Ep 4 of 12: Kill the Chicken Scare the Monkey

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Aug 30, 202400:35:28Society & Culture

The shadow of the Khmer Rouge follows thousands of Cambodians to southern California. Terrified of authority and distrustful of one another, these refugees struggle to adapt to life in America. So when police canvas Chin...

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