The center's director,Youk Chhang, says older history books simply ignored the Khmer Rouge era, with the exception of a brief mention in one book.

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

He once wrote that when he was young he imagined that with the possible exception of a doctor saving a life, "writing a worthy play was the most important thing a human being could do."

VOA: special.2009.11.29