From Tragedy to Triumph: Channy Chhi Laux’s Survival of the Cambodian Genocide

In honor of Genocide Awareness Month, JSSJ proudly invites Channy Chhi Laux, a survivor of the Cambodian Genocide, to share her personal testimony of survival and resilience. Ms. Laux was a young girl when the Khmer Rouge devastated her homeland, subjecting millions to torture and forced labor and ultimately annihilating 30 percent of the population. Drawing on her own experiences, she will recount the brutal lived realities of genocide and the strength she found to rebuild her life. Her testimony serves to honor all those who did not survive this atrocity and to remind us of the importance of working to prevent genocide. Since 2022 Ms. Laux and JSSJ Professor Alexis Herr have been working together to increase awareness and educational opportunities on the Cambodian Genocide through their organization, the Cambodian Genocide Resource Center.