Often when people tell their story, they talk about their strengths and resiliency. It's really about their determination and their aspiration to survive and live.

I read a lot when I was in school in the United States, and even though writing in English is very difficult for me, I wrote in journals.

I think there are things I can't write in English that I wish I could write in Khmer.

I used to despair about the condition of the world, to feel a sense of hopelessness; now I find more and more that I need to focus on what I can do, however little it is, to help others.

I am a community social psychologist and a lot of my work deals with social work and helping people overcoming addiction and trauma.

I'd like to do more collaborations because collaboration creates different viewpoints.

I think that through the narratives of other people you get closer to your own.