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Loung Ung | |
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 Ung in 2008 | |
| Born | 19 November 1970 Phnom Penh, Khmer Republic |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | Cambodian |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Saint Michael's College |
| Period | 21st century (2000–present) |
| Genre | Human Rights |
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| Notable awards | Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship |
| Spouse |
Mark Priemer (m. 2002) |
| Relatives | Keav†, Geak†, Chou (sisters) Khouy, Kim, Meng (brothers) |
| Website | |
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Loung Ung (Khmer: អ៊ឹង លួង; born 19 November 1970) is a Cambodian-American human-rights activist, lecturer and national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World from 1997 to 2003. She has served in the same capacity for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which is affiliated with the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation.
Born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Ung was the sixth of seven children and the third of four girls to Seng Im Ung and Ay Choung Ung. At the age of 10, she escaped from Cambodia as a survivor of what became known as "the Killing Fields" during the reign of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime. After being resettled as a refugee to United States, she eventually wrote two books which related to her life experiences from 1975 through 2003.[1]
- ^ Reinherz, Adam. "Author and activist Loung Ung shares insider's look at Cambodian genocide". jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.