• Death in Cambodia, Life in America

  • Written by: Dorothy Chow
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Death in Cambodia, Life in America

Written by: Dorothy Chow
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  • Summary

  • A father-daughter podcast where I interview my father, Robert Chau, on exactly how he survived and escaped the Khmer Rouge aka 1970's Cambodian Genocide. We will follow along his journey on how a starving boy crawling out of Cambodia become a serial American entrepreneur. After 50 years, he deserves a chance to finally share his story.

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Episodes
  • Episode 0: Are You Ready?

    Episode 0: Are You Ready?
    Jun 13 2021

    Labor Day 2020, I shoved a mic in front of my dad and tested the podcast set up. This is the very first clip we ever recorded. "Testing Testing... 123 Testing".

    Are you ready?


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    1 min
  • Episode 1: Roberts Childhood

    Episode 1: Roberts Childhood
    Jun 15 2021

    Episode 1: Robert Childhood - was born in 1959 in Mongol Borey, Cambodia. Because his parents were living in another city, working, he stayed with his grandparents. During this time, he experienced loneliness and didn’t quite understand why his parents left him alone to live far away from his siblings. Because of this, he had to learn how to take care of himself, to be strong minded and to be independent.

    Music Written By: Acerylio Chen
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    14 mins
  • Episode 2: The Beginning

    Episode 2: The Beginning
    Jun 20 2021

    Episode 2: The Beginning – Robert’s family was wealthy at the beginning of the Khmer Rouge. When he started hearing about political turmoil, his parents told him to cross the border to Thailand or come home. In Battambang, he had his first violent encounters with the Khmer Rouge and witnessed the beginning of group slaughters. That’s when he decided he couldn’t stay in the city Battambang and needed to quickly figure out any way back home.

    Music Written By: Acerylio Chen
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    29 mins

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