The Cambodian Genocide Through Testimony (1 Unit, 3 Lessons)

Organization: Cambodian Genocide Resource Center
Common Core Domain: History-Social Science, History-Social Science: Principles of American Democracy
Grade Level: Grades 9-12
Duration: 60-120 Minutes

This unit includes a historical overview of the Cambodian Genocide followed by three lesson plans, Setting the Scene for Genocide; Cambodian Genocide and the Destruction of Family Life under the Khmer Rouge; and Cambodian Genocide: A Communist Genocide. The lessons are inspired by the memoir of Cambodian Genocide survivor, Channy Chhi Laux, and her hope, through telling her story, to empower students to fight oppression.