Forging intergenerational connections
Older Cambodian Americans felt the direct impact of the genocide, but younger Khmer Americans want to connect to their history, too.
“It’s very, like, hush-hush,” Touch said. “Nobody wants to talk about it.”
She understands why. While her father shared his experiences with her, she knows other community members may not want to pass their traumatic memories to their children, although, Touch added, this can happen anyway because of intergenerational trauma.
While she wished more young Khmer Americans had shown up to Tuesday’s event at City Hall, she wasn’t the only community member in her age group who attended.
Savannah Son, youth coordinator for the Khmer Advocacy
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