Tell Congress: Victims of War Trauma Still Haunted by the Genocide
Overview Letter Targeting: The President of the United States, The U.S. Senate, and The U.S. House of Representatives
Started by: Talaya Sin
"The soldiers dragged out a pregnant woman and slit open her belly. A witness who was personally tortured for his political activism in Congo is more haunted by that image than his own pain." It's not just a Cambodian issue, it's all victim of war trauma.
The 300,000 survivors of the Cambodian holocaust and their families living in the United States bear the physical and psychological scars of war, torture, and genocide. They also sustain the economic burdens of a community that has lost at least one-third of its people; inlcuding over 90% of its doctors, lawyers, teachers, civil servants and clergy. There is no prehistoric precedent for a community rebuilding after such a massive loss of its citizenry and resources.
The National Cambodian American Health Initiative (NCAHI) is a membership organization of Cambodian leaders founded in October, 2003. NCAHI's mission is to improve and preserve the health of survivors of the Cambodian holocaust and their families through research, health education, model programs and advocacy. Members come from 16 states and service area, representing more than 75% of Cambodians living in the United States.
For the past 7 years, the National Cambodian American Health Initiative has been gathering information about the health of survivors of the Cambodian holocaust and their children in 2005 declared a “health emergency” in the Cambodian community. Science tells us that extreme trauma causes long term chronic disease and early death in survivors and children of survivors. We know this is happening in the Cambodian community because we have statistic that show that:
1. Cambodians have diabetes at a rate twice that of the general population and we are 6 times more likely to die of this sickness than others.
2. Cambodian dies of stroke twice as often as the general population.
3. Cambodian have liver cancer at a rate 8 time that of others.
In addition to having more chronic illness it is not surprising that Cambodians have a rate of disability of 30% for adults over 18 and 30% of our families are living in poverty. Resources for building a new home after genocide are few. More than 95% of educated Cambodians were exterminated leaving few human resources for leadership and health care. This is a reality that is not clearly understood by our community or by our government.
As new Americans, Cambodian want to work and contribute to our new home but we face the consequences of trauma and chronic disease in a real and practical manner. Based on 5 years of talking with the community across the country, NCAHI developed a strategic plan for health that calls for the following:
1. Raise awareness of the Cambodian holocaust and the health problems of survivors.
2. Mobilize the Cambodian community to participate in their own health care.
3. Increase the capacity of Cambodian organizations to deliver healthcare to their own communities.
4. Workforce development in the area of health care.
5. Development of a national Cambodian American Medical Home Program (CAMHP)
6. Assuring that health services are available on a long term basis.
We want to take this information and plan to the Congress of the United States. We invite you to join us by signing the petition. If you would like more information please request a copy of Health Emergency in the Cambodian Community in the United States and Strategic Plan for Health for the Cambodian Community in the United States (2007-2012 by sending an email to MScully@Khmerhealthadvocates.org .
With your help, we can improve the health of Cambodian survivors while lowering the cost of essential health care through a community based approach to health.
Sincerely,
Theanvy Kuoch, MA, LPC
Executive Director
Khmer Health Advocates, Inc.
Chair of National Cambodian American Health Initiative
1125 New Britain Avenue, Suite 202
West Hartford, CT 06110
Tel: (860) 561-3345 Fax: (860) 561-3538
68 comments:
NCAHI officials are a bunch of crooks (Khmer and American). They are in it for themselves and not for the victims. They are no diffent than the blood sucking leeches.
Khmer patriots, please think twices before adding your name to their petition.
សូមមេត្តា ចុះឈ្មោះគាំទ្រញត្តិខាងលើនេះ ដែលស្ដីពី ការស្នើសុំទៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលអាគាំង អោយជួយបន្តឧប្ថម្ភផ្គត់ផ្គង់ ដល់ជនរងគ្រោះខ្មែរទាំងឡាយ ដែលបានទទួលរងទុក្ខ ខាងផ្លូវចិត្ត ដោយសារសង្រ្គាមរនិងរបបប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ជាបន្តទៅទៀត ។ ជាពិសេស! សូមដាក់ឈ្មោះ និង
អស័យដ្ឋានលោកអ្នក អោយបានត្រឹមត្រូវ ព្រោះថា ឃេអាយ
មេឌា នឹងបញ្ជូនឈ្មោះអ្នកគាំទ្រទាំងអស់ ព្រមទាំងអស័យដ្ឋានរបស់អស់លោក ផ្ញើទៅអោយរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលហ៊ុនសែន ដើម្បី
អោយងាយស្រួលក្នុងករណីដែលមានបំណងចង់ដឹងថា !តើនរណាខ្លះ ដែលមានវត្តមាននៅទីនេះ!
