Facing the Khmer Rouge
A Cambodian Journey
1st Edition
Published on 8. November 2011
270 pages
978-0-8135-5230-9 (ISBN)
Description
As a child growing up in Cambodia, Ronnie Yimsut played among the ruins of the Angkor Wat temples, surrounded by a close-knit community. As the Khmer Rouge gained power and began its genocidal reign of terror, his life became a nightmare. In this stunning memoir, Yimsut describes how, in the wake of death and destruction, he decides to live. Escaping the turmoil of Cambodia, he makes a perilous journey through the jungle into Thailand, only to be sent to a notorious Thai prison. Fortunately, he is able to reach a refugee camp and ultimately migrate to the United States, where he attended the University of Oregon and became an influential leader in the community of Cambodian immigrants. Facing the Khmer Rouge shows Ronnie Yimsut's personal quest to rehabilitate himself, make a new life in America, and then return to Cambodia to help rebuild the land of his birth.
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Content
- Intro
- Series Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- 1 Childhood Idyll. Siem Reap
- 2 Bamboo in the Wind. Regime Change in Siem Reap
- 3 An Uncivil War. Heavy Shelling in Siem Reap
- 4 Shocks and Surprises. Angkor Wat and Domdek
- 5 A Time of Plenty. Back Home in Siem Reap
- 6 An Era Is Ended. Siem Reap under Siege
- 7 An Empty Village. Krobey Riel and Siem Reap
- 8 A Great Leap Backward. Keo Poeur, Kok Poh, and Kork Putrea
- 9 The Death of Dogs. Tapang
- 10 Miracle at the Temple. Wat Yieng
- 11 Dead Weight. Ta Source Hill and the Massacre Site
- 12 Kill or Be Killed. Krobey Riel, Dorn Swar, and Prey Roniem
- 13 Barefoot Escape. Srae Noy, Resin Mountain, and the Deep Northern Jungle
- 14 Alien Worlds. Din Daeng, Sisaketh, Buriram, and Aranya Prathet
- 15 Urban Jungle. Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oregon State
- 16 Back to the Past. Oregon State, Siem Reap, and Phnom Penh
- 17 Back in Time. Oregon State and Phnom Penh
- 18 Turning Point Elections in Phnom Penh
- 19 Facing the Khmer Rouge. Siem Reap, Ta Source Hill, the Massacre Site, and Pailin
- 20 Lights. Siem Reap and Phnom Penh
- Epilogue
- Afterword
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
