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  • 08 JULY 2017 - SINGAPORE: The gate for the family home of Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of Singapore. The home, which is more than 100 years old, has become a source of controversy in Singapore. Lee, who died in 2015, wanted the home destroyed after his death, but the current Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has yet to have the home torn down but his siblings want to go ahead with the demolition of the home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JULY 2017 - SINGAPORE: The gate for the family home of Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of Singapore. The home, which is more than 100 years old, has become a source of controversy in Singapore. Lee, who died in 2015, wanted the home destroyed after his death, but the current Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has yet to have the home torn down but his siblings want to go ahead with the demolition of the home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JULY 2017 - SINGAPORE: The gate for the family home of Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of Singapore. The home, which is more than 100 years old, has become a source of controversy in Singapore. Lee, who died in 2015, wanted the home destroyed after his death, but the current Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has yet to have the home torn down but his siblings want to go ahead with the demolition of the home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JULY 2017 - SINGAPORE: The gate for the family home of Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of Singapore. The home, which is more than 100 years old, has become a source of controversy in Singapore. Lee, who died in 2015, wanted the home destroyed after his death, but the current Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has yet to have the home torn down but his siblings want to go ahead with the demolition of the home.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 OCTOBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A foreclosure sign in front of a home in Phoenix, AZ. The housing bust has hit Phoenix hard. Home prices are down by as much as 33 percent in some areas of the Phoenix metro area. Foreclosure sales make up half of the home resales in some parts of the metro area.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 27 OCTOBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A foreclosure sign in front of a home in Phoenix, AZ. The housing bust has hit Phoenix hard. Home prices are down by as much as 33 percent in some areas of the Phoenix metro area. Foreclosure sales make up half of the home resales in some parts of the metro area.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 27 OCTOBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A foreclosure sign in front of a home in Phoenix, AZ. The housing bust has hit Phoenix hard. Home prices are down by as much as 33 percent in some areas of the Phoenix metro area. Foreclosure sales make up half of the home resales in some parts of the metro area.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 27 OCTOBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A foreclosure sign in front of a home in Phoenix, AZ. The housing bust has hit Phoenix hard. Home prices are down by as much as 33 percent in some areas of the Phoenix metro area. Foreclosure sales make up half of the home resales in some parts of the metro area.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 27 OCTOBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A foreclosure sign in front of a home in Phoenix, AZ. The housing bust has hit Phoenix hard. Home prices are down by as much as 33 percent in some areas of the Phoenix metro area. Foreclosure sales make up half of the home resales in some parts of the metro area.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 08 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A home on the east side of Des Moines decorated with President Donald Trump campaign materials, included a tree trunk with Trump's likeness painted on it.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A home on the east side of Des Moines decorated with President Donald Trump campaign materials, included a tree trunk with Trump's likeness painted on it.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A home on the east side of Des Moines decorated with President Donald Trump campaign materials, included a tree trunk with Trump's likeness painted on it.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:A barber gives a boy haircut in her barbershop, which is also the living room of her home, in the Bang Luang neighborhood in Bangkok. The Bang Luang neighborhood lines Khlong (Canal) Bang Luang in the Thonburi section of Bangkok on the west side of Chao Phraya River. It was established in the late 18th Century by King Taksin the Great after the Burmese sacked the Siamese capital of Ayutthaya. The neighborhood, like most of Thonburi, is relatively undeveloped and still criss crossed by the canals which once made Bangkok famous. It's now a popular day trip from central Bangkok and offers a glimpse into what the city used to be like.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: An elderly resident of the Social Welfare Centre, Elderly's Home in Kathmandu. It is the only public nursing home in Nepal.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim man in his home in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim man in his home in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar 23, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A seamstress works in her home in Ban Krua. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.     Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar 23, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A seamstress works in her home in Ban Krua. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.     Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2006 - CHONG KOH, KANDAL, CAMBODIA: A woman sleeps in her home in Chong Koh, a village on the Mekong River in central Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Blue dye goes down the drain after it was used to dye a batch of silk threads in workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai silk threads come out of a vat of blue dye in workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman reads the newspaper in her living room/beauty parlor while a customer sits under the dryer in the Bang Luang neighborhood of Bangkok. The Bang Luang neighborhood lines Khlong (Canal) Bang Luang in the Thonburi section of Bangkok on the west side of Chao Phraya River. It was established in the late 18th Century by King Taksin the Great after the Burmese sacked the Siamese capital of Ayutthaya. The neighborhood, like most of Thonburi, is relatively undeveloped and still criss crossed by the canals which once made Bangkok famous. It's now a popular day trip from central Bangkok and offers a glimpse into what the city used to be like.