NCAHI-what you said here is disturbing.
1- You said 95% of educated Khmer are killed by Khmer Rouge. What about uneducated low class Khmer- the farmers. Statistic says 1.7 to 2 million Khmer are killed by Khmer rouge. Are these killed victims all educated. My point is that the majority of Khmer that are killed by Khmer Rouge are uneducated Khmer among whom is my mother who does not even know one Khmer alphabet.
Most Khmer Rouge leaders are educated. Do not blame victims.
I do not want to blame the dead Khmer rouge regime, It is over, but living Khmer Rouge regime run by- Yuon and Hun Sen.
2- Many Khmer in the Us are lazy and pretend to be sick so they can get SSI.
ពួកអាបល់បាយ មីបល់បាយ អ្នកតុបតែងកំណាព្យខាង
លើអស់នេះបានតែព្រុសនៅក្រៅប្រទេសតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ... ពួកអាចោលម្សៀត មីចោលម្សៀតអស់នេះវាគ្មាន
សេចក្ដីក្លាហាន និងនាំគ្នាធ្វើអំពើល្អណាមួយនៅ
ចំពោះមុខសមេ្តចអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីចិន វរ្ម័នទី១! ដែលជាទេវតានៃកម្ពុជា នោះទេ
វាបានតែដើរជេរប្រមាថ បរិហាកេរ្កិ៍ ញុះញង់ ចោទប្រកាន់ ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំយោធាវៀតណាមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ... !!!
គ្មានវៀតណាមម្នាក់រស់នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដូចពួកអាបល់បាយវាចោទប្រកាន់ថាស្អីនោះទេ????
តែប្រសិនបើគ្មានវត្តមានយោធាវៀតណាមមកសំឡាប់ប្រជាជនខ្មែរទេ
ម្ល៉េះសមចិនពង្វក់យោធាវៀតណាមឲ្យសំឡាប់ប្រជាជនខ្មែរ
អស់រលីងបាត់ទៅហើយ!
ជ័យយោ! សមេ្តចអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ Sy Hak Nouk វរ្ម័នទី១! ជាទេវតានៃកម្ពុជា!!!
បរាជ័យ! ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិ មីក្បត់ជាតិ រត់ចោលស្រុក!
បរាជ័យ! ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិ ចក្រពត្ដិ សក្ដិភូមិ នឹងបរិវារយោធាវៀតណាម!
ពីអាញ Nguyen Van Duong aka. ជា សារុន
ប្រធានសាខាបក្សប្រជាជនកុម្មុយនិស្ត វៀតណាម
នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
I support 5:55AM.
Đối với những thằng ngu qua biển người giữ nguyền rủa sam Dach Hun Sen để cho vùng đất đến Việt Nam, cho phép 3-4.000.000 người Việt Nam để đến sống tại Campuchia và cho vùng đất nhiều hơn để quân đội Việt Nam như nhượng bộ đất đai, đó là một giá phải trả cho CHÀO VIỆT ARMY CHO ĐẾN GET RID của POT POL OK?
Pol Pot là cứng đầu đến Việt Nam
Đó là lý do tại sao VietAm cho samdach Hun Sen được Thủ tướng cho phần còn lại của cuộc đời mình.
Bạn có thấy như thế nào thông minh sam Dach Hun Sen là?
Sam Raing Sỹ sẽ không bao giờ là thủ tướng của Campuchia bởi vì ông sẽ không đưa ra bất cứ đất đến Việt Nam cũng không cho phép bất kỳ người dân Việt Nam đi vào sinh sống tại Campuchia.
Xem cách ngu ngốc anh?
