The Killing Fields Memorial is a permanent fixture at the Cambodian Association of Illinois (CAI) and was designed by local Cambodian American architects. The memorial is composed of the Wall of Remembrance, a collection of eighty glass panels organized in four tiered rows, and a marble column at the center inscribed with a lotus flower and the message: “We Continue Our Journey with Compassion, Understanding, and Wisdom.” The glass panels are inscribed with the names of individuals who died during the Khmer Rouge period. Most of the names currently engraved on the panels belong to family members of current Illinois residents. CAI welcomes members of the Cambodian diaspora to submit additional names of the loved ones they lost during the period to be etched onto the panels.
