Some of Janet Vanniroth’s family at her Grandmother’s 100 day memorial service in Kandal Province, Cambodia, 2012. From left to right: Janet’s mother’s cousin; her mother’s sister, Sovanda Nguon; unidentified boy; her maternal uncle, Makara Nguon; her mother’s stepmother, YeYah; and her mother, Vannsath Nguon.
Janet Vanniroth with family at Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2012. From left to right: Janet’s cousin, Sovanna Hem, little girl unidentified; her cousin’s daughter, Nith Kea; her aunt, Sovanda Nguon; Janet Vanniroth; and her mother, Vannsath Nguon.
Janet Vannaroth’s mother, Vannsath Nguon (L) and Janet’s grandmother, Sem Som (R), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2007. Janet was very close to her grandmother who took care of her before and during the Khmer Rouge. Her grandmother was 87 at the time and died at the age of 91.
Diana Chea (left) Janet’s younger sister, with their grandmother, Sem Som in Cambodia, 2007. Diana went to Cambodia as part of her college education. It was her first time meeting her grandmother who is 87.
