Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
"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.
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