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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
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak054.jpg
  • 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
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak053.jpg
  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A cross tattooed on the arm of a Karen Christian refugee in a village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A baby sleeps in a hammock while her mother sits nearby in a Karen refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak017.jpg
  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A baby sleeps in a hammock while her mother sits nearby in a Karen refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak016.jpg
  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A Christian Karen woman reads her bible while her grandson stands next to her in a refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.   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
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak041.jpg
  • 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
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak039.jpg
  • 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
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak038.jpg
  • 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
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak036.jpg
  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  A Karen Christian man makes dinner for his family in a Karen refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Children in a Karen refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak019.jpg
  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A Karen woman and her grandson in a refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: BILAY, a Burmese refugee in Thailand, walks through a village of Burmese refugees near the Thai-Burma border in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Bilay, who survived polio as a child, said he was forced to do slave labor for the Burmese army before he escaped to Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: BILAY, a Burmese refugee in Thailand, walks through a village of Burmese refugees near the Thai-Burma border in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Bilay, who survived polio as a child, said he was forced to do slave labor for the Burmese army before he escaped to Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    ThaiBurmaBorderBaanUnrak008.jpg
  • 24 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese woman packages Burmese rice noodles in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese woman packages home made tooth whitener in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrants coming to Thailand use "tiger wheels" inner tubes with strings that resemble tigers' stripes, to cross the River Moei between Thailand and Burma. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrants in Mae Sot, Thailand, watch television in the Mae Sot police station. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese men read the New Era, a Burmese exile published newspaper, in Mae Sot, Thailand. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A "long tailed boat" smuggles consumer goods from Thailand into Burma across the River Moei. These are numerous smuggling operations like this all along the border in Mae Sot. Boatmen bring consumer goods and construction supplies not available in Burma across the river avoiding the customs post. Thai and Burmese officials are allegedly involved in the smuggling schemes and get kickbacks and bribes from the boatmen. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Ban Di Tah, a Buddhist monk from Burma, gets treatment for malaria at the Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand. Malaria is one the most common ailments treated at the clinic. The clinic treated more than 80,000 people in 2007, all Burmese. Most of them are living illegally in Thailand, but many come to the clinic from Burma because they either can't afford medical care in Burma or because it isn't available to them. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Ti Su Wa, a 2 year old Karen boy and his mother in the pediatrics ward at the Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand. There are no beds in the ward, the children (and their parents) sleep on bamboo sleeping mats they bring with them. The clinic treated more than 80,000 people in 2007, all Burmese. Most of them are living illegally in Thailand, but many come to the clinic from Burma because they either can't afford medical care in Burma or because it isn't available to them. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Food vendors in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: So Pai, a two year old Karen boy weighing about 13 pounds, waits for treatment for malnutrition at the Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand. His family lives in Burma and had to travel more than six hours to bring the child to the clinic. The clinic treated more than 80,000 people in 2007, all Burmese. Most of them are living illegally in Thailand, but many come to the clinic from Burma because they either can't afford medical care in Burma or because it isn't available to them. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Clinic workers try to start an IV in Ti Su Wa, a 2 year old Karen boy at the Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand. His mother said he had been sick for more than a week but that she couldn't afford medical care in Burma so she crossed illegally to Thailand to get treatment at the clinic. The clinic treated more than 80,000 people in 2007, all Burmese. Most of them are living illegally in Thailand, but many come to the clinic from Burma because they either can't afford medical care in Burma or because it isn't available to them. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  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: 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:  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: 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: 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: 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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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 1994 - MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA: Sister Yamile Saleh teaches English to Haitian immigrants at the Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church, a church and community center serving the Haitian emigre community in Miami, FL. Services at the church are conducted in Creole.  PHOTO © JACK KURTZ   REFUGEES  WOMEN  RELIGION   CULTURE
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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: 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: 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: 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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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers go through garbage in the dump in Mae Sot, Thailand. Hundreds of Burmese migrants eke out a living in the dump going through the garbage to sell what they find. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers leave a tomato field near Mae Sot, Thailand. Almost all of the farm workers in the Mae Sot area are Burmese migrants, who work for about half of what Thai farm workers are paid. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Illegal Burmese workers in a hosiery factory in Mae Sot, Thailand. The factory owner allegedly bribes Thai officials not to raid his place. Workers here work seven days a week, 14 hours per day and make about $5 US per day. Their housing, which is provided by the factory owner, is in the factory compound. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers go through garbage in the dump in Mae Sot, Thailand. Hundreds of Burmese migrants eke out a living in the dump going through the garbage to sell what they find. