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Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted as she prepares to enter a school at the Mae La Refugee Camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, where an English grammar class is being taught. Her Aug. 7, 2008 visit to the camp, which houses at least 39,000 Burmese refugees, highlighted the plight of a people who have struggled since the Aug. 8, 1988 crackdown that created dire conditions in their country 20 years ago. Many have moved to the United States or other countries such as Canada, New Zealand or the Netherlands. Mrs. Bush encouraged other countries to help the Burmese as well. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted as she prepares to enter a school at the Mae La Refugee Camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, where an English grammar class is being taught. Her Aug. 7, 2008 visit to the camp, which houses at least 39,000 Burmese refugees, highlighted the plight of a people who have struggled since the Aug. 8, 1988 crackdown that created dire conditions in their country 20 years ago. Many have moved to the United States or other countries such as Canada, New Zealand or the Netherlands. Mrs. Bush encouraged other countries to help the Burmese as well. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush delivers remarks at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center Thursday, August 7, 2008, in Bangkok. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush gestures as he delivers remarks at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center Thursday, August 7, 2008, in the Bangkok. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush delivers remarks at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center Thursday, August 7, 2008, in Bangkok. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush poses for a photo with children and staff members, including Father Joseph Maier, during his visit Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, to the Human Development Foundation-Mercy Centre, a non-profit organization to help educate and improve the health and welfare of poor children in Bangkok. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush visits with children on August 7, 2008, in Bangkok at the Human Development Foundation - Mercy Centre, a non-profit organization which helps the children and communities of the many slums of Bangkok. The group builds and operates schools, works on issues concerning family health and welfare – such as protecting street children's rights and combating AIDS. The President followed the event by dealing with the issues of Burmese disaster relief and meeting with Burmese activists and media before heading to China. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush visits with children on August 7, 2008, in Bangkok at the Human Development Foundation - Mercy Centre, a non-profit organization which helps the children and communities in the slums of Bangkok. The group builds and operates schools, works on issues concerning family health and welfare. The President followed the event by dealing with the issues of Burmese disaster relief and meeting with Burmese activists and media before heading to China. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush connects with children at the Human Development Foundation - Mercy Centre in Bangkok on August 7, 2008. The non-profit group helps residents of the slums of Bangkok by building and operating schools and working on family health and welfare issues, such as AIDS and street children's rights. After visiting the school, President Bush participated in a briefing on disaster relief efforts in Burma at the Ambassador's residence and then met with Burmese activists and media before heading to China. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are greeted by China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, upon their arrival Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at Beijing Capitol International Airport in Beijing, where they will attend the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games on Friday. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush participates in a roundtable radio interview concerning Burma Thursday, August 7, 2008, at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Bangkok. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush attends a briefing Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Bangkok on the ongoing Cyclone Nargis disaster relief efforts in Burma. From left are: Col. Al Swanda, Chief Joint U.S. Military Group Thailand; Eric John, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand; President Bush; Olivier Carduner, Mission Director of the USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia, and Bill Berger, Acting Senior Regional Advisor for the USAID Cyclone Nargis Disaster Assistance Response Team. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush embraces Usanee Janngeon, Executive Director of Mercy Centre, during a tour upon his arrival Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, to The Human Development Foundation-Mercy Center, a non-profit organization to help educate and improve the health and welfare of poor children in Bangkok. The tour was led by Father Joe Maier, Director of The Human Development Center of Mercy Centre, left. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush participates in a tour upon his arrival to The Human Development Foundation-Mercy Centre, a non-profit organization to help educate and improve the health and welfare of poor children in Bangkok Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. President Bush was led on his tour by the Director of The Human Development Center of Mercy Centre, Father Joe Maier and Executive Director Usanee Janngeon. White House photo by Eric Draper
Mrs. Laura Bush and her daughter Ms. Barbara Bush go over information on the plane as they fly to Thailand on Aug. 7, 2008. The visit highlighted the problems facing the Burmese refugees living inside the Thailand border in nine refugee camps. It has been 20 years since the Aug. 8, 1988 crackdown in Burma. Since 2005 alone, a little over 30,000 Burmese have moved to the United States to find a home and escape the dire conditions. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted as she prepares to enter a school at the Mae La Refugee Camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, where an English grammar class is being taught. Her Aug. 7, 2008 visit to the camp, which houses at least 39,000 Burmese refugees, highlighted the plight of a people who have struggled since the Aug. 8, 1988 crackdown that created dire conditions in their country 20 years ago. Many have moved to the United States or other countries such as Canada, New Zealand or the Netherlands. Mrs. Bush encouraged other countries to help the Burmese as well. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush watches as a student works at the chalkboard during a grammar class Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at the Mae La Refugee Camp in Mae Sot, Thailand. The exercise uses the sentence, "My life in refugee is better than Burma but I don't have opportunity to go outside of my camp" to discuss compound sentence structure. The visit to the camp highlighted the fact that it has been 20 years since the crackdown in Burma that sent many people fleeing dire conditions. Many residents have been born in one of the nine camps along the border or have lived most of their lives there. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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