Meditation Touted for Cambodian Victims

Venerable Thach Berong (Photo: NP)

By Nuch Sarita, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
15 September 2009

A Cambodian Buddhist monk in the US has applied meditation to help reduce stress disorders for Cambodian-Americans traumatized by the Khmer Rouge.

At his Khemara Rangsey temple, Thach Berong, of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation’s Theravada Buddhist Community, in San Jose, Calif., says he wants to help reduce the stress and illness that can come from prolonged trauma.

Studies show that Cambodian-Americans face special mental and physical health problems resulting from their tragic experiences, especially those of them lived through the extreme brutality of the Khmer Rouge.

Health professionals and others who work with Cambodian-Americans often note that these experiences have left them with a sense of powerlessness that affects many.

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