ពី អា ញ Nguyễn Văn Dương aka. ជា សា រុន
ប្រធាន សាខា បក្សប្រជាជន កុម្មុយនិស្ត វៀត ណាម
នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
Scam organization. Stop using Khmer rough victim to gain your wealth. The refugees came to the u s a over thirty years ago. The u s a government has help them and still help them. That include welfare, disability and Medicaid. Some of them take welfare and work to take cash under the table. They really cheat on the system. Stop sucking from the government. America is broke
Mreas prov
Scam organization. Stop using Khmer rough victim to gain your wealth. The refugees came to the u s a over thirty years ago. The u s a government has help them and still help them. That include welfare, disability and Medicaid. Some of them take welfare and work to take cash under the table. They really cheat on the system. Stop sucking from the government. America is broke
Mreas prov
ជនពាល chia chkei datch thley ro bos ah hun sen.
ជនពាល is an unconditional Hun Sen’s dog.
A church lady invited a group of neighbors and friends to her house for dinner.
At the dinner, she scoffed at some friends that it's sinful for them for not going to church.
A guy who knew that the lady had been collecting sick benefit (faking) replied, " which one is more sinful, not going to church or faking to be sick to collecting sick benefit??"
11:04 AM,
Excellent point you have raised!
Just go to work and make money rather than trying to beg for money in the land of opportunity.
Every Cambodian suffers from the KR atrocities and killing. Many Cambodians in Cambodia work to support themselves. Nobody helps them and they are doing fine in Cambodia.
All of you are already in the US and some of you have always been on assistance and never want to work. You make other hard-working Cambodians look bad.
For God's sake, forget about the Khmer Rouge. Just to work and make money. Come on, don't be lazy!
I will get you a job or something to do if you come to Phnom Penh.
A surviving KR victim now living in Phnom Penh
I want to be Vietnamese slave and clean your ass. Do you have that kind of job, Mr.12:48?
To all are Youn slave motherfuckers if your fucking don't have shit to do come to suck my dick shit head, stupid motherfuckers who ever wanted to slave to the fucking enemies. Only your fucking useless and stupidest regimes CPP does, motherfuckers the rest of Khmer people don't. I fucking hates ah Youn dogs eater to dead every fucking time I saw them I just wanted to kills those animals let them vanishes all from this planet fucking idiots races.
Some comments seemed false that,
1- Cambodians in Cambodia did not get help from any one,
2- Khmer Rouge is still alive and wealthy in evey strata of Cambodia,
3- Accusations were made out of ignorance and misinformation,
4- Cambodians in US seemed in shattered state of unity when comes to demand fair and reasonable assistance for the unfortunate ones.
Information used in NCAHI were from the US respected research institute.
Within one's right,Cambodians fell victims of own ignorance and inferioriority.US is a land that one can demand assistance whether gov't disagree or disapprove but it's remained the people right to express.
Who are these people? What are their real motive? How much money go to the people and how much will go to enriching NCAHI executive? There are enouhg program to help everyone in America already.
People need to pick up themselves and move on. Not let the emotional trauma to handicapped them. There are no excuse. It thirty years and over ago. Move on. Do not let the NCAHI cheat on the U S government. Please do not sign petition. If you do, you only feed to the NCAHI scam group.
Phai Saphan tonight in RFA said Cambodia will live in war if CPP does not rule the country. He added that Cambodia now is still ruled by Khmer Rough because his boss is former Khmer Rough soldier.
Mr. 9:20PM, Phai Sephan is the lip singing. He just does whatever as the same his boss does. Yes! Cambodia will live in war if CPP does not ruled the country because when CPP lost the election they refused the result and not respected what people decided. So, CPP is the war maker for sure.
We do not want to see the comment from 10:18AM SEKEY YOEUR.
Vietnameses are the invaders on Cambodia by adopting the dimino theory of Ho Chi Minh doctrine.
Everyone must work for a living unless one is very very sick. if you live on welfare, SSI, donation etc., you are living on someone else's sweat. Money does not grow from seeds, but from hard labor.
Cambodia lives on international welfare for long time. Shame on Hun Sen and his collague.
Khmer Rouge era is 30 years past.
If someone say he/she has post traumatic syndrome -pts- that person or that person's helper is a lier for free money. Khmer must be resilient and striving or Yuon and Yuon's slave will continue controlling your country.
You live in the US and there are a lot of jobs and opportunities for you to make a change in your life.
If you dwell on the KR suffering or what happened to you in Cambodia, you will go nowhere even though you are in the land of opportunity.
Every time you get a free money, somebody else has to work and pay tax to support you and that is not fair either.
