Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     1

1 The Cambodian Autogenocide and Its Aftermath     5
2 The Race for Survival: The Story of Noeun Nor     12
3 The Weaker Brother     27
4 Tricked Twice: The Story of Sinn Lok     35
5 Crappie Fishing on Galpin Lake     47
6 Coming to a Third Country: The Story of Prum Nath     52
7 Why Do Some Survive?     64
8 A Land of Opportunity: The Story of Sam and Sokhary You     71
9 That Ordinary Monster, Pol Pot     94
10 Boat People: The Story of Sokkhom Ngep     103
11 The Next Generation     117
12 The Price of Success: The Story of Samantha Samreth     124
13 Housewarming     140
14 Born to Lead: The Story of Sarith Ou     148
15 To Go Forward     158
16 Against All Odds: The Story of Sophea Mouth     164
17 Coming Full Circle     187

Cambodia: A Chronology     197
Bibliography     203
Index     209