Summary of Chanrithy Him's When Broken Glass Floats

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#1 The head of state, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, charged that Vietnamese Communists were infiltrating into Cambodia. The prince showed newsmen a detailed map drawn up by his general staff showing Communist implantation in Cambodia.

#2 I was three years old when I heard the word war for the first time. It was 1968, and I was with my parents in Takeo. My siblings and I were excited to see a comet.

#3 In 1969, war comes to Cambodia. I am only four years old, and I am terrified. I hear my mother shouting at my father to take me and my siblings to the bunker, and I cry out with anxiety for my father.

#4 The American invasion of Cambodia in 1970 was a Viet Cong tactic to get support from China. It was a precursor to the Khmer Rouge taking over Cambodia in 1975, and the death of millions of Cambodians.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822522237

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Insights on Chanrithy Him's When Broken Glass Floats

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The head of state, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, charged that Vietnamese Communists were infiltrating into Cambodia. The prince showed newsmen a detailed map drawn up by his general staff showing Communist implantation in Cambodia.

#2

I was three years old when I heard the word war for the first time. It was 1968, and I was with my parents in Takeo. My siblings and I were excited to see a comet.

#3

In 1969, war comes to Cambodia. I am only four years old, and I am terrified. I hear my mother shouting at my father to take me and my siblings to the bunker, and I cry out with anxiety for my father.

#4

The American invasion of Cambodia in 1970 was a Viet Cong tactic to get support from China. It was a precursor to the Khmer Rouge taking over Cambodia in 1975, and the death of millions of Cambodians.

#5

I was watching for a bus to pick us up for Phnom Penh. We would be with Pa. I was relieved that we wouldn’t be captured by the Viet Cong after all.

#6

When the bus leaves, I look at my home one last time. I remember how we used to come out and sit on the balcony and enjoy warm evening breezes together. I would chase fireflies hovering near the houseplants.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The life of Buddha tells the story of a mother who carries her dead son to him draped in her arms. The woman has heard that he is a holy man who can restore life.