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: DIDI DEVAMALA, founder of Baan Unrak Children's Home, interviews AYEA MU, a Burmese Karen refugee woman, about children. Ayea said she was sick, very poor and no longer able to care for either her infant or twins so she was hoping to leave them at Baan Unrak. Devamala tried to convince her to keep the children and accept help from the home. She said the home's first goal was always to keep families together. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: The Thai-Burma border at Three Pagodas Pass a few miles from Sangklaburi, Thailand, near the Baan Unrak Children's Home. The border has officially been closed since October 2007 because of political violence in Burma, but the border near Sangklaburi is very porous and hundreds of Burmese have crossed into Thailand near here in recent months.  Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: DIDI DEVAMALA, founder of Baan Unrak Children's Home, interviews AYEA MU, a Burmese Karen refugee woman, about children. Ayea said she was sick, very poor and no longer able to care for either her infant or twins so she was hoping to leave them at Baan Unrak. Devamala tried to convince her to keep the children and accept help from the home. She said the home's first goal was always to keep families together. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: NGE, a Burmese refugee from the Mon hill tribe, works in the weaving shop at the Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: SABAE, a Burmese refugee from the Mon hill tribe, works in the weaving shop at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: SABAE, a Burmese refugee from the Mon hill tribe, works in the weaving shop at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: NGE, a Burmese refugee from the Mon hill tribe, works in the weaving shop at the Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: NGE, a Burmese refugee from the Mon hill tribe, works in the weaving shop at the Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Toddlers sleep in the nursery at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Toddlers sleep in the nursery at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  CHOMA (foreground) and WAWA, Burmese refugees, work in the sewing shop at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  CHOMA (foreground) and WAWA, Burmese refugees, work in the sewing shop at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  WAWA, a Burmese refugee, works in the sewing shop at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  WAWA, a Burmese refugee, works in the sewing shop at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: An 18 day old Burmese refugee child who was abandoned by her mother, is comforted by a care giver at the Baan Unrak home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A Karen woman teaches Burmese children the Thai language at the Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. The school's curriculum is in Thai, but many of the Burmese children don't speak Thai, so they have to take remedial Thai. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  People on horseback pass a home (on the right) reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. Most of the lots around the home are several acres big and many of the homeowners in the area have stables on their property. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  People on horseback pass a home (on the right) reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. Most of the lots around the home are several acres big and many of the homeowners in the area have stables on their property. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  People on horseback pass a home (on the right) reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. Most of the lots around the home are several acres big and many of the homeowners in the area have stables on their property. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  Mr. PRASIT in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. Prasit said he came to the home five years ago because he was having mental problems brought on by black magic. He said he is better now, cured by prayer and herbal medicine, but he stays to help others at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  WAWA, a Burmese refugee, and her daughter at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: AYEA MU, a Karen refugee from Burma, waits to drop off her infant at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. She said she was sick and could no longer care for the baby. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Second grade Burmese refugee students study English at Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. The school's curriculum is in taught in Thai but the children start studying English in second grade. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Second grade Burmese refugee students study English at Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. The school's curriculum is in taught in Thai but the children start studying English in second grade. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Second grade Burmese refugee students study English at Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. The school's curriculum is in taught in Thai but the children start studying English in second grade. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Second grade Burmese refugee students study English at Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. The school's curriculum is in taught in Thai but the children start studying English in second grade. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Second grade Burmese refugee students study English at Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. The school's curriculum is in taught in Thai but the children start studying English in second grade. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Second grade Burmese refugee students study English at Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. The school's curriculum is in taught in Thai but the children start studying English in second grade. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Class schedules are posted in Thai on a door in the Baan Unrak School. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Burmese refugee children study Thai in a first grade class at Baan Unrak School. Classes at the school are taught in Thai, but many of the refugee children don't speak Thai so they have to take remedial classes. