Once she was found to be four months pregnant, Anne* was fired from her factory job in Bangkok. A rape victim who had been trafficked from Laos to Bangkok, Anne did not have many options. After giving birth to a baby girl in a Thai hospital, she and her daughter were deported back to Laos. With few options in Laos, Anne made the trek back to Thailand on foot. … read more
“After work, my dad would usually smoke and drink alcohol. But that night, he had too much alcohol and lost control of himself. He tried to hurt me. He tried to kill me. When he went out to sharpen a knife, my siblings and I escaped through another door. If I hadn’t escaped … read more
Suzie* sat on the grass strumming her guitar. Her nimble fingers moved from chord to chord. Her dimpled smile lit her eyes. She looked for all the world like a happy 11-year old girl, enjoying a beautiful day in the sunshine. And that was what she was. But she could have been … read more
As the country of Thailand has gone through rapid modernization over the last 30 years, ethnic groups, living in the hills and mountains of the country, have faced many challenges. Much of their homeland has been turned into national parks and forest reserves, and ethnic peoples across the country have been forced to … read more
