ASRIC embraces the moral and juridical obligation to educate Cambodian/Americans about the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. To that end, ASRIC has implemented the 2009 Cambodian Diaspora Victims’ Participation Project (CDVPP), which functions as an instrument for participation to survivors who are interested in filling out and filing Victim Information forms. In addition, ASRIC’s outreach to these communities is rooted in a desire to educate them about the ECCC. The CDVPP is committed to transforming victims into witnesses and facilitate individual and communal healing through justice. As of 2010, ASRIC was the leading filer of Cambodian/American victim complaints.
To date, the CDVPP is the most extensive outreach effort to Khmer Rouge genocide survivors in the diaspora. CDVPP workshops, which are instrumental in collecting survivor testimonies, have strategically been held in areas with sizeable Cambodian/American populations: Long Beach, California; Santa Ana, California; San Jose, California; Portland, Oregon; Lowell, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C. (including surrounding areas in Maryland and Virginia); and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These workshops were run with the support of local Cambodian community organizations, including but not limited to the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia (CAGP) and the Khmer Post-Philadelphia Bureau; Cambodian Americans for Human Rights and Democracy (CAHRAD); Cambodian American Community of Oregon (CACO); The Cambodian Family, Cambodian Senior Association; The Cambodian Veterans Association; Cambodian-American Friends in the greater Bay Area; The Metta Health Clinic in Lowell, MA; and The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA) in Lowell, MA.
To date, the CDVPP is the most extensive outreach effort to Khmer Rouge genocide survivors in the diaspora. CDVPP workshops, which are instrumental in collecting survivor testimonies, have strategically been held in areas with sizeable Cambodian/American populations: Long Beach, California; Santa Ana, California; San Jose, California; Portland, Oregon; Lowell, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C. (including surrounding areas in Maryland and Virginia); and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These workshops were run with the support of local Cambodian community organizations, including but not limited to the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia (CAGP) and the Khmer Post-Philadelphia Bureau; Cambodian Americans for Human Rights and Democracy (CAHRAD); Cambodian American Community of Oregon (CACO); The Cambodian Family, Cambodian Senior Association; The Cambodian Veterans Association; Cambodian-American Friends in the greater Bay Area; The Metta Health Clinic in Lowell, MA; and The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA) in Lowell, MA.