Call me Youn or Vietnamese slave if you want to. I don't live in Cambodia and I work for every dollar I earn and I do have concern when I work everyday and have paid heavy taxes to support such kind of mentality.
I can claim just like anybody else about the KR trauma or whatever since I was there too just like any Cambodian, but I refuse to go that route.
Come on, put it behind and start believing in yourself; otherwise, you will never go anywhere.
Go to work and be proud of yourself and your ancestors who built Angkor Wat. Pisnuka did not help them build it; they built it with their own hands and heads
2:34 AM
Hope they don't blame you as a Youn slave or CPP supporter.
My hope is that dictator and Yuon is out- Cambodia become real democracy- Most have decent job or good job. Everyone pay tax. The country become economically self reliant- like singapore, south kora, thailand, Thaiwan etc. who do not receive international welfare like Cambodia. And people do not look like the beggers. And country has good reputation.
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American people are working hard, why not other Cambodians. I am a farmer -nak Sreh- who had been through Khmer Rouge. My mother , my two brothers were tortured and killed by Khmer Rouge. My in-law brother was put in plastic bag by K.Rouge. He managed to get BA from CA UC Berkely . I had been an interpretor at the SSI hearing. I witness almost all claimants including their lawyers are liers. If you are really sick, yes, seek help. But most are lazy, liers. They never work but are better off than me and are errogant too .
4:16 AM,
You have said it all. I agree totally with you.
A number of Khmer refugees in the US prefer to be fed and continue to lie to get more food from others instead of freeing themselves from this destructive mentality.
Diabetes:
Genetic factors (more likely in Asians including the American natives), diet composing more of carbohydrates, lack of activity and exercises, eating more than the body need, etc.
Strokes:
Can be a complication of hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, lack of physical exercises and blood clot, etc.
Food, lack of exercises and genetic predisposition again explains why cholesterol and trigerides are not controlled. Medications can be used to help control diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and with exercises, one can hope to reduce the risk of stroke.
Liver cancer can be caused by drinking too much alcohol, hepatitis B and C, etc. which are very common in Asian countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, etc. Hepatitis B can be transmitted through sexual intercourese and blood transfusion and Hep C is usually obtained through blood transfussion.
You cannot claim the problems with diseases on KR holocaust.
Every city of the US has enough programs to help people inflicted with these diseases.
What is the real motive behind this campaign to get funding for the so-called Cambodian victims of the KR genocides?
To create a good and easy job for the campaigners?
A lot of morons here think they are experts on PTSD...
7:09 AM,
PTSD? Really? Come on!
There are many more poor Cambodians in Cambodia who went through the KR era and they learnt to put aside their past and move on with their lives.
What would those Cambodians in the US do if the American government were as poor as a Cambodian government?
I guess probably they are hurried to get jobs and stop dramatizing their KR experiences!
Phnom Penh
Are 1.7 million Cambodians who were killed by the Khmer Rouge regime all Doctors?
What about the poor peasants, do they all survive the regime?
7:24 AM,
the answer is, they will die or living and suffering with no assistance.
Not all PTSD sufferers receive any welfare, and not all victims of the Khmer Rougege suffered the experiences in the same and simplistic way like the ignorants commenters are generalizing here.
This stuff is more serious than your 'guesting" and generalization...
Some US war veterans suffered the symptom and were/are able to cope and function, while some lost their battles and succumbed to desparation and alcohol.
it's correct 95% of educated people killed in pol pot regime.
example: there are 30,000 educated persons in among 7,000,000 population in cambodia that time, so:
30,000 * 95% = 28,500 educated killed
1,700,000 - 28,500 = 1,671,500 peasants killed
i hope 7:33am got me.
While the psychological and emotional scar from the KR era still haunt many Cambodian in the US, there are many other who seem to function fine and able to become a contributing member of society.
I think the Jewish holocaust survivors during German Nazi recover just find and thriving all over the world.
It safe to assume there are some Cambodian who do need assistance.
COULD ALL KHMER PEOPLE FORGIVE AND FORGET THE PAST 30 YEARS?
SINCE 1979 and UP TO NOW(2011-...).
CAN CAMBODIANS FIND THE WAY TO CHANGE
OR NEW PATH OF LIFE TO BUILD KHMER COUNTRY?
WILL KHMER BE ABLE TO LISTEN,LOVE,
CARE,RESPECT,and HELP EACH OTHER;
PLEASE,STOP BLAMING,HATING,CURSING,
AND SAYING BAD WORDS.
