Biography of LOUNG UNG | Cambodia Documentary

Cambodia Doumentary : A biography of Mrs LOUNG UNG a writer of "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" book.

Loung Ung was 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge stormed into her native city of Phnom Penh. Four years later, in one of the bloodiest genocide of the 20th century, some two million Cambodians – out of a population of seven million – died at the hands of the infamous Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Among the victims were Loung’s parents, two sisters, and 20 other relatives.  In 1980, Loung, her older brother and sister-in-law escaped by boat to Thailand, where they spent five months in a refugee camp before relocating to Vermont through sponsorship by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.  Today, Loung has made over 30 trips back to Cambodia. (Watch Videos of Loung’s trips on YOUTUBE) FILM: Girl Rising Film Girl Rising curriculum is now live on the net Loung is proud to be one of the writers of this beautiful film from Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins.  Girl Rising is an innovative feature film that spotlights the stories of nine girls who have survived such traumas as early and forced marriage, domestic slavery, sex trafficking, and gender violence to rise like phoenixes in the sun.  Each girl’s story is written by a renowned writer from her native country, which includes Marie Arana, Edwidge Danticat, and Loung Ung. These stores are then narrated by celebrated actresses Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Meryl Streep, and Kerry Washington.(CNN clip of Loung with Sokha) Girl Rising and 10×10 Book Club launches with Loung Ung’s “First They Killed My Father”.  Learn more about the Girl Rising Book Club and the fabulous Girl Rising writers with our comprehensive toolkits. Each kit contains everything you need to have a lively, informed discussion about our writer, her work, and the history and culture of her country.