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| 2025 -- H 6220 Enacted 04/10/2025 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE ON APRIL 17TH OF 2025 |
Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Felix, Slater, Chippendale, Batista, Kennedy, Ajello, and Paplauskas |
| Date Introduced: April 10, 2025 |
| WHEREAS, On April 17th of 1975, Cambodia's capital city, Phnom Penh fell, and thus |
| began an unimaginable tragedy and the slaughter of 2,000,000 Cambodians on the direct orders of |
| the Khmer Rouge regime under its leader, Pol Pot; and |
| WHEREAS, Beginning on that fateful day, and for the next four years, almost 25 percent |
| of the Cambodian nation's population were starved, tortured, and murdered; and |
| WHEREAS, Thousands of Cambodians fled their homeland, seeking refuge in camps in |
| Thailand before eventually being admitted into several nations, including the United States; and |
| WHEREAS, Today, Cambodia still struggles under the oppression of a former Khmer |
| Rouge Commander who over the past four decades has consolidated his power by threatening, |
| outlawing, and arresting those who oppose him; and |
| WHEREAS, Rhode Island is now home to a vibrant Cambodian-American population, |
| that have greatly contributed to the rich diversity of our State's culture; and |
| WHEREAS, The 50th Anniversary of the Cambodian Genocide is a day to remember and |
| pay homage and extend utmost respect and reverence for the lives that were lost, and to honor the |
| courage and resilience of those who survived; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Cambodian Genocide on April 17th of 2025, and |
| "celebrate the enduring spirit of the Cambodian people". We moreover extend heartfelt gratitude |
| to the Cambodian Society of RI, the Providence Youth Student Movement, the Alliance of Rhode |
| Island Southeast Asians for Education, and the elders of the Cambodian community for |
| empowering and organizing an annual day of remembrance; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Cambodian Society of RI, the Providence |
| Youth Student Movement, and the Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education. |
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