THE FACEBOOK OR TWITTER IS GOOD THING TO COMMUNICATE AMONG KHMER PEOPLE.BE NICE TO THEM.
START WITH OWN FAMILY,FRIENDS,AND
NEIGHBOR or KHMER COMMUNITIES,CHURCHES,TEMPLES.KHMER
HAVE DIFFERENT BELIEFS,BUT KHMER PEOPLE ARE STILL KHMER PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE THE SAME BLOOD,CULTURE,
AND SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE.
If opposition party win the election, Hun Sen will never give up the power, they will cause the civil or anything else under the lead of Hanoi. We must understand that there are a lot of khmer viets illegal to legal born and grown in Cambodia. Youn will use them to cause the civil war lead by puppet hun Sen. Therefore, to reconstruct the country in peace, the new government need a protectorate from a powerful country for minimum 100 years.Cambodia must take singapore's model to rebuilt the country. During these hundred years, government must regroup khmer krom, khmer kandal and khmer leu in order to keep khmer strong.
ah chkae ayuon
khmer near Dy if we altogether not wake up ayuon use strategy boom boo encroach cambodia
THE END OF THE KHMER ERA
The Vietnamese agendas are to kill all the Khmer population in Indochina from Khmer Krom to Khmer Surin and take all the Khmer land. The Preah Vihear temple conflicts will never be ending, because the Vietnamese will be pressing Hun Sen harder to get more land from Thai. But Thai will never give anything to any country and no country ever control Thailand since Independence in 1200's until now. The Cambodian troops trained and armed by the Vietnamese will have a short life and short term on the border because of starvation, diseases, low salary, problems at home, antique weapons, and etc.
This war was wasting Khmer life and money. The war to reclaimed 4.6 sq. km. surrounding area of Preah Vihear temple was the Vietnamese planned, to boost Hun Sen popularity, brought Khme people to focusing on the Cambodia-Thailand border and to forget the Cambodia-Vietnam border markers installed by the Vietnamese was a faked Agreements with Hun Sen are not official without the United Nations and ASEAN inspections and verifications according to the French Bonne Map of 1954.
The Vietnamese never let Khmer people live in peace, indedpendence, sovereignty, autonomy and self-government liked KAMPUCHEA KROM. The Khmer people that joined and supported Hun Sen's Vietnamese slave will see a final resolve very soon is NO CAMBODIA IN THE WORLD MAP liked KAMPUCHEA KROM after the Vietnamese completely take control and Hun Sen will be kill by the Vietnamese. Hun Sen's life is in the Vietnamese hands, so Hun Sen will never be afar from the Vietnamese government controlling and making decisions for the CPP.
ALL KHMER POPULATION MUST THINKING HARDER AND MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR YOUR PEOPLE AND NATIONS NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL OR POLITICAL PARTY. KHMER MUST CHOOSE A POLITICAL PARTY TO SAVE CAMBODIA FROM THE VIETNAMESE EXPANSION.
THE END OF THE KHMER ERA IS VERY SOON, unless no more VIETNAMESE's puppet HUN SEN.
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Blame other because you can't do anything for your self. Real people take own responsibility. Shame on you.
They need to get a real job to cure their ptsd. Not sitting on their bums and expecting things to be given to them. Laziness never take you any where. NCAHI need to encourage them to find job. Not to help them to beg from the tax payers.
ដោយ ៖ កោះឯករាជ្យ
ថ្ងៃ សុក្រ ទី ១១ ខែ មិនា ឆ្នាំ ២០១១
ជនសង្ស័យដែលឃាត់ខ្លួនឈ្មោះង្វៀន យ៉ុងធឹក និងនារីរងគ្រោះអាយុ១៨ឆ្នាំ
(រូបថត បាសាក់)
ជនសង្ស័យដែលឃាត់ខ្លួនឈ្មោះង្វៀន យ៉ុងធឹក និងនារីរងគ្រោះអាយុ១៨ឆ្នាំ
ខេត្តកណ្តាល ៖ បុរសជនជាតិវៀតណាមម្នាក់ត្រូវសមត្ថកិច្ចកងរាជអាវុធហត្ថឃាត់ ខ្លួនកាលពីថ្ងៃទី១០ មីនា ២០១១ ដោយយោងតាមពាក្យបណ្តឹងរបស់ពី អាក្បត់ជាតិ ជា សា រុនប្រធាន សាខា បក្សប្រជាជន កុម្មុយនិស្ត វៀត ណាមនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាដែលចោទថាបានចាប់ កូនស្រីវាដាក់រថយន្តនាំយកទៅរំលោភ សេពសន្ថវៈកាលពីវេលាម៉ោង៨ និង៤០នាទីព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី៧ មីនា ២០១១ នៅចំណុចភូមិព្រែកល្វា ឃុំពញាឮ ស្រុកពញាឮ.