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A 2st grade student at Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Burmese refugee children study Thai in a first grade class at Baan Unrak School. Classes at the school are taught in Thai, but many of the refugee children don't speak Thai so they have to take remedial classes. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Burmese refugee children study Thai in a first grade class at Baan Unrak School. Classes at the school are taught in Thai, but many of the refugee children don't speak Thai so they have to take remedial classes. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Toothbrushes and toothpaste in water cups at Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. In addition to meeting the student's academic needs, it also teaches health and hygiene. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Burmese refugee children study Thai in a first grade class at Baan Unrak School. Classes at the school are taught in Thai, but many of the refugee children don't speak Thai so they have to take remedial classes. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The street that passes a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The street that passes a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  A "No Trepassing" sign in front of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  A "No Trepassing" sign in front of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  A "No Trepassing" sign in front of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  A man walks back to the house after putting up a "No Trespassing" sign in front of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  A man who refused to talk to the media puts a "No Trespassing" sign in front of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  A "No Trepassing" sign in front of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  A man who refused to talk to the media puts a "No Trespassing" sign in front of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The desert surrounds a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The desert surrounds a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The desert surrounds a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The second story of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The mailbox of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The mailbox of a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2011 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  The main gate into a home reportedly owned by Sarah Palin in Scottsdale, AZ. According to the Arizona Republic, Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin, bought the 8,000 square foot home for $1.695 million cash. The newspaper said the Palin's name does not appear on the paperwork and the home was bought by Safari Investments LLC out of Delaware. The paper said the deal "appears designed to cloak the identity of a high-profile buyer." The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a six car garage, swimming pool, spa, home theater, wine cellar and children's "jungle gym" in the backyard. The home is surrounded by a tall wall with an electronic gate. Phoenix TV stations have reported that a black SUV with Alaska license plates has been seen entering and leaving the compound. People in the house have refused to comment on who owns the home. Neither Palin nor her husband have been seen at the home since news of the sale broke Saturday, May 21.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2010 - MARICOPA, AZ: A foreclosed home for sale one block from the home BRISTOL PALIN, 20, bought in Maricopa, AZ, for $172,000. The former contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and daughter of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, reality television star, best selling author and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Bristol Palin paid $172,000 cash for the two-level, 3,900-square-foot, brown stucco house with a tile roof, 2 1/2 baths, a three-car garage, landscaped front and back yards, and access to a community pool. Local media reported that the home was built in 2006, at the peak of the Arizona real estate boom, and was bought for a little under $330,000 at the time. According to paperwork filed with the Pinal County Recorder's Office, Palin closed on the home in early December, buying it from Michael and Cynthia Smith, North Dakota investors who bought the home when it was in foreclosure. The home is in the Cobblestone Farms development in Maricopa, about 40 miles from Phoenix. Maricopa was a small farming community until the late 1990's when land speculators starting buying up the farms and turning them into subdivisions. Growth in Maricopa boomed from 2002 until 2008 when the recession, foreclosure and banking crisis hit. Since then it has had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the United States. Now investors are starting to buy foreclosed homes in Maricopa, anticipating the end of the foreclosure crisis. Homes in Maricopa are now selling for about less than half of what they cost in 2006. Bristol Palin has not commented publicly on the purchase and has not said if the home is an investment or if she plans to live in it. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2010 - MARICOPA, AZ: A foreclosed home for sale one block from the home BRISTOL PALIN, 20, bought in Maricopa, AZ, for $172,000. The former contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and daughter of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, reality television star, best selling author and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Bristol Palin paid $172,000 cash for the two-level, 3,900-square-foot, brown stucco house with a tile roof, 2 1/2 baths, a three-car garage, landscaped front and back yards, and access to a community pool. Local media reported that the home was built in 2006, at the peak of the Arizona real estate boom, and was bought for a little under $330,000 at the time. According to paperwork filed with the Pinal County Recorder's Office, Palin closed on the home in early December, buying it from Michael and Cynthia Smith, North Dakota investors who bought the home when it was in foreclosure. The home is in the Cobblestone Farms development in Maricopa, about 40 miles from Phoenix. Maricopa was a small farming community until the late 1990's when land speculators starting buying up the farms and turning them into subdivisions. Growth in Maricopa boomed from 2002 until 2008 when the recession, foreclosure and banking crisis hit. Since then it has had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the United States. Now investors are starting to buy foreclosed homes in Maricopa, anticipating the end of the foreclosure crisis. Homes in Maricopa are now selling for about less than half of what they cost in 2006. Bristol Palin has not commented publicly on the purchase and has not said if the home is an investment or if she plans to live in it. