Loung Ung: Writer, Survivor and Activist
Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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10-year-old Loung Ung survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia. She fled the genocide that killed nearly two million people. But more than 20 of her relatives died including her parents and two siblings. We'll meet with Ung – now grown up and living in Northeast Ohio. Join us for a conversation on the extraordinary courage of the human spirit. Originally aired 10/3/11.
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Arts and Culture, Literature, Miscellaneous, Community/Human Interest, Ethics/Religion
Guests
Loung Ung, Author
Mary Gael Britton, Senior, Magnificat High School
Additional Information
Loung Ung’s website
Ung’s newest book: Lulu In The Sky
Book reading at Loganberry Books, 4/18/12 at 7pm
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