When the Khmer Rouge marched into Phnom Penh on April 17, 1979 and ordered a city-wide evacuation, hundreds of people fled to the French Embassy for refuge. Upon pressure from the Khmer Rouge however, the French Embassy expelled between 150-300 Montagnard (of Rhade and Jarai ethnicity) men, women, and children on April 20, 1975 reportedly under the direction of Comrade Nhem. Thirty years on, their family members are still patiently awaiting news and would be extremely grateful for any information. Below is a partial list of some of the people who were handed over to the Khmer Rouge that day. If you have any information regarding Comrade Nhem or the people listed below, please contact Documentation Center of Cambodia or Youk Chhang immediately by mail or phone.
Y Huer Buon Ya (male, ~50 years old now, once a student at Lycee Descartes,
son of Y Bhan Kpor)
H'Lan Buon Ya (female, ~ 45 years old
H'o Buon Ya (female, ~ 40 years old)
Y Van Buon Ya (male, ~37 years old)
H'dak Buon Ya (their mother, ~65 years old)
Y Dhik Buon Ya (their uncle, ~60 years old)
Y Nam Buon Ya (their uncle, ~60 years old)
Y Ju Buon Ya (male, ~50 years old now, son of Y Nham Eban)
H'Ngiem Buon Ya (female, ~47 years old)
Y Huan Buon Ya (male, ~45 years old)
H'Nut Buon Ya (their mother, ~60 years old)
"Bernard" Eban (male, ~~45 years old now, son of Y Dhon Adrong)
H'Dua Eban (his mother, ~60 years old)
Y Goc Buon Ya (male, ~ 43 years old now, son of Ksor Duot)
H'Nguom Buon Ya (his mother, ~60 years old)
Y Paul (male, ~ 43 years old now, son of Kpa Doh)
H'Diat (his mother, a nurse, ~ 65 years old)
H'Rec (daughter of Y Dhun Nie, ~55 years old now)
H'Ni (daughter of Y Bham Enuol, ~55 years old now)
Y Be and ___ and ___ (~43 year old son, and two younger children, of Y Ksuah Buon Krong, a teacher H'Ri Buon Ya (their mother, also a teacher, ~65 years old)
Y Phut (~45 years old, son of Y Wun Nie)
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Independently Searching for the Truth since 1997.
MEMORY & JUSTICE
“...a society cannot know itself if it does not have an accurate memory of its own history.”
Youk Chhang, Director
Documentation Center of Cambodia
66 Sihanouk Blvd.,
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Duong Dara
- Dara Duong was born in 1971 in Battambang province, Cambodia. His life changed forever at age four, when the Khmer Rouge took over the country in 1975. During the regime that controlled Cambodia from 1975-1979, Dara’s father, grandparents, uncle and aunt were executed, along with almost 3 million other Cambodians. Dara’s mother managed to keep him and his brothers and sisters together and survive the years of the Khmer Rouge regime. However, when the Vietnamese liberated Cambodia, she did not want to live under Communist rule. She fled with her family to a refugee camp on the Cambodian-Thai border, where they lived for more than ten years. Since arriving in the United States, Dara’s goal has been to educate people about the rich Cambodian culture that the Khmer Rouge tried to destroy and about the genocide, so that the world will not stand by and allow such atrocities to occur again. Toward that end, he has created the Cambodian Cultural Museum and Killing Fields Memorial, which began in his garage and is now in White Center, Washington. Dara’s story is one of survival against enormous odds, one of perseverance, one of courage and hope.
I'm looking for my sister H-Nguom Buon Ya and her son Y-Goc Buon Ya. Please contact me at buonyiy@bellsouth.net
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Found your site looking for Y Buon Buon Ya Amil (Rhade) probably in his 70s now, a friend. I also see an Y Bham in your list probably younger than the man I knew. Can't say much about either as they could still be at risk. I only hope they made it to US.. Thank you for what you do.
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