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Bou Meng: A Survivor From Khmer Rouge Prison S-21, Justice for the Future Not Just for the Victims
Author: Huy Vannak, Seth Mydans (Foreword)
Publisher: Documentation Center of Cambodia
Publishing Date: 2010
Paperback: 80 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9995060191
ISBN-13: 978-9995060190
Format: Paperback
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Bou Meng: A Survivor From Khmer Rouge Prison S-21, Justice for the Future Not Just for the Victims

By Admin | Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Alive in the Killing Fields: Surviving the Khmer Rouge Genocide
Author: Nawuth Keat, Martha Kendall
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, October 13, 2009
Hardcover: 112 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142630515X
ISBN-13: 978-1426305153
Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover
Reading level: Ages 12 and up
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Alive in the Killing Fields: Surviving the Khmer Rouge Genocide

By Admin | Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Cambodia: Report From a Stricken Land
Author: Henry Kamm
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, April 18, 2011
Paperback: 288 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1611451264
ISBN-13: 978-1611451269
Format: Hardcover, Paperback
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Cambodia: Report From a Stricken Land

By Admin | Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Survival in the Killing Fields
Author: Haing Ngor
Publisher: Basic Books
Publishing Date: December 26, 2003
Paperback: 528 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786713151
ISBN-13: 978-0786713158
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Audio, Cassette, Audiobook, Unabridged
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Survival in the Killing Fields

By Admin | Monday, February 13, 2012
A Song for Cambodia
Author: Michelle Lord
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Publishing Date: March 30, 2008
Hardcover: 32 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600601391
ISBN-13: 978-1600601392
Format: Hardcover
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Book Description
When Arn was a young boy in Cambodia, his days were filled with love, laughter, and the sweet sounds of music. That all changed suddenly in 1975 when Arn's village was invaded by Khmer Rouge soldiers and his family was torn apart.

Nine-year-old Arn was taken to a children's work camp, where he labored long hours in the rice fields under the glaring eyes of threatening soldiers. Overworked, underfed, and in constant fear for his life, Arn had to find a way to survive. When guards asked for volunteers to play music one day, Arn bravely raised his hand-taking a chance that would change the course of his life.

A Song for Cambodia is the inspirational true story of Arn Chorn-Pond. His heartfelt music created beauty in a time of darkness and turned tragedy into healing.

A Song for Cambodia

By Admin | Tuesday, January 17, 2012
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
Author: Chanrithy Him
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Date: April 2001
Paperback: 330 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393322106
ISBN-13: 978-0393322101
Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback
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Book Description
Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child."
In the Cambodian proverb, "when broken glass floats" is the time when evil triumphs over good. That time began in 1975, when the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia and the Him family began their trek through the hell of the "killing fields." In a mesmerizing story, Him vividly recounts a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps are the norm and technology, such as cars and electricity, no longer exists. Death becomes a companion at the camps, along with illness. Yet through the terror, Chanrithy's family remains loyal to one another despite the Khmer Rouge's demand of loyalty only to itself. Moments of inexpressible sacrifice and love lead them to bring what little food they have to the others, even at the risk of their own lives. In 1979, "broken glass" finally sinks. From a family of twelve, only five of the Him children survive. Sponsored by an uncle in Oregon, they begin their new lives in a land that promises welcome to those starved for freedom. 15 black and whtie illustrations

When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge

By Admin | Saturday, January 14, 2012
Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia
Author: William Shawcross
Publisher: Cooper Square Press
Publishing Date: Revised Edition, August 14, 2002
Paperback: 544 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 081541224X
ISBN-13: 978-0815412243
Format: Hardcover, Paperback
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Book Description
Although there are many books and films dealing with the Vietnam War, Sideshow tells the truth about America's secret and illegal war with Cambodia from 1969 to 1973. William Shawcross interviewed hundreds of people of all nationalities, including cabinet ministers, military men, and civil servants, and extensively researched U.S. Government documents. This full-scale investigation—with material new to this edition—exposes how Kissinger and Nixon treated Cambodia as a sideshow. Although the president and his assistant claimed that a secret bombing campaign in Cambodia was necessary to eliminate North Vietnamese soldiers who were attacking American troops across the border, Shawcross maintains that the bombings only spread the conflict, but led to the rise of the Khmer Rouge and the subsequent massacre of a third of Cambodia's population.

Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia

By Admin | Thursday, December 29, 2011