Yimsut, Ronnie.
Facing the Khmer Rouge : A Cambodian Journey. - 1 online resource (270 pages) - Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights Ser. . - Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights Ser. .
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.
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. 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.
9780813552309
Cambodia -- History -- 1975-1979 -- Biography.
Cambodian Americans -- Biography.
Genocide -- Cambodia -- History -- 20th century.
Parti communiste du Kampuchea -- History.
Refugees -- United States -- Biography.
Siĕmréab (Cambodia) -- Biography.
Yimsut, Ronnie, -- 1961-.
Electronic books.
E184.K45 -- Y56 2011eb
959.604/2
Facing the Khmer Rouge : A Cambodian Journey. - 1 online resource (270 pages) - Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights Ser. . - Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights Ser. .
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.
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. 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.
9780813552309
Cambodia -- History -- 1975-1979 -- Biography.
Cambodian Americans -- Biography.
Genocide -- Cambodia -- History -- 20th century.
Parti communiste du Kampuchea -- History.
Refugees -- United States -- Biography.
Siĕmréab (Cambodia) -- Biography.
Yimsut, Ronnie, -- 1961-.
Electronic books.
E184.K45 -- Y56 2011eb
959.604/2