,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #dfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjad,mr4
 ,l[5?al submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,honor+ !       
victims ( ! ,cambodian g5ocide t took   
place f ,april #aige to ,janu>y #aigi4  
,:]eas beg9n+ 9 ,april #aige & end+ 9   
,janu>y #aigi1 at lea/ #a1gjj1jjj to    
#c1jjj1jjj p 7 delib]ately &            
sy/ematically kill$ 9 ,cambodia 9 "o ( !
 wor/ human trag$ies ( ! mod]n era2     
,:]eas 9 #aige1 ,pol ,pot l$ ! ,communi/
 gu]illa gr\p1 ! ,khm] ,r\ge1 9 a       
l>ge-scale insurg5cy 9 ,cambodia t      
result$ 9 ! removal ( ,cambodians f _!  
homes & into labor camps 9 an attempt to
 re/ructure ,khm] society2 ,:]eas       
traditional ,khm] culture & society 7   
sy/ematically de/roy$1 includ+ !        
de/ruction ( temples1 s*ools1 hospitals1
 & o!r build+s2 ,:]eas families 7       
sep>at$ 9 an attempt by ! ,khm] ,r\ge to
 prev5t family =mation1 _m individuals 7

 puni%$ or kill$ = education1 weal?1 or 
sophi/ication1 & doctors1 nurses1 cl]gy1
 tea*]s1 bus9ess own]s1 artisans1 city  
dwell]s1 & ev5 ^? individuals :o wore   
glasses 7 s+l$ out = execution s9ce !y 7
 se5 z b\rgeois or contam9at$ ) ,we/]n  
influ5ce2 ,:]eas ! ,khm] ,r\ge ma9ta9$  
control by mass public torture1         
executions1 & dismantl+ ( ! social ord]2
 ,:]eas m51 wom51 & *ildr5 7 s5t to     
labor camps & =c$ to d /r5u\s f>m "w &  
fam9e & disease became epidemic :ile    
m$ic9e & m$ical c>e 7 non-exi/5t2 ,:]eas
 aft] ! ,khm] ,r\ge regime 0 ov]?r[n 9  
#aigi1 ?\s&s ( ,cambodians fl$ on foot  
to refugee camps 9 ,?ail& & _m refugees 
7 process$ aga9 9 o!r camps 9 !         
,philipp9es & ,indonesia2 ,:]eas f ^!   
refugee camps hundr$s ( ?\s&s (         
,cambodians made _! way to ! ,unit$     
,/ates beg9n+ 9 #aige2 ,:]eas ^!        
,cambodians 7 subsequ5tly resettl$ 9    
communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus figures f ! #bjab    

,am]ican ,community ,survey1 !re are    
approximately #bee1ggb ,cambodians      
curr5tly liv+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
despite _! trem5d\s loss1 ,cambodians & 
,cambodian-,am]icans h %[n c\rage &     
resili5cy2 ,:]eas ! memory ( ^?         
,cambodians :o 7 kill$ dur+ ! ,cambodian
 g5ocide mu/ nev] be =gott5 & !         
survivors ( ! ,cambodian g5ocide %\ld be
 honor$2 ,:]eas ! resettlem5t (         
,cambodians reflect$ ! h>d "w ( volunt>y
 ag5cies ?r\gh fund+ by ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t1 individual citiz5s1 & ,f$]al1
 ,/ate1 & local gov]nm5tal ag5cies1 all 
work+ toge!r to assi/ ! new arrivals 9  
adju/+ to society 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas ,cambodian refugees h done mu* to
 fur!r successful resettlem5t 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 includ+ ?r\gh mutual assi/ance 
associations organiz$ by previ\sly      
resettl$ ,s\!a/ ,asian refugees to help 
new refugees ?r\gh ! provision (        
ess5tial social1 psy*ological1 cultural1
 educational1 & economic s]vices2 &     
,:]eas :ile rememb]+ & honor+ bo? _!    

traditional culture & _! traumatic pa/1 
! new g5]ation ( ,cambodian-,am]icans is
 contribut+ to ,unit$ ,/ates society 9  
mean+ful ways3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 honors ! 
victims ( ! g5ocide 9 ,cambodia t took  
place beg9n+ 9 ,april #aige & end+ 9    
,janu>y #aigi2 &  7#b7 cont9ues to      
support ef=ts to pursue ju/ice = !      
victims ( ! ,cambodian g5ocide4