Connecting Ideas and People…through stories, writing, and activism.

BOOK LOUNG

A new story about Loung’s keynote at Rosie’s Place, a community center that offers various services to 12,000 women a year. It was founded in 1974 as the first women-only shelter in the US. For more information on Loung Ung, visit www.LoungUng.com For more information about Rosie’s Place, check out https://www.rosiesplace.org

 

“Satook,” a documentary directed by award-winning Cambodian American rapper and film maker praCh Ly for the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. The film centers on four intimate conversations with survivors and the diaspora of the Khmer Rouge genocide and their journeys toward faith. View the full SATOOK film.

 

The Cleveland Arts Prize

Loung Ung discusses her journey from activist to writer in this video for the Cleveland Arts Prize. Through her powerful storytelling, she explains why she wrote her books and shares her mission to shed light on the devastating effects of landmines. 

 

 

A Survivor of War advocating to Ban Landmines (LEAD Keynote)

Loung Ung shares her journey of being a survivor of the Khmer Rouge Genocide and how it led her to join the Campaign to Ban Landmines. 

 

FREEDOM WRITERS PODCAST: THE COURAGE OF MY FATHER

Loung speaks with Erin Gruwell, author, teacher and founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation. To listen to the full podcast, click here or visit the Freedom Writers Foundation website. Listen to the podcast, click here – https://soundcloud.com/user-626834306/loung-ung

 

Women in the World founder Tina Brown speaks to director Angelina Jolie and writer Loung Ung about their film, First They Killed My Father.