I began my search in the archive with a topic that has always interested me from the moment I heard about it. The Rwanda Genocide was extreme and it hurts me to know that many countries did not take action to help these people, including the United States. This also did not take place long ago, the recency and awfulness of this event made me more interested about the people who lived through it. I began looking at people who were Tutsi survivors. I first looked at Kizito Kalima, a Tutsi survivor. His testimony struck me and allowed me to understand the impact these events had on him. He discussed his family and seeing the death of his loved ones. He talks about his mom being taken away into a car, the last time he would see her, as she died because of the genocide. All of this was extremely difficult for him as the anti-Tutsi prejudice was amplified and created more destruction.
I also enjoyed listening to Laska Vera. A woman who was apart of the resistance during the Holocaust and smuggled people across the border. She spoke of fake documentation and how she got people over the border, such as items people brought and couples she encountered. When she talks about illegal crossing and the risks she took for others. This was incredible for me to watch and listen to as this woman put herself at risk for the sake of others.
I listened to other testimonies as well including one of man who was homosexual during the Holocaust and another man who was a rescuer during the Rwanda Genocide. All of the testimonies I listened to were amazing and I wish to learn and discuss more about these people.
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