The State of Asia's Refugees

BY DAN-CHYI CHUA
Dec 14, 2010
*Special to asia!
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Of the 8.8 million refugees in the world, about half are right here in Asia.

Among them, we find tales of despair of being homeless but also of joy at finding new homes.

Through their eyes, we see the best as well as the worst of our humanity.

theasiamag.com brings you some of their stories from around Asia.

 



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dan-chyi chua

Dan-Chyi Chua was a broadcast journalist, before forsaking Goggle Box Glitz for the Open Road. A three-year foray led her through the Middle East, China, SE Asia, Latin America and Cuba, and she's now grounded herself as a writer for theasiamag.com, content with spending her days in Jerusalem.

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