Nine-year-old Nat and his family are forced from their home on April 17, 1975, marched for many days, separated from each other, and forced to work in the rice fields, where Nat concentrates on survival. Includes historical notes and photographs documenting the Cambodian genocide
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life, Oppression & Resilience
Content: Economic Struggle
Settings: Asia, Cambodia, South-eastern Asia
Ethnicity: Cambodian
Immigration: Immigrant/Migrant
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Asian/Pacific Islander/Asian American
Character Prominence: Joint Main