Trauma & Recovery: A Cambodian Refugee Experience

This story aired on WFCR and other stations in 2002. It won the 2002 Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize.

“Trauma and Recovery: A Cambodian Refugee Experience” is a 30 minute documentary that chronicles the struggles of Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge, focusing on a community that now lives in Western Massachusetts. The piece looks at the challenges of post-traumatic stress in this community, as well as the cultural complications of trying to find mental healthcare in a still-foreign land. 

An hour long version of this story also aired on the radio series, The Infinite Mind.

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