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She is the author of the memoir First They Killed My Father: a Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (HarperCollins 2000), which tells the story of her survival under the Khmer Rouge regime. It was a national bestseller and won the 2001 Asian/Pacific American Librarians' Association award for "Excellence in Adult Non-fiction Literature", as well.
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Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed.
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An illustration of an open book. Books. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Video. An illustration of an audio speaker. Audio An illustration of a 3.5" floppy disk.. First they killed my father : a daughter of Cambodia remembers by Ung, Loung. Publication date 2001 Topics Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading.
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers is a 2000 non-fiction book written by Loung Ung, a Cambodian-American author and childhood survivor of Democratic Kampuchea. It is her personal account of her experiences during the Khmer Rouge regime. Overview The book is a first-person account, as seen through the eyes of a child.
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First They Killed My Father Summary. Next. Chapter 1. In April of 1975, the rambunctious, five-year-old Loung Ung lives with her large, loving family in Phnom Penh. Ma is a beautiful, proper woman who was born in China, while Pa works as a police captain for the Lon Nol government. Loung enjoys a comfortable middle-class lifestyle with her six.
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4.34. 47,515 ratings4,021 reviews. From a childhood survivor of the Cambodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit. One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a.
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Overview. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers is a memoir by Luong Ung. Published in 2000, the memoir narrates her childhood experiences during the Cambodian genocide. Driven out of their home in April 1975, Luong and her family struggle to survive the brutal regime of the Khmer Rouge.
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Loung Ung had it all-- two loving parents, warm dinners, and a house full of siblings. Although her family wasn't the richest in the neighborhood, they certainly weren't struggling to put food on the table, either. But at the end of the Khmer Rouge's reign, she had nearly lost everything. Her haunting tale is documented in her memoir, "First They Killed My Father," and her aching words speak.
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Despite the heartache, I could not put the book down until I reached the end. Meeting Loung in person made me reaffirm my admiration for her.. First They Killed My Father is a heart-wrenching and often difficult historical autobiography that recounts the brutality of war with vivid detail. A story of political oppression in Cambodia, it is.
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She is the author of the memoir First They Killed My Father: a Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (HarperCollins 2000), which tells the story of her survival under the Khmer Rouge regime. It was a national bestseller and won the 2001 Asian/Pacific American Librarians' Association award for "Excellence in Adult Non-fiction Literature", as well.
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers is a nonfiction memoir by the Cambodian author Loung Ung. A survivor of the 1970s Cambodian genocide under Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime, Ung wrote the story as an adult looking back on her childhood years between the ages of five and nine. Although some experts criticized the book.
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A harrowing memoir of a Cambodian family shattered by Pol Pot's regime, First They Killed My Father is a powerful, unforgettable story of courage and love in the face of unspeakable brutality Previously published: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2000 "P.S. insights, interviews & more."--Cover; (on 16 pages at end of book)
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Podcast Guest - Leanne Vomocil "First They Killed My Father" is a harrowing memoir by Loung Ung that recounts her experiences as a child during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. The book vividly depicts the atrocities and hardships endured by Ung and her family under the brutal dictatorship of P…
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Books. First They Killed My Father. Loung Ung. HarperCollins Publishers, 2001 - Cambodia - 240 pages. As half her family died in labour camps by execution, starvation, and disease, Loung Ung grew increasingly resilient and determined - armed with indomitable will, she miraculously managed to outlast the Kymer Rouge and survive the killing fields.
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She is the author of the memoir First They Killed My Father: a Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (HarperCollins 2000), which tells the story of her survival under the Khmer Rouge regime. It was a national bestseller and won the 2001 Asian/Pacific American Librarians' Association award for "Excellence in Adult Non-fiction Literature", as well.
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From a childhood survivor of the Cambodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit. One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian.
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