Author Loung Ung to speak at Common Read Lecture on her book, First They Killed My Father Internationally renowned author and advocate, Loung Ung, will be the speaker at the annual Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture. The event will take place on Wednesday, September 24 at 7:30 pm in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. Attendees have the chance to hear Ung reflect on her life, the power of storytelling, and the lessons she has learned along the way. A Q&A session will follow, providing attendees the opportunity to ask questions and connect with Ung. Ung’s book, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, is a memoir telling her survival of the Cambodian genocide. In 2017, the book was adapted into a Netflix Original Movie directed by Angelina Jolie. NSU Honors Program Earns South Dakota Board of Regents Award for Academic Excellence
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