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First They Killed My Father
Oct 26

October 26, 2025

First They Killed My Father

Loung Ung, author of the memoir ‘First They Killed My Father,’ discusses her experience in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime, trained as a child soldier as her siblings were forced into labor and her father was taken away and killed. Later, at 5:30 p.m., the film of the same name, directed by Angelina Jolie, is screened and discussed.

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Perry World House, 3803 Locust Walk

Loung Ung staring pensively