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Loung Ung

Authors at the Library

In commemoration of Genocide Awareness Month, join us in welcoming Loung Ung, author and child survivor of the 1975 Cambodian genocide.

Authors at the Library with Loung Ung

Tuesday, April 15 | 6-7 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.

5:30 p.m. | Seating and book giveaway 
6 p.m. | Author Talk 
6:45 p.m.| Audience Q&A 
7 p.m. | Book signing

In commemoration of Genocide Awareness Month during the month of April, the Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission will host Loung Ung, author and child survivor of the 1975 Cambodian genocide, to share her life experience through a presentation and Q&A session.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Loung Ung was five when Khmer Rouge soldiers forced her family from their home during a mass evacuation. By 1978, the regime had killed her parents and two siblings, and she was trained as a child soldier before being reunited with living family after the war.

Ung will sign her bestselling memoir, First They Killed My Father, following the talk. Register now to reserve your free copy. Please note that you must be present at the event to receive a book.

Presented in collaboration with and funded by the Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission. holocaust.ohio.gov

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