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Title: Stalemate Kampuchea
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Stucker, Darren Michael
Publisher: American University (Washington, D.C.). School of Communication
Description: "Film focuses on the situation of the one million Cambodian refugees. Interviews with government officials from several countries, with refugees, and with camp administrators explore the questions of whether the refugee problem is chiefly due to the Pol Pot era or to the Vietnamese occupation that followed it and how the occupation can be ended without restoring the control of the Pol Pot faction."
Subject: Cambodian-Vietnamese Conflict, 1977-1991 -- Refugees; Communism -- Cambodia; Refugees -- Cambodia; Refugees -- Thailand; Vietnamese -- Cambodia; Cambodia -- History -- 1975-; Cambodia -- Politics and government -- 1975-1979
Subject -- Personal Name: Nguyẽ̂n, Thanh Hò̂ng
Local Identifier: au_soc_stalematekampuchea
Type: Documentary films; Motion pictures
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:94989
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Leonard Cohen Interview, October 4, 2019
Date: October 4, 2019
Creator: Haley Steinhilber; Leonard Cohen
Description: Leonard Cohen, American University Class of 1969, discusses his time as an American University student and beyond. As a Political Science major, he shares how he learned to "follow the money" and how to communicate with all types of people. He reflects on his time protesting as a student, and remembers the protests against the invasion of Cambodia in particular. Leonard talks about taking the "University and Revolution" class with James "Jim" Weaver and Gary Weaver and the pushback they received from the administration. He remembers sneaking alcohol while AU was a dry campus. He ends by telling a story of a time he got arrested and its aftermath.
Subject: Washington, DC; AU alumni; AU students; AU theatre; Alcohol on AU campus; 1969; 2019 Golden Eagles Reunion; President Richard Nixon; Activism on American University campus; Police harrassment; Fort Jackson, SC (Army Basic Combat Training); Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Anti-war protests; GI coffeehouses; U.F.O. Coffee House, Inc.; AU Professor Gary Weaver; AU Professor James Weaver; School of International Service (SIS)
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1739
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: 1968-1969: Year of Protest, Year of Reform, Image 03
Date: October 4, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr
Description: Pamela Beardsley
Subject: Washington, DC; American University; student; alumni; 1969; activism; protests; Martin Luther King; police; police violence; anti-war; Cambodia; Vietnam; Kent State; graduation
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1744

Title: Hari Zandler Interview, October 4, 2019
Date: October 4, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Hari Zandler
Description: Hari Zandler, American University Class of 1969, talks about his journey to peace as a student at American University. He remembers being part of the Peace Movement and struggling to find inner peace at AU and in France. He discusses how taking yoga classes on campus helped him find peace. Hari reflects on the demonstration against the War in Cambodia on Ward Circle and commends the bravery of the students and how they emobided the spirit of the time. He remembers being chased by the police back to campus and finding solace in the Spiritual Life center. He ends by saying he lives his life by the same ideals he had as a student: "peace is a reality in my life."
Subject: Washington, DC; AU alumni; AU students; 1969; 2019 Golden Eagles Reunion; President Richard Nixon; Activism on American University campus; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Anti-war protests; Peace movements; Inner peace; Yoga; AU Professor Abdul Said; School of International Service (SIS)
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1947
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Pamela Beardsley Interview, October 4, 2019
Date: October 4, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Pamela Beardsley
Description: Former American University student Pamela Beardsley discusses her time on campus. Though she did not graduate in 1969, she was a student starting in 1965 and spent time on campus through the 1970s. She remembers being a part of a small group dedicated to political action and education. She talks about protesting a continuing education program for law enforcement at AU due to increased racialized police violence in the city. Pamela reflects on how Martin Luther King's assasination changed the feeling of DC. She further discusses protests on campus in 1969 and 1970 relating to the US invasion of Cambodia and the shooting at Kent State. She ends by reflecting on the 1970 AU graduation, with a large police presence and anti-war messages everywhere. She later went on to work for the National Anti-War Organization.
Subject: Washington, DC; AU alumni; AU students; 1969; 2019 Golden Eagles Reunion; Continuing Education at AU; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia; Activism on American University campus; Anti-war protests; Police harrassment; Police violence; Racist police officers; Kent State shootings (May 4, 1970); National Guard; SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference); SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee); Martin Luther King, Jr., assassination of
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1949
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Susan Haris Interview, October 4, 2019
Date: October 4, 2019
Creator: Haley Steinhilber; Susan Haris
Description: Susan Haris, American University Class of 1969, reflects on her time as a politically active American University student. She remembers her favorite professor and how grateful she felt to be attending AU in his class. She discusses seeing speakers such as Adam Clayton Powell and Muhammad Ali at AU. Susan shares how the political activism and turmoil of the 1960s led her to get involved, and she talks about her experiences at the March on the Pentagon and anti-Vietnam War protests. She reflects on how the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy changed the culture of DC and Baltimore. She ends on a positive note: "we all got through it, and here we are."
Subject: Washington, DC; AU alumni; AU students; 1969; 2019 Golden Eagles Reunion; Adam Clayton Powell; Muhammad Ali; Martin Luther King, Jr., assassination of; Robert F. Kennedy, assassination of; March on the Pentagon (October 1967); Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia; Activism on American University campus; Anti-war protests; SDS (Students for a Democratic Society); Diversity at AU
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1951
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Statue of dancer in Phnom Penh in front of United States embassy. December 1971
Date: 12/1971
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Cambodia: Phnom Penh. Statue of dancer and United States embassy. December 1971
Subject: Embassies -- Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Cambodia -- Description and travel; Cambodia -- Pictorial works
Local Identifier: JCSL_4138
Type: color slide
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSL_4138
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: View of dance hall inside royal palace
Date: 12/1971
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Cambodia: Phnom Penh. Royal Palace. The dance hall. December 1971
Subject: Palaces -- Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Radios -- Vietnam; Cambodia -- Description and travel; Cambodia -- Pictorial works
Local Identifier: JCSL_4139
Type: color slide
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSL_4139
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Lateral view of golden Buddha in Chiang Mai
Date: Undated
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Thailand: Chiang Mai
Subject: Statues -- Thailand; Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Thailand -- Pictorial works
Local Identifier: JCSL_4149
Type: color slide
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSL_4149
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Exterior view of royal palace in Phnom Penh
Date: 12/1971
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Cambodia: Phnom Penh. Royal Palace. December 1971
Subject: Palaces -- Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Cambodia -- Description and travel; Cambodia -- Pictorial works
Local Identifier: JCSL_4150
Type: color slide
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSL_4150
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: View of cars near central market in Phnom Penh
Date: 12/1971
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Cambodia: Phnom Penh. Central market. December 1971
Subject: Markets -- Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Tombs -- Cambodia; Cambodia -- Description and travel; Cambodia -- Pictorial works
Local Identifier: JCSL_4151
Type: color slide
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSL_4151
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Jack Child outside Cambodian royal palace near Naga lion sculpture
Date: 12/1971
Creator: Unknown
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Cambodia: Phnom Penh. Royal Palace. Naga head, lion. December 1971
Subject: Child, Jack; Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Cambodia -- Description and travel; Cambodia -- Pictorial works
Local Identifier: JCSL_4158
Type: color slide
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSL_4158
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Exterior view of Cambodian royal palace
Date: 12/1971
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Cambodia: Phnom Penh. Royal Palace. December 1971
Subject: Palaces -- Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Statues -- Thailand; Cambodia -- Description and travel; Cambodia -- Pictorial works
Local Identifier: JCSL_4159
Type: color slide
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSL_4159
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.