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2010 - MARICOPA, AZ: A foreclosed home for sale one block from the home BRISTOL PALIN, 20, bought in Maricopa, AZ, for $172,000. The former contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and daughter of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, reality television star, best selling author and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Bristol Palin paid $172,000 cash for the two-level, 3,900-square-foot, brown stucco house with a tile roof, 2 1/2 baths, a three-car garage, landscaped front and back yards, and access to a community pool. Local media reported that the home was built in 2006, at the peak of the Arizona real estate boom, and was bought for a little under $330,000 at the time. According to paperwork filed with the Pinal County Recorder's Office, Palin closed on the home in early December, buying it from Michael and Cynthia Smith, North Dakota investors who bought the home when it was in foreclosure. The home is in the Cobblestone Farms development in Maricopa, about 40 miles from Phoenix. Maricopa was a small farming community until the late 1990's when land speculators starting buying up the farms and turning them into subdivisions. Growth in Maricopa boomed from 2002 until 2008 when the recession, foreclosure and banking crisis hit. Since then it has had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the United States. Now investors are starting to buy foreclosed homes in Maricopa, anticipating the end of the foreclosure crisis. Homes in Maricopa are now selling for about less than half of what they cost in 2006. Bristol Palin has not commented publicly on the purchase and has not said if the home is an investment or if she plans to live in it. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2010 - MARICOPA, AZ: A notice of abandonment on a home for sale on West Sedona Trail two doors down from the home BRISTOL PALIN, 20, bought in Maricopa, AZ, for $172,000. The former contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and daughter of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, reality television star, best selling author and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Bristol Palin paid $172,000 cash for the two-level, 3,900-square-foot, brown stucco house with a tile roof, 2 1/2 baths, a three-car garage, landscaped front and back yards, and access to a community pool. Local media reported that the home was built in 2006, at the peak of the Arizona real estate boom, and was bought for a little under $330,000 at the time. According to paperwork filed with the Pinal County Recorder's Office, Palin closed on the home in early December, buying it from Michael and Cynthia Smith, North Dakota investors who bought the home when it was in foreclosure. The home is in the Cobblestone Farms development in Maricopa, about 40 miles from Phoenix. Maricopa was a small farming community until the late 1990's when land speculators starting buying up the farms and turning them into subdivisions. Growth in Maricopa boomed from 2002 until 2008 when the recession, foreclosure and banking crisis hit. Since then it has had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the United States. Now investors are starting to buy foreclosed homes in Maricopa, anticipating the end of the foreclosure crisis. Homes in Maricopa are now selling for about less than half of what they cost in 2006. Bristol Palin has not commented publicly on the purchase and has not said if the home is an investment or if she plans to live in it. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2010 - MARICOPA, AZ: An abandoned home for sale on West Sedona Trail two doors down from the home BRISTOL PALIN, 20, bought in Maricopa, AZ, for $172,000. The former contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and daughter of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, reality television star, best selling author and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Bristol Palin paid $172,000 cash for the two-level, 3,900-square-foot, brown stucco house with a tile roof, 2 1/2 baths, a three-car garage, landscaped front and back yards, and access to a community pool. Local media reported that the home was built in 2006, at the peak of the Arizona real estate boom, and was bought for a little under $330,000 at the time. According to paperwork filed with the Pinal County Recorder's Office, Palin closed on the home in early December, buying it from Michael and Cynthia Smith, North Dakota investors who bought the home when it was in foreclosure. The home is in the Cobblestone Farms development in Maricopa, about 40 miles from Phoenix. Maricopa was a small farming community until the late 1990's when land speculators starting buying up the farms and turning them into subdivisions. Growth in Maricopa boomed from 2002 until 2008 when the recession, foreclosure and banking crisis hit. Since then it has had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the United States. Now investors are starting to buy foreclosed homes in Maricopa, anticipating the end of the foreclosure crisis. Homes in Maricopa are now selling for about less than half of what they cost in 2006. Bristol Palin has not commented publicly on the purchase and has not said if the home is an investment or if she plans to live in it. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2010 - MARICOPA, AZ: BRISTOL PALIN, 20, bought this home in Maricopa, AZ, for $172,000. The former contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and daughter of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, reality television star, best selling author and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Bristol Palin paid $172,000 cash for the two-level, 3,900-square-foot, brown stucco house with a tile roof, 2 1/2 baths, a three-car garage, landscaped front and back yards, and access to a community pool. Local media reported that the home was built in 2006, at the peak of the Arizona real estate boom, and was bought for a little under $330,000 at the time. According to paperwork filed with the Pinal County Recorder's Office, Palin closed on the home in early December, buying it from Michael and Cynthia Smith, North Dakota investors who bought the home when it was in foreclosure. The home is in the Cobblestone Farms development in Maricopa, about 40 miles from Phoenix. Maricopa was a small farming community until the late 1990's when land speculators starting buying up the farms and turning them into subdivisions. Growth in Maricopa boomed from 2002 until 2008 when the recession, foreclosure and banking crisis hit. Since then it has had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the United States. Now investors are starting to buy foreclosed homes in Maricopa, anticipating the end of the foreclosure crisis. Homes in Maricopa are now selling for about less than half of what they cost in 2006. Bristol Palin has not commented publicly on the purchase and has not said if the home is an investment or if she plans to live in it. