Naret Uy has been with Martin Door Manufacturing for six years. A native of Cambodia, she still owns farmland in her homeland.

Born in Phnom Penh, Naret was only seven when her family was forced from the capital along with her nine siblings to farms outside the city to labor. The forced move came after she saw much brutality and killing.

"Our family was removed from the city in a truck with nine other families. All of the other families were killed. Only our family was allowed to live. We had to labor on the farms," Naret said of her past.

Farm labor was hard and the food was sparse and poorly prepared. She said many people became sick and weak. When they were too weak to work, they were beheaded and thrown in a huge pit.

The forced labor also meant there was little time for school. She only had three years of schooling growing up.

After the war, her family moved back to the city for a time, before returning to the farm. Her family became proficient in raising all sorts of vegetables. She was married at the age of 17, where she quickly had a son and a daughter.

The lack of education and the responsibilities of a family did not limit her drive. Naret owned her own clothing store in the city for 10 years.

In May of 1999, she came to the U.S. where she eventually made her way to Utah and Martin Door in 2001. She worked for a time on the raised panel press, before being moved to small press operations, where she often works by herself. She was honored as a five-year employee of Martin Door last year.

Randy Kam, fabrication supervisor, said Naret works hard and independently.

"She just does her work and does what needs to be done," Kam added.

Naret is married to Samuan Moeung, who works in the assembly area of MDM and the two have a seven-year-old daughter.

Uy said working at Martin Door has been a good experience and credited many other native Cambodians with helping her fit into the MDM system.