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May.06.2011
An author, just like a pastry shop or restaurant owner, gives her potential customers a free sample of her creation. If they like it, they'll come back for more. As an aspiring author, first and foremost, I write to hone my skills. Therefore, I blog about hot topics, hoping to connect with...
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Apr.15.2011
"Mom. Dad."
"What is it?" asked my father.
"Say I‘m three years old. We live in Cambodia. Time is tough. You and mom are destitute, hungry, and desperate. Would you force me to beg on the street or sale me to a human trafficker?"
"What?" asked my mother....
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Feb.06.2011
On December 17, 2010, I had the privilege of visiting the contentious Preah Vihear temple. It's a magical and spiritual place. It made me feel peaceful and happy. I even went into Keo Sikha Kiri Svara Pagoda to pray for peace in that area. Tragically, it didn't come true. Recently, Thailand had...
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Jan.27.2011
I've never been on a writing retreat. I'll have to do some research on it. It sounds like fun.
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Dec.11.2009
As cold as winter is, especially in Chicago, it makes me feel warm and nostalgic. It is the best time of the year. It conjures up my childhood memories of my first winter and Christmas in America where trees, edifices, and grounds are covered with snow and ice; jolly St. Nick is everywhere; and...
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Nov.25.2009
I'm grateful for my father and mother who gave me life. Raising a child during the Killing Fields can't be easy. We lived in constant fear, hunger, and hopelessness. In spite of it all, they found a way to find food for me and protected me from being recruited as a child soldier. They took life...
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Nov.18.2009
My friend and colleague wrote a touching review of my book. Please see below.
Sammi:
I’m still sorting out my emotions. In 1973, I was a junior in high school and very involved in praying for peace, protesting the war in Vietnam and the reinstitution of the draft. I first began protesting the war...
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Nov.11.2009
My father was born before the end of World War II in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia on February 1, 1945. His motherland remained under the French Protectorate since 1853. Laos and Vietnam also lived under France’s iron fist. The subjugation, repression, discrimination, and exploitation of Cambodge, Laos...
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