Bestselling Cambodian author Loung Ung speaks with UNHCR

“When you name the things that scare you it gives you power over them” – Bestselling Cambodian author Loung Ung speaks with UNHCR.

Cambodian –born Author, Activist and Lecturer Loung Ung was only 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge ordered the evacuation of her home city of Phnom Penh on 17 April 1975. Four years of violent warfare and genocide ensued. Under the leadership of Pol Pot, two million Cambodians lost their lives, including Loung’s parents and two sisters. read more…