អាក្បត់ជាតិជា សា រុនប្រធាន សាខា បក្សប្រជាជន កុម្មុយនិស្ត វៀត ណាមនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាវាថា
គ្មានវៀតណាមម្នាក់រស់នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដូចចោទប្រកាន់ថាស្អីនោះទេតែឥឡូវ ឃើញទេ?
កូនស្រីវាត្រូវអា ង្វៀន យ៉ុងធឹក ដាក់រថយន្តនាំយកទៅរំលោភ.
អាក្បត់ជាតិ ជា សា រុន វាថា អាហ៊ុន សែន ជាវរ្ម័នទី១ ជាទេវតានៃកម្ពុជា,អាក្បត់ជាតិ
សព្វថ្ងៃនេះអាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន ឲ្យយួនរស់នៅពេញទឹកដី ពួកគេធ្វើថីមិនខ្ចីមាត់
សព្វថ្ងៃនេះយួនពង្វក់អាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន ឲ្សំឡាប់ប្រជាជនខ្មែរ
ឲ្យអស់រលីង!
បរាជ័យ! ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិ ចក្រពត្ដិ សក្ដិភូមិ នឹងបរិវារយោធាយួន ហ៊ុន សែន និង ជា សា រុន
7:46 PM,
You told us all the things we have already known and been informed many times, but the problem is nobody including tells us clearly and exactly what we need to do to get out of this problem.
We need a good leader who can guide us all or at least make us all be united.
Another problem we face is that most of us knows about the great danger Cambodia faces, but the problem is most of us again can't even get along in this forum and can't even talk without being accused of pro-Vietnames, pro Thai and pro monarchy, etc.
Look at the political parties who are not with Hun Sen in Cambodia. How many of them are there? Can they work together to form one single opposition party?
If they can't, then forget about resisting Hun Sen and the Vietnamese as it won't work.
People in Cambodia and everywhere else know the reality of the Cambodia, but again the problem is the Khmers are very good at being divided and has been unable to work together up until now.
Is this inability to work together for the common good of the country in our gene?
Anet Khmer
I think Bethesda Research Office should get the expert advice from 10:06 PM. He is probably one of the biggest tax payers in the country?
".....but the problem is nobody including"
Above sentence should read "...but the problem is nobody including you..."
Correction.
Anet Khmer
see this link re Bethesda:
http://www.gazette.net/stories/01072011/businew183051_32540.php
12:52 AM,
I think 10:06 PM is completely right in his opinion. I totally agree with him 100%.
There is no need to be sacarstic the way you have been. If you are willing to work and pay taxes to support these so-called victims, you have the right to do so and we who don't agree with you, also have the right to express our opinion and desire not to see our taxes used in this manner and that is called democracy.
I will vote for either political party of the US which knows how to use tax money wisely.
10:06 PM is right. These people need to get a real job and not sit on their ass begging for more money. That way they feel proud of the money, they themselves and this way, it will help them get out of their so-called PTSD.
Can work, but don't want to work = no money = poverty = being called lazy = getting mad at those who call them lazy.
Don't support the initiative, all your names will stamped as "Khmer Traitors."
10:01 am,
Most of these welfare people are uneducated and illiterate, who would have very minimal chance of getting employed. Some do not even carry the intellect capacity and language proficiency to be employable in the US!
The discussion here is regarding getting help for those who suffered and needed help. Welfare cheats exist in all populations of the US - a jerk like you will always jump at every opportunity to show that you are ignorant!
Example of stupidity and ignorance: "That way they feel proud of the money, they themselves and this way, it will help them get out of their so-called PTSD."
There was another ignorant who said here that he was tired of 'lazy ass people' lied because his very own employment and tax-paying ability was to assist those 'lazy ass people' in translation, in courts!!! How moronic! And only God knows, if the prick translated correctly...
