Khmer Voices - Cambodian Diaspora Stories of Careers and Impact

Saran Uthayakumar Interviews Vanny Whitchelo for Dissertation

Vanny Whitchelo Season 2 Episode 7

This is a first! This interview with me was part of a study that Saran Uthayakumar is conducting for his PhD dissertation that examines the diasporic experiences of Cambodians and Tamils. 

The dissertation asks: How do memories of violence and transgenerational trauma make 1.5/2nd generation refugee diaspora members more compelled or repelled from embracing identities and participating in communal healing and revival?

Saran wrote, "I was influenced by my best friend, who's French Khmer, and this project idea of ours was to connect our respective communities since our peoples were displaced after genocide in very different parts of the world."

Connect with Saran on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sironion/

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