Cambodian Genocide with Channy

My special guest Channy shares her gut-wrenching story of surviving four years of Pol Pot’s Marxist Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia.
 
While many Cambodian people at that time believed that Cambodia would never turn Marxist, it happened overnight, and millions of people were slaughtered. It is a warning that history can repeat itself if people refuse to learn from it.
 
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My Testimony to Support Parental Rights

Below is my written testimony from March 7th to support HB 10, the Parents' Bill of Rights in the New Hampshire State House. I only was given 2 minutes to speak at the Children and Family Law committee but I submitted this full text version for all the members and showed them my picture from the 7th grade in China. The photo was used for my secret "Student File."



Hello Committee members,
My name is Lily Tang Williams. I am a Chinese immigrant and an American citizen by choice. I am a mother of three publicly educated children. I am here representing myself and I strongly support HB 10. I urge you to pass this parental rights bill.

"When growing up in China during Mao’s regime, I never heard of the concept of parental rights. Then, and now, every child in China belongs to the State. After Mao shut down schools during his Cultural Revolution, he forced the urban youth to be re-educated in the countryside. My grandparents had no choice but let go of their three young sons. My uncles were forced to be re-educated in the countryside hundreds of kilometers from home for 10 years. The Chinese government sacrificed the youth, separating kids from their families for a greater national cause.

Growing up, I was subjected to the whims of central planners and their forced indoctrination. The CCP (China Communist Party) had full control over education from curricula to standards, from testing to data collection, from secret “Student Files” to mandatory medical vaccinations in schools. Here is my childhood portrait in middle school which was used in my student file. This file, which no parents were allowed to see, tracked students until they become workers, then the files were transferred to the state factory “Personnel Records”. I was forbidden to see my own record and am unable to see it now. Privacy is still a foreign concept in China. In the past, these records were kept on paper, now they are digital.

I came to America in 1988 seeking freedom and individual rights. I got involved in education when my children started going to public school more than 20 years ago. What concerns me is that what I saw in China, and why I left, is also happening here in the United States. The fact that I feel I must come here to testify to support a parent's rights bill is really rather amazing and concerning, but I think this bill is absolutely necessary in today’s political climate and tomorrows; it clarifies and protects one of the most ancient rights of all human rights – parental sovereignty.

The deepest human bond is between parents and their children. If you are opposed to this bill, I wonder if the first thing you think about is poor relationships between parents and children, or maybe you think parents are ignorant. If so, then you should check your biases. The bond between parent and child must be protected and not torn apart by any political agenda. In America, children still belong to their parents, not the government, not the institutions, not any collective group.

Parents must have the right to know what their children are taught in school and have the right to demand answers to tough questions. Schools should not be political battlefields or indoctrination centers. They should be places of joyful learning focusing on academic subjects like reading, writing, math, and science – but not places of social engineering with divisive political agendas and age-inappropriate content. Girls should always feel safe to use their bathrooms. Boys, too. Parents have right to access all their kids’ personal data, health records, and be able to make informed medical decisions for their children.

New Hampshire parents, grandparents, and legislators; our kids need us more than ever. They are the most vulnerable, innocent and precious humans and need our love, guidance and protection. My parents could not protect me in China because they had no rights, but this is America. I urge you to support and vote yes on this bill.
Thank you."

Please share my testimony with your legislators and parents. Each state should pass the similar Parental Rights bill. If you want to see my daily posts, you can follow me on Twitter: Lily Tang Williams (@Lily4Liberty) / Twitter or read my Tweet daily feeds on my website: Lily Tang Williams

Your in Liberty,
Lily