Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) began work in Thailand in 1960, but from 1963 to 1975 it had no programs there. In 1979, MCC started working with Indochinese refugees coming into Thailand with job creation, social services, agriculture and education programs. This is a photo of MCCer Victor Neumann of Abbotsford, B.C., with refugee workers processing mail at Songkhla camp, Thailand. Letters from relatives already settled abroad tell of televisions and other luxuries but also of problems adjusting to a new and complex society.
For more historical photos in the Mennonite Archival Image Database, see archives.mhsc.ca.
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(Photo: Annie Krasker/ MCC collection)
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