Khatharya Um: 2 books
From the Land of Shadows
War, Revolution, and the Making of the Cambodian Diaspora
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
In a century of mass atrocities, the Khmer Rouge regime marked Cambodia with one of the most extreme genocidal instances in human history. What emerged in the aftermath of the regime's collapse in 1979 was a nation fractured by death and dispersal. It is estimated that nearly one-fourth of the country's...
Southeast Asian Migration
People on the Move in Search of Work, Refuge, and Belonging
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Southeast Asia has long been a crossroad of cultural influence and transnational movement, but the massive migration of Southeast Asians throughout the world in recent decades is historically unprecedented. This volume features original works by scholars from Asia, America, and Europe that highlight...