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Sam Ung tells his story from the Cambodian Killing Fields

November 29, 2012 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In 1975, after five years of civil unrest and increasing cruelty, the Khmer Rouge became the ruling party of Cambodia. <!–more–> Battambang, the city where Sam Ung was born and where his family lived, combusted on April 15. The Khmer Rouge launched missiles into the city center, and Ung, […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2009, 2012, Cambodian Killing Fields, Clint Eastwood, Dawn Cropp, Khmer Rouge, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phnom Penh Noodle House, Sam Ung, Seattle, Stacy Nguyen, Thai Cambodian, Top Contributors 2012, United States, Vol 31 No 49 | December 1 - December 7

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