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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163930603321

Autore

Pa Chileng <1950-2005, >

Titolo

Escaping the Khmer Rouge : a Cambodian memoir / / Chileng Pa ; with Carol Mortland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4766-2828-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations, map

Disciplina

959.604/2

Soggetti

Political refugees - Cambodia

Political refugees - United States

Political atrocities - Cambodia

Cambodia Politics and government 1975-1979

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.