Ngor attended medical school and became a physician. Then the horrors of the Pol Pot regime began. Before his escape to Los Angeles. he was to lose his loved ones. including his pregnant wife. and to suffer starvation and mutilation at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. In Los Angeles. he dedicated himself to the support of the Cambodian people. He raised funds. opened two orphanages in Cambodia. and frequently traveled to his homeland to bring supplies and food to the refugees there. Dr. Ngor lobbied hard to bring Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge to justice in an International tribunal.
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