President. I call the Senates attention to the cultural enrichment added to our Nations performing arts this year by the Royal Cambodian Ballet. This troupe. which Is composed of Cambodian refugees. has brought a unique and beautiful art to our countrys stagesthat of Cambodian classical ballet. They have given public performances at Wolf Trap Farm Park and at the Library of Congress to share their gifts with their new countrymen. We are indeed fortunate to be able to enjoy the thousandyearold ethnic tradition which these refugees offer us. Our Nations cultural heritage has been created over the centuries through the contributions of many nationalities and ethnic groups. The diversity of our backgrounds is the source of our cultural richness. and we are happy to welcome the art of our newest Americans to our wealth of ethnic tradition. Yet these refugees were fortunate to escape not only with their art. but also with their lives. As Cambodians educated in their countrys classical tradition. their continued survival there was in peril. Disguising their identities. they fled from one of the most horrible bloodbaths mankind has witnessed.
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