Khmer Girl

“I plotted to eliminate, erase, rid, burn, and kill her (my brown skin color). I used to hate myself… It took me a very long time to learn to love me." Khmer Girl narrates Peuo Tuy's unique life struggles in her own poetic story-telling style. She will touch your heart taking you on a journey from the depths of her struggles to the joys of acceptance. Khmer Girl is a captivating story detailing Peuo Tuy's struggles navigating life as a dark-skinned Asian girl to womanhood. She is a survivor of the Cambodian genocide whose family was annexed to the United States.