Kilong Ung

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Between 1975 and 1979, Kilong survived the Khmer Rouge genocide that killed two million Cambodians including his parents and youngest sister. After his escape into Thailand in 1979, he came to the U.S. as a refugee, learned English in high school, graduated from Reed College with a bachelors degree, and graduated from Bowling Green State University with a masters degree. He spoke at Portland State University, Portland Community College, University of Portland, Columbia, and MIT." ...more

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