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Mae Bunseng Taing

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https://underthenagatail.com/

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Nonfiction, History, Memoir

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Mae Bunseng Taing is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. His story and that of his family inspired the documentary Ghost Mountain, released in 2019 and directed by his son, James, and Virginia Dean. Mae Bunseng lives in Connecticut with his wife, where they raised their children and where he has run a full-time home painting business for more than thirty years. This is his first book.

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Under the Naga Tail: A True Story of Survival, Bravery, and Escape from the Cambodian Genocide
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Mae Bunseng Taing,

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4.43 avg rating — 842 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions

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“As Elie Wiesel put it regarding the Jewish Holocaust, giving up the responsibility to remember would be to consign the victims to a second death, this time from the collective memory of society.”
― Mae Bunseng Taing, Under the Naga Tail: A True Story of Survival, Bravery, and Escape from the Cambodian Genocide

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“No other country but America has ever shown this type of legacy. And it is one the American public should admire and honor. It prevented greater human catastrophe, demonstrating how to deal with conflicts and disaster going forward. When Cold War fighting engulfed one country after another in Southeast Asia, further violence was averted not by bombs and bullets, as has been so common in past policy, but by aid, relief, and compassionate rescue.”
― Mae Bunseng Taing, Under the Naga Tail: A True Story of Survival, Bravery, and Escape from the Cambodian Genocide

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“The impact was so powerful, I finally understood why my father feared this story would overwhelm me. It forced me to question whether I could finish documenting his journey. Was the nightmare some sort of a warning over my own mental state? What would happen if the nightmare returned? How many could I endure and still stay on the project?”
― Mae Bunseng Taing, Under the Naga Tail: A True Story of Survival, Bravery, and Escape from the Cambodian Genocide

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