RETURN OF THE BOAT PEOPLE

摘要

I first met Xuan in 1993 at the Phanat Nikhom Eefugee Camp, two hours from Bangkok-a sunbaked sprawl of overcrowded shacks enclosed in barbed wire. We both worked for a pittance for the Catholic Office of Emergency Relief & Refugees (COERR). I earned $240 per month. Xuan, a refugee volunteer, got $4, paid in soap or other goods. He lived on 40￠ a day.