Lies Under Communist Rule

In this powerful episode, Anousone opens up about life under communist rule in Laos, where fear and lies shaped every part of her childhood. Her father was taken to jail. Her mother too. From as young as ten, she was forced to work in the fields with the community. The government took everything — their food, their freedom, even their future. Speaking out was dangerous. Music was banned. Rules were strict and survival meant silence. This is her story of growing up under a regime that tried to control every part of who she was.