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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Millions of Cambodians were killed from
1975 to 
31979 as part of a systematic genocide by the Khmer Rouge; many 
4of these murders were performed at sites now known as the 
5Killing Fields; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, In order to provide hope and renewal to the 
7survivors and to the Cambodian community at large, the 
8Cambodian-American community remembers and pays tribute to 
9those lost in the Killing Fields; and

  
 
10    WHEREAS, Mr. Kompha Seth, President and Co-Founder of the 
11Cambodian Association of Illinois, and Dary Mien, Executive 
12Director of the Cambodian Association of Illinois,  have worked 
13tirelessly to ensure that we remember those who were lost and 
14those who will forever bear the scars from this atrocity, and 
15to educate Illinoisans on the rich culture and history of the 
16Cambodian-American community; and
 
17    WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper for the members of this 
18body to join with the Cambodian-American community in 
19remembering those who were lost to the Khmer Rouge regime; 
20therefore, be it
  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
 
 
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1NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
2we designate the first Saturday in April as the Cambodian Day 
3of Remembrance in the State of Illinois and urge the people of 
4this State to join with the Cambodian-American community in 
5remembering those lost and honoring the survivors.