Ly Sambo, a survivior of the Khmer Rouge atrocities and a former refugee, is the author of a memior titled “All I Heard Was My Sorrow.” In it, she wrote about her escape from the Khmer Rouge genocide, and her work as an interpreter for World Vision in Khao I-Dang refugee camp before immigrating to America. “All I Heard Was My Sorrow” helps Sambo in her journey to heal herself from a painful past through gratitude.
Writer Heals the Past With Memoir

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Ly Sambo as a young teenage girl in Khao I-Dang refugee camp along Cambodian and Thai border in early 1980s. (Courtesy Photo)

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Ly Sambo worked as an interpreter for World Vision in Khao I-Dang refugee camp along Cambodian and Thai border in early 1980s. (Courtesy Photo)

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Ly Sambo took a group picture with other kids in Khao I-Dang refugee camp in early 1980s. (Courtesy Photo)

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Ly Sambo at an opening exhibition displaying at the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park in Oakland, California. (Courtesy Photo)

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Ly Sambo with her mother at the book display in Oakland city where she presented her memoir titled “All I Heard Was My Sorrow.” (Courtesy Photo)