4 - Research Topic and Thesis

Recently I started dating a Cambodian/Thai girl. She speaks both languages but she grew up mostly in the Cambodian culture. She was born here in America but her six older siblings at her parents were born in Cambodia. The reason why they left Cambodia was because of the Khmer Rouge. Some questions i have wondered:

·         How did the Khmer Rouge start? Was it because of the Vietnamese war?

·         How has it affected the Khmer (Cambodian) people that are now here in America?

·         Did Heavenly Father lead them out of Cambodia? Yes. How?

·         ? ? ?

I have no idea but interesting topic!

What are her stories of Cambodia?

That is a cool topic!  I don't know much about Cambodia.  It would be interesting to interview her and her family, as well as use a narrative about leaving Cambodia for your introduction to your research paper.

I think it would be interesting if you researched when and how the Cambodian people came to America.

Are you going to marry her?? Make sure you interview her parents, not to ask her to marry you, but to know personal stories from her parents and grandparents.

I like how dating her makes you interested in the topic! I'm not very familiar with Khmer Rouge, but I'm sure it would be a great thing to learn about! 

Thesis: Many survivors of the Khmer Rouge feel that they are stuck in the welfare system and others are content to stay where they are. Despite this, many have overcome the affects of the Khmer Rouge through the motivation of higher education, family, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.