Panatnikhom is about 200km East of Vietnamese refugees border camps. It was established in July 1980 as a processing center for the refugees: Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian. The refugees were transferred from other refugee camps in Thailand for third country resettlement process. Vietnamese Land Refugees (VNLR) were also transported here for processing. Most lived here for about 1 month, longer if they needed medical treatment or depended on the resettlement countries, before flying out to final destination.
As it was, Panatnikhom existed only in our dream for many years we languished along the border. We thought about it more than about anywhere else. It had become part of our journey, albeit very short time.

The photos in this blog are courtesy of several people, with the timeline noted below. We sincerely thank you all of you for sharing these priceless photos

Trinh Huy Chuong, a fellow refugee who was lucky enough to have a small camera to capture the most memorable memory in the short time he was there, from December 1987 to June 1988.

John Launder, a volunteer from Australia who was assisting refugees at Panatnikhom in 1984.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Pictures at Panatnikhom (1)

Chuơng và Vũ Thanh Vân tại nhà hàng Thái
Panatnikhom Transit Center -1988

Chương làm việc tại American Red Cross (ARC)  OPD lab
Panatnikhom Transit Center -1988

Bên cạnh máy hiển vi tại ARC OPD
Panatnikhom Transit Center -1988

Tại bệnh viện của nguời Lào (Lao holding center)
Panatnikhom Transit Center -1988

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