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Phan Thị Kim Phúc

Vietnamese-Canadian activist and photographic subject · Canada · Writers · Born 1963 · age 63 · also Vietnam

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Phan Thị Kim Phúc, referred to informally as the girl in the picture and the napalm girl, is a South Vietnamese-born Canadian woman best known as the child depicted in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph, titled The Terror of War, taken at Trảng Bàng during the Vietnam War on June 8, 1972.

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2020“Every time I touch my scar I am so thankful. My scar reminds me that God is with me. It is the mark that God stamped on my body to remind me he is there.”In their words19 March 2020"Kim Phuc Phan Thi: How the bombs led me to Christ" in Premier Christianity (19 March 2020)

2019“I became a victim all over again; my life became as a bird in a cage. I asked, why me? Why do I suffer so much?”In their words24 February 2019"In Napa, “napalm girl” Kim Phuc shares story of suffering and forgiveness in Vietnam and beyond" in Napa Valley Register (24 February 2019)

“Try not to see her as she was then - suffering, crying out in pain and fear. Try to see her as she is today: as a mother, a grandmother and a survivor, calling out for peace.”In their words24 February 2019"In Napa, “napalm girl” Kim Phuc shares story of suffering and forgiveness in Vietnam and beyond" in Napa Valley Register (24 February 2019)

“I came through the fire, and I am so blessed to be with you today. My dream is that one day, all people will live without fear, in real peace, with no fighting and no hostility.”In their words24 February 2019"In Napa, “napalm girl” Kim Phuc shares story of suffering and forgiveness in Vietnam and beyond" in Napa Valley Register (24 February 2019)

Dresden PrizeAward2005Order of OntarioAward1996“If I could talk face to face with the pilot who dropped the bomb, I could tell him we cannot change history.”In their words12 November 1996"`Time To Heal, Time For Peace'" in Chicago Tribune (12 November 1996)

“When I was growing up, the pain was so sharp, it was like I’d been cut by a knife. As I get older, the pain is different, it is deep in there and stays there.”In their words28 May 1996"Kim Phuc, the napalm girl: 'Love is more powerful than any weapon'" in Irish Times (28 May 1996)

1963Born27 July 1963

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  1. Every time I touch my scar I am so thankful. My scar reminds me that God is with me. It is the mark that God stamped on my body to remind me he is there.

    Mar 19, 2020, "Kim Phuc Phan Thi: How the bombs led me to Christ" in Premier Christianity (19 March 2020), Own words

  2. I became a victim all over again; my life became as a bird in a cage. I asked, why me? Why do I suffer so much?

    Feb 24, 2019, "In Napa, “napalm girl” Kim Phuc shares story of suffering and forgiveness in Vietnam and beyond" in Napa Valley Register (24 February 2019), Own words

  3. Try not to see her as she was then - suffering, crying out in pain and fear. Try to see her as she is today: as a mother, a grandmother and a survivor, calling out for peace.

    Feb 24, 2019, "In Napa, “napalm girl” Kim Phuc shares story of suffering and forgiveness in Vietnam and beyond" in Napa Valley Register (24 February 2019), Own words

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Awards

Dresden Prize2019
Order of Ontario2005

About this person

Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1963 · age 63

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