Loung Ung

Summary

Loung Ung is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Phnom Penh^[2]. She was born on April 17, 1970^[3]. She worked as a memoirist^[4], screenwriter^[5], and writer^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (896 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Loung Ung's place of birth was Phnom Penh^[2].
• Loung Ung was born on April 17, 1970^[3].
• Loung Ung held citizenship in Cambodia^[8].
• Loung Ung held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Loung Ung worked as a memoirist^[4].
• Loung Ung's professions included screenwriter^[5].
• Loung Ung worked as a writer^[6].
• Loung Ung's education included a stint at Saint Michael's College^[10].
• Loung Ung was educated at Essex High School^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Loung Ung is First They Killed My Father^[12].
• Loung Ung received the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship^[13].
• Loung Ung received the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature^[14].
• Loung Ung is recorded as female^[15].
• Loung Ung's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Loung Ung's genre is non-fiction literature^[17].
• Loung Ung's Commons category is recorded as Loung Ung^[18].
• Loung Ung's residence is recorded as Shaker Heights^[19].
• Loung Ung's official website is recorded as http://loungung.com/^[20].
• Loung Ung's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• Loung Ung's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Khmer^[22].
• Loung Ung's name in native language is recorded as អ៊ឹង លឿង^[23].
• Loung Ung's writing language is recorded as English^[24].
• Loung Ung's P14750 is recorded as 9831-FB97-965D-B1FF-6B64^[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Phnom Penh^[2], Loung Ung… she was born on April 17, 1970^[3].

Education

Educated at Saint Michael's College^[10], a liberal arts college^[26], in United States^[27], founded in 1904^[28] and Essex High School^[11], a high school^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1957^[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include memoirist^[4], screenwriter^[5], and writer^[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Loung Ung is First They Killed My Father^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship^[13], a nonprofit organization^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1987^[34], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[35] and Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature^[14], a literary award^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1980^[38].

Why It Matters

Loung Ung ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (896 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Works attributed to her include First They Killed My Father^[41], a written work^[42].

FAQs

Where was Loung Ung born?

Loung Ung's place of birth was Phnom Penh^[2].

What did Loung Ung do for work?

Loung Ung worked as memoirist^[4], screenwriter^[5], and writer^[6].

Where did Loung Ung go to school?

Loung Ung was educated at Saint Michael's College^[10] and Essex High School^[11].

What awards did Loung Ung receive?

Honors received include Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship^[13] and Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature^[14].