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A Refugee's American Dream
- From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service
Af: Leth Oun
Engelsk Hardback
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A Refugee's American Dream

- From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service
Af: Leth Oun
Engelsk Hardback
Hardback
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“I saw many killed. I almost starved. But I escaped to refugee camps in Thailand and eventually made it to the U.S.” Thus begins Leth Oun’s poignant and vivid memoir. A survivor of the Cambodian Killing Fields-having spent a torturous three years, eight months, and ten days imprisoned by the Khmer Rouge-Oun thrived in America, learning English, becoming a citizen, and working as an officer in the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division.  In A Refugee’s American Dream, Oun shares hard memories of Cambodia, where his father was executed, and his family enslaved in labor camps. Following the fall of the Khmer Rouge, Oun survived a year of homelessness then nearly four years in refugee camps. Arriving in America, 17 and penniless, Oun struggled, washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant for $3.15 an hour. Still, he persevered, graduating from Widener University and completing thousands of hours of training to pursue a career in the Secret Service. While on President Obama’s protection team, he returns to Cambodia after 32 years, reunites with family, and bonds with Reik, the Secret Service dog he handles. Through his most difficult moments, Oun displays truly inspiring resilience that ultimately leads to great achievements. The authors’ proceeds will go to help Cambodians in need
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
292
ISBN-13:
9781439923368
Indbinding:
Hardback
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ISBN-10:
1439923361
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Udg. Dato:
10 feb 2023
Længde:
29mm
Bredde:
163mm
Højde:
237mm
Forlag:
Temple University Press,U.S.
Oplagsdato:
10 feb 2023
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