During his time as a child soldier, he witnessed unspeakable violence and was regularly tortured by older boys. Deng was a member of the Sudanese Peoples. As a boy living in a tribe in what is now South Sudan, the youngest country in the world, Ayik Chut Deng was a member of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA). In this episode, Ayik Chut Deng joined Max Lewis to chat about the writing of his memoir 'The Lost Boy: Tales of a Child Soldier', and how he overcame unimaginable trauma to become the man he is today. As a boy living in the Dinka tribe in what is now South Sudan, the youngest country in the world, Ayik Chut.
Overcoming a childhood filled with torture and war was a process of lifelong learning, choices and challenges that included a remarkable chance encounter with a figure from his past, and an appearance on national television.
At age nineteen, he and his family escaped the conflict in Sudan and resettled in Toowoomba, Australia. In this episode, Ayik Chut Deng joined Max Lewis to chat about the writing of his memoir 'The Lost Boy: Tales of a Child Soldier', and how he overcame unimaginable trauma to become the man he is today.As a boy living in the Dinka tribe in what is now South Sudan, the youngest country in the world, Ayik Chut Deng was a member of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). The Lost Boy by Ayik Chut Deng is out on March 31. Overcoming a childhood filled with torture and war was a process of lifelong learning, choices and challenges that included a remarkable chance encounter with a figure from his past, and an appearance on national television. Ayik Chut survived life as a child soldier in Sudan, but after moving to Oz, crime and drugs almost. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introducing Ayik Chut Deng 2:00 The book - The Lost Boy 5:25 The Sudanese War 6:35 The execution of Ayiks brother 11:00 Child Training Camp and Child Prison 17:00 Ayik joins the rebels 19:45 Ayiks arrival in Australia as a refugee 25:00 Experiencing racism 30:25 Mental Health diagnosis PTSD 33:00 Ayik meets his. As a boy living in the Dinka tribe in what is now South Sudan, the youngest country in the world, Ayik Chut Deng was a member of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).
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