“I thought of the pillowcases as a symbol of love and loss, of retaining the memory of your loved one.” Quote by Chath Piersath
“Some people have witnessed the killing of their husbands, or they survived other horrific things. My sister is a widow but her husband was killed after the Khmer Rouge. There are different periods in which violence has occurred, and differences in how these women became widowed and how they survived afterwards.” PeopleDifferentDifferencesViolencePeriodsHusbandKillingMy SisterSurvivedWidowsHorrificRougeWidowedKhmer Rouge Author:Chath Piersath
“In Cambodian culture the male figure in the family is important; when you lose your husband you lose your economic ability to survive.” ImportantCultureLosesAbilityEconomicFiguresHusbandMalesYour Husband Author:Chath Piersath
“All throughout my work, even in the United States, I have worked with the greater Cambodian community.” StatesCommunityUnitedUnited StatesGreater Author:Chath Piersath
“I am a community social psychologist and a lot of my work deals with social work and helping people overcoming addiction and trauma.” PeopleHelpingSocialCommunityDealsOvercomingAddictionTraumaSocial WorkHelping PeoplePsychologistOvercoming Addiction Author:Chath Piersath
“I'm very connected to the story, the history, and the trauma people experience.” PeopleStoriesConnectedTrauma Author:Chath Piersath
“I'm also developing my own narrative, because I'm the son of a widow. And so, while working with women and gathering their oral histories, I'm taking a step back to do my own art book and visual work.” ArtBookMy OwnStepsSonDevelopingNarrativeVisualsGatheringWidowsOral History Author:Chath Piersath
“I think that through the narratives of other people you get closer to your own.” PeopleThinkingNarrative Author:Chath Piersath
“You get closer to your own humanity by understanding the stories of other people and the struggles they have.” PeopleStoriesHumanityUnderstandingStruggle Author:Chath Piersath
“I think every person has a unique story to tell and we each have the different life events that happen to us and sometimes we may feel sympathetic toward a certain aspect of that life event.” ThinkingFeelsMayPersonsDifferentSometimesStoriesHappensCertainEventsUniqueAspectSympatheticDifferent Life Author:Chath Piersath
“For me, the more I understand the story of others, the greater I am able to learn and help other people.” PeopleHelpingStoriesAbleGreaterHelping Others Author:Chath Piersath