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Committee advances resolution recognizing Cambodian Americans, marks 50th anniversary of Khmer Rouge takeover
Summary
House Concurrent Resolution 17, which recognizes and honors the history and resilience of Cambodian Americans and memorializes victims of the Cambodian genocide, advanced from the House Committee on Rules after public testimony from community leaders and survivors.
The House Committee on Rules advanced House Concurrent Resolution 17 on March 5, 2025, following public testimony from legislators and many members of the Cambodian American community.
Representative Thuy Tran (sponsor) said HCR 17 recognizes and honors Cambodian Americans in Oregon and across the U.S., memorializes those lost in the Cambodian genocide and honors survivors living in Oregon. In remarks the sponsor placed the resolution in historical context, citing U.S. bombing campaigns in Cambodia in 1969, the Khmer Rouge seizure of power on…
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