It's better gathering and help each other to collect all the evidences to point out who and which countries were back up KP regime as a mixed judges in Cambodia need that. The killing field accusations still need to handle more proofs to the mixed international court in Cambodia. Now we are awaiting to hear from KP leaders to give us the specific answers, notice that after their sentence, we don't know when it's over to get a justice result for the victims. Personally, i was the one who was suffered by the KR regime never ever dream about to get some benefit from that. The result from Duch (no#) only accused Noun Chea (#2) who he will accuse a dead Pol Pot (#1), i bet the rest like Eang Sary and Khiev Samphon will say the same thing like Noun Chea. I realized that in around year 80s all KR leaders were sentenced already with a perfected result "Dead Penalty" from all Khmer victims in the country and not even spent one penny to come with that result, and now just only start with Duch and how much money already spent, millions million dollars and not even enough and still pledge and request more international fund to continue to find a justic for the victims...Don't dream about that! do what you gonna do and help to find out how to improve democracy in Cambodia by helping how to critic for development, but not for destroying the lovely country. Remember one word can create peace and one word can create war. May all of the readers have a longevity, God bless you all!
Regards,
Alaisrokyeung
2:12 AM,
30 years in the US and you still cannot work?
These people, if they were still living in Cambodia, except for a very small number of them, can make money faster than you since they can't count on anyone to help them.
I know so many of them who consider themselves to be in this category do nothing everyday, but go out to play cards, drink alcohols, gamble in the casinos, etc.
Some of them engage vividly and actively discussing Cambodian politics in the so-called Buddhist monasteries.
If you really want to help yourselves, you can always find jobs even though your English is not that great.
For 30 years in the US and you still cannot get a job because you can't read and write - that is not a good excuse!
I know a lot of hard-working Khmers who can hardly speak English correctly, but work everyday to support their families in the US.
I can bet you some the people who claim this kind of assistance have travelled to Cambodia several times already to enjoy themselves and perhaps even have made more trips than those who work.
"I can bet, I know, these people...." I know everything...
Why the world is having economic problems and wars??? hire this expert, already. He can help people make money.
Agree w/ 3:35
The US is a land of opportunity if you work hard, you will be rewarded. Don't ask for free money from the government by using an excuse of post Khmer Rouge drauma. 30 years ago, it is too late to say that. we lived and had the same experience as other in the Khmer Rouge regime. But to say that all of us still have drauma is elusive. But be hornest and truthful putting our efford on hardwork to rebuild our life here is much better than to lie for money.
People, American veterans don't get much help from their own government after they served their own country.
But they sure don't mind handing over millions of dollars to special people group who study how pig manure stinks so bad. Well, you get gist.
7:24am, you have been confirming to the voiceless sphere to the point of put up and shut up. yes everybody tries to move on and live but not in an ignorant state like you.
Do not make ourselves stick in the same position and disappoint with what we lose in the past. We lose today we find the way to win tomorrow. If we do not step forward that mean we stick, and when we stick our lives will never bright.
Khmer Rouge regime is over 30 years already so we still sleep and hug it with our chest without looking the way to make a better life or what.
We have a long way to go, If we weak we will lose everything! Be a man!! Khmer wake up!!! Horse go ahead drink water yourself!!!!
ចំពោះរឿងនេះ គឺគេអាចបកស្រាយ បានពីរ
យ៉ាង ទី១ គឺបកស្រាយដោយចិត្តមេត្តាធម៌ ៖ ជនរងគ្រោះផ្នែកផ្លូវចិត្តទាំងនោះ គួរ
តែទទួលបាននូវប្រាក់ឧប្ថម្ភ ជាបន្តទៅទៀត
ដោយសារថាស្ថានភាពពួកគាត់ គឺមិនខុសពីជនពិការ
ឡើយ ពួកគាត់មានទុក្ខលំបាក គ្រាំគ្រាក្នុងចិត្ត
ដោយសារតែ របបប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ និងការវិនាសព្រាត់ប្រាស់ក្រុមគ្រួសារ ពួកគាត់
មានអារម្មណ៍មិនប្រក្រតី ដូច្នេះ សូមជួយបន្ត
ផ្គត់ផ្គង់ដល់ជីវភាពពួកគាត់ជាបន្តទៅទៀត ។
ឬទី២ គេអាចបកស្រាយយ៉ាងបានដូចតទៅនេះ !
