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Pa Chileng <1950-2005, > |
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Titolo |
Escaping the Khmer Rouge : a Cambodian memoir / / Chileng Pa ; with Carol Mortland |
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Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political refugees - Cambodia |
Political refugees - United States |
Political atrocities - Cambodia |
Cambodia Politics and government 1975-1979 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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My good life -- Love at first sight -- Becoming an adult in a country at war -- Serendipity and separation -- Hope and heartbreak -- "Liberation" -- Bamboo grave -- A poem for grandmother -- Witness to death -- The worst night of all -- A fearful escape to Vietnam -- A new life in Cambodia, Thailand, and America -- An interruption to this story. |
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"Chileng Pa vividly recalls life under the Cambodian Communists. In April of 1977, Chileng was forced to watch as Communist guerillas brutally murdered his wife and two-year-old son. With nothing left for him in Prayap Chileng fled to Vietnam. In 1980, Chileng and his new family found their way to America"--Provided by publisher. |
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