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"One by one, Pa scoops up some rice and gives us a piece of bone. When it is my turn, he gives me the piece with the most meat on it, the breastbone."

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"One by one, Pa scoops up some rice and gives us a piece of bone. When it is my turn, he gives me the piece with the most meat on it, the breastbone."

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Sacrificing - He sacrificed himself for the goods of his family.

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Sacrificing - He sacrificed himself for the goods of his family.

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"We survive this period because Pa is friendly with the chief" "Pa lies and tells the chief that he was only a shopkeeper, that he found the jewellery in the deserted house."

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Once gamble and almost lost the house.Ma said that if he did again she would leave him.

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"Pa says gently to me . My feet drag my body cautiously toward his open arms."

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"Pa says gently to me . My feet drag my body cautiously toward his open arms."

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"It was an accident" Pa tells Ma and smile at me - Loung

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"It was an accident" Pa tells Ma and smile at me - Loung

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He is very kind, nice and gracious, he also adores Loung very much

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"He left home and went to live in a Buddhist temple to get away from his violent home, further his study, and eventually became a monk."

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" The balcony is a special place because it's where Pa and I often have important conversations"

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" The balcony is a special place because it's where Pa and I often have important conversations"

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He was a very astute man because he knew what would happen to him and his family if they revealed their identities.

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He was a very astute man because he knew what would happen to him and his family if they revealed their identities.

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"Ma saw that he was kind, strong,and handsome, and eventually fell in love with him"
" Pa took one look at Ma and was immediately smitten.

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"well, it means...It's hard to explain. Ask Pa later"

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"well, it means...It's hard to explain. Ask Pa later"

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"I believe everything Pa tells me" - Loung

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"I believe everything Pa tells me" - Loung

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Pa is a very honorable father from Loung's point of view.

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"he left the monastery to marry her." "And stil after they were refused by her parents, they ran away and eloped.

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"Pa is a very nice man, someone who's always willing to help others, [no one] would not want to hurt him"

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"Pa is a very nice man, someone who's always willing to help others, [no one] would not want to hurt him"

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" Pa was born in 1931 in Tro Noun, a small, rural village in the Kampong Cham province.

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Ma and Pa enjoy taking us to the noodle shop in the morning before Pa goes off to work.

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Ma and Pa enjoy taking us to the noodle shop in the morning before Pa goes off to work.

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"Pa reminds me of a teddy bear, soft and big" - Loung

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"Pa reminds me of a teddy bear, soft and big" - Loung

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Pa reminds Loung of warmthness and home-like

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He is a devout Buddhist because he used to be a monk.

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He is a devout Buddhist because he used to be a monk.

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"Pa has told me in the past that i am blessed with a gifted imagination and he likes the story i tell"

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"Pa has told me in the past that i am blessed with a gifted imagination and he likes the story i tell"

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"Pa worked undercover and posed as a civilian to gather information for the government.

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He showed a brave face to his family before he was taken away by the soldiers.
"Opposite the soldiers, Pa straightens hiss shoulders, and for the first time since the Khmer Rouge takeover, he stands tall"

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"Pa never forgot what it was like to be poor, and as a result, he takes time to help many others in need."

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"Pa never forgot what it was like to be poor, and as a result, he takes time to help many others in need."

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"he takes time to help people in need. people truly respected and like him."

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"he takes time to help people in need. people truly respected and like him."

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"Most Sundays after we've finished our homework , Pa rewards us by taking us swimming at the club."

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"Most Sundays after we've finished our homework , Pa rewards us by taking us swimming at the club."

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"Suddenly he surprises me and picks me up off the ground. His arms tight around me, Pa holds me and kisses my hair."

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"Suddenly he surprises me and picks me up off the ground. His arms tight around me, Pa holds me and kisses my hair."

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"Pa has told me in the past that I am blessed with a gifted imagination and he likesthe strories I tell'

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"Pa has told me in the past that I am blessed with a gifted imagination and he likesthe strories I tell'

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He was a quick thinking man and always knows what to say and do in many tricky situations.

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He was a quick thinking man and always knows what to say and do in many tricky situations.

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"They must lie and tell everyone that they are orphans and don't know who their parents are.This way, maybe, we can keep them safe from the soldiers and from exposing one another"

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"Loung is too smart and clever for people to understand"

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"What I love most about Pa is the way he smiles not only with his mouth but also with his eyes."

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"What I love most about Pa is the way he smiles not only with his mouth but also with his eyes."

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"Maybe some rats got into it and stole some (rice)."

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"Maybe some rats got into it and stole some (rice)."

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Even-though he knew it was Loung who stole the rice he didn't blame her or complain about her.

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"he did not want to join but had to, or he would risk being persecuted, branded a traitor, and perhaps even killed."

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"Pa walks over to Keav and takes a ball of sticky rice out of the pot she is carryin. He comes over to me and hands me the food."

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"Pa walks over to Keav and takes a ball of sticky rice out of the pot she is carryin. He comes over to me and hands me the food."

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I don't understand this, but I like the smile he gives me

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I don't understand this, but I like the smile he gives me

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"I believe him. I believe everything Pa tells me."

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"He reaches down and puts his hand on top of my head"

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"He reaches down and puts his hand on top of my head"

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while he was still a monk he fell in love with Loung's mother.

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Pa was well educated, being born in a "well-to-do" family. He is well educate and used to have a high profile job.

