HUMAN 1C Study Guide - Final Guide: Iran Hostage Crisis, Reza Shah, Mohammad Mosaddegh
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*important points will be highlighted in yellow , additional info from lectures will be highlighted in cyan. Synopsis: john pirozzi, the director of the film, says that music helped cambodians access a time when their life wasn"t about war and genocide . The executive producer youk chhang comments that this documentary is a completely different way to tell the history [of cambodia] it restores the identity of who we are. Orientalism : traditional cambodian music was influenced by western music (santana) but. Us imperialism : under nixon"s presidency, 2-3 million bombs were dropped on cambodia, a country that was supposed to remain neutral. Music as resistance : helped escape from reality of the khmer rouge, oppression if caught. Refugees : cambodian refugees were treated diff. because they were different from the vn war refugees the us was supposed to help (in)justice : individual deportation to fight terrorism and illegal immigration, cambodian genocide also included children.