LEADER 04543nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910790594703321 005 20230725032640.0 010 $a1-283-86486-X 010 $a0-8135-5230-3 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813552309 035 $a(CKB)2670000000151312 035 $a(EBL)862095 035 $a(OCoLC)778339832 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000611858 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11394261 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000611858 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10672318 035 $a(PQKB)11725524 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC862095 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17489 035 $a(DE-B1597)530290 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813552309 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL862095 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10535581 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL417736 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000151312 100 $a20110121d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFacing the Khmer Rouge$b[electronic resource] $ea Cambodian journey /$fRonnie Yimsut ; foreword by David Chandler ; conclusion by Daniel Savin 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 225 1 $aGenocide, political violence, human rights series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8135-5151-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tFOREWORD -- $tPREFACE: BETWEEN WORLDS -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS: A BOOK IS BORN -- $tFAMILY TREE OF RANACHITH (?RONNIE?) YIMSUT -- $tCHRONOLOGY -- $t1. Childhood Idyll: Siem Reap -- $t2. Bamboo in the Wind: Regime Change in Siem Reap -- $t3. An Uncivil War: Heavy Shelling in Siem Reap -- $t4. Shocks and Surprises: Angkor Wat and Domdek -- $t5. A Time of Plenty: Back Home in Siem Reap -- $t6. An Era Is Ended: Siem Reap under Siege -- $t7. An Empty Village: Krobey Riel and Siem Reap -- $t8. A Great Leap Backward: Keo Poeur, Kok Poh, and Kork Putrea -- $t9. The Death of Dogs Tapang -- $t10. Miracle at the Temple: Wat Yieng -- $t11. Dead Weight: Ta Source Hill and the Massacre Site -- $t12. Kill or Be Killed: Krobey Riel, Dorn Swar, and Prey Roniem -- $t13. Barefoot Escape: Srae Noy, Resin Mountain, and the Deep Northern Jungle -- $t14. Alien Worlds: Din Daeng, Sisaketh, Buriram, and Aranya Prathet -- $t15. Urban Jungle: Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oregon State -- $t16. Back to the Past: Oregon State, Siem Reap, and Phnom Penh -- $t17. Back in Time: Oregon State and Phnom Penh -- $t18. Turning Point: Elections in Phnom Penh -- $t19. Facing the Khmer Rouge: Siem Reap, Ta Source Hill, the Massacre Site, and Pailin -- $t20. Lights: Siem Reap and Phnom Penh -- $tEpilogue -- $tAfterword: The Healing and Reconciling Process -- $tNotes -- $tGlossary -- $tIndex 330 $aAs a child growing up in Cambodia, Ronnie Yimsut played among the ruins of the Angkor Wat temples, surrounded by a close-knit community. As the Khmer Rouge gained power and began its genocidal reign of terror, his life became a nightmare. In this stunning memoir, Yimsut describes how, in the wake of death and destruction, he decides to live. Escaping the turmoil of Cambodia, he makes a perilous journey through the jungle into Thailand, only to be sent to a notorious Thai prison. Fortunately, he is able to reach a refugee camp and ultimately migrate to the United States, where he attended the University of Oregon and became an influential leader in the community of Cambodian immigrants. Facing the Khmer Rouge shows Ronnie Yimsut?s personal quest to rehabilitate himself, make a new life in America, and then return to Cambodia to help rebuild the land of his birth. 410 0$aGenocide, political violence, human rights series. 606 $aCambodian Americans$vBiography 606 $aRefugees$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aGenocide$zCambodia$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aSie?mre?ab (Cambodia)$vBiography 607 $aCambodia$xHistory$y1975-1979$vBiography 607 $aCambodia$xPolitics and government$y1975-1979 615 0$aCambodian Americans 615 0$aRefugees 615 0$aGenocide$xHistory 676 $a959.604/2 700 $aYimsut$b Ronnie$f1961-$01544749 701 $aChandler$b David P$01544750 701 $aSavin$b David$01544751 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790594703321 996 $aFacing the Khmer Rouge$93799196 997 $aUNINA