Life Between Two Worlds: How A Cambodian Garment Worker Found Success In Hollywood
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 069291708X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazing woman triumphs through amazing hardship! A touching story of struggle and survival. Having grown up in Canada it's really hard to imagine the life people in less fortunate countries all over the world are born into.This young woman is an inspiration to everyone who struggles. I truly enjoyed the book and would recommend it for anyone who wants to understand the life and cultural challe. I would recommend this book to everyone who wants to learn about Monica, you are one of the most inspiring persons that I've ever known. I doubt that anyone can get through what you got through. This book has touched my heart. I would recommend this book to everyone who wants to learn about immigration, people who are struggling in the their life and who want to become successful people. I am so proud of you!. An Amazing Biography and a Roller-Coaster Must Read! I came across this book when I actually ran into Monika Tep in Los Angeles. I don't usually read biographies unless it was a particular important figure in modern history. But I read Monika's book and thought it was impressive. It had you wanting to read on, and kept the reader wondering what is going to happen next. Monika Tep's real life story
Tep’s tumultuous life has provided her with a perspective far beyond her years. Her new memoir demonstrates that people can surmount the seemingly unbearable and discover within themselves the durability of the human spirit. She was born in the aftermath of the notorious Killing Fields era when the vicious Khmer Rouge army came to power and began a long-term, genocidal reign of terror that devastated her native Cambodia. Today, Monika is a successful beauty specialist, print model and personal stylist in Beverly Hills. She prayed that someday, somehow, she would start anew in America. Monika survived unimaginable cruelty and found heartwarming comp
Monika survived unimaginable cruelty and found heartwarming compassion and personal redemption. Against remarkably impossible odds, Monika Tep emerged from a nightmarish world of violence and repression to achieve her dreams. In “Life Between Two Worlds,” she seeks to help others who, like her, struggle under dire circumstances and
With plenty of helping hands and the power of her own will, Monika tries to rebuild the life of a successful entrepreneur that she had known in her childhood. Growing up in a beautiful manor behind Tuol Sleng and visiting her grandfather who worked there Monika Tep inhabited two worlds. All to soon Monika and her family were swallowed by the poverty that surrounded them and thrust into a world of suffering and betrayal. With the grit and determination of a child who does not know any other way, Monika fought her way through violence, rape, human trafficing, and across the borders of countries she never dreamed of visiting to eventually land in America. One of luxury and comfort that comes with being the daughter of a successful entrepreneur and another of extreme poverty and hardship that gripped most of Cambodia. This book is a heartbreaking tale of what can happen to a woman alone in the world that will also inspire readers to never stop chasing their dreams.. But the land of hopes and dreams is a daunting place for a young woman all alone and very far from her homeland