• Beauty and Darkness: The Odyssey of the Khmer People - Link up to the world of Cambodia! Links to Cambodian history, culture, and politics can be found on this site.
• Encyclopedia: Cambodia - Encyclopedia entry with Cambodia’s history and links to key terms that you may not know.
• Cambodia: Beauty and Darkness - This is an excellent explanation of the April 1998 coup and the results of that coup. What is a coup? Read and find out! (caution: look for documentation here and consider accuracy and bias as you read).
• Cambodian Information Center Homepage - How about e-mailing someone to find out more? This homepage has dozens of links, including people to e-mail for more information.
• Cambodian Auto-Genocide Page - Use this index to find out more about Cambodia, the Killing Fields, Survivor Stories, and more--a great starting place to find out how you can help, too.
• Cambodian Killing Fields - This is one of the pages from the above index. What were the killing fields? Read this link and find out!
• The Dith Pran Holocaust Awareness Project, Inc. - The most famous survivor of the Killing Fields (the movie is his story) has organized information he wants you to know. Go here for links to his recommendations.
• Cambodia - Includes statistics as well as narrative paragraphs about the country’s past and present.

Cambodia's Past

Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically related to Cambodia's history.

Cambodia's past:

1.What is Cambodia's history, briefly, before 1949? after?

2. What happened April 17, 1975? What was the result of this event?

3. What were the 'killing fields'? Discover as much as you can about the number of deaths, the reasons for these killing fields, and what the survivors have to say about the killing fields.

• Cambodia's Troubled History - Take a quick walk through Cambodia's history and see pictures of the leaders. This has a timeline from Cambodia1s independence and includes photos of the people on the timeline. A great brief overview! There are more links to explore from this page

Current events

Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically related to Current events in Cambodia and in America with Cambodians. Remember to look for survivors both in America and in Cambodia, and be sure to check out at least three sites.

1. What is happening in Cambodia today? What would you do if you had left Cambodia in 1975? What would it be like to live there today?

2. What are living conditions like in America for Cambodians who have settled here?

• CNN Interactive page - A news release of events around the world is updated daily. Find out what's happening in the world as you read--and see if Cambodia is in the news today. Directions: Type in Cambodia in the search window and let CNN give you the latest news, listed by date and headline.

Lifestyles and Survivors

Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically related to Lifestyles and Survivors.

1.What are some of the cultural beliefs and lifestyles of the Khmer people? Look for items like attitudes about touching someone's head, stepping over someone who is lying down, marriage rites and rituals, medical practices, and other interesting cultural traits. Think about what it would be like to grow up in Cambodia.

• Cambodian Cultural Profile - Want to learn about medical practices like rubbing and cupping? How about rules of family life and social greetings? Check out the customs of Cambodians and how those in America have adapted to the American culture.
• More About Culture- Cambodian/Khmer language and culture site.  Link here to specific information about culture and ritual.