Sao, Bounchoeurn, author Sao, Diyana D., author Bird, Karline F., author

Bending with the wind : memoir of a Cambodian couple's escape to America / Bounchoeurn Sao and Diyana D. Sao ; as told to Karline F. Bird - Jefferson, N.C : McFarland & Co. , c2012 - xviii, 210 pages : ill. , map ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-204) and index

"This riveting memoir chronicles the couple's childhoods, their lives under the Khmer Rouge, their journeys to Thailand and later the United States, and their efforts to forge a new life. This remarkable tale offers an intimate look inside the terrors of the Khmer Rouge and an inspiring portrait of the immigrant experience in America"--Provided by publisher.

9780786463770 (paperback)


Cambodia Kaṅyodhabal Khemarabhūmind


Political refugees--Cambodia--Biography
Political refugees--Cambodia--Biography
Political atrocities--Cambodia
Cambodian--History--Biography--1975-1979


Cambodia--Politics and government--1975-1979

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