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Autore: |
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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Pubblicazione: | Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2008 |
©2008 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations, map |
Disciplina: | 959.604/2 |
Soggetto topico: | Political refugees - Cambodia |
Political refugees - United States | |
Political atrocities - Cambodia | |
Soggetto geografico: | Cambodia Politics and government 1975-1979 |
Persona (resp. second.): | MortlandCarol A <1945-> (Carol Anne) |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Escaping the Khmer Rouge ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-4766-2828-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910163930603321 |
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