“The OH Project” interviews were conducted in Portland, Oregon in the spring of 2009. The project was developed by the Cambodian American Community of Oregon, a non-profit organization that provides cultural activities and social support to families and children. Its purposes were to conduct intergenerational interviews between youth and elders in order to pass heritage from the migrating generation to youth born in the United States, and to use storytelling to help narrators heal from wartime trauma.
Participants attended oral history workshops at Portland State University in order to prepare for the interviews. This sample of five video clips is drawn from the larger archive of seventeen interviews. These clips and the headnote are designed to orient readers and researchers to the collection. Full transcripts of the five interviews excerpted here are available at PSU Library Special Collections.
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OH Project: Healing from Cambodian Genocide Headnote
Patricia A. Schechter
This brief essay introduces the "The OH Project: Healing from Cambodian Genocide." The OH Project interviews were conducted in Portland, Oregon in the Spring of 2009. The project was developed by the Cambodian American Community of Oregon, a non-profit organization that provides cultural activities and social support to families and children. The purpose was to conduct intergenerational interviews between youth and elders in order to transmit to pass heritage from the migrating generation to youth born in the United States, and to use storytelling to help narrators heal from wartime trauma. Participants attended oral history workshops at PSU in order to prepare for the interviews. The essay identifies key themes in a subset of the interviews and provides context for further exploration of the collection, with a bibliography and links to further resources.
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Clip from Interview with SivHeng Ung
Sophorn Cheang
An excerpt from a video interview with SivHeng Ung, part of the Cambodian American Community of Oregon's oral history project documenting the experiences of survivors of the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979.
Interview by Sophorn Cheang, 4 April 2009. -
Clip from Interview with Chanty Chut
Darith Chut
An excerpt from a video interview with Chanty Chut, part of the Cambodian American Community of Oregon's oral history project documenting the experiences of survivors of the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979.
Interview by Darith Chut, 31 May 2009. -
Clip from Interview with Chhunny Sok
Kimberly Im and Melissa Im
An excerpt from a video interview with Chhunny Sok, part of the Cambodian American Community of Oregon's oral history project documenting the experiences of survivors of the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979.
Interview by Melissa and Kimberly Im, 31 May 2009. -
Clip from Interview with Kakrona Khem
Samantha Khem
An excerpt from a video interview with Kakrona Khem, part of the Cambodian American Community of Oregon's oral history project documenting the experiences of survivors of the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979.
Interview by Samantha Khem, May 2009. -
Clip from Interview with Melanie Lim
Lauro Lim
An excerpt from a video interview with Melanie Lim, part of the Cambodian American Community of Oregon's oral history project documenting the experiences of survivors of the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979.
Interview by Lauro Lim, 29 May 2009.