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"The fact that she gets herself in and out of these situations gives me hope. I see them as clear signs of her cleverness." Pa always defends me - to everybody.

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"The fact that she gets herself in and out of these situations gives me hope. I see them as clear signs of her cleverness." Pa always defends me - to everybody.

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Pa walks over to Keav and takes a ball of sticky rice out of the pot she is carrying. He comes over to me and hands me the food.

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Pa walks over to Keav and takes a ball of sticky rice out of the pot she is carrying. He comes over to me and hands me the food.

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Third day of waling, Loung is hungry so she asking Pa for food even though they're not much left.

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" He often says that people just don't understand how cleverness works in a child and that all these troublesome things I do are actually signs of strength and intelligence."

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" He often says that people just don't understand how cleverness works in a child and that all these troublesome things I do are actually signs of strength and intelligence."

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"I miss his hugs and how he used to make me laugh at old Chinese stories."

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"I miss his hugs and how he used to make me laugh at old Chinese stories."

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"Pa took care of Ma and us in every ways."

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"Pa took care of Ma and us in every ways."

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"Gripping Pa's finger even tighter, my heart races as the soldier checks the pot."

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"Gripping Pa's finger even tighter, my heart races as the soldier checks the pot."

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During the chapter "Pa", as everyone was down and sad, he stay strong for his children even though he's going to get killed.
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"As Kim's face crumbles, Pa's face is rigid and calm"
"[I was] hoping he will turn around and wave back. He never does."

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"In Phnom Penh, we had live-in housekeepers to do just about everything for us. Pa was our strength and we all needed him to survive."

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"Pa gently cleans my face with his hand, then takes the rice pot from me and says I only have to carry myself for the rest of the trip."

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"Pa gently cleans my face with his hand, then takes the rice pot from me and says I only have to carry myself for the rest of the trip."

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Even when he's about to die, he still makes sure that there will be someone to take care of his family. "Pa stoops down and lay both hands on Kim's shoulders... 'Look after your ma, your sisters, and yourself'"

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" I know he thinks someone in our family has stolen the rice" "Maybe some rats got into it and stole some"

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" Loung is too smart and clever for people to understand," Pa says and winks at me.

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" Loung is too smart and clever for people to understand," Pa says and winks at me.

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"A long time ago Pa told me that April is a very lucky moth."

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"A long time ago Pa told me that April is a very lucky moth."

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" You'll have to ask pa that," she replied (ma

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" You'll have to ask pa that," she replied (ma

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Later that evening out on the balcony, I asked Pa about the bombs dropping in the countryside. He told me that..."

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"I remember clutching tightly to Pa's finger as we walked along wide crumbling corridors

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"I remember clutching tightly to Pa's finger as we walked along wide crumbling corridors

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"We survive this period because Pa is friendly with the chief

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"We survive this period because Pa is friendly with the chief

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My heart pounds quickly against my chest, but I say nothing and lean against Pa's leg 

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My heart pounds quickly against my chest, but I say nothing and lean against Pa's leg 

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"Pa's favourite child stole from in the family

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"Pa's favourite child stole from in the family

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My heart is sick at the thought that someone actually tried to hurt Pa

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My heart is sick at the thought that someone actually tried to hurt Pa

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"He's my pa, and if he says that he will find me, I know he will.

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"He's my pa, and if he says that he will find me, I know he will.

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He was never mad at anyone, he forgave Luang for stealing the rice.

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"it was during our trip to Angkor Wat that i first thought Pa was a god.

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"it was during our trip to Angkor Wat that i first thought Pa was a god.

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"He reaches down and puts his hand on top of my head. It stays there as if protecting me from the sun and the soldiers"

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"A long time ago, Pa told me people should be good not because they afraid of getiing caught but because bad karma will follow them throgh thier life time."

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"A long time ago, Pa told me people should be good not because they afraid of getiing caught but because bad karma will follow them throgh thier life time."

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" in a country called America it is not that way" -shows that Pa is educated

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" in a country called America it is not that way" -shows that Pa is educated

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"Pa never forgot what it was like to be poor as a result, he takes time to help many others in need.

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"Like Pa, he is very soft-spoken, gentle,a and giving."

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I go to a lot of films and because of who Pa is, the cinema owner lets us kids in for free. When Pa goes with us he always insists we pay for our ticket.

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I go to a lot of films and because of who Pa is, the cinema owner lets us kids in for free. When Pa goes with us he always insists we pay for our ticket.

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"Pa is everything a good father could be; kinf, gentle and loving"

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"Pa is everything a good father could be; kinf, gentle and loving"

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"Pa never forgot what is was like to be poor and as a result, he takes time to help many others in need. People truly respect and like him."

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"Pa never forgot what is was like to be poor and as a result, he takes time to help many others in need. People truly respect and like him."

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Even in his final moments, he still "prays... for the gods to take care of us... bringing up our faces one by one"

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"Pa works longer and harder than anyone else in the village

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"Pa said thaat dragons are the animals of the gods, if not gods themsleves."

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"Pa said thaat dragons are the animals of the gods, if not gods themsleves."

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"Being a Buddhist, Pa believes in visions, energy fields, seeing people's aura,and things other people might view as superstitious."

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"Being a Buddhist, Pa believes in visions, energy fields, seeing people's aura,and things other people might view as superstitious."