Video: Mae La refugee camp
Mae La Refugee camp from Jeremy Harmon on Vimeo.
Mae La is the largest refugee camp on the Burma/Thailand border. Thousands of refugees come to the United States from camps like this each year. Narrated by Julia Lyon. Produced by Jeremy Harmon.
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Julia Lyon reported from Thailand as a fellow for the International Reporting Project.
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