cambodia

Discusses the geography, history, people, economy, and customs of the country of Cambodia, part of the Indochinese Peninsula of Southeast Asia.

Provides a clear understanding of the Vietnam war and its impact on all aspects of U.S. society.

Provides understanding of the war and the experience of the Vietnam war and covers the impact on the U.S. as well as the international implications.

Provides information on why U.S. troops kept fighting and dying for 5 additional years after Richard M. Nixon took office and promised to end the war in Vietnam.

After the Communists take over Cambodia and her family is torn from their city life, twelve-year-old Nakri and her older sister attempt to maintain their hope as well as their classical dancing skills in the midst of their struggle to survive.

Photographer Richard Sobol describes his visit to the ancient temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Discusses the historical legacy of the temple that continues in Cambodian culture today. Includes dozens of color photographs, a glossary, maps, and key facts.

Sang Ly struggles to survive by picking through garbage in Cambodia's largest municipal dump. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of Stung Meanchey, Sang Ly embarks on a desperate journey to save her ailing son from a life of ignorance and poverty.

Loung Ung recounts her struggles to adapt to life in America after arriving in 1980 as a ten-year-old Cambodian refugee.