(Photo by Ralph Achenbach/IRC)

Laos (1975 - Present)

Vixay Nachampasak
Over 10,000 refugees from Laos have resettled in California.
"The communists took over and I escaped the country. I had to cross the river and walk to Thailand. We walked from night to the morning in the jungle... The communists shot (at) us... The United States is the best country to live but you have to work hard...
Don't give up, don't give up." - Vixay Nachampasak,refugee from Laos
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