Lee Shong and her husband Vang Xieng Yang attend "cultural orientation" classes designed to prepare them for their new lives in the United States.
The Wat Tham Krabok camp is surrounded by barbed wire and the movement of refugees outside the camp is strictly controlled by the Thai army.
beautiful golden pagoda of pa sawangboon temple with milky way and star at night scene. beautiful temple and golden pagoda in saraburi province , near bangkok , thailand - 北標府 個照片及圖片檔
Undate photo shows drug patients lying on the floor recieving herbal treament during an anti-drug program at Tham Krabok temple in Saraburi province....
Undate photo shows drug patients lying on the floor recieving herbal treament during an anti-drug program at Tham Krabok temple in Saraburi province....
Thousands of chickens at a poultry farm in Saraburi province northeast of Thailand, 11 October 2005. All countries must make transparent, cooperative...
Health Secretary Michael Leavitt wears a uniform during his visit to a chicken farm in Saraburi province northeast of Thailand, 11 October 2005....
Health Secretary Michael Leavitt wears a protective hat during his visit to a chicken farm in Saraburi province northeast of Thailand, 11 October...
Health Secretary Michael Leavitt has his hands sprayed during his visit to a chicken farm in Saraburi province northeast of Thailand, 11 October...
Health Secretary Michael Leavitt changes his shoe during his visit to a chicken farm in Saraburi province northeast of Thailand, 11 October 2005....
Health Secretary Michael Leavitt listens to an expert during his visit to a chicken farm in Saraburi province northeast of Thailand, 11 October 2005....
Health Secretary Michael Leavitt talks with an expert during his visit to a chicken farm in Saraburi province northeast of Thailand, 11 October 2005....
Health Secretary Michael Leavitt answers a question from the press next to World Health Organisation Director General Jong Wook Lee during their...
Health Secretary Michael Leavitt answers a question from the press next to World Health Organisation Director General Jong Wook Lee during their...
Hmong refugees walk past Thai national flags flying during the closing ceremony for the Hmong refugee shelter at Wat Tham Krabok in Saraburi...
Kou Vang, age3, watches TV onboard the bus taking the family to Bangkok on August 22, 2004 in Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp in Tham Krabok, Thailand....
Va Vang waves goodbye to friends and family from aboard the bus taking the family to Bangkok on August 22, 2004 in Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp in...
Va Vang comforts a relative crying as they walk to the departure area for the bus to Bangkok Airport for the flight to the U.S on August 22, 2004 in...
Va Vang tries to keep control of the children as they all cry moments before leaving the refugee camp on August 22, 2004 in Wat Tham Krabok refugee...
August 23: Thai Vang goes to immigration, holding his son Pao Ge, age5, as his family departs Thailand for the charter flight to the U.S.A August 23,...
Goodbye meal takes place with extended family and friends at a neighbour's home as the Vang family prepare for departure on August 22, 2004 in Wat...
Thai Vang is nervous as the family anxiously awaits for their name to be called for the bus to Bangkok going to the airport on August 22, 2004 in Wat...
Va Vang washes the dishes from lunch as her son cries for attention on August 22, 2004 in Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp in Tham Krabok, Thailand....
Thai Vang walks with some of his 9 children to the departure area shortly before the family gets ready to depart on August 22, 2004 in Wat Tham...泰國
The Vang family go through a ritual as a shaman hands them strings to tie on their wrists during a good luck ceremony shortly before the family gets...
Ma Vang, age 14,and a friend comb See Vang's hair as the family gets ready to depart her home at Wat Tham Krabok on August 22, 2004 in Wat Tham...
Yeng Vang, age3, takes a bath with a friend before going to the U.S.A as the family gets ready to depart their home at Wat Tham Krabok on August 22,...
Va Vang bathes herself shortly before the family gets ready to depart their home at Wat Tham Krabok on August 22, 2004 in Wat Tham Krabok refugee...
Thai and Va Vang prepare to have offerings blessed by a Shamen during a good luck ceremony shortly before the family gets ready to depart their home...
Va Vang, holding Bao, 6 months, and daughter Pa Mee, age 9, ponder what life in America might be like shortly before the family gets ready to depart...
Pa Mee , age 9, helps her brother Pao Ge, age 5, put on his brand new shoes purchased for going to the U.S.A as the family gets ready to depart her...
See Vang , age 13, puts on makeup as she gets ready to depart her home at Wat Tham Krabok on August 22, 2004 in Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp in Tham...
Thai Vang helps Kou, age2, put on his brand new shoes purchased for going to the U.S.A as the family gets ready to depart their home at Wat Tham...
See Vang, age 13 plays in the monsoon rains with her neighbors and siblings at Wat Tham Krabok on August 21, 2004 in Wat Tham Krabok refugee camp in...
Thai Vang and a family friend help secure the family's luggage for going to the U.S.A as they get ready to leave home in Wat Tham Krabok on August...
The Vang family Thai Vang holds Kou, age 2, Pao Ge, age 5, Ma, age 14, Pa Mee, age 9, Pa Choua, age 7, See, age 13, Seng, age 11, Yeng, age 3, and Va...
The Vang family Thai Vang holds Kou, age 2, Pao Ge, age 5, Ma, age 14, Pa Mee, age 9, Pa Choua, age 7, See, age 13, Seng, age 11, Yeng, age 3, and Va...
