Pampa News photo by David Bower Sichan Siv having lunch at The Cattle Exchange in Canadian, 2003.Saturday, Apr 19, 2008
By DAVID BOWSER
The Pampa News (Texas, USA)
The story starts in Cambodia and ends on the Fourth of July at the Canadian rodeo.
Sichan Siv, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and husband of Martha Pattillo, a Pampa native, is the author of a new book, “Golden Bones,” the story of his journey from the killing fields of Cambodia to the White House and the halls of the United Nations and his relation to the Texas Panhandle.
It was in 1970, when Prince Sihanouk was deposed in Cambodia and Lon Nol took power that the North Vietnamese Army broke out of their sanctuaries in eastern Cambodia and attacked Cambodian forces. While a 1973 agreement in Paris ended the Vietnam War, the Khmer Rouge began their battle to take over Cambodia.
By 1975, the Khmer Rouge had taken over the country and nearly two million people had died of exhaustion, starvation and summary execution.
Siv escaped Phnom Penh with his family in 1975, but he is the only survivor. His mother, brother, sister and their families were clubbed to death by the Khmer Rouge.
Siv made it to Thailand only to be held as an illegal alien. Eventually, he made his way to the U.S., arriving in Connecticut in June, 1976. He had two dollars in his pocket.
The name of his book comes from his return to his father's village in Cambodia in 1992.
“Cambodians call someone who is very blessed or lucky a ‘person with golden bones,'” Siv said.
The villagers knew he had survived the Khmer Rouge massacre, had gone to America and was working in the White House for the President of the United States.
“They called me the ‘man with golden bones,'” Siv said.
The book is due to be released in early July.
Siv is expected to be in Pampa and Canadian for the Fourth of July celebrations.
“For us, the most exotic thing in the world would be to go to Paris or to the pyramids or to Cambodia and Angkor Wat,” Siv's wife said.
For her husband, she said the most exotic experience of a lifetime is to come to the Texas Panhandle and ride on a real ranch.
“He just thinks the panhandle is THE place,” she said.
When Siv was growing up in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, he used to watch John Wayne films in French at the movie theaters.
“Here, the heavens and earth hug each other,” Siv said on a visit to the Brainard Ranch in 2003.
Sichan Siv, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and husband of Martha Pattillo, a Pampa native, is the author of a new book, “Golden Bones,” the story of his journey from the killing fields of Cambodia to the White House and the halls of the United Nations and his relation to the Texas Panhandle.
It was in 1970, when Prince Sihanouk was deposed in Cambodia and Lon Nol took power that the North Vietnamese Army broke out of their sanctuaries in eastern Cambodia and attacked Cambodian forces. While a 1973 agreement in Paris ended the Vietnam War, the Khmer Rouge began their battle to take over Cambodia.
By 1975, the Khmer Rouge had taken over the country and nearly two million people had died of exhaustion, starvation and summary execution.
Siv escaped Phnom Penh with his family in 1975, but he is the only survivor. His mother, brother, sister and their families were clubbed to death by the Khmer Rouge.
Siv made it to Thailand only to be held as an illegal alien. Eventually, he made his way to the U.S., arriving in Connecticut in June, 1976. He had two dollars in his pocket.
The name of his book comes from his return to his father's village in Cambodia in 1992.
“Cambodians call someone who is very blessed or lucky a ‘person with golden bones,'” Siv said.
The villagers knew he had survived the Khmer Rouge massacre, had gone to America and was working in the White House for the President of the United States.
“They called me the ‘man with golden bones,'” Siv said.
The book is due to be released in early July.
Siv is expected to be in Pampa and Canadian for the Fourth of July celebrations.
“For us, the most exotic thing in the world would be to go to Paris or to the pyramids or to Cambodia and Angkor Wat,” Siv's wife said.
For her husband, she said the most exotic experience of a lifetime is to come to the Texas Panhandle and ride on a real ranch.
“He just thinks the panhandle is THE place,” she said.
When Siv was growing up in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, he used to watch John Wayne films in French at the movie theaters.
“Here, the heavens and earth hug each other,” Siv said on a visit to the Brainard Ranch in 2003.
29 comments:
Golden bones,have them on sale at Pets Mart
Golden Bones, Why don't you help your people instead being intoxicated by your ranch? There are alot of dirty bones in Cambodia that are suffered by the other golden bones in Cambodia government.
This guy is too busy campaigning for McCain so he can secure his appointment for the next U.S. ambassador to Cambodia. In fact, he tried once during the Bush 41, but Mr. Bush lost his second term to Bill.
Again, the guy is nothing without Martha.
F--k that shit!
