I write and I write and a lot of times I go back to the American lens, though sometimes it's a struggle to come from that perspective.

I used to despair about the condition of the world, to feel a sense of hopelessness; now I find more and more that I need to focus on what I can do, however little it is, to help others.

I met Mary [Hamill] in New York at my exhibition and when I told her about my oral history project she asked, "Would it be possible to incorporate visual art?" My sister stitches pillowcases, which led to Mary suggesting using cyanotype on them. I originally thought of the idea of pillowcases because when people get married, they have the bride and the groom lay their hands on each other's pillows while their relatives tie ribbons on their wrists. And then on the bed you usually have two pillows - one for yourself and one for your loved one - so when one is gone, one pillow remains.

I don't approach my writing or my work from an academic or analytical point of view. I do it for myself.

When I hear Khmer poets, when they recite their poems, I know what they're talking about, I get it right away.

I liked museums but I wanted to be a dancer, I wanted to go into performing arts, or be a writer.

I write and I write and a lot of times I go back to the American lens, though sometimes it's a struggle to come from that perspective.