ពួកអ្នកដែលស៊ីលុយឆ្កួតទាំងនេះ គឺជាមនុស្ស
កម្ជិលផេះ ការងារមិនព្រមធ្វើ ដោយនាំគ្នា
ធ្វើឆ្កួត ដើម្បីស៊ីលុយរដ្ឋ ពួកអ្នកទាំងនេះ
គឺជាមនុស្សកេងប្រវ័ញសង្គម ។ បើពួកគេពិតជាមានជម្ងឺសតិអារម្មណ៍មែននោះ មេចបានជាងសាមសឹបឆ្នាំកន្លងមកនេះ
ជម្ងឺរបៀបនេះមើលមិនជា ។ មានខ្មែររាប់លាននាក់ពួកគេ ក៏ ធ្លាប់បានវេទនា ព្រាត់ប្រាស់គ្រួសារនៅសម័យអាពតផងដែរ
ហេតុអី បានជាអ្នកទាំងនោះមិនអី ។ដូច្នេះ
សូមផ្ដាច់ការឧប្ថម្ភទាំងឡាយជាស្វ័យប្រវត្តភ្លាមទៅ ព្រោះថារដ្ឋល្មមឈប់ចាញ់បោកពួក
មនុស្សជំពូកនេះទៀទៅ!
Dear Prsident Obama and administration,
Please don't listen to the so-called "suvivors of the Cambodian holicaust". More than 20 years, they are lazy, and lazy. Thay are parasite of the society living depend on welfare.
Cambodian/american
wtf????
Petition for money? At least 4 states people losing the jobs, no money to pay the mortgages and some towns becoming ghost towns.
Most Asian people are lazy, it is not only Cambodians, except Chinese, Korean and Japanese who are truly working hard and are smart. The 10 ASEAN nations are lazy and cheaters, and the Vietnamese are the best cheaters in class, cheat their neighboring countries.
I want all these lazy Asians be sent back to their rat holes, but keep only the Thais because they have the best food, restaurants on the planet.
Cambodians learned so fast from their neighbor Viets how to cheat others for money. They don't care the sufferings of others but they only want others to care for them.
The Viets have bad reputations of being cheaters, silent killers and blackmail others. These people cause more damages to our earth.
Thai in USA are the cheaters and robbers. These Thai are rich class from Thailand and support the PAD. They support Abhisit who is the murder of the poor Thai people.
Without real KR, Viet already annexed Cambodia. It is true. Do not deny
Tell congress to throw their petition away. The comgress must investigate the fact. They take money from the federal and state at day time then they go to work at night under the table.
Sincerely,
Theanvy Kuoch, MA, LPC
Executive Director
Khmer Health Advocates, Inc.
Chair of National Cambodian American Health Initiative
1125 New Britain Avenue, Suite 202
West Hartford, CT 06110
Tel: (860) 561-3345 Fax: (860) 561-3538
http://www.khmerhealthadvocates.org/
This organization is nothing but for itself and to put people to be lazy.
To keep his job as so-called Executor, he has to do something to please the baggers. The more they stay home the worst they will be ( health and mentality)
This organization is nothing but for itself and to put people to be lazy.
To keep his job as so-called Executor, he has to do something to please the baggers. The more they stay home the worst they will be ( health and mentality). THEN STATE AND FEDERAL WILL SPEND MORE MONEY ON MEDICAID TO TREAT THEIR FAKE SICKNESS.
please close "Khmer Health Advocates, Inc.
Chair of National Cambodian American Health Initiative"
I am a Khmer employee for them, and some of the facts stated here are completely untrue, but also some are true.
Yes they do help the community, they really do have problems and we help them, and also do research and partner with other researchers.
But when it comes to Cambodians who actually do work for them, we are on the bottom of the scale. Miscommunication and power does run amok on one or two of higher positions. ED though, does work very hard for the community and make a lot of sacrifice for the community, and is very busy working with the community.
Bad behavior and laziness is allowed for a higher person, but us in the lower ranking work very hard with no opportunity to advance, plus being treated poorly by non-Cambodian co-workers.
Because of this, they do have high turnover rate of employees. Why would anyone want to stay when there is no opportunity for advancement plus showing favoritism?
To the community yes we do help them, but for Cambodian employees it is a different story.
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