Hi cosworth-ga:
The story you are interested in is one about Geraldine Cox, an
Australian secretary who while in Cambodia in the 1970s fell in love
with Major Om Kon, a Cambodian Pilot. Geraldine went on to found and
run an orphanage in Phnom Penh. Her story has been the focus of a lot
of attention recently, including the following programs/documentaries:
ABC's "Australian Story" (July 15th) series ran an episode recently
called "The Flying Suit". Information on this episode (including soon,
they say a transcript of the show) can be found at:
http://www.abc.net.au/austory/default.htm
As well, in 2000, Sydney-based producer Janine Hoskings made a
documentary on this story called "My Khmer Heart". A nice
flash-enabled site for this documentary can be found at:
http://www.cinemax.com/khmer_heart.shtml
There are also rumours going around that Hollywood is going to put out
a movie of this story sometime soon! Let's hope they don't spoil this
great, true story.
The orphanage that Geraldine Cox founded has its own website at:
http://www.sunrisechildrensvillage.com/
Geraldine can be reached by email at geraldine.cox@bigpond.com.kh
The phone number for the orphanage is 855 12 803 069.
(taken from the orphanage website).
As well, Geraldine has recently penned a book, "Home is Where the
Heart is". More information about this book can be found at:
http://www.btinternet.com/~andy.brouwer/cox.htm
The publisher's webpage for this book is:
http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/pandetail.asp?ISBN=073291034X
I hope this gets you started on your surfing on this fascinating
story. If you need more clarification, please send some more specific
details about what particular information you want.
Thanks.
Search strategies on Google:
orphanage cambodia pilot
"australian story"
"my khmer heart"
sunrise children's orphanage
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