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

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Connecting Ideas and People…through stories, writing, and activism.
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Death in Cambodia, Life in America Podcast.  April 2025

In this conversation, Loung shares  the emotional toll of writing her story, the healing that came through Buddhism, and the journey of reconnecting with her sister and her homeland.  A conversation about the complexities of privilege, family, and cultural identity—and what it means to live a purposeful life after trauma.

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BBC WORLD SERVICE – OUTLOOK PODCAST: The girl with ‘too much fire’: surviving the Khmer Rouge, part 1 (March 2025)

ln the Chinese tradition of Loung Ung’s mother, the element of fire was dangerous in a daughter: too bold, too defiant, too difficult to control. But when the Khmer Rouge seized power in April 1975, that fire became Loung’s greatest strength. Listen BBC OUTLOOK PODCAST

 

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BBC World Service OUTLOOK PODCAST: The girl with ‘too much  pt 2

Loung is chosen by the remaining family to flee to the US with her older brother and sister-in-law. But adapting to life in a foreign land is tough, especially while struggling with PTSD. More than anything, she longs to reunite with her beloved sister Chou, who was left behind in Cambodia.  Listen to BBC Podcast. 

 

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Page Count Pidcast: Cleveland Public Library. November 2024.

Recorded before a live audience at the Inkubator writing conference, Laura Walter interviews Loung Ung about writing, overcoming anxiety about sharing her family’s story, and  what it means to write toward peace, and more.  Listen to Page Count Podcast. 

 

4TH GLOBAL PEACE SUMMIT 2025 – Loung Ung
Bangkok, Thailand

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

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.

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