Vang Xieng Yang and his son Chuadeng stand in front of their home, inside the Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp.
The Hmong refugees have no choice when a family member dies and they must bury the body inside the camp, which explains why part of the camp contains...
Refugees have to attend "cultural orientation" classes designed to prepare them for their new lives in the United States. On the right are the Yang...
Naked children walk through the muddy streets of the Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp. Situated 150 km north of Bangkok, the camp houses 16,000 Laos'...
Lee Shong looks out of her kitchen window over the corrugated roofs of the refugee camp in Wat Tham Krabok.
Inside the camp some houses have television sets and video recorders, enabling the refugees to watch Hmong language films.
Entrance to the Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp, 150 km north of Bangkok, which houses 16,000 Laos' Hmong refugees, who are shortly going to be...
Ka Ying Yang, an American sociologist with Hmong origins, manages the IOM "cultural orientation" programme which prepares the refugees for their new...
After 5 days of "cultural orientation" classes, each future emigrant receives a certificate proving they are 'apt' to emigrate to America.
Vang Pang Xiong shows photos of himself when he served as an officer in General Vang Pao's Hmong secret army which fought the communists alongside...
Inside the camp schooling has to be paid for and only well-off refugees can afford to send their children to be educated. Children attend an English...
Refugee brings new cases into the camp in preparation for her imminent departure for the United States.
Situated 150 km north of Bangkok, the Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp houses 16,000 Laos' Hmong refugees, who are soon to be resettled in the United...
Inside the camp schooling has to be paid for and only well-off refugees can afford to send their children to be educated.
Hmong refugees have to attend medical examinations and receive vaccinations before being allowed to emigrate to America.
Vang Xieng Yang prepares his family's meagre possessions before their departure for the United States.
Yang's family prepare their imminent departure to America. In a frame is a photo of Yang's parents, Vang Xieng Yang and Lee Shong, when his father...
The names of the next group of emigrants going to the United States is posted up on the noticeboard in front of the IOM office inside the camp,
Entrance to the Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp, 150 km north of Bangkok, which houses 16,000 Laos' Hmong refugees, dominated by a gigantic statue of...
Baby is held aloft in the arms of a parent attending "cultural orientation" classes to prepare them for their future life in America. Situated 150 km...嬰兒
The names of the next group of emigrants going to the United States is posted up on the noticeboard in front of the IOM office inside the camp.
Refugees have to attend "cultural orientation" classes designed to prepare them for their new lives in the United States
The Yang family gather for a group photo with their luggage before emigrating to the United States. L-R: Shuehua Yeng, Chuadreng Payia, 9 and...
Members of Yang's family from left to right : Mother Lee Chong with grand-daughter Mor Mee, aged 3; Chuadreng the youngest son of the Yang family ;...
The Yang family prepare their imminent departure for America. In the background 9-year-old Payia sets out the shoes she is going to take with her on...