Si-iv
736am,
He is a real re-publicon
Hello all,
This man use to be a monk in Siam. When he came to the state he doesn't remember none of his monk's friends. Years ago when this man came to Maryland State temple some of his monk's friends go to ward him ( they are no longer monk at that time) this man si chan a keang ( American) bok chhnang Khmer don't remember or know his old friend. So you believe this si chan bok chhnang Khmer can help our Mother land????
Some of his old friends live in Richmond Va and some livejryr in Long Island New York.
Amazing huh !!!
Golden Born WHO? SICHAN SIV?
Nuh, this stupid cowboy is drown with his ego and crazy to get a dream power that not even gives him any warrant to be a real cowboy. Common get real, he is not a sole suvivor to claim the title of being Golden Born. He's just a mere individual who strives for his own individual image and personal gain though exploiting his own ancestry heritage to achieve his goal.
I would have to agree with 7:36 AM's statement.
Yes, Mr. Si Chan is lost.
This son-of-bitch thinks too much of himself; also, this goof-ball head won't benefit Cambodia. Yes, he should remain in his Texas ranch and play with his horses. I don't think this guy is Khmer anymore.
Another self promoting exercise by the useless Khmer. Why does KI bother with this kind of people?
What are fucking loser!
As of today, I don't think Mr. Siv is feeling good anymore after receiving truthful comments from the Khmer people.
I say shame on Mr. Siv.
THIS MAN TRIED MANY TIMES TO GET POSITION FROM HUNSEN BY BEGGING BUT FAILED ....JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNIST!!
Sorry, folks ... we believe in our ethics: we do not affiliate with the retarded gorillas; this kid also happens to be you people's species.
Mr. Siv Chan,
I personally don't know you very much, but I heard your name since you was appointed to the UN ambassador. Your record in working with the UN and elsewhere didn't reveal you how much you contribute to help Khmer people and the country at all. Hun Sen is still in power and destroys Cambodia day by day.
For me I'm not going to spend a penny to buy your book and you got a lot of negative comments from Khmer people. Don't think you married to the niece of Bush family and you're superior than others. We don't care who you are if you're out of touch with Khmer people.
He's a loser. Big time loser.
If you planned spending your money purchasing this useless book, you'd better off spend on a street whore or zombie strippers.
Mr. Siv, please get lost forever! We do not want to see your face!
Everyone knows that you did not write that book on your own, and therefore don't forget to include and give proper credit to those who helped you writing the book.
I don't know why everyone seems to drop bomb shell on you. Perhpas it must be a reason (s). I'm sure you must have known why. Only you have the answer.
Siv Sichan loeung bonn tam cheay samput propun!
Hey! Hey!
253am,
What's wrong with that.That's how Sihanouk became Viet Cong.
Whatever you do, Siv Sichan is not Khmer anymore; the idiot is too Americanized to realize he's Cambodia.
Forget about the fucker!
Mr. Siv: my condolences to the comments above.
However, if you feel down by them, you are not qualified to be where you're. generally when people look at the mountain, they will always look up to top of the mountain, nothing new about that. If you were ordinary, people would not comment.
There are many rich and successful Khmers who want to be Hun Sen/Youns' friends.
Chan,
Of course, Mr. Siv, you're deserved the aforementioned negative comments predicated on your useless work for your used-to-be country (Khmer); also, now ... you have my sincere condolences on behalf of your work for your hated country. However ... my question is: when are we planning for your wake?
Again, my sincere condolences to you, and only you (no one else).
Above statements: well said; also, it shows that ah Siv is an asshole idiot.
It's too bad that you're not gaining any popularity among your blood, because you've lost your root.
Maybe it's time to burn those books insteal selling them.
Chan,
Of course, you've supported the guy in the past, and why are you spurning your pal.
I understand that this shithead (Ah Siv) has pissed a lot of Khmer people off, and he deserved to be isolated from Cambodian community.
Whoa! whats goin on here? i didnt know anything about this. i was first proud tat Khmer ppl could get that position but it seemed that its VERY CONTRAST! never heard of him until he wanna SELL his book! this is so embarrassing, for real!
6:14 PM
The idiot deserves to be put in hell!
I'd like to buy the book, and then I'll burn it -- just for the hell of it!
Please join me in books burning to protest the idiot!
mr formmer ambessedor don't have too popular with khmerblood what a shame for mr siv to be khmer poor martha dont take timme to coach her partner i think mr siv good with horses not with khmer he thinke he good what are shaame
Looks like he's not going to have a good book tour, as he has hoped, eh!
Actually, it happens very often when a person loses his/her own identity.
4:16 AM
Then, Mr. Siv must be worse than the Viet Cong. No one likes this stupid person (mr. ambeasaddor).
Any future article (s) about this bastard should not be posted on this site. This has bee a shameful for the Khmer community have this idiot as blooded Khmer.
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