Chanrithy Him, born in 1965, lives in Eugene, Oregon, where she works for the Khmer Adolescent Project, studying post-traumatic stress disorder among Cambodians.
"Intelligent and morally aware…[Him] tells us what it was like to
struggle to survive while others played out utopian dreams."
*New York Times*
"An inspiring story that draws hope from horror."
*Seattle Times*
"There are few books that give a refugee’s point of view as clearly
and passionately as Him’s."
*Time Out*
"Astonishing and heartbreaking…Written in spare, visual prose that
makes the world it describes tangible."
*Katherine A. Powers - Boston Globe*
"A touching and illuminating human account and should not be missed
by anyone around the world."
*Le Ly Hayslip, author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places*
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