Leang Korn, 60, Koh Kong, March 15, 2013
| Leang Korn, 60, Koh Kong, March 15, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Collection | Cambodian Women's Oral History Project |
| Recording type | Oral history |
| Narrator | Leang Korn |
| Interviewer | Theresa de Langis |
| Recorded | March 15, 2013 |
| Language | Khmer; English translation |
| Subjects | History & Remembrance; Gender & Sexuality; Family & Intergenerational Life |
| Creator pages | Theresa de Langis |
A life-story interview with Leang Korn recorded on 15 March 2013 for the Cambodian Women's Oral History Project. (Cambodian Women's Oral History Project narrator page)
Description
Leang Korn discusses being raped twice by groups of low-level Khmer Rouge cadre in her late teenage years. She describes the second rape as resulting in pregnancy and ultimately a full hysterectomy, and the rejection she faced from her community afterwards. She also discusses her present life in Koh Kong, where she runs a home-stay guest house, bakes cakes for sale in the market and cares for two young grandchildren. (Cambodian Women's Oral History Project narrator page)
Credits
The narrator page names Leang Korn as the narrator and Theresa de Langis, independent researcher, as lead interviewer, with You Sotheary and Thorn Sina as project assistants. The interview is in Khmer with an English translation. (Cambodian Women's Oral History Project narrator page)
Access
The project states that the interview may not be used, published or duplicated without the explicit permission of the lead researcher, and the project states that full testimonies are archived at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. No item number or duration is published. (Cambodian Women's Oral History Project narrator page) (Cambodian Women's Oral History Project) KhmerConnection indexes this material and does not hold or provide access to the recordings.