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Refugee Camp in Thailand



Women in a Refugee Camp


This photo shows how the normalcy of everyday life masked the struggle: women walking down the path between rows of rooms, children playing, and laundry hanging out to dry.
This photo shows how the normalcy of everyday life masked the struggle: women walking down the path between rows of rooms, children playing, and laundry hanging out to dry.

Viradet David Kreng


Viradet David Kreng stands in front of the building with several rooms sized at 10' x 15' for each family. A note on the photo written by Kreng indicates that the families suffered in these rooms from 95 degree heat, making the living conditions intolerable.
Viradet David Kreng in front of a building with 10′ x 15′ rooms for each family. The note on the photo written by Kreng indicates that because of the aluminum roof, temperatures in the rooms reached 95-degrees, making the living conditions intolerable.

Technical Center at a Cambodian Refugee Camp in Thailand


Children play in front of the Technical Center at the Cambodian Refugee Camp in Aranya Prathet, Prachinburi in Thailand. Viradet David Kreng took this picture of a refugee camp along the Thai-Cambodia border on April 18, 1978. (David Kreng Collection)
Children play in front of the Technical Center at the Cambodian Refugee Camp in Aranya Prathet, Prachinburi, Thailand. Viradet David Kreng visited the camp in April 1978. (David Kreng Collection)

Dr. Song Tan volunteering at a health fair


Dr. Song Tan (pictured on the left talking to elderly Cambodians) has dedicated hours of volunteer service to the community. He is photographed at a health fair sponsored by the Southeast Asian Health Project at the United Cambodian Community building in 1993.
Dr. Song Tan (pictured on the left talking to elderly Cambodians) has dedicated hours of volunteer service to the community. He is photographed at a health fair sponsored by the Southeast Asian Health Project at the United Cambodian Community building in 1993.

Oum Ry Ban in a kickboxing match


Oum Ry Ban (right) in a 1972 match with Midet Nay at Tuol Kouk stadium. Oum Ry won.
Oum Ry Ban (right) in a 1972 match with Midet Nay at Tuol Kouk stadium. Oum Ry won.
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