
Kim Sang was born 20 December 1978 in Tra Vinh, South Vietnam which used to be in Cambodia before 1949. His parents were rice and vegetable farmers. His father fought on the side of South Vietnam during the war, and later fought against the Khmer Rouge. Sang’s family moved between Cambodia and Vietnam while he was growing up. When he was 12 and 13 he did part time work taking care of 1000 ducks for a family in the area.