Soul Survivors gives voice to women and children in Cambodia who
survived the genocide (1975 - 1979), when nearly two million people
died from execution, starvation, or disease. Through their detailed
personal stories, fourteen people reveal the brutality of Pol Pot's
regime, how they managed to survive, and what it took to rebuild
their lives afterward. Although the survivors lives are fraught
with suffering and times of despair, there is an under current of
hope, courage, and resilience that comforts and inspires. Their
stories are a testimony to the strength and goodness of the human
spirit. Twelve of the fourteen survivors who tell their stories in
Soul Survivors stayed in Cambodia after the genocide and worked
against the odds to bring their family fragments back together and
reclaim their culture. The fascinating details about life and
traditions in Cambodia are revealed through their tales as the
survivors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including a
medical doctor, classical dancer, landmine survivor, Buddhist nun,
Muslim fisherwoman, Christian farmer, orphan, high school teacher,
prostitute, silk weaver, social worker, and women's leader. Two
survivors came to the United States of America as orphans,
graduated from college, and returned to Cambodia as young adults to
help rebuild their country. Sixty-four captivating photographs draw
the reader into contemporary Cambodia to witness the survivors'
courageous work to recover from three decades of war, genocide and
poverty. Soul Survivors creates a comprehensive picture of Cambodia
yesterday and today. In addition to the survivors stories, there
are chapters on how the Khmer Rouge came to power, the role of the
US, thelandmine situation, the Buddhist peace movement, and how to
help people in Cambodia. It includes a chronology of Cambodian
history, a map of Cambodia, and an index. This second edition of
Soul Survivors was published as Cambodia's genocide trial began in
2008. The perpetrators, top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, are
being held accountable for mass murder and crimes against humanity
30 years after the tragedy. This new edition is updated and
contains recent historical events and an epilog telling what
happened to the survivors since the first edition was published in
2002. It also includes information about the two charitable
humanitarian organizations the author and photographer were
inspired to create to help the poor in Cambodia. "The book
effectively demonstrates the political, economic, and psychological
links between the destruction of Cambodian society carried out in
the 1970s and the suffering experienced by so many Cambodians
today," stated Susan Cook, Director of the Cambodian Genocide
Program at Yale University. "These are stories that have to be
told, that have to be held up to the light of humanity. For the
sorrows of Cambodia have not ended. They have been repeated in
greater or lesser forms in Rwanda and Bosnia, in Colombia, and
continue even now in our history. Hatred never ceases by hatred but
by love alone is healed," stated Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist teacher
who worked in the Cambodian refugee camps.
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