Fleeing the Khmer Rouge: the Tha Family and Refugees from Cambodia

from Centrally Speaking · host Ministerial Staff at Central Schwenkfelder Church

One of the worst mass killings in the 20th century took place in Cambodia. Between the years, 1975-1979 during their brutal regime in Cambodia let by the Marxist leader Pol Pot, 2 million people lost their lives. Many fled the country.In this podcast, we interview Lat Thoumma who was 10 years old when she and her family left Cambodia. They were sponsored by the Central Schwenkfelder Church and then settled in Lansdale, PA. Lat would go on to graduate from high school, Gwynedd Mercy University, and then Shorter University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She now works in a Fortune 500 company.This podcast is the story of her family as they were refugees in the 1970's.#refugeekhmerrouge #refugeecambodia #cambodaiPolPot #refugeeschwenkfelderCentrally Speaking is a ministry of Central Schwenkfelder Church in Lansdale, PA USA. Website: www.cscfamily.org

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