A come back

This article that I found gives me hope! After the devastating genocide that Cambodia had to face it was questioned whether or not they would ever be able to bounce back. This article talks about the growth of a group of Cambodian students who are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to freely study whatever they want without persecution. This growth that can be seen in their youth can be paralleled with Apartide. Their stories remind me the education opportunities that arose in Africa. This also is a creative way for the youth to express their personal feelings about what happened in Cambodia and how it affected them as individuals.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f4a77476-b2c6-11e4-a058-00144feab7de.html#axzz3YoxsZxRt

Australia and Cambodia

Cambodia is a country that is already full of its own problems, it does not need to take on anymore from outside sources. But that is not stopping Australia from trying to settle a business deal with Cambodia to send their refugees to Cambodia. This is not a good idea because Cambodia still struggles with violence within their own country, making it an unsafe place to send people who are, shocker, looking for safety. However, Cambodia would be receiving a huge profit from this deal through development help from Australia. Australia is misrepresenting life in Cambodia and glorifying it to the potential refugees moving there. The poor people do not know or understand what they are getting into and are fast tracking their asylum status to make the move happen quicker. I still am not sure why Australia is so adamant about sending these people to Cambodia. It is interesting that so many things are happening in this country that may people do not even about because no one cares to educate themselves on what is happening here. After visiting here, it forever changed my life. I really had a chance to understand just how good of a life I actually have and how much people take for granted.

http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/04/29/australia-stop-transfers-cambodia

Domestic Violence in Combodia

In another one of my English classes, I am creating lesson plans for a unit on domestic violence. I chose this topic because of the booming social media responses to the Ray Rice incident. A part of my curriculum is that I want there to be global perspective. I want my students to be able to critically analyse DV globally and see how it either compares or contrasts different countries in the world. Thus, expanding their own cultural awareness in the hopes that they will feel some sort of connection to people all over the world. I found this book (link show below) that details domestic violence in Cambodia. A different form of DV however because it talks about the relationship with the citizens of Cambodia with the government, but this only adds to what our definition of Domestic and Violence is. Overall the goal of the unit would be to make DV into a global issue rather than just something that is happening within our own borders. 

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4373.First_They_Killed_My_Father