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Burmese Refugee Family Finds Better Life in Garden City
Wah Lay, his brother Lerkler Htoo, and their father Cappa Tar describe years of travel from Burma to Mae La camp in Thailand and resettlement in Garden City Kansas. They work at Tyson Fresh Meats in Holcomb and in training other Burmese refugees while pursuing independence, English learning, and eventual citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wah Lay
Lierkler Htoo
Tyson Fresh Meats
Holcomb
Serkler
Garden City
Tyson
Jonathan Galia
Galia
Burma
Mae la
Cappa Tar
Center For Applied Linguistics
Thailand
United Nations
United States
Myanmar
Htun Mey
Lay Kler Htoo
Garden City Community College
America
Lerkler
Kansas City
LaCosta
Lewis Kimsey
Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services
Chicago
Verkler Htoo