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Chien-Chi Chang - CHINA, LAOS and THAILAND.
Barbed wire marks the high-security zone where the frontiers of Russia, China, and North Korea meet at the
CHINA. Yanji. 2007. This North Korea defector stole across the frozen Tumen at night. In China, he hid in a church shelter, fearing arrest and deportation.
On a frigid December day, workers gather at a dilapidated collective farm in North Hamgyong Province, near
Cross-shaped posts carrying telephone wires edge a bunker on the Tumen River. Soldiers here are ordered to
The most recent exodus of North Korean defectors into China began in the late 1990s after a severe famine
Identifying herself only as "Mrs. Lee," a defector in Yanji was unwilling to have her full face shown, con
Lacking legal documents, This North Korean defector eluded official questioning during his harrowing 40-ho
North Korean Defectors braced themselves against carsickness as their guide drove them along back roads, d
Too exhausted to celebrate their exit from China, escapees rested briefly after 16 hours of hiking over mo
After an anxious crossing
, two female defectors huddled in the back of a vehicle tha
Giving thanks, North Korean refugees waiting for papers that will allow them to immigrate to the U.S. gath
Chinese nationals fish along Tumen River which serves as part of the boundary between China and North Kore
Factories and corn field along Tumen River, Yanji, China.
This North Korea defector stole across the frozen Tumen at night. In China, he hid in a church shelter, fe
Yanji Church, the biggest one in Yanji, is home to many of the local believers but some North Korean refug
Yanbian Guomao Folk Arts Village on the outskirts of Yanji.
Yanbian Guomao Folk Arts Village on the outskirts of Yanji.
Yanbian Guomao Folk Arts Village on the outskirts of Yanji.
En route to Tumen on the China-North Korea border.
CHINA. Yanji. 2007. In the border city of Yanji, a missionary cautiously looks for North Koreans needing help on their long journey to freedom
With Tumen River in between, Hoeryong city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea is the closest town acr
Nanping near Tumen River across from North Korea.
On a frigid December day, workers gather at a dilapidated collective farm in North Hamgyong Province, near
On a frigid December day, workers gather at a dilapidated collective farm in North Hamgyong Province, near
With Tumen River in between, Hoeryong city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea is the closest town acr
Cross-shaped posts carrying telephone wires edge a bunker on the Tumen River. Soldiers here are ordered to
The Tumen remains a tourist attraction with a riverfront promenade in which the visitors can gaze across i
The Tumen remains a tourist attraction with a riverfront promenade in which the visitors can gaze across i
The Tumen remains a tourist attraction with a riverfront promenade in which the visitors can gaze across i
The Tumen remains a tourist attraction with a riverfront promenade in which the visitors can gaze across i
Ms. Lee, 44, a North Korean, came to Yanji two and half years ago. She was to look for her 16-year-old dau
Yanji Church, the biggest one in Yanji, is home to many of the local believers but some North Korean refug
Identifying herself only as "Mrs. Lee," a defector in Yanji was unwilling to have her full face shown, con
North Korean refugees, stay in a safe house in Simao in souther China, waiting for the fixer to smuggle th
North Korean refugees, stay in a safe house in Simao in souther China, waiting for the fixer to smuggle he
After 14-hour of ride through the bumpy mountain roads, North Korean refugees wash up and return to the va
After an anxious crossing , two female defectors huddled in the back of a vehicle that met them on the Tha
Early morning fog shrouds Mekong on the Laos side. The speedy sampan is the one that was used to transport
Early morning fishermen on the Mekong, south of Vientiane.
Along Vientiane, Mekong is calm and shallow which is a fertile ground for the crops along the river and a
Darkness settles over the Mekong River, providing cover for North Koreans who slip over in boats from Laos
Darkness settles over the Mekong River, providing cover for North Koreans who slip over in boats from Laos
Giving thanks, a North Korean refugee waiting for papers that will allow him to immigrate to the U.S. gath
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