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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

This memoir provides a harrowing account of the Cambodian genocide through the eyes of a child. The author recounts her family's struggles and the devastating impact of the Khmer Rouge regime on their lives. more

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Loung Ung
Loung Ung

Loung Ung is a Cambodian activist known for her advocacy in the fields of human rights and children's rights. Born in 1970, she endured hardships under the Khmer Rouge regime and later fled to the United States, where she became a writer and speaker. more

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“My pet-sitting day ends around sunset, and it's very satisfying to know that I've made several living beings happy that day. That I left their food bowls sparkling clean and fresh water in their water bowls. That I brushed them so their coats shined, and played with them until all our hearts were beating faster. That I kissed them goodbye and left them with their tails wagging or flipping or at least raised in a happy kind of way. That's a heck of a lot more than any president, pope, prime minister, or potentate can say, and I wouldn't switch places with any of them.”

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