Your name link is dead so I hope you’ll find this and contact me. I’m posting this message on your articles so that you or a friend may see one. Readers who enjoy this post should read Michael Freeman’s book “Cambodia,” a collection of interesting essays that include similar topics.

I’m a publisher. One researcher from U of Hawaii was also in PP in early 1975 gathering information on the (former) Royal Cambodian dancers and their tradition. He escaped with his papers and photos on April 7 in a military transport.

More than 30 years later, I’ve finally published his work as “Earth in Flower – The Divine Mystery of the Cambodian Dance Drama.” This is the most comprehensive history of Cambodian dance ever compiled. Sadly, no more complete account can ever be compiled…it’s estimated that 90% of the dancers and their teachers died under the Khmer Rouge regime. There are photos and more info at http://www.EarthInFlower.com

Note that this book is just about the dance tradition, but the author also kept diaries with his impressions of the city and its people at that pivotal time. I’ve been encouraging him to gather these for a future book. Sounds like you’re on the same track.

My contact info is on the website and I hope to hear from you.

Thanks for sharing your account and photos.

Kent Davis