Leaving the house of ghosts : Cambodian refugees in the American Midwest / Sarah Streed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Streed, Sarah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cambodian Americans.

Refugees.

Cambodia--History--1975-1979.

Cambodia.

History.

Political atrocities--Cambodia.

Political atrocities.

Refugees--Middle West.

Cambodian Americans--Middle West.

Middle West.

Physical Description:

ix, 213 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002]

Summary:

This book studies baseball during World War II, with both a statistical analysis of the game and stories of its players -- those who went to war and those who did not. It provides recaps for each season between 1942 and 1945, and season-by-season recaps and highlights for each team. Starting lineups of the war years are compared to the starting lineups of 1941 (the last year of peacetime baseball) to show how dramatically the war changed the game. A list of players who went to war is provided, along with a list of players who replaced them on the roster if they were starters or starting pitchers. Brief statistical sketches of players who went to the war discuss their play before and after and how they were replaced. Other lists include wartime players who lost their starting jobs in 1946; minor league players who died in the war; and Negro League players who were drafted.

Contents:

1. The Cambodian Autogenocide and Its Aftermath 5

2. The Race for Survival: The Story of Noeun Nor 12

3. The Weaker Brother 27

4. Tricked Twice: The Story of Sinn Lok 35

5. Crappie Fishing on Galpin Lake 47

6. Coming to a Third Country: The Story of Prum Nath 52

7. Why Do Some Survive? 64

8. A Land of Opportunity: The Story of Sam and Sokhary You 71

9. That Ordinary Monster, Pol Pot 94

10. Boat People: The Story of Sokkhom Ngep 103

11. The Next Generation 117

12. The Price of Success: The Story of Samantha Samreth 124

13. Housewarming 140

14. Born to Lead: The Story of Sarith Ou 148

15. To Go Forward 158

16. Against All Odds: The Story of Sophea Mouth 164

17. Coming Full Circle 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0786413549

OCLC:

49902147