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LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 8

AKP Phnom Penh, July 02, 2021 -- LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 8 THE KHMER ROUGE FROGMARCHES DARA TO A LANDMINE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1 Letters were the only communication between Dara and his sweetheart Duongchan through which they can learn each othe...

LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 7

AKP Phnom Penh, June 11, 2021 -- LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 7 SAVING LIMBS AND LIFE FOR LOVER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1 Dara, like many other young men, was jobless, given the country continued to face economic sanctions by the western world spearheaded by...

LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 6

AKP Phnom Penh, May 07, 2021 -- LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 6 THE POWER OF KHMER VALUES SHAPES LOVE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1 Superstitiously speaking, in Khmer belief, if a couple falls in love at a time of bad weather or anything- such as breaking g...

LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 5

AKP Phnom Penh, April 02, 2021 -- LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 5 THE COLD WAR ENDS, MISERABLE PASTS REVEALED ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1 It was in September 1989 and the students were lined up as usual ready to s...

LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 4

AKP Phnom Penh, February 26, 2021 -- LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 4 CHOOSING GIRL OVER GUN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1 It was 9am a school guard used an old broken AK rifle to hit the school bell, which was made of the unex...

LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 3

AKP Phnom Penh, January 29, 2021 -- LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 3 THE COMMUNIST SCHOOL BANS LOVE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1 Guns for Boys, Handkerchiefs for Girls It was normal between 1987 and 1989 that all Cambodian high schoo...

LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE - CHAPTER 2

LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER 2 THE COMMUNIST SCHOOL BANS LOVE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1 In 1988, Dara and Duongchan were in grade 11. Their love went against the cultural values and traditions of their country. But they could also fac...

LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE-CHAPTER 1

LONG LOVE, SHORT LIFE CHAPTER ONE A BROKEN CHAIN FINDS LOVE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1 Like many other poor Cambodian students, Udom Duongchan lived in a hut behind her high school in Tonle – in Takeo province – since her mother lived about 30 km...