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2010 - MARICOPA, AZ: BRISTOL PALIN, 20, bought this home in Maricopa, AZ, for $172,000. The former contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and daughter of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, reality television star, best selling author and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Bristol Palin paid $172,000 cash for the two-level, 3,900-square-foot, brown stucco house with a tile roof, 2 1/2 baths, a three-car garage, landscaped front and back yards, and access to a community pool. Local media reported that the home was built in 2006, at the peak of the Arizona real estate boom, and was bought for a little under $330,000 at the time. According to paperwork filed with the Pinal County Recorder's Office, Palin closed on the home in early December, buying it from Michael and Cynthia Smith, North Dakota investors who bought the home when it was in foreclosure. The home is in the Cobblestone Farms development in Maricopa, about 40 miles from Phoenix. Maricopa was a small farming community until the late 1990's when land speculators starting buying up the farms and turning them into subdivisions. Growth in Maricopa boomed from 2002 until 2008 when the recession, foreclosure and banking crisis hit. Since then it has had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the United States. Now investors are starting to buy foreclosed homes in Maricopa, anticipating the end of the foreclosure crisis. Homes in Maricopa are now selling for about less than half of what they cost in 2006. Bristol Palin has not commented publicly on the purchase and has not said if the home is an investment or if she plans to live in it. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2010 - MARICOPA, AZ: BRISTOL PALIN, 20, bought this home in Maricopa, AZ, for $172,000. The former contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and daughter of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, reality television star, best selling author and supporter of the Tea Party movement. Bristol Palin paid $172,000 cash for the two-level, 3,900-square-foot, brown stucco house with a tile roof, 2 1/2 baths, a three-car garage, landscaped front and back yards, and access to a community pool. Local media reported that the home was built in 2006, at the peak of the Arizona real estate boom, and was bought for a little under $330,000 at the time. According to paperwork filed with the Pinal County Recorder's Office, Palin closed on the home in early December, buying it from Michael and Cynthia Smith, North Dakota investors who bought the home when it was in foreclosure. The home is in the Cobblestone Farms development in Maricopa, about 40 miles from Phoenix. Maricopa was a small farming community until the late 1990's when land speculators starting buying up the farms and turning them into subdivisions. Growth in Maricopa boomed from 2002 until 2008 when the recession, foreclosure and banking crisis hit. Since then it has had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the United States. Now investors are starting to buy foreclosed homes in Maricopa, anticipating the end of the foreclosure crisis. Homes in Maricopa are now selling for about less than half of what they cost in 2006. Bristol Palin has not commented publicly on the purchase and has not said if the home is an investment or if she plans to live in it. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: The Thai-Burma border at Three Pagodas Pass a few miles from Sangklaburi, Thailand, near the Baan Unrak Children's Home. The border has officially been closed since October 2007 because of political violence in Burma, but the border near Sangklaburi is very porous and hundreds of Burmese have crossed into Thailand near here in recent months.  Baan Unrak children?s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the ?Home of Joy,? provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  Mr. PRASIT in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. Prasit said he came to the home five years ago because he was having mental problems brought on by black magic. He said he is better now, cured by prayer and herbal medicine, but he stays to help others at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND:  SUKRIA eats in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. After saying his name is Sukria he added, "I have so many names I don't remember who I am anymore." He is kept shackled in his room at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident eats in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident eats in his room at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a Pondo School, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattaniMentalHome027.jpg
  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident prays at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattaniMentalHome024.jpg
  • 29 OCTOBER 2012 - MAYO, PATTANI, THAILAND: A resident prays at the Bukit Kong home in Mayo, Pattani. He said he is a survivor of the Tak Bai incident in which the Thai army killed more than 80 people protesting against the government. He said he didn't remember his name or how he came to be at the home. The home opened 27 years ago as a ponoh school, or traditional Islamic school, in the Mayo district of Pattani. Shortly after it opened, people asked the headmaster to look after individuals with mental illness. The headmaster took them in and soon the school was a home for the mentally ill. Thailand has limited mental health facilities and most are in Bangkok, more than 1,100 kilometers (650 miles) away. The founder died suddenly in 2006 and now his widow, Nuriah Jeteh, struggles to keep the home open. Facilities are crude by western standards but the people who live here have nowhere else to go. Some were brought here by family, others dropped off by the military or police. The home relies on donations and gets no official government support, although soldiers occasionally drop off food. Now there are only six patients, three of whom are kept chained in their rooms.  Jeteh says she relies on traditional Muslim prayers, holy water and herbal medicines to treat the residents. Western style drugs are not available and they don't have a medic on staff.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattaniMentalHome023.jpg
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