A Fresh Start

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Resettlement program offers thousands the chance of a new life in the West... "Nowadays, we don?t greet people any more with ‘How are you??? said Tun Tun, 40-year-old secretary of the committee administering Mae La refugee camp in Thailand?s Tak Province. ?We say, ‘When is your resettlement interview??? Third-country resettlement is a major topic of discussion among the residents not only of Mae La but of the other eight camps strung out along Thailand?s eastern border with Burma. With hopes of returning in the foreseeable future to their shattered villages at an all-time low, resettlement in the West offers refugees their only realistic chance of leaving the camps and leading normal lives again..."

Creator/author: 

Yeni

Source/publisher: 

"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 17, No. 7

Date of Publication: 

2009-10-00

Date of entry: 

2010-02-27

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English

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