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Thai soldiers on the Thai side of the border talk to Burmese cigarette smugglers on the Burmese side of the border along the Thai - Myanmar (Burma) border in Mae Sot, Thailand. Thai authority ends at the metal railing separating the men and Burmese smugglers line up along the rail to sell cigarettes and liquor to people on the Thai side of the rail. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Thai soldiers search people entering Thailand at the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot, Thailand across the Moei River from Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks cross the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge into Myawaddy, Myanmar from Mae Sot, Thailand. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A 14 year old Burmese boy works in a tomato field near Mae Sot, Thailand. He said he makes about $1.50 (US) per day. His father, who works at the same farm, makes about $2.00 (US) per day. Almost all of the farm workers in the Mae Sot area are Burmese migrants, who work for about half of what Thai farm workers are paid. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrant women pack roses for shipment to Bangkok on a commercial rose farm near Mae Sot, Thailand. Workers on the farm work 9 hours a day, 7 days a week. Men on the farm are paid about $2 (US) per day, women are paid about $1.75 (US) per day. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers eat their lunches during their break on a commercial rose growing farm near Mae Sot, Thailand. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrant farm workers plant corn on a farm owned by a Thai farmer near Mae Sot, Thailand. One of the workers said all of the farm workers in the area were Burmese because Thais wouldn't do the work. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: The children of Burmese migrants take classes at the Blue Sky School near the garbage dump in Mae Sot, Thailand. The students at the school are all the children of Burmese migrants who work in the garbage dump, sorting and selling what they find amid the trash. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: The children of Burmese migrants take classes at the Blue Sky School near the garbage dump in Mae Sot, Thailand. The students at the school are all the children of Burmese migrants who work in the garbage dump, sorting and selling what they find amid the trash. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Illegal Burmese workers in a sewing factory in Mae Sot, Thailand. The factory owner allegedly bribes Thai officials not to raid his place. Workers here work seven days a week, 14 hours per day and make about $5 US per day. Their housing, which is provided by the factory owner, is in the factory compound. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Illegal Burmese workers in a hosiery factory in Mae Sot, Thailand. The factory owner allegedly bribes Thai officials not to raid his place. Workers here work seven days a week, 14 hours per day and make about $5 US per day. Their housing, which is provided by the factory owner, is in the factory compound. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Thai soldiers inspect the personal belongings of Burmese entering Thailand at the Mae Sot border crossing. There are millions of Burmese migrant workers and refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Burmese refugee children walk back the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A girl makes dinner for other refugee children at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: LEAH, a Burmese refugee, reads her bible at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Leah said she escaped to Thailand after the Burmese army murdered her father. She said she couldn't back to Burma because she is happy in Thailand and things are so bad in Burma now.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Burmese refugee women wash their hair at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A girls makes dinner for other refugee children at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A Karen Burmese refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: BILAY, a Karen refugee from Burma, relaxes at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Bilay, who was stricken by polio when he was a child, said he was forced to do slave labor for the Burmese army before he escaped to Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: BILAY, a Karen refugee from Burma, relaxes at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Bilay, who was stricken by polio when he was a child, said he was forced to do slave labor for the Burmese army before he escaped to Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: BILAY, a Karen refugee from Burma, relaxes at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Bilay, who was stricken by polio when he was a child, said he was forced to do slave labor for the Burmese army before he escaped to Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Women relax and chat at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: The Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: CATHERINE RILEY-BRYAN (MomoCat) with one the children she cares for at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: CATHERINE RILEY-BRYAN (MomoCat) with one the children she cares for at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Burmese women wash their hair while a child waits in a hammock at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A Burmese child in a hammock at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Women relax and chat at the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • ZINACANTAN, CHIAPAS, MEXICO: A girl in the market in Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico, waits for tourists amidst the weavings she sells. The town is known for its textiles.  PHOTO © JACK KURTZ   TOURISM    INDIGENOUS   HUMAN RIGHTS   TRADE
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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Fish for sale in the market in Mae Sot, Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees staying at Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp watch other Burmese refugees leave the camp when those leaving were repatriated. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand look at their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees staying at Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp watch other Burmese refugees leave the camp when those leaving were repatriated. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees staying at Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp watch other Burmese refugees leave the camp when those leaving were repatriated. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Government officials from Myanmar greet Burmese refugees being repatriated to Myanmar from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Buses of Burmese refugees leave the the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp on their way to the Thai / Myanmar border in Mae Sot during their repatriation. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: An IOM (International Organization for Migration) official helps Burmese refugees with last minute paperwork before they leave the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees on a bus in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp wait to leave the camp and be repatriated to Burma. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  An IOM (International Organization for Migration) official helps Burmese refugees with last minute paperwork on their bus before they leave the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp walk to waiting buses before their repatriation Wednesday. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp finish their paperwork before being repatriated to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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