The Moul Family fled from the Khmer Rouge genocide, killing one-third of its people. There was no other option but to flee. Facing one of the biggest barriers was starvation. In 1975, one of her younger brothers died, then in November, another younger brother died. Those following weeks her older brother died, then another, then her father. Samneang started to face mental barriers. She doubted herself and was constantly tired from the hall the work she was forced to do at camp. In camp, Dr. Ann Dykstra a UMBRO (United Nations Border Relief Operation) coordinator and had registered Samneang as a candidate for job training in New York because of her intellect, and bravery for what she's been through. Her family lived on the border between Cambodia and Thailand. For 13 years the Mouls’ lived on that border until the Paris Peace Accord. Samneang had just begun breaking her boundaries, her family was told to stay overnight in a transit center so in the morning a bus would take them to Cambodia. The family took a 14-hour train and arrived in Phnom Penh. It was the right time because she bumped into Sister Denise, a former teacher who quickly offered her home when Samnenag had explained to Denise how her family had to where to stay. The Mouls’ had a week's stay. Moul recollected herself regained her confidence and prepared for her future training in New York. In October 1988 Jerry Arnold had picked up a copy of that day’s Tribune. It had Samneangs story in it. He truly wanted to help her family. He got in touch with the Moul’s and had the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Bangkok interview them, but sadly they got denied. She quickly told Arnold it was ok and In the end, Samenang chose to stay in Cambodia with her family. She truly is a fighter who started from the bottom, facing major losses in her family, and constantly hiding in fear since the age of 12. Stil through all of that, she overcame that by her efforts to help girls in Cambodia access higher education and spreading awareness of refugees, and to Cambodia’s educational system.