Author Archives: Mr. Ricky

Coming to America

I was born in a refugee camp in Thailand in 1981. My mother has endure and survive the Pol Pot regimen of the killing fields. I will start out by telling her story.

My mother was born in the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Her family were Farmers but her dad was in the Army. He does building construction and a skilled tailor. He would take up side jobs from the army to sew military uniforms. My mother loved her father very much. When she was young. Her mother sent her away to live with her aunt, who had no children. She always felt she was being neglected by her mother.

The family would always come to visit her during the holidays. They would take a break from the rice fields. She has four brothers and two sisters but her older sister didn’t survive because of illness. She would recall the family reunion as a fun times. But when it was over she was alone again. To be continue…