Beyond the Killing Fields: Voices of Nine Cambodian Survivors in America - Paperback

by Usha Welaratna (Author)

This book documents the Cambodian refugee experience through powerful first-person narratives of men, women, and children who survived the holocaust and have begun new lives in America.

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Welaratna's book is a study in human persecution, courage, and survival that reaches well beyond Southeast Asia. . . . Through these stories of the survivors' ordeal and escape, Welaratna patiently explores the cultural, linguistic, and religious challenges Cambodian refugees face in this country and the long-term impact the violence and turmoil will likely have. There are no comparable texts . . . and Welaratna's work is sensitively written and well researched. Recommended for academic, public, and high school libraries.--Library Journal

Author Biography

Usha Welaratna received her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from UC Berkeley in 1999. Her university teaching career included courses at UC Berkley, Mills College, and San Jose State University.