heal are by looking for justice and by using art such as music. Music saved Arn Chorn-Pond’s life just as many people found health in the hospital. Many people had a hard time during the Khmer Rouge. A Hospital heals your bodies, but Music heals your heart and your mind. Arn Chorn-Pond’s surviving some student