Tha Chhay, Matthew Raudsepp

eBook, ePUB

Into the Shadows, I Ran (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Tha Chhay's autobiography features the harrowing escapes that brought him from Cambodia to America. He is a 'walking miracle' who survived Khmer Rouge's forced evacuation of the cities, escaped their forced labor camps, and became a boy merchant selling and trading items on the borders of Vietnam and Thailand. At sixteen, Tha was able to save up enough gold to hire a guide to lead him across Cambodia's land-mine infested areas to a refugee camp in Thailand. He persevered in the refugee camp for six long years before he was granted acceptance to immigrate to Seattle, Washington. His story delves into the psychology of survival and offers hope for others who need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, even if their boots have holes and no straps. Tha Chhay's testament to the horrors of the Cambodian genocide offers perspective on the current political turmoil around the world.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
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• Größe: 2.94MB
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Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Tha Chhay is a survivor of the Cambodian holocaust, where nearly half the population lost their lives by the Khmer Rouge. He waited 6 years as a refugee to receive sponsorship in America or France and was eventually granted acceptance to immigrate to America. After many harrowing challenges, he became a part of the Cambodian community in Seattle. His autobiographical book "Into the Shadows, I Ran" details many of his frightening encounters and daring escapes as he made his way to America. Today, he lives in Seattle, Washington and works in industrial textiles, supporting aerospace companies and military contractors. He hopes that his book will invigorate people's lives and help others overcome extreme adversity. Matthew Raudsepp, a graduate from Gonzaga University in 1990, taught English in Japan for two years prior to meeting Tha Chhay in 1992. With his continued friendship with Mr. Chhay over 30 years, Mr. Raudsepp helped him to compile many of the stories of his daring escape and harrowing challenges through the times of the Khmer Rouge holocaust in Cambodia, and his arrival in America. Mr. Raudsepp is a talented writer and speaker within his airline company, where he has primarily worked as a flight attendant/purser on many transoceanic flights around the world for more than thirty years, primarily in the Far East and Europe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798350934588
• Artikelnr.: 69658825