Maia Lee was born in Laos, in the city of Long Cheng in November 1965. In May of 1975, Maia’s father had decided it was time to leave because of the imminent danger to their family. In August of 1978, Maia and her family arrived in the United States via airplane. They flew into the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. She was 12 at that time and spoke ...
Creator:
Jacques, David
Created:
2017-12-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
Ma Hla Nyunt is from Burma. She lived in a refugee camp in Thailand for a long time with her husband and children. Ma Hla was a volunteer in the camp's nursery school. Ma Hla and her children applied for refugee resettlement with her two children, but her husband chose not to come. She came to the United States in 2009. Ma Hla is a student a...
Creator:
Nyunt, Ma Hla
Created:
2015-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center