Siv, Sichan

Sichan Siv recalls his youth in Cambodia during the military conflicts in neighboring Vietnam and the emergence of the communist Khmer Rouge. He escaped the country for fear that he would endanger his family because of his education and his work as an airline attendant. He is the only one of fifteen family members that survived. He ended up in a refugee camp and helped to organize English and French language classes. He was granted a visa to immigrate to the United States, where he eventually became an ambassador.

2013-07-24

Interviewer: Nancy Bui

Videographer: Nghia Tran