Thursday, 21 February 2008

Lowell man discusses youth as child soldier in Cambodia

Photo by Courtesy photoSayon Soeun will speak at Northern Essex Community College as part of its genocide series on Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Wed Feb 20, 2008
wickedlocal.com

Sayon Soeun, a genocide orphan from Cambodia, will share his story of being raised as a child soldier in the Khmer Rouge labor camps where he was taught betrayal, violence, and bloodshed, at Northern Essex Community College as part of its genocide series on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from noon until 1 p.m. in the Technology Center on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliot St.

Soeun was born in Takeo province, Cambodia, in the early 1970s. He was taken away from his family at the age of 5 and was raised as a child soldier. This is the story of his experience as a genocide orphan.

He currently resides in Lowell and is the executive director of Light of Cambodian Children, Inc. and a member of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee.
For more information visit cit.necc.mass.edu/ofsd/genocide.shtml or contact Judith Kamber, dean of professional development, at 978 556-3955 or jkamber@necc.mass.edu.

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