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The English lesson on the chalkboard in a grammar class visited by Mrs. Laura Bush in Mae La Refugee Camp tells the story of the Burmese refugees and uses three lines to discuss compound sentence construction. It says " My life in refugee is better than Burma but I don't have opportunity to go outside of my camp. I like to speak English so I am now trying hard. The Aug. 7, 2008 visit to the camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, highlighted the fact that it has been 20 years since the crackdown in Burma that sent many people fleeing the 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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