odyssey destroy citizen cambodian

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Bamboo and Butterflies: From Refugee to Citizen

2 reviews
JoAn D. Criddle

East/West Bridge Pub House, 1998

East meets west
I teach English to immigrants and their stories of immigration always fascinate me. The extended family in this biography is from Cambodia, and they were desperate to leave, as families such as this one were especially at risk of persecution and death for having been part of the more Ã'privilegedÃ" middle class. It took a massive effort on the part of Ean BunÃ*s family to escape, but it also ...

To Destroy You Is No Loss: The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family

12 reviews
JoAn D. Criddle

East/West Bridge, 1998

The Cambodian Holocaust
When I was younger I heard bits and pieces about Cambodia and Pol Pot in the news, but didn't really know what it was about. Through "Destroy You" I finally know about the horrendous and evil history that was being made in that country during the 70's and 80's. This biography follows the story of one particular educated Cambodian family who was exiled from Phnom Penh, along with the entire city ...