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Luong Ung was born in Phnom Pen, Cambodia in 1970, making her five years old when the Khmer Rouge regime began its bloody reign. She lost her parents, two siblings, and twenty other relatives to the Khmer Rouge genocide.
At ten years old, she escaped from Cambodia, and was able to build a new life for herself in the United States. She published her first book, First They Killed My Father in 2002, her second memoir, Lucky Child, in 2005, and her third memoir, Lulu in the Sky, in April of this year.
Luong Ung is a highly involved activist, and one of the causes she represents is the Campaign for a Landmine Free World. Luong travels extensively, speaking in schools, universities, and a variety of other forums, to "promote equality, human rights, and justice in her native land and worldwide" (Official Site).
Luong Ung currently resides in the Cleveland, Ohio area with her husband, Mark Priemer. They operate three restaurants in the Cleveland area.
References:
"Biography." LOUNG UNG. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://loungung.com/bio/>.
"Lulu In The Sky: Loung Ung Writes Another Memoir: Cleveland's New 102."
Cleveland's News 102. CBS Local Media, 2 Dec. 2012. Web. 04 Dec. 2012.
<http://new102.cbslocal.com/2012/12/02/lulu-in-the-sky-loung-ung-writes-another-memoir/>.
At ten years old, she escaped from Cambodia, and was able to build a new life for herself in the United States. She published her first book, First They Killed My Father in 2002, her second memoir, Lucky Child, in 2005, and her third memoir, Lulu in the Sky, in April of this year.
Luong Ung is a highly involved activist, and one of the causes she represents is the Campaign for a Landmine Free World. Luong travels extensively, speaking in schools, universities, and a variety of other forums, to "promote equality, human rights, and justice in her native land and worldwide" (Official Site).
Luong Ung currently resides in the Cleveland, Ohio area with her husband, Mark Priemer. They operate three restaurants in the Cleveland area.
References:
"Biography." LOUNG UNG. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://loungung.com/bio/>.
"Lulu In The Sky: Loung Ung Writes Another Memoir: Cleveland's New 102."
Cleveland's News 102. CBS Local Media, 2 Dec. 2012. Web. 04 Dec. 2012.
<http://new102.cbslocal.com/2012/12/02/lulu-in-the-sky-loung-ung-writes-another-memoir/>.