What is arn chorn pond?

Arn Chorn-Pond is a Cambodian human rights activist, musician, and survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime. He was born in Battambang, Cambodia in 1966 and was forced into a labor camp during the Khmer Rouge's brutal reign from 1975 to 1979.

Chorn-Pond survived by learning to play music for the Khmer Rouge soldiers and was eventually tasked with playing for their commanders. He credits his music for helping him survive and cope with the trauma of those years.

After the fall of the Khmer Rouge, Chorn-Pond emigrated to the United States as a refugee. He founded the organization Cambodian Living Arts, which seeks to preserve and revive traditional Cambodian music and culture that was nearly destroyed during the Khmer Rouge period.

Chorn-Pond's work has been recognized internationally, and he has received numerous awards for his efforts to promote healing and reconciliation in Cambodia through music and the arts. He continues to advocate for human rights and raise awareness about the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime.