My Life According To My Destiny is a personal memoir of the author's experiences in Cambodia under the multiple regime changes and my families struggles and success in leaving the country and arriving in America.
The Book has been self-published via CreateSpace and is available as eBook - 318 pages - released in March 2015.
About the Book
My Life According To My Destiny, a memoir written by Vanny Vorng a survivor of the Killing Fields of Cambodia, is a story about a man from his childhood up to the present time. It entails his struggles to survive many brutal events in Cambodia from the Coup d’Etat of 1970, the fall of the Khmer Republic in 1975, and the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979.
The Khmer Rouge Communist Party of Cambodia purged the cities and countryside of intellectuals, rival politicians, monks and teachers. The extremeness of this group leads to a country that has no religion, no free market, no schools, no families, and a closed border. Citizens attempt to hide their old lives from ears outside the walls while food becomes dangerously scarce in the so called Agrarian Utopia. The new party in charge invents ways of making families disappear.
It describes the events of each conflict as they unfold, where each time he somehow manages to survive the ordeal to tell the story. After the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1979, he found a way to provide for his family’s needs. Vanny and his family realized they would be better off leaving the land they called home for so many years. He led his family and friends to the refugee camps in Thailand and the Philippines.
After that, Vanny and his family were transported to America to start a new life. Upon arriving in America he managed to work hard at his job while attending school.
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Reviews (Excerpts)
- "My Life According To My Destiny is a heart wrenching story. Once the author shows how everyting in his home country slowly started to go downhill, you can't put it down. [...]" - Paul (Amazon)
- "When I picked up this book I never expected to read such a magnificent piece of earth's history. I cried so hard in some parts that I fell asleep surrounded with tissues. He escaped camps and bombings! This guy lived through it all! I can't believe he's still STANDING TODAY!" - Kat (Amazon)
- "Great read with lots of historical information." - John Tem
- "He has accomplished so much by coming to America. Hopefully more people will read the book and act accordingly." - Dan S. (Amazon)
About the Author
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| Author Vanny Vorng |
To more accurately tell his story Mr. Vorng intensely studied Cambodian History and politics so that he might better understand motivations behind the rulers’ actions. A learned man, he is fluent in English, French, and Cambodian, his native tongue. Mr. Vorng is no stranger to hard work and has had experience in commercial building as well as home construction, farm work, and rice field production.
He later went on to gain experience as an entrepreneur and a business owner in diverse markets such as wholesale/retail, and the food service industry. He is an active member of the community serving as a volunteer for the Texas Cambodian Community, and he has participated in multiple fund raisers benefiting the community in and around the Houston area.
Looking back on his life he believes the time is now right for his story to be told and for everyone to learn from what he has been through.
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