Life Between Two Worlds
My Journey from Phnom Penh to Beverly Hills (Illustrated)
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2022
187 pages
978-0-9961355-9-7 (ISBN)
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Ever thought of giving up? Success is often defined by adversity and perseverance. It is not given but rather earned. Monika overcame poverty, hunger, child abuse, rape and sex slavery in Cambodia. Against all obstacles she obtained an education, found love, and became an American citizen. Monika persevered, and has since created a successful business in Beverly Hills. Life Between Two Worlds will take you on a journey that will inspire you to overcome any challenge, and become the person you are meant to be. (Edition with additional illustrations.)
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Growing up fatherless in poverty-stricken Cambodia, as a child I was responsible for gathering my own food. During my adolescence, life wasn't any easier, and I endured physical and emotional abuse by the person I loved and respected the most, my mother. Following that trauma, I then experienced the horror of being raped, and when I thought I'd overcome that nightmare, my boss then sold me as part of the sex slave trade. Rather than cave within my environment, I had realistic optimism that everything I dreamed of was possible. Within that framework of optimism, I learned English, made it to America, attained an education, and even fell in love, before starting a successful business in Beverly Hills, California.
